Northrim Donation Endows Scholarship, Honors Bank Founder Knudson
Posted On Thursday, November 14, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: Chris Knudson, Mr. Knudson’s legacy, Northrim Bank, Residential Mortgage, University of Alaska
Northrim Bank and its affiliate, Residential Mortgage, have established an endowed scholarship with a $100,000 donation to the University of Alaska Foundation in memory of Chris Knudson.
Knudson died Sept. 13, 2013, after a lengthy battle against cancer. The scholarship will be available for UA students majoring in accounting beginning in ...
UA Regents to take up 2014-2015 tuition, FY15 budget Wednesday
Posted On Thursday, November 7, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: Alaska Anchorage campus, auxiliary services, FY15 budget Wednesday, private donations, Shaping Alaska’s Future, University of Alaska
The University of Alaska Board of Regents will vote on tuition rates and next year’s budget when it gathers Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lee Gorsuch Commons on the University of Alaska Anchorage campus.
Members of the public may testify in person at approximately ...
Power Restored to Campus after Hourlong Outage
Posted On Wednesday, October 30, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: electrical contractor, Golden Valley Electric Association, switch house, University of Alaska
An electrical fault knocked power offline at the University of Alaska Fairbanks for about an hour Tuesday morning and created smoky conditions on lower campus.
The fault happened at about 9 a.m., as an electrical contractor was working on upgrades at the campus’ new switch house, which is near the main ...
UAS, Yukon College Heads Sign Collaboration Agreement
Posted On Wednesday, October 23, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: Southeast Chancellor John Pugh, University of Alaska, Yukon College, Yukon College President Karen Barnes
University of Alaska Southeast Chancellor John Pugh and Yukon College President Karen Barnes met Saturday morning to sign an agreement that the schools will collaborate on programs and courses of study in the coming years. The meeting was a part of the Juneau World Affairs Council’s Al-Can Summit at UAS. ...
UA College Savings Plan Expands Statewide Sponsorships with Fairbanks Children’s Museum
Posted On Saturday, September 21, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: Fairbanks Children’s Museum, Greater Fairbanks Chamber, Lael Oldmixon, University of Alaska
The University of Alaska College Savings Plan is expanding its efforts of underwriting important youth-oriented organizations statewide by sponsoring the Fairbanks Children’s Museum.
The four-year sponsorship, announced during the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce luncheon Tuesday, recognizes the complementary missions of the children’s museum and the college savings plan--cultivating a love ...
Former Alaska Writer Laureate to Launch 2013-14 Writers Series
Posted On Saturday, September 14, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: Fairbanks English Department, Midnight Sun, North auditorium, Peggy Shumaker, University of Alaska
Poet and writer Peggy Shumaker will launch the 2013-2014 Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series with a free public reading Friday, Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the University of Alaska Museum of the North auditorium.
Shumaker will be reading from her most recent poetry collection, “Toucan Nest: Poems of Costa Rica.” ...
UA System Announces New Chief Human Resources Officer
Posted On Friday, September 6, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: Michelle Rizk, State University of New York, University of Alaska, University of Wyoming
University of Alaska President Pat Gamble has hired longtime human resources professional and adjunct professor Erik Seastedt from the State University of New York (SUNY) to serve as the UA System’s chief human resources officer.
Seastedt will start the job Sept. 16, replacing interim officer Michelle Rizk, who also serves as ...
After World Travels, Family Finds Home at 20 Mile Farm
Posted On Friday, August 30, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: Joyce Hannan, Mackenzie Stamey, Roy Stamey, Tanana Valley Farmers Market, University of Alaska
Even though the Stamey family has lived in other locations around the world, their hearts were always tied to 20 Mile Farm. After residing in India, Saudi Arabia and the Pribilof Islands in Alaska, Roy Stamey, Joyce Hannan and their daughter Mackenzie Stamey are now happily ensconced at their farm ...
Lecture to Focus on New Health Insurance Marketplace
Posted On Thursday, August 15, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: Fairbanks, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, health insurance, Susan Johnson, UAF West Ridge, University of Alaska
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host a free public lecture on the new health insurance marketplace in Alaska Tuesday, Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Murie Building on the UAF West Ridge.
Susan Johnson, the Region 10 director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will speak ...
