News and Press Releases 2023
December 4, 2023
Winter Fire Showcase featuring UAS Arts & Sciences Faculty
UAS Evening at Egan Fall Lecture Series presents: Winter Fire Showcase featuring UAS Arts & Sciences Faculty
December 1, 2023
After 43 years of service, UAS Ketchikan Director Dr. Priscilla Schulte to Retire December 31
After 43 years of service, UAS Ketchikan Director Dr. Priscilla Schulte to Retire December 31
November 27, 2023
UAS faculty Bonilyn Parker art exhibit “Animism Manufactured”
UAS faculty Bonilyn Parker, M.F.A. has been chosen as the featured solo artist during the months of December 2023 and January 2024 at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum.
November 22, 2023
UAS Hosts Acclaimed Climate Change Scientists
Their work occurs both in the lab and in the rainforests of Central and South America. They also have field sites in North American forests.
November 20, 2023
UAS faculty and poet Emily Wall Receives 2023 Rasmuson Project Award for Literary Arts
Emily Wall will complete a book of poems, written as a conversation between a woman raising teenage daughters in a world that is not safe for women, and a blue-haired, sneaker-wearing, angel who writes back.
November 6, 2023
Impacts and Responses: Cruise ships and Northern Communities
UAS Evening at Egan Fall Lecture Series Continues November 10.
November 1, 2023
UAS Faculty Dr. Kristy Smith to present at the ACBSP Women's Academic Leadership Summit
She will be sharing her experiences participating in two groups at the university. The first is a book club reading through the book Stop Talking: Indigenous Ways of Teaching and Learning and Difficult Dialogues in Higher Education by Libby Roderick and Ilarion Merculieff.
October 30, 2023
UAS faculty Lily Hope Awarded the 2023 Marie Darlin Prize
Juneau artist Lily Hope has been awarded the $5,000 Marie Darlin Prize for 2023 through the Juneau-Douglas City Museum.
October 23, 2023
“The Suicide Basin glacier outburst flood: 2023 and beyond”
UAS Evening at Egan Fall Lecture Series Continues October 27
October 17, 2023
Southeast Conference raises over $60k in support of UAS scholarships
Southeast Conference’s annual scholarship auction on September 19 was a huge success, generating more donations for scholarships than ever before in the history of the event.
October 13, 2023
UAS Ketchikan Acquires Dedicated Vehicle for the Maritime Training Center
“The new truck provides the needed transportation for Maritime faculty, staff and equipment and also increases the visibility of our program."
October 9, 2023
U.S. Dept. of Education awards $6.5million+ grant to establish National Native American Language Resource Center
UAS in consortia with Ka Haka ‘Ula O Keʻelikōlani at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo and Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University, have been awarded a grant in the amount of $6,593,862 by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The consortium will work to implement the project “Aanikoobijigeng, Connecting Generations.”October 9, 2023
The Vicissitudes of Aging & Brain Health: What Parents May Never Have Told You!
“The Vicissitudes of Aging & Brain Health: What Parents May Never Have Told You!” is a presentation by Dr. Rosellen M. Rosich, PhD, MA, CDP, CADDCT, Professor Emerita of Psychology at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
October 2, 2023
Mitzi Bolaños Anderson appointed UAS Director of Equity & Compliance
UAS is pleased to announce the appointment of Mitzi Bolaños Anderson as the new Director of Equity and Compliance. Her responsibilities at UAS include Title IX, Equal Employment Opportunity issues, the American Disabilities Act/504 requirements, and Clery Act compliance.
September 1, 2023
UAS Evening at Egan Fall Lecture Series Begins September 8 with Fulbright Scholar Dr. Shingo Hamada
The annual fall lecture series Evening at Egan kicks off on September 8 at the University of Alaska Southeast Auke Lake campus with a presentation by Fulbright Scholar Dr. Shingo Hamada: “Eating the Herring: Rifts and Responses in the North Pacific.”
August 23, 2023
JoMarie Alba selected as UAS Student Retention Specialist
This position supports the University of Alaska system Alaska Native Success Initiative (ANSI) and the UAS priority of attracting and retaining Alaska Native students, and community engagement.
June 28, 2023
Dr. Cory Ortiz named UAS Dean of the School of Career & Technical Education
As Dean, he serves as the lead academic officer overseeing CTE faculty and staff and the Technical Education Center, located in Juneau.
June 21, 2023
Dr. X̱’unei Lance Twitchell and Shu Guyna Donna May Roberts honored for distinguished service
UAS Alaska Native Language faculty Dr. X̱’unei Lance Twitchell and Shu Guyna Donna May Roberts honored for distinguished service by Sealaska Heritage Institute
May 30, 2023
Illustrating Alaska: Artists Making Children’s Books Exhibit on display @ UAS Egan Library, June 2023
The exhibit, curated by Sarah Asper-Smith, highlights the process of four different Alaskan illustrators: Jim Fowler, Evon Zerbetz, Michaela Goade, and Mitchell Watley.
