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UAA’s Green and Gold News sat down with Chancellor Siemers to talk about fully stepping into the role of chancellor, what’s next for UAA and a few of her favorite things.

From March 24-26, UAA celebrated 49 Hours for Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ with the university’s sixth annual Giving Day — the most successful event yet! More than 2,000 donors came together to raise over $450K for UAA students and programs.

Apprenticeships are redefining the path to teaching in Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ, opening doors for educators already rooted in their communities. By combining hands-on experience with flexible course schedules and personalized support, the SUNRAE program helps remove long-standing barriers to teacher licensure.

Recognized with the K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award, dental hygiene alumna and professor Jessica Ross integrates Indigenous perspectives and clinical experience to transform health education.

Counseling and guidance alumna and 2025-26 Alumni of Achievement Deborah Morton is the recruiting, placement and mentor section supervisor at the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Military Youth Academy, where she guides families with teenagers who have struggled in traditional school environments.

Biological sciences alumna and 2025-26 Alumni Humanitarian Maile Johnston is a law clerk at the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Supreme Court and former Miss Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ whose advocacy work focuses on children in the foster care system and survivors of domestic violence.

Finance and marketing alumnus and 2025-26 Alumni Emerging Leader Vladislav Finko is a marketing strategist at Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Wealth Advisors, whose strategic initiatives have generated roughly $150 million in new assets in a single year, helping the firm surpass $1 billion in managed assets.

High school students from across Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ gathered at UAA on Saturday, Feb. 21, to compete for prizes and test their knowledge of the human brain at the annual Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Regional Brain Bee.

In January 2026, and after six years away pursuing graduate studies at Dartmouth and Harvard, journalism and public communications alumnus Corey Hester was named COO of the Iditarod Trail Committee.

UAA students studying criminology, criminal justice and legal studies no longer have to wait until graduation to step into a courtroom. With the recent opening of the John E. Havelock Trial Simulation Courtroom, students now have access to a premier, experiential learning environment to master their craft.