Sea Grant Hosting Fish-Smoking Workshop in Kodiak
Posted On Wednesday, August 7, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: Fairbanks Kodiak Seafood, Marine Science Center, Ocean Sciences faculty, School of Fisheries, University of Alaska
School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences faculty members will be teaching a three-day workshop on smoking fish Aug. 28 – 30 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center.
“We are teaching the basics,” said Brennan Smith, one of four workshop instructors. “Smoking seafood safely and effectively, ...
Alaska Looks for Answers in Glacier’s Summer Flood Surges
Posted On Wednesday, July 31, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: Alaska’s capital, Downtown Juneau, Glacier’s Summer Flood Surges, Mendenhall Glacier, Tom Mattice, University of Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — The idea that glaciers change at a glacial speed is increasingly false. They are melting and retreating rapidly all over the world. But the unpredictable flood surges at the Mendenhall Glacier, about 14 miles from downtown Juneau, Alaska’s capital, are turning a jog into a sprint as ...
Bone Collection Gives Scientists a Research Boost
Posted On Wednesday, July 24, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: ACZ, Alaska animal vertebrae, Alaska SeaLife Center, Monty Rogers, University of Alaska
Just about a year ago, headlines in Alaska and across the country reported the fate of a baby beluga, a young male just two to three days old, found alone near Naknek in Bristol Bay. Observers surmised a storm had separated the 110-pound baby from its mother.
With permission from NOAA, ...
Ted Stevens EADS Scholarship Accepting Applications for the 2013-2014 Academic Year
Posted On Wednesday, July 17, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: Alaska National Guard, EADS North America, Sen. Ted Stevens, Ted Stevens EADS Scholarship, University of Alaska
The University of Alaska Foundation announces the availability of the Ted Stevens EADS Scholarship. The scholarship is available to dependents of current, former or deceased members of the Alaska National Guard or United States Coast Guard who are currently stationed in Alaska or were stationed in Alaska at the time ...
Era Alaska Takes School Spirit to The Skies with Seawolf/Nanook Aircraft
Posted On Tuesday, June 11, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: aeronautics-based curricula, Bombardier Dash-8, Era Alaska, intercollegiate athletics programs, Seawolf mascot, University of Alaska
FAIRBANKS, AK—The friendly intrastate sports rivalry between the University of Alaska Anchorage and the University of Alaska Fairbanks reached new heights when Era Alaska added a newly painted Bombardier Dash-8 to its fleet in May.
One side of the active-service aircraft is UAA green and gold with the Seawolf mascot; the ...
UA Press Releases Two New Books About Exploring And Preserving Alaska
Posted On Monday, May 27, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: Daniel James Inulak Lum, Jonathan Waterman, Northern Exposures, University of Alaska
The University of Alaska Press recently announced the release of two new books, “Nuvuk, the Northernmost: Altered Land, Altered Lives in Barrow, Alaska” by Daniel James Inulak Lum and “Northern Exposures: An Adventuring Career in Stories and Images” by Jonathan Waterman.
About “Nuvuk, the Northernmost” by Daniel James Inulak Lum:
For years, ...
University of Alaska Graduating Class Increases for Fifth Consecutive Year
Posted On Monday, May 20, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: Fifth Consecutive Year, Stay on Track, UA Board of Regents, UAS's Academic Early Alert System, University of Alaska
The numbers of degrees, certifications and endorsements that will be awarded to University of Alaska (UA) students this spring are projected to show an increase of more than 28 percent over the 3,427 degrees awarded in the 2009 academic year.
Keeping in line with steady increases for the past five years, ...
Climatologist, Meet The Biologist
Posted On Thursday, March 14, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: Alaska Climate Science Center, Environmental Science, glacial change, survival rate, University of Alaska
This week a diverse group of experts joined together with the shared goal of identifying connections between glacial change and the ecosystems that surround these hulking bits of ice.
Eran Hood, Associate Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Alaska Southeast, said the lecture was the first of it’s kind ...
University Of Alaska Fairbanks Braces For Drop In Funding
Posted On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ALASKA Tags: drop in funding, Fairbanks braces, Gov. Sean Parnell’s, student enrollment, University of Alaska
FAIRBANKS — The University of Alaska Fairbanks is expecting a tight budget next year, with uncertain state and federal funding sources complicated by a slight dip in student enrollment.
UAF Chancellor Brian Rogers discussed the tepid funding projections as part of an overview of the university during a Greater Fairbanks Chamber ...