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On Oct. 11, nearly 300 graduates and partners returned to the Alaska Airlines Center to reconnect with their Hometown U while raising donations toward the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Alumni Scholarship and sharing stories of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s role as a partner in Alaska’s workforce.

A partnership between the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ and Seattle University School of Law will establish the new Alaska Hybrid Hub, an innovative initiative to provide aspiring lawyers in Southcentral Alaska with access to a complement of resources of a brick-and-mortar law school.

This summer, Memphis Hill, Ph.D., led a team to collect sediment and water samples from sites near Grewingk Glacier in the hopes of identifying ‘extreme microbes’ — microbes that can survive in extreme environments, like underneath glaciers.

Scholarly Chronicles: Faculty Voices in Print recognizes the achievements of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s faculty, highlighting their dedication to advancing knowledge in their distinct fields. Through their published research in academic journals, papers and books, they continue to make impactful contributions in the classroom and beyond.

Retired Global Upside CEO and accounting alumnus Ragu Bhargava will be the keynote speaker at the annual Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Alumni Homecoming Luncheon in October where he will speak on the theme of being a partner in Alaska’s workforce. In 2022, Bhargava finalized the sale of Global Upside to Safeguard Global, handing over the reins to a company he and his wife Gita started building over 20 years ago.

Congratulations to the 2024 Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence winners! The annual awards recognize individuals and groups for their exceptional service to our university community, highlighting the great work that happens in classrooms, labs, the field, inside offices, conference rooms and on campus grounds across Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ every day.

Through a collaboration between Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ, UAF, and the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Tribal Government, the Building Research Aligned with Indigenous Determination, Equity and Decision-Making project is creating a scientific workforce and community trust through the establishment of a tribal research program located in the heart of St. Paul.

Growing from a small organization offering a handful of classes to local students to a multi-campus system serving more than 1,600 students each semester, Kenai Peninsula College marked its 60th anniversary with an open house event highlighting its rich history and local impact, drawing more than 400 students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members.

Launched as part of a brand refresh, the new tagline — "Your Journey," "Your Community" and "Your Impact" — captures distinct-yet-interconnected elements of what Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ offers and represents, addressing different audiences while reinforcing a cohesive narrative.

Media entrepreneur and business alumnus Brad Hillwig named Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Department of Journalism and Public Communications’ Atwood Chair of Journalism for the 2024-25 academic year