July 2013 Archive

Two M.F.A. grads take over the NYC literary scene

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The Alaska Dispatch reported on three Alaska authors (Heather Lende, Tom Kizzia and Arlitia Jones) making waves in the literary world this week. Two of the authors鈥揌eather Lende, M.F.A. '11, and Arlitia Jones, M.F.A. '95鈥揳re alumni of 亚色影库's Master of Fine Arts in creative writing program.

亚色影库 professor publishes article on "hot spots" in Encyclopedia of Community Policing and Problem Solving

 

Alumni/Staff Spotlight: Kevin Silver

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亚色影库鈥檚 associate athletic director, Kevin Silver, has seen the university change, grow and expand from the small community college of the 1970s to the campus it is now, but he feels that the heart of 亚色影库 has remained the same鈥攖he students.

Anchorage a Top 10 city for geoscientists

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Anchorage is the No. 3 city in the U.S. for geoscientists to live and work and 亚色影库's Department of Geology is churning out grads to meet the need. KTUU checked in with 亚色影库 on the rankings.

Faculty Spotlight: Gabe Garcia

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He came to the U.S. from the Philippines with his family in 1987, on the heels of the bloodless People Power Revolution that ousted Ferdinand Marcos. Although just 12 years old, he understood that people with passion can effect change. Gabe works for community-level change in the field of public health.

Meet Gearspoke.com

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If you鈥檙e an outdoor enthusiast, you may have heard of Gearspoke.com by now. If not, get this: It鈥檚 time to get online and share that gear in your garage. This online rental service, conceived and run by 亚色影库 students and alumni, provides customers with outdoor gear and equipment rentals from other outdoor enthusiasts.

亚色影库 Campus Bookstore and UC Bookstore closed Aug. 12-16

The 亚色影库 Campus Bookstore and UC Bookstore will be closed Aug. 12-16 in preparation for fall rush. Both will re-open for the fall semester on Monday, Aug. 19.

Textbook buyback at the 亚色影库 Campus Bookstore, Aug. 2, 5 and 6

The 亚色影库 Campus Bookstore is offering textbook buyback Aug. 2, 5 and 6, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. If a book is going to be used again on campus, the 亚色影库 Campus Bookstore will offer top dollar in cash to buy it back, passing savings on to the next student who buys the book. This system puts money back in your pocket and increases the number of used books the bookstore is able to carry next semester.

2013 Week of the Arctic, Aug. 12-18

The University and Alaska Fairbanks and the Institute of the North will host presentations, roundtable discussions and workshops Aug. 12-18 in Anchorage, as part of the 2013 Week of the Arctic. The week celebrates America's status as an Arctic nation and explores ways to expand Alaska's role in the Arctic.

FTC hosts one-week tech boot camp Aug.19-23; sign up for the classes you want

 

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