University of Alaska Anchorage
The
University of Alaska Anchorage is the largest member of the
University of Alaska System, with over 17,000 students (14,000 of which attend classes at the main
Anchorage campus).
UAA comprises six teaching units: the Colleges of Education, Health and Social Welfare, Arts and Sciences, and Business and Public Policy, the Community and Technical College, and the School of Engineering. There are four community campuses:
Matanuska-Susitna College,
Kenai Peninsula College,
Kodiak College, and
Prince William Sound Community College.
The university's history began in 1954, when the
Anchorage Community College opened, using the then-
Anchorage High School building at night.
Anchorage Senior College began providing upper-division classes in
1969, becoming the four-year University of Alaska Anchorage in
1976. UAA, ACC, and ACC's rural extension units merged in 1987 to form the present institution. UAA is the home of the
NCATE-accredited UAA College of Education.
The UAA sports teams are known as the Seawolves, and the school colors are green & 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.
UAA has limited student housing:
*Three
co-educational residence halls (North, West, and East Halls), completed in 1998. Each holds 200 students, all in individual rooms; 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.
Aviation technology
The aviation department at UAA has been growing at an astonishing rate in the last couple years, and is quickly becoming one of the premier aviation schools in the nation. During the fall semester of 2006, the program grew by as much as 300%. UAA offers associate of applied science and bachelor of science degrees in:
*Air Traffic Control
*Aviation Administration
*Professional Piloting
Certificates and associate of applied science degree are also offered in:
*Airframe & Powerplant (A&P)
UAA Aviation Technology division is part of Center of Excellence for General Aviation (CGAR) which is a collaborative research effort between very prominent universities. The members are:
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University*
Florida A&M University*
University of North Dakota*
University of Alaska*
Wichita State UniversityColleges and schools
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College of Arts and Sciences*
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 ProgramLibraries
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UAA/APU Consortium Library*
Alvin S. Okeson Library (Matanuska-Susitna campus)
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Carolyn Floyd Library (Kodiak College campus)
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.
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Noelle Meyer,
Miss Alaska USA 2006
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UAA Home Page*
UAA Alumni Association*
UAA Seawolves Athletics*
UAA Organizational Chart*
Great Alaska Shootout
