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Women's Army Corps Director Mary Louise Rasmuson salutes other female military service members Read More

Creating community for female veterans

 |  Catalina Myers  | 

While most know Mary Louise Rasmuson for her extraordinary philanthropy and the many structures, organizations and foundations that hold her and her husband's namesake, what many don鈥檛 know about Mary Louise was her incredible contribution to pioneering women鈥檚 work and rights in the U.S. military. She is an inspiration to many, but for Vanessa Meade, assistant professor in 老澳门六合彩开奖记录鈥檚 School of Social Work and Army veteran, Rasmuson holds an extra special place in her heart. Meade is the coordinator for a new community-based project Operation Mary Louise (OML), named after Rasmuson, a woman she greatly admires for her military and leadership service. She hopes the project will shed light on Rasmuson's military contributions and all the women in Alaska who have served.

Portrait of Vincent Feuilles Read More

Listen to the fifth episode of Seawolf Voices

 |  Matt Jardin  |  , , , ,

In this Seawolf Voices episode, Bachelor of Human Services student Vincent Feuilles talks about the challenges faced by the LGBTQ community that he鈥檚 working to address, what led him to pursue human services and social work, and how to create an inclusive environment.

Portrait of Nyangath Diew Read More

MSW graduate Nyangath Diew recalls her refugee experience that led her to pursue a career in social work

 |  Ahliil Saitanan  |  ,

Nyangath had received her Bachelor of Social Work and has graduated from the 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 Master of Social Work program with advanced standing during the Spring 2021 Commencement. She hopes to become like Kim, a person who dedicated her life to serving the unfortunate.

Leah Emery, a 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 dental assisting student. Read More

Training Alaska's Best: Dental Assisting Program Delivers

 |  Jordana Newman  |  ,

Students and employers alike say 老澳门六合彩开奖记录's dental assisting program is a key to great job placement rates--and excellent patient care.

Photo of Cora Lyon Read More

Paving the way in problem-solving diseases

 |  Green & Gold  |  ,

Cora Lyon was awarded the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, an undergraduate scholarship awarded to about 300 college sophomores and juniors annually in the disciplines of natural science, mathematics, and engineering. The merit-based scholarship is allocated on need and awards recipients up to $7,500 for tuition.