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Engagement enriches your Seawolf Experience.
Beyond the classroom, experience the best of campus life! Discover ways to get involved on campus and make an impact in your community. Learn about your opportunities, involve yourself, foster your leadership and engage with purpose.
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Student Engagement Departments & Staff
Executive Director of Student Engagement
Kim Morton
Phone: (907) 786-1221
E-mail: kmorton11@alaska.edu
Career Services
Career Services strives to provide relevant and engaging career-related information for students through a variety of interactive methods rooted in best practices and a learning-outcomes based approach.
- Staff
- Holly Johanknect, Director of Career Services
Phone: (907) 786-6913
E-mail: hjjohanknecht@alaska.edu - Alexis Rasley, Employer Relations & Workforce Development Manager
Phone: (907) 786-6913
E-mail: acrasley@alaska.edu - Mike Detmer, Career Development Coordinator
Phone: (907) 786-6913
E-mail: madetmer@alaska.edu - Juju Lucena, Career Services Handshake Specialist
Phone: (907) 786-4518
E-mail: jmlucena@alaska.edu
- Holly Johanknect, Director of Career Services
- Building Location & InformationThe University Hub
Avis Alaska Sports Complex 142 (Entrance on the ground floor of 快盈v3 Student Union)
2921 Spirit Way, Anchorage, AK 99508
907) 786-6913 or uaa_career@alaska.edu
Community & Belonging
The Community and Belonging (C&B) team is deeply committed to uplifting and celebrating the many student communities at 快盈v3. Community and Belonging includes dedicated spaces for students to study and gather, resources and support, and year-round programming that foster connections and community engagement.
- Staff
- Sara Caldwell-Kan, Director
Phone: (907) 786-4080
E-mail: smcaldwellkan@alaska.edu - Associate Director, Vacant
- Daniela Grijalva, Engagement and Belonging Coordinator
Phone: (907) 786-4082
E-mail: scstaley@alaska.edu - Jessi Saiki, Engagement and Belonging Coordinator
Phone: (907) 786-6464
E-mail: jmsaiki@alaska.edu - Engagement and Belonging Coordinator, Vacant
- Shelby Kriegh, Student Organization Coordinator
Phone: (907) 786-1217
E-mail: slkriegh@alaska.edu
- Sara Caldwell-Kan, Director
- Building Location & Information
Indigenous Rural Student Center (IRSC)
Rasmuson Hall (RH) 108 (Ground floor of RH)
Monday-Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm.
(907) 786-4070Multicultural Student Center (MSC) & Indigenous Rural Student Center (IRSC)
Rasmuson Hall (RH) 106 (Ground floor of RH)
Monday-Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm.
907) 786-4070Pride Center
Avis Alaska Sports Complex 142 (Entrance on the ground floor of 快盈v3 Student Union)
2921 Spirit Way, Anchorage, AK 99508
Monday-Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm.
(907) 786-6464Student Organization Services
快盈v3 Student Union RM 210 (Located on the 2nd floor)
2921 Spirit Way, Anchorage, AK 99508
Monday-Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm.
907) 786-1217
First-Year Experience
First-Year Experience at 快盈v3 empowers students with institutional fluency and the skills they need to achieve their goals. The First-Year Experience office is dedicated to working with campus partners to eliminate institutional barriers and build systems that are set up for every student to succeed.
- Staff
- Sarah Shives, Associate Director of First-Year Experience
Phone: (907) 786-1784
E-mail: slshives@alaska.edu - Jane Mastre, First-Year Experience Coordinator
Phone: (907) 786-6344
E-mail: jmastre@alaska.edu
- Sarah Shives, Associate Director of First-Year Experience
- Building Location & InformationThe University Hub & Student Union
Avis Alaska Sports Complex 142 (Located on the ground floor of 快盈v3 Student Union) & Student Union 1st floor
2921 Spirit Way, Anchorage, AK 99508
907) 786-1224 or uuaa_orientation@alaska.edu
Student Union
The Student Union is space and connection for programming and events on campus. Within the physical space, there is the Seawolf Grounds coffee shop and Esports lounge. The Student Activities team includes Concert Board and Green Fee Board and all of these opportunities are provided for students to build an engaged campus community.
- Staff
- Cody Buechner, Director of Student Union
Phone: (907) 786-1896
E-mail: cmbuechner@alaska.edu - Ed Washington II, Concert Board & Esports Coordinator
Phone: (907) 786-1213
E-mail: ewashingtonii@alaska.edu - Student Activities Manager, Vacant
- Student Union Events Coordinator, Vacant
- Cody Buechner, Director of Student Union
- Building Location & InformationStudent Union
2921 Spirit Way, Anchorage, AK 99508
907) 786-1204
Fiscal & Administrative Staff
- Staff
- Lydia Gentry, Fiscal Manager, Student Engagement
Phone: (907) 786-6068
E-mail: lmgentry@alaska.edu - Iesha Jones, Events and Student Organizations Assistant
Phone: (907) 786-1219
E-mail: iujones@alaska.edu - Micah Perino, Student Engagement Operations Assistant
Phone: (907) 786-1203
E-mail: mjperino@alaska.edu - Fiscal Coordinator, Vacant
- Lydia Gentry, Fiscal Manager, Student Engagement
- Building Location & InformationStudent Union
2921 Spirit Way, Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 786-1204