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 […]
Lawmakers respond to demand for balance between core services, dividend amount JUNEAU – The House of Representatives and Senate each voted Monday to pass legislation that restores funding for many essential programs and services that were vetoed by the governor. Overall, two-thirds of Alaska lawmakers voted for House Bill 2001, which restores 80 percent […]
Students from 36 communities will receive scholarships for the 2019-20 school year ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Fifty Alaska students from communities across the state will receive $2,000 apiece in the 2019-2020 academic year through the GCI Scholarship Program in partnership with the Alaska Community Foundation. The program, launched more than 20 years ago and seeded […]