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Growing from a small organization offering a handful of classes to local students to a multi-campus system serving more than 1,600 students each semester, Kenai Peninsula College marked its 60th anniversary with an open house event highlighting its rich history and local impact, drawing more than 400 students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members.

Launched as part of a brand refresh, the new tagline — "Your Journey," "Your Community" and "Your Impact" — captures distinct-yet-interconnected elements of what ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ offers and represents, addressing different audiences while reinforcing a cohesive narrative.

Media entrepreneur and business alumnus Brad Hillwig named ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Department of Journalism and Public Communications’ Atwood Chair of Journalism for the 2024-25 academic year

Earlier this summer, middle school students spent five days on the Anchorage campus delving into the science behind rust and decay as part of a corrosion chemistry camp led by mechanical engineering associate professor Raghu Srinivasan.

For Diane Hanson, Ph.D., professor emerita of anthropology, retirement is not the end of a career discovering Alaska’s prehistory, but rather the opening of a new chapter. Hanson is currently working on a proposal to return to Adak Island in the Aleutian Islands to investigate an archaeological site she visited decades earlier.

Union of Students of the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ (USÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼) President Luis Sanchez-Ulloa Jr. believes small changes make the biggest impact when it comes to enacting visible change.

Celebrate the start of the 2024-25 academic year with a full slate of events leading up to the first day of classes! From festivals and fairs to athletics to music, don’t miss these opportunities to connect with the campus community.

A new program led by ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼'s Alaska Small Business Development Center will deploy over $83 million in federal funds to drive private sector investments into rural and Alaska Native-owned businesses across the state. By bringing together 125 of Alaska’s federally recognized tribes to create the largest tribal consortium in the nation, the program will provide critical financial resources for Alaska’s small businesses and help foster a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Michele Yatchmeneff, associate professor of civil engineering and executive director for Alaska Native Education and Outreach at ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼, recently joined NSF's Discovery Files podcast to discuss her background, the importance of belonging and engaging Alaska Native students in STEM fields.

Atlas' $50,000 donation to ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ will fund seven scholarships to help offset education costs for students pursuing careers in the aviation industry. The needs-based scholarships will help expand opportunities for students while addressing critical workforce shortages.