- University of Alaska Anchorage
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University of Alaska, Anchorage 
Established 1954 Type Public Endowment $14.9 million Chancellor Fran Ulmer Students about 16,500 Location Anchorage, Alaska Campus about 141 hectares Website uaa.alaska.edu The University of Alaska Anchorage is the largest school of the University of Alaska System, with about 16,500 students, about 14,000 of whom attend classes at Goose Lake, its main campus in Anchorage.
The University of Alaska Anchorage (locally called UAA) is divided into six teaching units at the Anchorage campus: the colleges of Education, Health and Social Welfare, Arts and Sciences, Business and Public Policy, the Community and Technical College, and the School of Engineering. Included with UAA for administrative purposes are four community campuses: Matanuska-Susitna College, Kenai Peninsula College, Kodiak College, and Prince William Sound Community College. UAA offers graduate school degrees, including the master's degree and the Doctor of Philosophy degree through its Graduate Division.
The university's history in Anchorage began in 1954, when the Anchorage Community College opened, using the West Anchorage High School building during evenings. Anchorage Senior College began teaching upper-division classes in 1969, and then it became the four-year University of Alaska Anchorage in 1976. UAA, the community college, and the rural extension units were merged in 1987 to form the present institution.
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Academics
Aviation Technology
The Aviation Technology division at UAA has been growing at a high rate over the last several years. During the fall semester of 2006, the program grew by approximately 300%.[citation needed] UAA offers Associate of Applied Science and Bachelor of Science degrees in:
- Air Traffic Control
- Aviation Administration
- Professional Piloting
An associate of applied science degree is also offered in:
- Aviation Maintenance
UAA Aviation Technology division is part of Center of Excellence for General Aviation (CGAR) which is a collaborative research effort between very prominent[citation needed] universities. The members are:
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
- Florida A&M University
- University of North Dakota
- University of Alaska
- Wichita State University
Colleges and schools
- College of Arts and Sciences
- [1]College of Business and Public Policy
- College of Education
- College of Health and Social Welfare
- Community and Technical College
- School of Engineering
- School of Nursing
- School of Social Work
- University Honors Program
- Graduate Division
Libraries
- UAA/APU Consortium Library
- Alvin S. Okeson Library (Matanuska-Susitna campus)
- Carolyn Floyd Library (Kodiak College campus)
Publications
Accolades is the University of Alaska Anchorage Magazine for Alumni and Friends.
The Alaska Quarterly Review is a literary magazine published by UAA.
The student newspaper is The Northern Light.
Understory is a magazine run by Creative Writing and Literary Arts graduate students, open for submissions from any UAA undergraduate student.
True North is a yearly magazine produced by students in the Department of Journalism and Public Communications.
The Pacific Rim Conference on Literature and Rhetoric is a yearly conference showcasing Literary Scholars and Rhetoricians from around the nation, as well as a venue for graduates from UAA and other universities to share their work.
Athletics
See also: Alaska–Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockeyThe UAA sports teams are known as the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves and the school colors are green and gold. UAA, which sponsors 11 sports programs, is a NCAA Division I school for gymnastics and hockey, and a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. UAA is a Division II member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in men's and women's basketball, volleyball, men's and women's cross country and men's and women's outdoor track and field. Other conference affiliations are the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (gymnastics) and the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association. UAA also hosts the nationally known Great Alaska Shootout college basketball tournament every Thanksgiving, and the Kendall Hockey Classic in October.
Student life
Housing
UAA's student housing comprises nearly 1,000 students:
- Three co-educational residence halls (North, West, and East Halls), completed in 1998. Each holds 230 students, most living in individual bedrooms; rooms are grouped in suites of one, two, or four.
- The Main Apartment Complex (MAC), completed in 1984, was once family housing. There are 74 four-bedroom apartments in six buildings, each housing four same-sex students.
- The Templewood Apartments hold 80 students in 20 apartments.
Student government
The Union of Students of the University of Alaska Anchorage or USUAA is the student governing body for University of Alaska Anchorage. Each student pays $1 per credit hour for students registered in 3 or more credits. Maximum charge $12 and maximum credit hour is 12.
The President, Vice President and 23 Senators are elected at-large to serve on the Assembly. Four representatives (Residence Hall Association, Club Council, Greek Council and Graduate Student Association) complete the rest of the board. The President and Vice President are elected in the spring for one year terms.
The union has co-sponsored political debates in Anchorage, including a 2004 debate held at the university between Senatorial candidates Tony Knowles and Lisa Murkowski.[1]
Student Media
UAA has two primary sources of student-run media. The Northern Light is an award winning student newspaper printed every Tuesday with a wide coverage from school news sports to community events and entertainment reviews.
KRUA 88.1FM is the on-campus, non-commercial radio station run by a collective of student staff and a host of volunteers from both the school and greater Anchorage community.
See also
References
- ^ "Knowles, Murkowski debate Tuesday". KINY/Associated Press. October 26, 2004. Accessed March 9, 2008.
External links
- University of Alaska Anchorage - official site
- UAA Alumni Association
- UAA Seawolves Athletics
- The Northern Light - student newspaper
- UAA Organizational Chart
- Great Alaska Shootout
- UAKJobs Careers at UAA
Colleges and universities in Alaska 
Public institutions Alaska Anchorage · Alaska Fairbanks · Alaska SoutheastPrivate institutions Community/Junior Colleges The University of Alaska Fairbanks Alaska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station · Geophysical Institute · Poker Flat Research Range · International Arctic Research Center · Arctic Region Supercomputing Center · Alaska Native Language Center · Alaska Native Language Archive · University of Alaska Press · Sun Star · Institute of Arctic Biology · University of Alaska Museum of the North · Bristol Bay Campus · Chukchi Campus · Interior-Aleutians Campus · Kuskokwim Campus · Northwest Campus · UAF Community and Technical College · KSUAAnchorage College of Education · UAA/APU Consortium Library · Alvin S. Okeson Library · Carolyn Floyd Library · The Alaska Quarterly Review · The Northern Light · Great Alaska Shootout · Buckner Fieldhouse · KRUA · Matanuska-Susitna College · Kenai Peninsula College · Kodiak College · Prince William Sound Community CollegeSoutheast Great Northwest Athletic Conference Full members Alaska-Anchorage • Alaska-Fairbanks • Central Washington • Montana State-Billings • Northwest Nazarene • Saint Martin's • Seattle Pacific • Simon Fraser • Western Oregon • Western Washington
Football-only members Coordinates: 61°11′23.59″N 149°49′37.25″W / 61.1898861°N 149.8270139°W
Categories:- University of Alaska Anchorage
- University of Alaska System
- Aviation schools
- American Association of State Colleges and Universities
- Universities and colleges accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- Educational institutions established in 1954
- Flagship universities in the United States
- Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
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