May 2, 2017

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NEWS

THENORTHERNLIGHT TUESDAY, M AY 2, 2016

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UAA Chancellor Tom Case to retire

PHOTO BY COREY HESTER

Tom Case speaks at an event on UAA’s campus. Case has served as chancellor of the university for six years.

By Chance Townsend

ctownsend@thenorthernlight.org

On April 12, UAA Chancellor Tom Case announced via email that he will retire this summer.

In the email sent out to students and staff, Case wrote, “I am humbled to have done meaningful and rewarding work alongside passionate, dedicated people who believe in providing opportunities for students to change their lives

for the better.”

In response to this resignation, UA President Jim Johnsen sent out an email regarding this announcement.

“It is with a great deal of sadness that I announce today that University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor Tom Case plans to retire at the end of June,” Johnsen said in the email.

“Tom has served the university with integrity, good humor and dedication...[I am] heartened

by the joy he will have in retirement as well as by the excellent leadership team he has developed.”

Tom Case served as the Dean of College and Business for six years until he left for a break and returned in 2011 as the new chancellor. Case worked hard to expand the programs and facilities on campus, and oversaw the growth of the Seawolf debate team, ANSEP programs and oversaw the national success of intercollegiate programs.

“I’m going to miss the wonderful people here and the environment in which we all learn from each other and our students are afforded opportunities to make major changes in their lives,” Case said.

“What I have done is help orchestrate the accomplishments of many, so I don’t take credit for my accomplishments...

It’s been a team effort.”

Case’s retirement is effective June 30. Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Sam Gingerich will serve as interim chancellor.

“It’s really with mixed feelings that I do retire and leave,” Case said. “But I won’t be leaving UAA. I’ll continue to support UAA in every way that I can, I believe in this institution...

I think it does have a great future.”

There will be a celebration for Case’s accomplishments and his retirement on May 8 at the Varsity Center Grill in the Alaska Airlines Center from 4 - 6 p.m.

DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE UAA’S GRADUATES OF 2017!

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Another tuition raise at UA may hurt affordability A tuition increase for the 2017-18 academic year raises concern

By Alexis Abbott

news2@thenorthernlight.org

In the current standing of the state’s financial crisis, higher education in Alaska has taken another economic toll.

Budget reductions, department cuts and program eliminations are just some of the challenges that have impacted the University of Alaska this year. A five percent tuition increase has been confirmed for next fall, and a potential additional raise in the spring of the 2017-18 academic year.

As far as a mid-year tuition increase, UA administration will do their best to “keep the increase in the five to ten percent range,” according to UA President Jim Johnsen.

A five to ten percent tuition raise translates to about a $400 to $800 increase per year for a fulltime student.

“If we do not get the funding we need from the state, our ability to meet the high standards that students deserve will require additional revenue. We are working to increase private giving to UA, and if our budget from the state falls short, we’ll need to step up tuition as well,” Johnsen said.

“Today, our tuition is 19 percent under the western states’ average, so even after a tuition hike, our tuition will still be very affordable for our students.”

Since 2015, Alaska’s state allocation has been cut nearly $50 million. In response, UA has looked for increased revenues from many sources, including tuition. Johnsen stated that a mid-year increase for academic year 2016-17 was controversial, so he set that option aside for 2017-18.

Stacey Lucason, student member of the UA Board of Regents noted that there has been tuition raises every year since being at UAA, and that she believes that it may be a pattern with inflation in the state.

Lucason said that the potential mid-year tuition raise will “likely” be discussed at the next Board of Regents meeting.

Next year’s five percent tuition hike will follow several years of tuition raises, most recently, a five percent raise for the 201617 academic year. Johnsen noted that with a reasonable budget from the Alaska legislature, that future tuition increases should not exceed ten percent.

After an already confirmed tuition raise for the fall semes-

ter, some students worry what an additional mid-year increase will mean for their education.

Bria Anderson, a junior dental hygiene major, admitted that she is concerned how future tuition hikes will affect her future at UAA. “I find it discouraging that every year I am having to pay more and more to go to my state’s college. I already have to take out student loans to attend UAA, and consistent tuition raises make my situation more difficult,” Anderson said.

According to the College Board, the average cost for tuition for the 2016–2017 school year was $10,510 at private colleges, $8,340 for state residents at public colleges. The national average yearly tuition raise is just a little over three percent per year.

UA reported it’s full-time undergraduate tuition rate at $6,360, slightly more affordable than most out of state institutions.

Whether there will be a midyear tuition increase in addition to the five percent for the 2017-18 academic year, will be determined in the near future by UA administration, Johnsen and the Board of Regents.

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04 | NEWS

THENORTHERNLIGHT TUESDAY, M AY 2, 2016

Alaska Senate approves bill to cut Alaska Performance Scholarship

Senate Bill 103 passes the Senate, waits for approval from the House

By Alexis Abbott

news2@thenorthernlight.org

The Alaska Senate recently approved Senate Bill 103, the initiative to establish innovative grants for public education and nearly eliminate the Alaska Performance Scholarship. The bill easily passed the Senate in a 12-7 vote.

SB 103 would drastically reduce the highly successful APS by phasing out tier two and three scholarships by Feb. 1, 2021.

If the bill passes, only tier one of the APS would remain, and be available to Alaskan high school graduates with a 3.5 grade point average or better and at least a 25 on the ACT or a 1210 on the SAT. The bill also proposes to eliminate the need-based Alaska Education Grant program, which helps many students afford education at the University of Alaska.

UA President Jim Johnsen expects the House to approve the bill and continue further through the legislative process.

“We are very concerned about any change that would impact these highly successful programs. We believe that ending the programs would be detrimen-

tal to growing our enrollment, encouraging young Alaskans to remain in Alaska for college and then build a career and life here,” Johnsen said.

The APS was created in 2011 to inspire Alaskan high school students to pursue higher education in state. In the 2015-16 academic year, 4,648 students at the University of Alaska benefited from the APS or AEG program.

If the House approves SB 103, 50 percent of high school graduates will no longer be eligible for the APS. That is roughly 1,200 students that will no longer earn the scholarship. Without the APS, many students will no longer have access to affordable higher education.

