The UAA College of Business and Public Policy (CBPP) is a dynamic academic resource that serves and reflects Anchorage, Alaska's largest metropolitan community. Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the College has an impressive faculty who bring a wide range of academic and industry expertise to students and community partners. CBPP students represent all age groups, ethnicities and backgrounds.
The College of Business and Public Policy was founded in 1973, has over 15 degree programs, is accredited by the AACSB, and currently serves over 2100 students.
More than 280 students graduated from the college in the twenty fifteen to twenty sixteen academic year, and it has over 8000 alumni.
Eight members of the UAA Cybersecurity Team are preparing their defenses against a team of elite hackers at the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition in Orlando, FL.
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Mark your calendar for a reception to be held in your honor Sunday, May 5, 2019, from 10:30 a.m. until noon, at UAA’s Consortium Library (room LIB 307). Friends and family are welcome.
Read: Congratulations CBPP Graduates!
On April 5, 2019 history was made at the University of Alaska Anchorage College of Business and Public Policy when 10 of the 12 Alaska Native regional chairs attended BA A403 Inside the Boardroom of an Alaska Native Organization. To our knowledge, this is the first time 10 of the 12 regions were represented in this manner and we were honored to have them as our guests.
Read: History Made: Inside the Boardroom
The 2019 At Large Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition was held March 9-10. UAA's team, made up of students from CBPP's MIS program; CoEng's Computer Science Program; and UAA Community and Technical College, placed first.
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Perhaps the most interesting set of hearings during the week of March 4th was the House and Senate Finance Committee’s review of the projected economic impacts of the Governor’s proposed FY20 budget. The committees separately engaged economists from state agencies, the Governor’s office, and UAA’s Institute of Social & Economic Research to assess the economic impact budget cuts will have.
Read: Dr. Mouhcine Guettabi Testifies before the House…
Instagram Image: Congratulations to finance major Geser Bat-Erdene. Geser has been selected as the spring 2019 student commencement speaker! #uaa #uaacbpp #cbpp #graduation #commencement
Instagram Image: Congratulations to the UAA Team for placing first in At Large Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition!
Team members pictured left to right: David Crisafi-Lurtsema (CS, CoE), Matthew Berry(CSE, CoE), Kenneth Hood (MIS,CBPP), Wes Dellinger(MIS, CBPP), Rayce Toms(CS, CoE ), Kavyn Yah(CS, CoE), David Counts (MIS, CBPP), Joel Keller(CS, CoE)
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Instagram Image: The College of Business and Public Policy's Professor John Duffy received an honorary doctorate from The School of International Relations and Public Administration (SIRPA) at the National University of Mongolia (NUM) on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019.
Instagram Image: We hope everyone has a terrific Spring Break! Reminder: the UAA campus will be closed on Friday March 15 and will reopen Saturday March 16. We look forward to seeing you all when you return! #springbreak2019 #uaa #uaacbpp #cbpp
Instagram Image: Professor Maroš Servátka from Macquarie Graduate School of Management in Sydney is visiting the Economics and Public Policy department for his sabbatical. Maroš is an experimental and behavioral economist with a PhD from University of Arizona. While at CBPP he is working on his research exploring behavioral factors influencing firm boundaries and studying links between governance structure and wage compression. Together with Professor Jim Murphy, Maroš is also co-organizing the UAA Lecture Series on Experimental Economics and Philanthropy. #uaa #uaacbpp #cbpp
Instagram Image: Nathaly Rivera is another new face at the CBPP. She is working with the Economics and Public Policy department as a post doctoral researcher. Nathaly holds an MSc degree in Regional Economics from Universidad Católica del Norte (Chile), and a PhD degree in Environmental and Resource Economics from MSU. #uaa #uaacbpp #cbpp
Instagram Image: The College of Business and Public Policy would like to welcome Kelcie Ralph, Assistant Professor of Urban Planning at Rutgers University. She is visiting us from New Jersey while on sabbatical and is working on her research titled “Who is Distracted by Distracted Pedestrians”. Kelcie earned her BA in economics at CBPP in 2009. #uaa #uaacbpp #cbpp #collegelife
Instagram Image: We're happy to see everyone back at the College of Business and Public Policy for Spring Semester 2019! #uaa #uaacbpp #cbpp #collegelife
Instagram Image: Happy New Year from all of us here at the College of Business and Public Policy! #uaa #uaacbpp #cbpp #newyear
Instagram Image: The College of Business and Public Policy would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season! #holidays #uaa #uaacbpp #cbpp
Instagram Image: We'd like to wish everyone good luck as finals week continues! #uaa #uaacbpp #cbpp #finals #collegelife
Instagram Image: The College of Business and Public Policy is open and we’re happy to see everyone back at Rasmuson Hall. #uaa #uaacbpp #cbpp #collegelife
Instagram Image: College of Business and Public Policy Distinguished Visiting Professor Willie Hensley recently spoke at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment (@stanfordwoods ). There is an excellent video of the event, visit the link in our bio and click on the news story to watch it. #uaa #uaacbpp #cbpp #conversation #dialogue #science #environment #environmentalscience #event #business #publicpolicy #alaska #representative #senator #stanford
Instagram Image: The College of Business and Public Policy would like to wish everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving weekend! #uaa #uaacbpp #cbpp #happy #thanksgiving
Instagram Image: Professor John Nofsinger presents #Bloomberg Terminal to the #Finance and #Investment Club. #uaa #uaacbpp #cbpp #collegelife #bloombergterminal