Evening at Egan
Evening at Egan
Fall 2023
Join us for Evening at Egan, the annual UAS lecture series held each fall.
Lectures will be in-person and live streamed from the Egan Library on the Juneau Campus. Lectures are free and open to the public. All lectures begin at 7 p.m. Lectures are LIVESTREAMED (except for Nov 10) and recorded, available for viewing on the UAS YouTube Channel:
Upcoming Presentations

UAS Arts & Sciences Faculty including Ernestine Hayes, Carin Silkaitis, Emily Wall, and more!
Winter Fire Showcase
Time: 7:00 p.m.
UAS Arts & Sciences faculty will come together to present a mesmerizing fusion of creativity and scholarly excellence and encourage a conversation about our community's rich and diverse artistry. Our Creative Showcase is a testament to the power of imagination and inquiry, and we do not doubt that our audience will leave the event with a renewed sense of wonder and a deep appreciation for the myriad ways in which creativity and scholarship intertwine. So please mark your calendars, spread the word, and join us for an evening that promises to be intellectually invigorating and artistically inspiring. Featuring:
- Carin Silkaitis, MFA, Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences
- Emily Wall, MFA, Professor of English
- Ernestine Hayes, MFA, Professor Emeritus of English
- Lily Hope, Tlingit Artist, Textiles and Weaving
Past Presentations

Dr. Shingo Hamada, Fulbright Scholar in Residence
Eating the Herring: Rifts and Responses in the North Pacific
Time: 7:00 p.m.

Dr. Rosellen M. Rosich, Ph.D., MA., CDP, CADDCT, Professor Emerita, Psychology UAA
The Vicissitudes of Aging & Brain Health: What Parents' May Never Have Told You!
Time: 7:00 p.m.

Eran Hood (UAS) and Aaron Jacobs (National Weather Service)
The Suicide Basin glacier outburst flood: 2023 and beyond
Time: 7:00 p.m.

Jim Powell, Assistant Research Professor
Impacts and Responses: Cruise ships and Northern Communities
Time: 7:00 p.m.
NOTE: This event takes place in the Egan Lecture Hall (not the library), and because of the film’s copyright this event will not be live-streamed. Dr. Powell’s talk will be recorded and posted after the event. This event is anticipated to last 90 minutes due to the screening of the documentary film.
The burgeoning cruise ship tourism industry has impacted coastal communities. How do communities benefit and what are the impacts from cruise tourism? A multidisciplinary research team, funded by the National Science Foundation, will present their findings about Juneau’s cruise industry. A new documentary film “Cruise Boom”, set in Sitka (created by Ellen Frankenstein and Atman Mehta) will follow and raise questions relevant to Southeast communities and beyond. How can communities shape tourism? How can mass tourism become regenerative?