“As part of its mission to promote student access to and success in education beyond high school, the Commission is concerned that one of the key incentives for Alaska’s students to excel in high school and be prepared for postsecondary and workforce success may be eliminated,” Stephanie Butler, executive director of the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, said in a press release.

The Commission adopted a resolution in support of the Alaska Perfor-

mance Scholarship and Alaska Education Grants.

“The investment in the next generation of Alaskans is an important one, not just for students, but for Alaska’s economy as a whole when we can provide our high school graduates with the incentive to remain in Alaska for college and career training and to contribute to a strong Alaska economy, fueled by an Alaskan workforce,” ACPE chair Joey Crum said.

According to ACPE, APS users have a 25 percent higher rate of Alaska resi-

Retirement in spring remains popular option for staff

By Sarah Tangog

stangog@thenorthernlight.org

Retirement at UAA is booming and UAA’s Human Resources Office is burdened with retirement forms.

“A lot of people will leave at the end of the fiscal year,” Michelle Yerkes and Randi Markussen, from UAA’s Human Resources offices, said. “This is the time of year where the majority of people will retire.”

Additionally, retirement trends may be increasing due to a decrease in faculty morale.

According to a UAA Faculty Morale Survey taken in August of 2016, 43.94 percent of faculty morale has declined, and 28.05 percent of faculties do not feel positive about the security of

their job at UAA. Unfortunately, there are no retirement statistics set in place for 2017.

“We just don’t have [retirement statistics] at this point in time,” Yerkes and Markussen said.

Not just anyone can choose to retire, however.

“They have to be eligible,” Erika van Flein, director of benefits statewide, said.

There are two main plans at the state level for retirement: The Teachers’ Retirement System and the Public Employees’ Retirement System. Both require the age of 60 to become eligible. The TRS requires 20 years of teaching service, while the PERS requires 30 years of public service.

Both TRS and PERS also

provide early retirement plans, which require being vested and the age of 55 to become eligible.

TRS and PERS benefits include lifelong pension and health insurance.

“UAA employees who are in the defined benefit plans must reach retirement eligibility by either age or service, terminate employment and file an application for retirement with the Division of Retirement and Benefits. Retirement is effective the first of the month following all requirements being fulfilled,” Kathleen Lea, chief pension officer at the Department of Administration, said.

Retirement is the reward for both teachers and public employees after their years of service.

dency after graduation, while 83 percent of users say they were influenced by the APS to attend school in Alaska. Butler also noted that almost twice as many APS students at UA are prepared for college work and need no remediation, compared to those that did not receive the APS. The UA Board of Regents and the Coalition of Student Leaders each passed resolutions in support of the Alaska Higher Education Investment Fund, APS and the AEG. The fate of the APS and AEG is currently awaiting the House leaders.

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Nina Lee is the chosen commencement speaker for UAA’s class of 2017

2017’s spring semester will end with a strong voice

By Sarah Tangog

stangog@thenorthernlight.org

PHOTO BY SARAH TANGOG

Nina Lee follows in the shoes of 2016 fall commencement speaker, Sophie Leshan, another graduate of the early childhood education program.

This year’s commencement speech will be given by Nina Lee, early childhood major. Though she started going to college in San Diego, she eventually dropped out and decided to come to UAA instead.

“I started classes at UAA in 2010. I did not do well then either, I didn’t finish any of the classes that I started,” Lee said. “I began my undergrad in spring 2015 with 13 credits from San Diego, and finished my undergrad in two years.”

Because of her story, Lee was compelled to apply as the commencement speaker the moment she started her undergraduate education.

“I feel my story and how I got here is very relatable, and that UAA’s community is very unique in that it houses both traditional students, but also non-traditional students. That’s me,” Lee said.

The commencement speaker is ultimately chosen by Vice Chancellor Bruce Schultz.

“In selecting the student commencement speaker, I consider the totality of the process and rely heavily on the evaluations of the students who served on the committee that reviews, evaluates and recommends finalists to me,” Schultz said.

“Drawing on the recommendation of the evaluation committee, I make the final selection for student commencement speaker.”

The committee itself is usually composed of at least one faculty member, the Faculty Senate President, and several graduating students. Paula Fish

from Student Life and Leadership provides assistance for the committee.

“My role with the commencement speaker is just coordinating and helping the selection committee or the review committee, in selecting or providing advisement to the Vice Chancellor on who to select,” Fish said. “The Vice Chancellor looks at a student from the pool of students who really exemplifies UAA.” The student chosen is picked not only for their academic and community involvement, but also for the uniqueness of their story.

“We want students to feel like it’s not something that can’t be attained,” Fish said.

Though the role of the commencement speaker is chosen from a pool of applicants, the applicants can be any student with any background story.

“I’m really grateful for the opportunity to communicate my journey,” Lee said. “The most important role of a commencement speaker, I feel, is to communicate the challenges that we all face as students, and just relating to each other in a unifying way so that we can all accomplish a common goal of graduating. You’re capable of anything. If you set your mind to it, you can achieve it. Coming from someone who didn’t think I would ever graduate college, how I got to this point was with the support of my friends and my family.”

Lee believes that a great contributor to her success is the help she’s had along the way. She encourages students to seek friendships with peers and build relationships with professors and mentors, as it can help along the way.

06 | FEATURES

THENORTHERNLIGHT TUESDAY, M AY 2, 2016

USUAA has elected a new president and vice president for the 2017-18 academic year

PHOTO COURTESY OF ALEC BURRIS AND GESER BAT-ERDENE

Geser Bat-Erdene and Alec Burris posing for a picture for their USUAA campaign.

By Chance Townsend

ctownsend@thenorthernlight.org

The USUAA elections are over, and Alec Burris and Geser Bat-Erdene have won the positions of president and vice president for the 2017-18 academic year. This election also turned out to be highly successful, as it had higher voter turnout than the last three USUAA elections.

Burris is a freshman majoring in biology and has always had a deep interest in student government.

“I would travel the 45 to 1 hour drive from Wasilla to Anchorage so I could go to their bi-weekly meetings to see what their student government is like,” Burris said. “Once I learned that the current president wasn’t going to run, I felt that somebody needed to step

up and run the organization, and that I knew it well enough to run.”

