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Welcome to the spring 2020 semester! Please take a moment to watch this welcome video. Together, we begin a new semester, new year and new decade!

How does a Seawolf end up as a professor all the way in Afghanistan? For interdisciplinary studies alumna Kate O’Neill, it all started at the dinner table.

As the year ends and a new journey begins, join us on the trail for a look back at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ highlights and notable achievements from 2019. Happy HOWL-idays, Seawolves!

On Sunday, Dec. 15, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ celebrated the accomplishments of more than 1,100 undergraduate, graduate and professional school students from the Anchorage campus. View a slideshow of photos from the Green and Gold celebration.

Through her work with USÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ, Rose Kruger hopes to keep Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ open access and affordable to other nontraditional students like herself, which she credits with bringing her back to Alaska after taking her own break from school.

On Sunday, Dec. 15, at the fall 2019 commencement ceremony, Margaret L. Brown and Peter Michalski will be awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.

On Sunday, Dec. 15, at the fall 2019 commencement ceremony, Willie Hensley and Michele Brown will be awarded the Meritorious Service Award.

Since 2006 Libby Roderick, associate director for CAFE and director of the Difficult Dialogues Initiative, has been helping universities across the country and the globe engage in respectful difficult dialogues. Bridging controversial topics helps faculty, staff and students build more thoughtful and engaging academic communities.

Starting with the upcoming spring 2020 issue, Alumni Spirit magazine will be a mostly online publication. Preview the new digital format and make sure you don't miss the next edition by reviewing your contact information.

A typical off-season for student-athletes is reserved for training and fun. For the Seawolf gymnastics team, a large part of that time also consists of volunteering in the community.