Matt Childs - Invited to be the Spring 2017 Graduate Degree Hooding Ceremony Student Speaker
Matt Childs, a soon to be MBA graduate, submitted an application to be UAA’s Spring 2017 Commencement Speaker but was narrowly edged out by another exceptional student. His application and speech topic captivated the selection committee, and they proactively suggested that he be awarded the opportunity to be the student speaker at the Graduate Degree Hooding Ceremony.
Being selected as the Hooding Ceremony Student Speaker is an honor, but when the honor is capped off as the first-ever student speaker for this event, it carries an unspoken responsibility of being a trendsetter.
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AMA Alaska Selects Jeri Rubin as Marketing Member of the Month
At the AMA Alaska Chapter April luncheon College of Business and Public Policy Professor Jeri Rubin was inducted as the Marketing Member of the Month. As one of the longest standing and charter members at 29 years, Jeri served on the board for 18 years, 2 years as President and 8 years as Treasurer. We are honored to have her leadership and proud to recognize her contribution and achievements.
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Why Russia gave up Alaska, America’s gateway to the Arctic
Introduction: One hundred and fifty years ago, on March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and Russian envoy Baron Edouard de Stoeckl signed the Treaty of Cession. With a stroke of a pen, Tsar Alexander II had ceded Alaska, his country’s last remaining foothold in North America, to the United States for US$7.2 million.
Read this fascinating article by Visiting Distinguished Professor, William L. Iggiagruk Hensley.
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Green & Gold Highlights CBPP's Weidner Property Management and Real Estate Program
The success of the College of Business and Public Policy’s property management and real estate concentration — part of our management degree is drawing attention. The demand for graduates with a management degree that includes property management is high and is leading to excellent career opportunities for CBPP students in our WPMRE program! Read the Green & Gold article and learn a little about a few of our gradutes.
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College of Business and Public Policy MPA Students Earn Honors at Global Competition
UAA Master of Public Administration students Brandon Nye, Kate Wright, Katie Dougherty and Loreen Davis participated in the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) Batten Student Simulation Competition on Feb. 25 at the University of Washington campus in Seattle.
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