Education
The best way to promote local hire is through local education. Alaska is home to universities, community colleges, and technical and vocational schools that provide Alaskans the education and skills they need to succeed in any of Alaska’s industries. Alaska Business covers budgetary issues, educational opportunities, new degrees, and hands-on training programs among other educational topics.
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UAS Receives Grant to Create Tlingit Language Radio Broadcasts
The University of Alaska Southeast has received a grant to create a Tlingit language radio program and a multimedia Word of the Week Program.
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PFD Raffle for Education Raises Nearly $1 Million
The numbers are in for the 2019 Alaska Permanent Fund Education Raffle. The program, in its first year, raised a grand total of $976,400, with 85 percent of the proceeds directly benefiting the state’s K-12 public education system.
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$3.4 Million Gift Endows Management Chair at UAF
A $3.4 million gift from the estate of alumnus James Pruitt has created an endowed chair at the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Management.
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Students’ 3D Model Illustrates Decline of Alaska Glacier
The model represents the terminus, or end tip, of the Mendenhall Glacier, located a few miles east of Juneau’s northern suburbs.
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Education Hurdles
Schools throughout the nation are facing a teacher shortage, and nowhere is this felt more starkly than in Alaska, where a large number of educators are recruited from the Lower 48.
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Melissa Jensen Promoted to Sacred Grounds Café Manager
Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska has promoted Melissa Jensen to Manager of the Tribe’s Sacred Grounds Café.
BSNC Promotes Karla Grumman to Chief Human Resources Officer/Associate Vice President
BSNC has announced the promotion of Karla Grumman to Chief Human Resources Officer/Associate Vice President.
Koniag Selects Ron Unger as CEO, Names Marty Shuravloff To Board
With an eye toward continued growth, the Koniag Board of Directors selected Ron Unger as Koniag’s CEO. Marty Shuravloff has been appointed to fill Ron’s seat on the Koniag Board.
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The 2019 Alaska Business Corporate 100 Directory
April 2019
Ranked by Alaska employees, these outstanding organizations are keeping Alaskans at work.