His running mate, BatErdene is a foreign exchange student from Mongolia majoring in finance, and has been a USUAA senator for over a year.

“The opportunity to work with people who truly care about the university and work hard to achieve mutual goals is why I ran for vice president,”

Bat-Erdene said. “Becoming a [vice president] is a great honor for me. I was truly happy that the students of UAA are very open-minded, and the fact that an international student was elected for a USUAA leadership tells how diversity is welcomed on the campus.”

Burris and Bat-Erdene are both deeply involved with student government around campus and are excited to start their new positions.

“I’m very excited to start delivering on the promises we made during our campaign,” Burris said. “We are going to try to start working on the issues with security cameras, working with the administration about Title IX, and looking at assessing fees.”

Sam Erickson, USUAA president for the 2016-17 academic year, believes that the two successors will learn by seeing him and vice president, Johanna Richter, in action.

“There is a relatively wellestablished process for transitioning leadership in USUAA, but in this case it’s made even easier since Alec has significant experience in the organization already… I’ll begin having him shadow me in USUAA meetings, introducing him at

events, meeting administrative faculty and staff leaders, and bringing him up to date on the projects I’m currently working on,” Erickson said. “Johanna will be doing the same for Geser, and the goal is to be able to completely turn over the organization. Obviously, I will still be around and able to give advice for the next year, but I am confident that Alec will be able to pick right up where Johanna and I left off.”

Burris and Bat-Erdene both look forward to serving the students of UAA. “You can definitely [be] looking for student government to be active on campus,” said Burris.

“Oftentimes we are in the background doing a lot of work that the students don’t see. I think looking forward you’re going to see us in the forefront, because we really care about students seeing that their student fees are being used to best of their ability. That’s what we are going to do for the student government.”

Burris and Bat-Erdene’s term as USUAA president and vice president began on April 28 and will continue through the 201718 academic year.

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At UAA, non-traditional students take longer route to graduation

By Chance Townsend

ctownsend@thenorthernlight.org

Most people believe that it takes four years to graduate college, but the reality is that many students don’t graduate in that four-year time frame. For many UAA students, the path to graduation can be much longer.

Vincent Gregory is a graduating senior majoring in English.

Vincent has been at UAA since the spring semester of 2009.

When Gregory started college, he felt he wasn’t prepared.

“No one showed me the ropes… I didn’t know what advisers were, GER’s, DegreeWorks,” Gregory said. “[I] was completely in the dark about everything.”

Gregory is a product of the poor college readiness in the villages of Alaska, and the poor outreach given to remote locations. Gregory is an Alaska Native student hailing from Kalskag, a small village near Bethel, where outreach isn’t the best.

“It took me about a year to find my footing,” Gregory said.

Gregory talked in length about the culture shock of moving to the city, and the help he received to get back on track.

The main problem is that the university struggles to recruit native students, but when they do enroll, UAA struggles on how to keep students on the right track to graduate.

Gregory wants to enroll into a master’s program or get another degree involving his native

heritage, and one day carve over 10,000 rings.

“If I took everything I knew now and put it back in my freshman year… I would’ve graduated now,” Gregory said. “You shouldn’t feel rushed or pressured in school… I say start school when you’re ready and at a pace you feel comfortable with, otherwise you might as well be chased by wolves.”

Chris Richardson has been at UAA since January of 2010.

Richardson fell off track due to personal issues, but believes that straying off the beaten path is a part of life.

“I was originally a computer science major, and then after I found out I had to take calculus… the week after that, I was an English major,” Richardson said.

Richardson also aspires to be a famous author. His poem book, “Taking Back the Romantic” is finished, and Richardson has been talking with publishers to get it printed.

“I want to become a wellknown author...like James Patterson, like that well-known... that would be amazing,” Richardson said. “It doesn’t matter if it takes four years or seven years. As long as you get there.. that’s the whole point.”

While Gregory and Richardson get ready for commencement, Stone Sibbett is getting ready for another semester attending UAA. Sibbett has been at UAA for about four years now, and he doesn’t really know when

PHOTO BY YOUNG KIM

Vincent Gregory, English major, has taken eight years to reach graduation after the culture shock of moving to Anchorage from Kalskag. Gregory hopes to pursue graduate school in the future.

he’ll be finished. He is currently majoring in social work but is trying to change to a custom major in therapeutic recreation with a minor in outdoor leadership.

Like Richardson, Sibbett’s long tenure at UAA can be contributed to him changing majors.

“I originally got an associates degree in human services, then switched to the bachelor’s degree and then switched to social work,” Sibbett said. “And then I decided I rather do something outside in the recreation therapy side of things. it would

be something I would enjoy.”

Sibbett has also run into a roadblock in terms of when he is going to graduate.

“If I wanted to pursue something in the outdoor field, I need more time outside. So I have to get outdoor experience, and that doesn’t mater if I have the degree or not... So I’m not super gung-ho on finishing,” Sibbett said. “I can’t really make money in that field either unless I go out and work for somebody at a lowwage job for quite a long time.”

For now, Sibbett and his roommates have started trying to make laundry soap and cargo bike frames to sell to people in parts of the world without bikes.

“I guess my degree has become more of a hobby. ‘Cause with manufacturing it’s something I can make money with

now, where I can’t make money with [my degree], instead I want to pursue my degree and do something with it eventually to benefit,” Sibbett said. “I would encourage anyone that is considering taking longer time to get their degree [to] really consider what they want out [of] their degree... one thing that helped me in my education is I started taking classes in things I would enjoy and enrich my life,” Sibbett said.

There are a multitude of reasons why someone won’t graduate on time, be it personal reasons, lack of college readiness or even just trying to find the right career path. Everybody in life takes shortcuts, not everyone can stay on the same road. For these UAA students, they just took the long way around.

08 | FEATURES

THENORTHERNLIGHT TUESDAY, M AY 2, 2016

North Hall graduation celebrates freshmen students’ first year of college North Hall staff celebrate the successful completion of the first year of college at graduation ceremony

By Cheyenne Mathews cmathews@thenorthernlight.org

The first year experience hall, North Hall, held its annual graduation ceremony for freshman students who have completed their first year of college on April 29. Jennifer Edens is the Residence Coordinator at North Hall and said events like the North Hall freshman graduation recognize the work it takes to successfully finish the first year of college.