May 25, 2023
UAS Celebrates Student Success Chancellor’s and Dean’s Lists – Spring 2023 Semester
Eligibility is based on a minimum of 12 credits of graded course work for the semester through the UA system.May 22, 2023
UAS Outdoor Studies Expedition, Juneau Icefield, May 9-17, 2023
Ten University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) Outdoor Studies students and two instructors participated in a ten-day expedition to the Juneau Icefield earlier this month.
May 15, 2023
UAS Names Dr. Carlee Simon as Interim Dean of the School of Education
In her two-year appointment, Dr. Simon will lead the SOE in its mission to work cooperatively with PreK–12 schools and the community, as well as the faculty to identify, prepare, and strengthen effective teachers and administrators for sustained contributions to the education profession in rural and urban settings in Alaska and the nation.
May 9, 2023
UAS Faculty Excellence Awards and Promotions Announced for 2023
These awards recognize faculty excellence in teaching, research, creative activity, service, and advising. Recipients are nominated by UAS faculty, staff, students, and research colleagues within the University of Alaska System.
May 8, 2023
UAS Biologist Beth Mathews debuts new book Deep Waters, events planned for May 2023
Retired biologist and UAS professor Beth Ann Mathews has published Deep Waters: A Memoir of Loss, Alaska Adventure, and Love Rekindled. Mathews will be visiting Southeast Alaska this week for the following events in Juneau and Gustavus
May 3, 2023
UAS to Honor Anna Ehlers with Honorary Doctorate
Honorary degrees are bestowed on individuals who exemplify a significant and lasting contribution to the University, to the State of Alaska, or to the individual’s discipline or profession.
May 2, 2023
University of Alaska Southeast Commencement 2023
On the first weekend in May, the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) will celebrate student achievement and success at commencement activities on its three campuses in Sitka, Ketchikan, and Juneau.
April 14, 2023
Earth Day Activities at UAS, April 18-22
The University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) is celebrating Earth Day with a series of events this week leading up to Earth Day on Saturday, April 22. Led by the UAS Sustainability CommitteeApril 13, 2023
UAS Faculty Forest Haven Successfully Defends Dissertation on Subsistence and Settler Colonialism in Alaska
Dr. Haven’s dissertation, “Alaska Native People, Traditional Foods, and the Settler State: ‘Subsistence’ and the Narrative of Settler Belonging” takes an in-depth look at the history of the subsistence in Alaska, tracing the legal, political, and social construction of this unique user group category.
April 11, 2023
UAS and Sealaska Heritage partner to host Dr. Colbey Reid for Apr 18 presentation
“Indigeneity and the ‘Domestic Posthuman’: Reevaluating the Scale, Pace, Texture, and Place of Technology”April 5, 2023
UAS Tidal Echoes 2023 Launch Event, April 7
Doors open at 6:00, launch begins at 6:30. Light refreshments will be served and books will be sold for $5. The event will also be live streamed through the UAS YouTube channel for anyone who would like to watch from home.
March 7, 2023
UAS Designated as 2023-2024 Military Friendly School Silver Status
Military Friendly Schools® measure an institution’s ability to meet thresholds for Student Retention, Graduation, Job Placement, Loan Repayment, Persistence (Degree Advancement or Transfer) and Loan Default rates for all students and, specifically, for student Veterans.
February 27, 2023
University of Alaska Southeast: One Campus, One Book 2022
The 2022-23 UAS One Campus, One Book selection is Eat Like a Fish: My adventures as a fisherman turned restorative ocean farmer by Bren Smith.
February 16, 2023
UAS Class “The Vietnam War in Film” Announces Guest Speakers for 2023 Spring Semester
This course examines the origins, development, legacies and the many facets of the Vietnam War through documentaries, feature films, short films, visuals, and written texts to explore not only the American perspective but many others, including those of Americans' friends and foes.
February 13, 2023
UAS Asian American and Pacific Islander Student Club kicks off with laughter, music, and food
A new opportunity for students to connect is underway this semester with the formation of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) club.
February 8, 2023
UAS Faculty & Leadership Featured in Princeton Symposium
On February 10, Princeton University will partner with the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) and other organizations to present the symposium “Tlingit Art, Spirit, and Ancestry: Healing Histories of Dispossession.”February 3, 2023
2nd Annual Mariculture Conference of Alaska
Alaska Sea Grant will host the 2nd Annual Mariculture Conference of Alaska in Juneau, February 15–17. Registration is now open for anyone interested in mariculture in Alaska.
January 20, 2023
Tlingit Master Carver Wayne Price Returns to UAS Northwest Coast Arts Faculty
Price is an accomplished Alaska Native artist and is a member of the Wooshkeetaan clan. He has carved over 30 traditional and non-traditional totems. He has been carving since 1971.
January 9, 2023
Finalists Announced for University of Alaska Southeast Chancellor
These five leaders were chosen from a pool of diverse and highly qualified candidates.January 9, 2023
UAS Celebrates Student Success Chancellor’s and Dean’s Lists – Fall 2022 Semester
Eligibility is based on a minimum of 12 credits of graded course work for the semester through the UA system.January 5, 2023