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University of Alaska Southeast

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University of Alaska Southeast
File:University of Alaska Southeast Logo.png
TypePublic
Established1972
ChancellorJohn Pugh
Students2,800
Location
Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka
,
Alaska
CampusRural
ColorsNavy Blue & White            
Mascot"Spike" the Humpback Whale
Websiteuas.alaska.edu

The University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) is a regional university in the University of Alaska System. Its main campus is located in Juneau and it has extended campuses in Sitka and Ketchikan.

It is a regional unit of the University of Alaska statewide system of higher education. Established on July 1, 1987 with the restructuring of the former University of Alaska Juneau, Ketchikan Community College, and Islands Community College (Sitka), the University of Alaska Southeast serves the residents of southeastern Alaska with campuses in Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka.

Statement

The University of Alaska Board of Regents approved the declaration of his status for UAS in March 2001.The university is an open enrollment, a public university that provides postsecondary education for a diverse student body in the region.UAS according to the results, promote the scholarship of faculty, with opportunities for lifelong learning and lasting quality of its academic programs.

OSA is a regional agency, works to use their resources, staff, faculty and technology. It serves his state, his region and the community by offering services and programs:

  • Workforce Development, and
  • Certified Associate of Science degrees
  • Associate Degrees
  • Prepare students to successfully transfer to baccalaureate programs with type AA, AB, AS.
Offers degrees in subjects
  • Humanities
  • Social sciences, natural sciences,
  • Economy
  • Elementary Education BA, BS, BLA, BBA, BA-EE and education
  • Master's Degrees in education, business or public policy diMAT, MBA, MPA, MEd).
  • Continuing education for personal and professional enrichment.

Core Values

To provide further direction for plans and actions, the University of Alaska Southeast dedicates itself to the following core values:

  • Achieving distinction as a learning community.
  • Developing programs and services rooted in its unique natural setting.
  • Developing educated citizens with a sense of personal ethics.
  • Serving as a center for culture and arts with a focus on Alaska Native traditions.
  • Contributing to the economic development of the region and the state through basic and applied research and public service.
  • Using technology effectively in all programs and services.
  • Forging dynamic partnerships with other academic institutions, governmental agencies and private industry.[1]

Campuses

Juneau

The University of Alaska Southeast’s main campus is located in Juneau. The majority of the campus lies between Auke Bay and Auke Lake. The Juneau–Douglas Community College, founded in 1956, and the Southeastern Senior College, established in 1972, were merged in 1980 forming the University of Alaska Juneau. Since restructuring in 1987 as the University of Alaska Southeast to include the Ketchikan and Sitka campuses, the Juneau campus continues to be the center for baccalaureate and graduate education for the region.

Sitka

The Sitka campus was founded as Sitka Community College in 1962. The campus awards both certificates and associate degrees.

Ketchikan

The Ketchikan campus, the oldest campus in the region, was originally established as Ketchikan Community College in 1954. The campus awards both certificates and associate degrees. Business and industry programs are delivered on this campus, as well as a core of technical, maritime studies and other vocational courses.

Academics

Colleges and schools

  • Arts and Sciences
  • Management
  • Career Education
  • Education

Baccalaureate Degrees

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

5 majors are available

Bachelor of Liberal Arts (B.L.A.)

4 emphasis areas

Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

5 emphasis areas

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

4 majors available

Master's Degrees

Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Education
  • Elementary (M.A.T.)
  • Secondary (M.A.T.)
  • Early Childhood (M.A.T.)
  • Early Childhood (M.Ed.)
  • Educational Leadership (M.Ed.)
  • Educational Technology (M.Ed.)
  • Mathematics Education (K-8) (M.Ed.)
  • Reading (M.Ed.)
  • Special Education (M.Ed.)
Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.)

