JUNEAU – Concluding a challenging 15 months of COVID-19 modified programming, University of Alaska Southeast Outdoor Studies students completed two capstone field courses this spring. In the first, ten students and one instructor established a base camp approximately 2000 feet above the Gilkey River and backcountry skied in the area from May 5-15th. During the […]
JUNEAU, SITKA, KETCHIKAN – UAS Chancellor Karen Carey, Interim Dean Paula Martin of the School of Arts & Sciences, Dean Pete Traxler of the School of Career and Technical Education, and Executive Dean Steve Atwater of the Alaska College of Education are proud to recognize students for their scholarly achievements. Students on the Dean’s or […]
The loss of glaciers worldwide enhances the breakdown of complex carbon molecules in rivers, potentially contributing further to climate change. University of Alaska Southeast Professor of Environmental Science Eran Hood was part of an international research team led by the University of Leeds that has for the first time linked glacier-fed mountain rivers with higher […]
JUNEAU – University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) education graduate Robyn Capp has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the National Education Association (NEA) Foundation for her project on COVID-19 Rapid Response. The program goal is to support educator-led initiatives that increase educational equity and opportunity in response to student needs associated with the COVID-19 […]
JUNEAU – The University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is pleased to announce its current board members: April Roark, President (pictured) – Anchorage Carlos Meda, Vice President (pictured) – Juneau Kendall McDow, Secretary – Juneau Amy Shellabarger, Treasurer – Dillingham Cindy McMorris, At-large – Juneau […]
JUNEAU – Callie Ziegler, a recent graduate from the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) has been accepted into the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at Florida State University. In addition she was awarded a Teaching Assistantship and a fully funded tuition waiver. Only 12 fiction writers are accepted into this program […]
Southeast Conference has contributed another $20,000 to a scholarship endowment for University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) students in the coming academic year. This brings their total contributions to nearly $300,000 since 1998. Southeast Conference was formed in 1958 to promote the regional transportation system known as the Alaska Marine Highway. Their mission has since […]
JUNEAU – Saturday, December 7, the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) hosted a Northwest Coast Student Art Showcase featuring student artwork created during the Fall 2019 semester at the Juneau campus. The show included about 45 pieces of artwork from UAS students, and some works from Associate Professor of Northwest Coast Art, Tlingit Artist, Wayne […]
Denali Summit: Katie McCaffrey and Porter Crockard on the summit of Denali (20,308′) with the banner of County Clare, on the west coast of Ireland, where Katie’s family is from. (credit: Alaska Mountaineering School) JUNEAU – A group of nine Outdoor Studies (ODS) Leadership Capstone students from the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) climbed and […]