Thursday, May 23, 11:30 a.m. Gorsuch Commons, Room 107 If you are retiring from UAA in this academic year (before July 1), please mark your calendar for the annual Retiree Luncheon on May 23 and R.S.V.P. online so we can honor and recognize you for your service to UAA.

“Teaching university-level courses is a form of serious intellectual work that can be as challenging and demanding as discovery research. When teaching is undertaken as a form of inquiry into the impact a course has on student understanding, the quality and depth of this work can be revealed through writing [...]

Jo and Peter Michalski’s commitment to UAA started years ago with an evening at the Department of Culinary Arts fundraiser, the Celebrity Chef Invitational. Even without the delicious meal, though, they would’ve been on board supporting UAA. Their philosophy of support is simple. “We give where we live,” says Jo. Read more about these generous College of Fellows members who have made Alaska their home for the last 40 years.

(A version of this story was published May 19 in the Anchorage Daily News.) Maybe high school chemistry class was the last time you heard anyone mention the periodic table of elements. It lists 118 building blocks for everything in nature. Nitrogen is one of them. If you are Matt [...]

The Alaska Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects awarded a ‘GreenBelt’ Award to Pat Leary, now retired as a supervisor for UAA’s award-winning landscaping and horticulture team. The event was held at the BP Energy Center on May 13, 2013. Tamas Deak, a principal with kpb architects, nominated [...]

As a thank you for the contributions you make as alumni staff and faculty, join us for pizza, drinks and a message from Chancellor Case in the Student Union Den from 4-7 p.m. Contact Alumni Relations at alumnirelations@uaa.alaska.edu for questions.

Saturday, Aug. 24, 2:30-3:20 p.m. Lucy Cuddy Hall The Faculty Compact is a pre-Freshman Convocation gathering of the faculty, with addresses from Faculty Senate President Robert Boeckmann, Chancellor Tom Case and Provost Elisha “Bear” Baker.

CMS Open House Tuesday, May 21, 1-4 p.m. Gordon Hartlieb Hall (GHH), Room 103 The current template for UAA’s institutional site, Denali View, will be slightly refreshed to better meet accessibility and web standards. Most of the changes are behind the scenes; however, a few updates may affect the look [...]

UAA has a grassroots team in the Summer Commuter Challenge sponsored by the Bicycle Commuters of Anchorage and the American Institute of Architects. Bikers, walkers and bus riders are all welcome. The UAA team is called Seawolf Cyclers. Read about the summer challenge at this link. On this page, under [...]

UMED Survey Deadline to fill out: May 31 UMED Master Plan Open House Tuesday, June 4, 5:30 p.m. Wendler Junior High School (2905 Lake Otis Parkway) The UMED District Plan will guide growth, development, preservation and management efforts through the implementation of the policies and strategies in the Anchorage 2020 [...]