“The purpose [of the graduation] is to celebrate the completion of the first year of college for our residents here,” Edens said. “The first year is often the most challenging in many ways; you feel homesick, people have a hard time transitioning and adjusting [and] often acclimating. They need to learn how to manage their time, how to manage their finances, how to study for college, because studying for college is different than studying for high school, and they get a taste of adulting.”

Makayla Newman is a North Hall Resident Advisor who helped Edens plan the event. Newman said her first year graduation was a great experience, and that events like North Hall graduation build a supportive community.

“It is a lot easier to stay in the university once you’ve been here longer than a year. Looking back at my freshman year, it wasn’t quite as difficult as this year, but I felt more inclined to go home, because I was homesick, and less stable

here,” Newman said. “Just celebrating that they’ve made it through not the most challenging year, but the most challenging as far as being homesick and lonely and not having a lot of friends, because after the first year they’re more stable and they can handle things that make them want to go home.”

Edens said that students are more likely to stay in college if they finish their first year, and as the first year coordinator, she said her goal is to get higher retention of first year students from semester to semester.

“The longer students stay, the more likely they are to graduate,” Edens said. “[Retention is] on par — it’s been normal.

We would like to see it fewer. It would be ideal to see 100 percent of students who come in the fall remain throughout the whole year, but that’s not where we are right now.”

Newman said that there are a lot of factors that influence a student leaving the university in their first year, but that it is important to celebrate those who do complete the year.

“Unfortunately there’s a lot of factors that play into whether or not we retain students, like some students get like a semester or two in and realize they can’t afford it or they’re not completely dedicated to their studies, or something terrible happens and they have to go home,” Newman said. “There’s just a lot of different things that can happen, but it’s just hard to retain them. We’re trying to do programs and

PHOTO BY JAY GUZMAN

Stephen Kranich, North Hall resident and staff member, gives a speech during the North Hall Graduation.

The graduation serves to recognize and celebrate the completion of North Hall residents’ first year in college.

stuff so they won’t be homesick and go home because that’s something that is a little more fixable than the financial and academic or family issues.”

One of the speakers at the North Hall graduation ceremony was Residence Hall Association President, Nathan Burns.

“It’s a good thing to recognize that getting past the biggest hump is an important accomplishment and it only

gets easier from here, and it’s a nice little get together to thank everybody here,” Burns said. “It does feel, especially for those living on campus, they get more of college experience than if they lived at home or commuted in.”

At the graduation, first year students were handed certificates with their name that congratulated them on completing their first year of college.

College Cookbook: Sasha’s super simple savory salmon

By Victoria Petersen Contributor

Ingredients • 1 salmon fillet • 1/2 cup of sundried tomatoes • 1 1/2 tablespoons of lemon pepper

Summer is upon us, and fresh salmon will be running soon. Make room in your freezer and use up last year’s salmon haul with this tasty recipe from a 2017 graduate. For a simple and delicious preparation, my friend, and geology graduate, Sasha Peterson bakes the salmon with just two other ingredients. The savory sun-dried tomato and citrus flavors of the lemon pepper make for a decadent meal, and a tasty way to get your Omega-3 fatty acids. Add a side of sauteed kale and some rice or quinoa.

This recipe calls for sun-dried tomatoes. Sasha used the refrigerated kind that is in a jar. This allows the tomatoes to be saturated in oil, adding to the flavor of the salmon. Sprinkle with capers for added decadence.

Directions 1. Place salmon fillet on a sheet of foil.

2. Sprinkle the lemon pepper evenly over the salmon fillet.

3. With a spoon, drizzle the sun-dried tomatoes and oil over the fillet until the fillet is covered.

4. Fold the foil inwards, creating a cocoon for the salmon to cook in.

5. Allow the salmon to cook for about 30 to 40 minutes, or until the salmon flakes against a fork brushing the center of the fillet.

6. Optionally garnish with lemon and capers.

PHOTO BY VICTORIA PETERSEN

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COMM 111 classes register 350 voters and learn how to use their voice Courses taught by Marsha Olson are engaging and registering college voters

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By Cheyenne Mathews cmathews@thenorthernlight.org

Until this semester, Nicholas Maurer didn’t think he should be allowed to vote, because he didn’t believe he helped his community enough. Maurer is 18, going on 19, and one of many young voters who declined to register or vote in elections. Then Maurer took Marsha Olson’s Fundamentals of Oral Communication, COMM 111 class, and he said he finally felt like he deserved the right to vote.

“I felt like at the time, because I didn’t work personally, I wasn’t contributing to the world by helping society out,” Maurer said. “For myself I didn’t feel I should vote until I was contributing something myself.”

For Maurer, that contribution came in the form of voter registration stations he did in his COMM 111 class. Maurer, and other students have said this class helps them feel engaged with politics, partly

because they participate in voter engagement and registration stations. Since starting the registration stations, Olson said her classes have registered around 350 people on campus. Olson has been running voter engagement stations for the last three semesters, and she said their goal is to get college students, young voters who are typically absent at the polls, to register to vote.

“One of the big things we noticed on campus is there are no registration drives, you can register to vote, but it is not very well publicized,” Olson said. “One of the ways to get people to register, if it is not on their radar, is to put it on their radar.”

Bringing awareness to upcoming elections is also a goal of the voter registration stations. For the fall semester of 2016 most students were aware of the Presidential elections, but Olson believes local elections, like the Anchorage Municipality election that happened the first week of April, are even more important elections to bring awareness to.

Olson said she has her COMM 111 students run the voter registration stations so that they can become more involved in the process, but also so that they learn how to use their voice, a skill she believes is her job to teach in COMM 111. Olson got the initial inspiration from the musical, ‘Hamilton,’ and the quote “If you stand for nothing Burr, what will you fall for?”

“My whole job is teaching people to find their voice, I teach oral communication, I want people to be able to stand up, whether it is politically or personally, and [the quote] was really inspiring to me and made me feel like there had to be some-

thing we could be doing to encourage students to use their voice,” Olson said.

