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.
Join Dean Karen Markel for an open forum on Friday, February 22 from 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. in Rasmuson Hall Room 207. This will be an opportunity to ask any questions you might have for the Dean. College of Business and Public Policy faculty, staff and students are welcome to attend.
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Natural resource rich economics tend to grow slowly, but why? Researchers have theorized that natural resources can shine other sectors of the economy, induce political corruption, and even civil conflict. But new data and statistical techniques suggest that natural resources can fuel economic growth and offers a more nuanced view of the so-called “curse of natural resources.”
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Join us for the 2019 ANCSA Seminar Series "Where Are the Shareholders - Location, Interaction, Interest and Participation" on February 22, 2019 at 7:00pm in the UAA Allied Health Sciences Building room 106. Since its enactment in 1971, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act has been the largest lands claim our Nation has ever seen.
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Dr. Ralph Townsend, ISER director, will discuss how changes in Alaska’s demographics will impact workforce and health care costs at the annual Northrim Bank Lecture series at Mat-Su College Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m.
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Kelcie Ralph from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University explored if children suffer long-term consequences when they grow up without a car? To answer that question, Kelcie used propensity score matching and longitudinal data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics.
Read: Faculty & Student Seminar: Childhood Car Access
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
Instagram Image: Have a safe and warm weekend! #collegelife #uaa #uaacbpp #cbpp #winter
Instagram Image: The Accounting Club is one of the most established and connected clubs on campus, and has helped launch the careers of hundreds of CBPP accounting majors in Alaska and beyond. #uaa #uaacbpp #cbpp #studentlife #accounting
Instagram Image: The CBPP would like to express our gratitude to Katherine Wood of HDR. Katherine hosted a presentation on Service Marketing in Alaska to Professor McDowell’s class yesterday (10/25/18) on behalf of the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS). Thank you Katherine! #uaa #uaacbpp #cbpp #marketing
Instagram Image: We’d like to thank Katy from #Bloomberg for her presentation to professor Nofsinger’s class on October 3rd. #bloombergterminal #uaa #uaacbpp #cbpp