January
Tuesday January 22
3:00pm-5:00pm at UAA Campus Bookstore
This Land Is Ours
Come watch and discuss this important film about the rise of the Alaska Native Brotherhood, Alaska's first Native Civil Rights Organization
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Friday January 25
3:00pm-5:00pm at UAA Campus Bookstore
Let Me Share With You: A Panel Discussion about Identity
Engage in a discussion focusing on issues of personal identity: gender, ethnicity, age, and disability, with panelists that include UAA students, faculty, staff, and Anchorage community member's
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Tuesday January 29
2:30pm-3:30pm at UAA Campus Bookstore
Student Showcase Release Reception
Come celebrate the extraordinary works of University of Alaska Anchorage students
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Tuesday January 29
5:30pm-7:00pm at UAA Campus Bookstore
From Climate to Gender
UAS Economist Brittany Cioni discusses climate change and her research projects concerning gender. Come learn more about the economic factors role in the environment
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February
Monday February 4
5:15pm-7:00pm at UAA Campus Bookstore
A Clock With No Hands: Part I
Poet Tom Sexton discusses the sonnet and its form
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Tuesday February 5
5:00pm-7:00pm at UAA Campus Bookstore
The Way We Genuinely Live
Anthropologist Ann Fienup-Riordan discusses the exhibit Yuungnaqpiallerput (The Way We Genuinely Live), Masterworks of Yup'ik Science and Survival and her work with Marie Meade and Alice Rearden.
Monday February 11
5:15pm-7:00pm at UAA Campus Bookstore
A Clock With No Hands: Part II
Readings from Tom Sexton's three collections of "Nature Poems"
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Wednesday Feb 13-Friday Feb 15
10:00am-5:00pm at UAA Campus Bookstore
Grad Fair
Monday February 18
12:15pm-2:00pm at UAA Campus Bookstore
Kirkpatrick Hill
Award winning Alaskan author Kirkpatrick Hill visits the UAA Campus Bookstore to discuss her highly acclaimed novels.
Wednesday February 27
5:00pm-7:00pm at UAA Campus Bookstore
Living In America: with Fariba Steele
From Iran to Alaska in One Lifetime
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March
Friday March 7
1:00pm-2:30pm at UAA Campus Bookstore
The Digital Museum: A Think Guide
Dr. Herminia Din from the UAA Art Department presents, introduction by Selma Thomas. For anyone who cares about the future of museums and the impact of technology on our lives and institutions.
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Tuesday March 18
5:00pm-7:00pm at UAA Campus Bookstore
Clean Elections
The importance of having credible elections in Alaska is a goal important to most of us living in Alaska. This forum on clean elections will review current legislation, SB 182 and HB 261, and the affects these bills could have on the future of Alaskan politics. Come listen as we address questions concerning Alaska's election process, campaign finance, and the role of lobbyists in state politics.
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Wednesday March 19
5:00pm-7:00pm at UAA Campus Bookstore
"Crossing Borders" -Guatemala Information Night
View Slide show of Guatemala, talk with visitors from Guatemala, discuss study abroad possibilities through UAA. Guatemalan crafts available.
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Thursday March 20
1:00pm-2:00pm
Chef Vern
Springtime Chocolates. Come enjoy free chocolate!
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April
Wednesday April 2, 5:00PM-8:00PM
Tom Sexton: Poets and Their Time and Place
UAA Professor Emeritus of English and former Alaska Pet Laureate, Tom Sexton, will discuss the poet's role in society from T Fu to Cava and beyond.
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Tuesday April 15, 5:00PM-7:00PM
Andrew Yarrow Presents, Forgive Us Our Debt: America's Public Debt Crisis and How It Affects All Americans
Andrew Yarrow brings the sometimes eye-glazing discussion of national debt down to earth.
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Wednesday April 23, 4:00PM-6:00PM
Ambiguity in Shakespeare and Cervantes
Cervantes and Shakespeare: the Parallel Lives of Two Great Masters, with UAA professors Robert Croissant (English Dept) and Ted Kashmir (Languages Dept)
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May
Friday May 2
1:00pm-2:00pm at UAA Campus Bookstore
Oil in Alaska
Professors Jerry McBeath and Matthew Berman discuss their book concerning Alaska and other oil-producing regions of the world as well as Alaska's relationship with the oil industry.
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Thursday May 22
4:30pm-6:00pm at UAA Campus Bookstore
The Climate of Alaska
Martha Shulski presents The Climate of Alaska, and updated climatology illustrating the diverse range of this vast state. People who live, work and are interested in Alaska will find the climate studies, pictures and graphs in this book fascinating.
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Wednesday May 28
12:00pm-1:00pm at UAA Campus Bookstore
How Sarah Palin Turned Alaska's Political Establishment Upside Down
In her new book, Sarah, Kaylene Johnson discusses the unexpected life of Alaskan Governor, Sarah Palin.
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