“At the same time, I had a couple of students in class who made some comments about tuition increases, and health care costs, they were side comments they had made… but it resonated with me because what it showed was that their voice wasn’t being heard.”

Since starting the voter registration project, Olson has been able to see her own students, students like Maurer register and become more informed about political issues. Olson said her best success story to date was a woman from her first semester conducting the project.

“She registered and voted for the first time in the April election last year, which is a municipal election,” Olson said. “She had never voted before, and she was an immigrant to the country so she wasn’t born in the U.S. Although she was a citizen, she had never registered, and I think she was relatively new. The more we talked about it in class, the more she researched, the more important she realized that it was.”

Through her research, Olson’s student realized what role voting in elections played in citizenship.

“She came up to me right before the election last year and said, ‘You know I had no idea this was so significant a part of being a citizen and this was my duty. I have already researched every candidate and I know who I am going to vote for, and I researched the ballot measures, and I even told my husband that he has to vote this year, because he hasn’t been voting either. We talked about who we should be voting for and we’re going to go and

bring our kid with us,’” Olson said.

As a student participating in the voter registration stations, Maurer said he couldn’t tell people to vote without being a registered voter himself.

“Right now, just by being able to get out there and try to help people to register to vote and to be working and serving myself, kind of becoming a more responsible adult– I felt like I was sort of contributing more around me,” Maurer said.

“I feel like if I am going to be helping people to register to vote, then I should be doing my part as well.”

Rea Barcelon, sophomore, was also in Olson’s COMM 111 class, and she said the impact of her voter registration booth this spring was a positive one.

“I felt like it was pretty important, like not enough people do, a lot of people do want younger people to [go vote] but she’s actually putting in action to,” Barcelon said. “Putting into action is really important, because if no one is going to do anything about it, then nothing is going to really change. At least she’s trying to get it out there for her classes.”

Olson said she plans to continue the voter registration stations but that the stations will evolve to be more education based, and less focused on registration because of a ballot measure that passed last fall to tie signing up for the PFD and voter registration together. Overall, Olson has seen her voter registrations, and the research and work students in her classes do leading up to the stations, succeed in their goal of registering members of the UAA community and teaching her COMM 111 students to use their voice.

10 | FEATURES

THENORTHERNLIGHT TUESDAY, M AY 2, 2016

AEDC provides training for students and recent graduates to help pursue jobs after college

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By Brenda Craig

features@thenorthernlight.org

On May 17, the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation will be providing a job training titled From College to Career: How to get a great first job. This event will be located at Bear Tooth Theater-pub from 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. with a $3 entry fee. This will be one of AEDC’s “Job Skills Boot Camps” that will be put on throughout Anchorage to help prepare recent graduates apply and interview for their first jobs.

At this event, individuals will learn how to build a noticeable resume, find jobs that aren’t advertised and how to network.

“The College to Career event is geared specifically to recent college graduates to help them find a job right out of college that helps fulfill their career goals,” Moira Sullivan, Live. Work.

Play. director at AEDC, said.

“We’ve been putting together a curriculum specific to college graduates and lining up presenters from the business community, many of whom are hiring managers or HR directors and can speak directly to what they look for in candidates.”

Many graduates have the technical skills that they have learned throughout college.

However, the College to Career training will focus on soft skills and professionalism. They will not only help individuals to pur-

sue a job but be successful in that job.

“There will be five different modules, presented by business leaders in Anchorage, covering everything from effective networking, how to use your LinkedIn profile to get you interviews and jobs, best practices for resume writing that will get you past an automated screen, interview etiquette, and tips to impress your boss and colleagues in your first weeks on the job, putting you in place to be successful and get promotions and raises,” Sullivan said.

When Sullivan graduated college, she faced many problems when looking for a job. She was given the same excuse most jobs give, that they were looking for three to five years of experience. This inspired her to start these trainings for graduates.

“As LWP Director, I wanted AEDC to put on this College to Career event this year so that other Anchorage grads would have advantages in entering the job market that allows them to get jobs they might otherwise be turned down for, and learn about opportunities that they might not know about. I don’t want our recent grads to have the same experience I did in job hunting here in Anchorage,” Sullivan said.

The College to Career training hopes to help these graduates find a job in town to prevent

discouraged individuals from leaving the state.

“When college grads like me feel defeated looking for jobs in Anchorage, they’re likely to leave the state and find a job elsewhere — and as a city, we simply can’t continue to ship out our brightest young people to the Lower 48 where they create economic opportunities for other communities and not ours.

Helping graduates find the jobs they want after college is critical to reducing brain drain,” Sullivan said.

Students are eager to attend this event and excited to take away what they will learn from the training and apply it in the future. Many students do not have the experience in searching for a career and are often intimidated about what comes after college.

“My whole life I’ve been a student, so I feel like when I graduate I am not going to know what to do next,” Madi Burgess, health science major, said. “I think this is an awesome event because hopefully it will show students that there are things future employers are looking for and that it doesn’t have to be as scary as we think it’s going to be.”

Many of the skills that will be taught at this event are ones that employers look for in applicants.

With fresh minds out of college, they believe this training will go

hand-in-hand with their hunger to succeed.

“This training would benefit students by helping to equip them with some of the soft skills that employers say that potential employees often lack,” Sean Carpenter, communications director at AEDC, said.

“Because there is no one stop resource for this type of training and searching online can provide mixed results, we thought that offering this training would help compliment the knowledge that students come away with when they graduate.”

This event highlights the fact that there are various job opportunities, it’s just a matter of how they are approached.

“I think the most important thing students and graduates will take away from this event is that there are great jobs in Anchorage for recent graduates, and that while the system for finding those job leads, getting interviews and offers at great companies can be complicated and sometimes unfair, there are ways to play the game to give yourself maximum advantage,” Sullivan said.

From College to Career is part of AEDC’s push to offer free and inexpensive job skills seminars for Anchorage community members. College graduates are encouraged to attend, but the training is open to the public.