Libraries

Juneau
  • William A. Egan Library
  • The William A. Egan Library develops physical and electronic collections in support of the programs and services provided by the University of Alaska Southeast to its diverse student body, the UAS community, and the residents of Juneau.
Sitka
  • Sitka students, faculty and staff receive library services from the UAS Egan Library in Juneau. Computer labs on campus facilitate access to online resources and reference assistance.
Ketchikan
  • The Ketchikan Campus Library is located on the second floor of the A.H. Ziegler Building at the upper campus on Seventh Avenue. The library contains approximately 36,000 volumes, 120 periodicals in print, and a collection of federal government documents. The library is a member of the First City Libraries Consortium .

Athletics

UAS has an array of intramural sports and activities. UAS did have an intercollegiate sports program that was shut down along with Sheldon Jackson College and Alaska Pacific University in 1990. Former Director of Activities at UAS is Tish Griffin.[2] When the three smaller Alaska colleges (UAS, APU and Sheldon Jackson) all shut down their sports programs in 1990, leaving just the University of Alaska Anchorage and University of Alaska Fairbanks with intercollegiate athletics programs, it had an impact on the UAS campus, Griffin said. All three schools had enrollment slumps the next year."[3]

Recreation Center

The Student Recreation Center facility (Charles Gamble Jr.-Donald Sperl Joint Use Facility) is shared with the Alaska Army National Guard (AANG).This shared facility includes basketball and volleyball courts, suspended running/walking track, cardio,theater area, thirty-foot climbing wall, weight training room and dance and cardio studio. Exclusive for UAS is the Student Activity Center which features a student lounge, stage and dance floor, pool tables, flat screen television and a 21-foot (6.4 m) movie screen.Opened in September 2005 replacing the older Student Activities Center [4]

Outdoor Activities

There are many outdoor activities to do at UAS. There are many different hiking trails located in vicinity of Juneau, and many of them are located near campus. Pristine kayaking is also available at Auke Lake and Auke Bay right next to campus. There are a number of walking trails that double as cross-country ski trails during winter, as well as a few trails located at the local ski resort Eaglecrest Ski Area. There are many opportunities for camping near UAS, both tent and cabin. Fishing is abundant at all three campuses. With mountains, glaciers, the forest and the ocean for their playground, UAS students pursue interests as varied as mountain climbing, hiking, kayaking, mountain biking, scuba diving, salmon and halibut fishing, camping, skiing, snowboarding and more within minutes of campus.[5] Southeast Alaska abounds with unique outdoor recreational choices, and once you're able to decide what to do, activities take place against a spectacular background of mountains, glaciers, and the Inside Passage . Fishing is world class, especially from early spring through late fall.[6] Divers explore beneath the Southeast waters while sailors and wind surfers look for winds above. The protected waters and fjords of the Inside Passage make Southeast Alaska a kayaking paradise. Many kayakers will transport their boats on the state ferry system and paddle between ports. Each SE Alaska community maintains trail systems leading to alpine ridges and seashore beaches. Some summer trails double as winter cross country ski routes. Eaglecrest, Juneau's ski area, has produced at least one Olympic and World Cup alpine skiing champion plus plenty of others who dream of gold. The Forest Service and the State of Alaska maintain a series of alpine, lakeside, and beach public rental cabins. Many others pack their own tents and camp wherever the fancy strikes them.

Publications

The student newspaper of UAS is The Whalesong.[7] The student literary magazine is Tidal Echoes.[8] The newspaper was founded in 1981 and has a circulation of 1,000.

Notable students

References

  1. ^ mission university alaska
  2. ^ He was quoted as saying, "Even though the focus of a school is its education, she said students need activities like basketball
  3. ^ "There was an impact," she said. "I saw the most impact on student life,What was missing was the school spirit, the common athletic event that united the campus
  4. ^ Stories and university
  5. ^ UAS students tend to be inspired by the wilderness and invigorated by the outdoors
  6. ^ One local boasted to a visiting brother that "the herring used as bait to catch Southeast salmon and halibut is larger than the trout the brother fishes for back home."
  7. ^ Whalesong official site
  8. ^ Tidal Echoes official site

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