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Four DNP graduates reach nursing's educational pinnacle, at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ

 |  Tracy Kalytiak  |  ,

Four women—Jyll Green, Jill Rife, Leigh Keefer and Robin Bassett—became the first class of graduates to accept Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ at fall commencement.

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Criminal Justice Reform: A Discussion of Senate Bill 91

 |  Melissa Green  | 

"Criminal Justice Reform: A discussion of Senate Bill 91 — Reducing the prison population while enhancing public safety" was a discussion of Senate Bill 91: Omnibus Criminal Law & Procedure; Corrections Act. SB 91, based upon recommendations of the Alaska Criminal Justice Commission, was signed into law in Alaska in July 2016.

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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ occupational therapy: ‘I want to be part of that’

 |  Green & Gold  | 

Finding a career in medicine has always been Jacqueline Solano's goal. Nursing was her original career choice when she started college. As a certified nursing assistant, she spent a summer working at Providence Alaska Medical Center's transitional care unit and met a patient who changed her life-a woman in her late 60s who had just had a stroke.

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Adapting for the Next Generation: ANCSA at 45

 |  Melissa Green  | 

"Adapting for the Next Generation: The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act at 45 and 32d Annual Alaska Native Law Conference" was held on Oct. 14, 2016, at the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ/APU Consortium Library on the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ) campus, which drew more than 75 attendees including lawyers, Alaska Native village and corporation representatives, state and federal agency staff, and Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ faculty and students.

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Listen to podcasts of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Campus Bookstore presentations

 |  Barbara Armstrong  |  ,

Podcasts of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Campus Bookstore presentations by Justice and Legal Studies faculty are available on iTunesU.