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Prof-iles: UAA economics professor found his calling on a mountain in Nepal

By Cheyenne Mathews cmathews@thenorthernlight.org

Before economics professor, Jim Murphy knew about economics, he was working in the San Francisco Bay area. A recession hit the company he was working at, so he decided to go trekking in Nepal.

“The company laid me off and they gave me a six-month severance package, so I took the money and went trekking in Nepal,” Murphy said. “I wouldn’t say I went on a soul-searching expedition — it was really just that I was 25 — and I had six months of money in my pocket, so I went to Nepal. I met a guy who was an environmental economics student…

Before that time I wasn’t aware that economics could be used to understand environmental policy issues.”

The environmental economics student Murphy met introduced him to an economic approach to solving environmental problems. As an undergraduate at Villanova University, Murphy said he was always very interested in environmental issues, but he didn’t know how economics could be used to address those problems. At Villanova, he switched majors frequently. He started off as a business major, before realizing that he wanted a broader education and switched to German. As a German major he didn’t realize he needed to learn two languages to meet major requirements, and he didn’t have enough time for that, so he switched to the Honors Program. Very few of the honors classes interested him, so he decided not to focus on that either.

“I graduated as general arts [major] which is kind of code for undeclared humanities major,” Murphy said. “But I collected a lot of minors; I wound up with a business minor, a German minor, and an honors. Indirectly I wound up with a pretty well-rounded education but no real focus.”

It wasn’t until that mountaintop in Nepal that Murphy realized his academic calling was in economics, so he went to the University of California Davis to pursue a master’s, and later a Ph.D., in agricultural and resource economics.

While a graduate student, Murphy became acquainted with Vernon Smith, a 2002 Nobel laureate in Economics.

Smith also served as UAA’s first visiting UAA Rasmuson Chair of Economics.

After Smith’s term in the position ended,

PHOTO BY YOUNG KIM

While spending time in Nepal, economics professor Jim Murphy met another student showed him he could evaluate environmental policy issues using economics.

he recommended Murphy for the job.

In 2006, Murphy moved from a faculty position at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to Anchorage to become the next chair.

“I knew I wanted to get into academics because I like teaching and I like research. I wanted to find a job that let me do both well,” Murphy said. “I love my research, but I don’t want a job where all I do is research and not teach because I also enjoy working with students.”

At UAA, Murphy continued to conduct research, and many of his research projects led him too far corners of the world. He is currently working on the last year of a four-year project about fisheries in Chile that is funded by FONDECYT, which is the Chilean National Science Foundation. His past research projects also focus on natural resources, like fieldwork he conducted in Colombia

studying rural management of natural resources, and field experiments in Western Alaska and Far East Russia. When he is not researching, he is teaching at UAA or at a partner university in China as the Chairman of Nankai University Vernon L. Smith Experimental Economics Lab. “Every summer I go there for a few weeks and work with them, I teach a class to their graduate students,” Murphy said, “I advise their faculty on the projects they’re working on, I try and help them think about, if they get a program started, what would it look like. Here’s what we did, here’s what you can do.”

Nankai University in China is a good example of how UAA’s experimental economics program has gained international recognition, Murphy said. The experimental economics program is now ranked in the top 10 percent of programs internationally, and the department has

even broken UAA faculty application records.

“Before Elmer Rasmuson donated the funds to endow the Chair when a faculty position in the economics department opened up, the average amount of applicants was 20 to 30 people. The most recent faculty position we just hired for the job...we had almost 300 applications,” Murphy said. “It’s a university record for the most applications for any full-time job on campus, and we got our top candidate. We had a huge pool of people, and we got who we thought was the best person, which was awesome.”

In the future, Murphy hopes to continue growing the experimental economics program while minimizing the harm budget cuts might have on it. He plans to continue researching, as well as spend time outdoors doing activities he loves like hiking, biking, skiing and fishing.

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New places and experiences with the National Student Exchange The National Student Exchange encourages students to challenge life and learn different perspectives

By Chance Townsend

ctownsend@thenorthernlight.org

The National Student Exchange is a study-away experience that fits into university initiatives for globalization, diversity and engagement. NSE provides study-away opportunities to students enrolled at its 170 member colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Established in 1968, NSE has provided exchange opportunities to more than 110,000 students. For many students, the chance to explore new environments are experiences that wouldn’t be

possible without NSE. Kaliegh Hayes, from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, describes coming to Alaska as “something different.”

Hayes had a rather slim chance of traveling through the program.

“I walked into the NSE coordinator’s office, and was like, ‘Hey, I want to go to Alaska,’” Hayes said. “She told me that wasn’t going to happen, she said I had a 10 percent chance, because I did the application in September and it was supposed to be in by March.”

Now that she is here, Hayes has a fondness for the state.

“It’s very different up here,” Hayes

Tyler H. Henriksen

Congratulations!

You made it and we are proud of you!

Love, mom and family

Jose Adalberto Mora

Jesse Lestenkof

All your family congratulates you for finishing your studies in geology.

Wishing you luck in your future studies as you complete your master’s degree.

Thank you for always being a good student, responsible and outstanding. Thank you for being a great son and friend, always helping others and contributing new ideas for your community and university, always feeling proud of your roots.

We feel very proud of you, what’s been hard you’ve made easy.

We love you very much and we are sure that you will continue to fill us with many joys. We give you our blessings.

– Your family

Jesse, The end of one chapter and the beginning of a new one! We’re so proud of you and the work you’ve put into your education, you’ve set the path to achieving all your dreams. The first college graduate in our family, you’ve set the standard for your siblings and everything that can be possible. Your dedication to your work, your family and friends is just proof of the amazing person you are! We will always “gotcho back” no matter what you do in life. Love you so much.

“Coin coin!” ~mom~dad~family

said. “I like the mountains… I like the scenery, the environment, I like that it’s different than anything else in the world, but I miss Dunkin Donuts.”

One of Hayes’ friends from NSE is Nathalie Trow-McDonald, who is from the University of the Virgin Islands. The university is only a five-minute walk to the beach.

“I’m not used to having to wear pants every day, and not wear flip flops… For a long time I missed the feeling of the sun on my skin,” TrowMcDonald said. “I think there are certain things on campus that I miss, because I was really involved in certain things and they keep happening when you’re gone... I miss my radio station.”

What Trow-McDonald likes most about UAA and Alaska is its proximity to the mountains and trails.

“I like that you’re in a city, but you can drive 20 minutes and be hiking up a mountain,” Trow-McDonald said. “The views are really nice, and I enjoy the iceskating.”

Rachel Barclay is another participant in the NSE from the University of South Dakota. Barclay has been to 49 of the 50 states and that was a big reason on why she decided to come to UAA. “It’s not as flat... and I like seeing the random moose,” Barclay said. “It’s a lot prettier here, and I like the mountains.”

The three women have since become friends since they met, and have done everything from going to UAA basketball games and participating in nature excursions together.

“I went whale-watching in Seward with Kaliegh, that was fun,” Barclay said. “I can’t remember everything we’ve done, we’ve done a lot... so much fun, so little time.”

Adventures aside, NSE does serve as a large time commitment.

“I miss my family a lot,” Hayes said.

“I think that any prospective student that wants to take the NSE program has to consider how long they’re going to be away from home. But it’s a great experience all students should consider. I highly recommend NSE if you want to expand your horizons and try something new... and you can open doors to new places.”

UAA also provides the opportunity for students to participate in NSE and travel to one of over 200 colleges in the U.S. Applications are due in February.

Dominique Valen Brooks

The Brooks family would like to congratulate Dominique Brooks on completing her bachelor’s degree. Graduation is a time of completion, of finishing, of ending, however, it is also a time of celebration of achievements. Your schooling may be over but your education still continues.

Never doubt you were born to do great things. Don’t just strive to make your presence noticed, live to make your presence felt. As you find your place in this world, help change it for the better. Never forget where you came from and always remember God is with you.

With much love, your family

Tanner B. Penrod

Engineer’s Watch…

Night gathers, and now my study begins. It shall not end until my graduation. I shall make no girlfriends, hold no parties, enjoy no weekends. I shall wear no crowns and win no glory.

I shall live and die at my table. I am the geek in the class; I am the technician that guards the technologies of men. I pledge my life and honor to Engineering, for this night and all nights to come. We are so proud of you Tanner! May God continue to bless you in all that you do!

Love, Mom, Dad & Grammi

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Patrick Luke McFarland

Byron Lowe II Patrick, Congratulations! As I write this, tears of both joy and sorrow roll down my face. You are the first of the McFarland tribe to graduate college! 2442 days later, you did it! Your mother and grandfather would be so proud, and will be watching you from above. Your family is so very proud of you son! We applaud your dedication, perseverance, time and energy to get here. A new life awaits. Embrace it and enjoy the ride. You’re going to be just fine. You got this!

Love, your family and Kaitlynn

Sierra Elizabeth Afoa

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Byron, You have changed our family tree! From day one you always caught on fast and your preschool teachers said you need to start school earlier because you zoomed through all the material before scheduled time. It has been a great seeing you develop into a young strong, educated man. I can’t wait to see your next accomplishments!

Love you, Mom Byron, It’s been great grandson seeing you reach your goals.

You are such a go-getter and you can do anything you set forth!

Love you, G-ma Dorothy

Andrea Singson Sierra – We are incredibly proud of you. You are lovely inside and out, as tough as nails, smart and pretty darn funny.

We have enjoyed every minute of parenting you.

Thank you for making us look good! May happiness be yours.

With love and admiration, Mom and Dad

Andrea, As you graduate from UAA, we are so very proud of you. Your perseverance and hard work has paid off. As you go out into the world, always remember who you are and what your goals are. You have a lifetime of amazing experiences ahead of you. Live YOUR life!

Love from all of us, Mom, Dad, and Brooke

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CONGR ATS TO THE GR ADUATING

CLASS OF 2017 HONORS LEGEND Cum Laude*

Magna Cum Laude**

Summa Cum Laude***

List of students as of 4 p.m. on April 28, 2017

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Dr. John R. D. Stalvey, Dean DOCTORATE DEGREES DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Clinical-Community Psychology Jennifer N. Burkhart MASTER’S DEGREES MASTER OF ARTS English Mitchell R. Hoback Andrew J. Mullins MASTER OF FINE ARTS Creative Writing and Literary Arts Morgan Grey Daniel Mickelsen MASTER OF SCIENCE Clinical Psychology Maria C. Crouch Elena V. Gorovaya Elizabeth E. W. Jacques Hugh D. Leonard Carla E. Pace Jennifer A. Pierce Dhara J. Shah Bertalina Villar Rashayne N. Zimmer GRADUATE CERTIFICATES Children’s Mental Health Rashayne N. Zimmer BACCALAUREATE DEGREES BACHELOR OF ARTS Anthropology Eleanor M. Bishop Jillian T. Coy Hana C. Dock* Crystal L. Dushkin Daniel J. Jimenez Shera S. Kim Shelby M. Mattey-Doepke Gunnar Nagel Yvette E. Pype** Nicole M. Raymond Mary M. Sine*** Darryl B. Skadsem Tyler J. Teese Dawn A. Timmreck Art Alyeska I. Brunke*** Allison M. Castillo*

Sydney M. Daniels* Christina D. Fields Hans W. Hallinen Michael A. Rehe Aja M. Stewart Sam M. Thomas Alec J. Wilber Michelle L. Xiao Biological Sciences Lyle D. Moore-Kroll Desirae R. Pascale Rachael C. Rooney Dustin L. Wilson English Miriam R. Becker Haley N. Bissell Deborah M. Castillo* Angela D. Essary Derek W. D. Heck Shelby N. Holmes Joseph L. Hopp Aspen J. N. Knight* Jessica A. McCarver* Robyn M. McKerley Cameron A. Murray Dakota L. Parker Patricia D. Pierce Yvette E. Pype** Sarah K. Reeves Christopher A. Richardson Adriane N. Riddle Daniel M. Rink Danielle A. Stager Victoria R. Turner Sarah A. Ward* Melissa N. Weisenfelder** Environment and Society Christine E. Brummer* Eugene E. Dixon Jr. History Robert O. Aschenbrenner Donald L. Ashworth Jr. Rebecca J. Bastien Younghoon Y. Chang Kelsey A. Clark Patrick R. Davidge Angela D. Essary Adam E. Foutch Miranda E. Gaulke Marsha R. Graham* Elizabeth A. Hardie* Danielle R. Holness Travis L. Jackson Kristin C. James Mara L. James* Edward A. Juraszek Dennis S. Martushoff* Dayton H. Osborn Samuel R. Reed Joshua B. Salazar Tyler D. Smith Joshua G. Springer Daniel B. Terrini Keith O. Thompson*

Cadena M. Trusty Charlotte G. Tunley Bernard H. Tzou Cameron C. Wallen Elizabeth G. Williams Patrick B. Wold Jr. International Studies Yesenia E. Camarena Stephanie E. Hoger Megan R. Holland* Teanna R. Hutchison*** Mara L. James* Delaney C. Mitchell** Anna V. Ponurkina* Charlotte G. Tunley Maria D. Wick* Patrick B. Wold Jr. Journalism and Public Communications Danielle R. Ackerman William D. Anderson Thomas D. Belarde Manon C. Grimault* Mark L. Hoffman Emerald J. Kroeker Maria J. Lilly* Michael J. Noble Iana A. Popova Gabriela N. Riquelme Mary L. Simton Jacob R. Spickelmire Franklin M. Stanley Ryan D. Syvertson Languages Katherine M. Balaban Samantha E. L. Byrd Olivia R. Cluff Darion L. Heald** Janelle E. LaPlante** Lyle D. Moore-Kroll Erinne M. S. Vest* Mathematics Zachary T. Harder*** Nicholas P. Tabaczka Brendan J. Wehde Music Amanda L. Boger* Philosophy Christa B. Clift Timothy W. Ingalls Emaline N. Janes Skylar D. King-Strang Janelle E. LaPlante** Stacey R. Lucason Alex W. Rearick Political Science Bexley A. L. Brown Christopher L. Kuaiwa Daniel J. McDonald Dakota K. Orm* Mark L. Simon

Nicholas P. Tabaczka Garren J. Volper Derek M. T. Zorea Psychology Caleb J. Amos Zeb Bewak Angelo Bodison Paulsen J. Brown Robert M. Campione II Zainab K. Cheema Cody R. Christ Hailey R. Clampitt* Samantha Crutchfield Robert E. Davis V Joseph D. Day Derek J. Docken Lacy J. Elsey* Unu-Enerelt Enkhjargal Ariana R. Fogle Jordan I. Gingery Marissa N. Heim Pedro J. Hernandez Aviles Sarah P. Holland Casey M. Kerr Courtney K. Kisner Angelina N. Klapperich** Emily N. Krier*** Cynthia E. Lamas Na’Le’Na C. Largay Megan N. Linton Natasha D. Mantz** Larissa J. McMahill Helen F. Michaelson Bethany M. Misemer Dustin T. Muse Kayla L. Nowak Chelsea L. D. Robinson Meuy E. Saechao Natalie J. Sword* Samantha M. Tresham Dakayla A. Walters Maia R. M. Wen** Courtney N. Westra Charlianne E. Witt Nancy Yang Carmel L. Young* Sociology Stefanie N. Anderson Wesley B. Hobbs Jordyn N. Media Sandra Medina Brice L. Mizell Alex W. Rearick John R. Toller III Theatre Nikki L. Adams LisaMarie S. Castro* Kathryn L. O’Loughlin** Nancy L. Ott BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS Anna C. Bassler** Lukas L. Easton Kelli J. Flanagan**

Jenna G. Gerrety Lisa K. Thayer* BACHELOR OF MUSIC Music Education Emphasis Lailani C. S. Cook* Music Performance Nora S. Clark* George Yang* BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Anthropology Timothy B. P. Alsobrooks Nicole L. Arevalo* Rachel M. Carraway Sydney A. Deusenberry Aaron L. Rowbotham Biological Sciences Dali Abaza* Allison R. Abo** Gabriel G. Agron Erik R. Bolton* Lee Borghi Joshua J. Cress Ashton R. Curry Christopher D. Drake Deenay S. Dunmore Daniel E. Field Christine N. Frost* Garett C. Gates Miranda E. Gaulke Andrea C. Ramos Cortes** Emily T. Rom Aminda M. Skan Shad A. Spooner Kenton E. Stephens** Lee C. Vang Curtis J. Whisman Kenyon K. Wright** Chemistry Adrian Lena** Dominic M. Mallari Breanna N. Maniaci Dominik Notz Cassandra L. Sweetman Environment and Society Joseph W. Cosgriff Brandy N. Graham James M. Kays Jessica M. Njaa* Ellicia S. Turner Victoria M. Vandersommen* Geological Sciences Andy J. Allard Kristina L. Butler** Rachel M. Carraway Jose A. Mora* Cody D. Parker Christopher D. Schuler Dylan R. Van Rozeboom Joshua D. Vandermartin**

Mathematics Aaron B. C. Dris Conrad W. Kress Cayman P. Reynolds Natural Sciences Xiao Bai* Veronica E. Campbell Tyler S. Chase Joshua J. Cress Ashton R. Curry Kiva L. M. Echols Kimberly Anne C. Ferandez* Ryan E. Ferris Shawn R. Fraser William J. George Jasmine M. Gil Nathaniel E. Gingery Scott J. Habermann Maclaine A. Hargraves Aurora A. Hoefferle Austin K. Hummel Nicole L. Larkin Joseph T. Mackey Diana M. Marlowe** Katherine Mitchell Priscilla Louis V. Natcher* Megan E. Nelson Sean M. Niekamp Elizabeth M. Okamoto Ashleigh D. Roe Emily T. Rom Nicolette A. Roth Alexandria E. Scott* Jennifer R. Tennyson Brianna S. Triplett Lee C. Vang Daniel J. Warren Brett J. Wood Kenyon K. Wright** Debora Yoon Mallory K. Zharoff Psychology Samantha R. Jones Katherine E. G. Mitchell Gage T. Moore Danielle M. Parker Madlen R. Penn* William J. Rauchenstein Jr. Alison M. Simpson Aaron B. Smith ASSOCIATE DEGREES ASSOCIATE OF ARTS General Program Flora A. Andrews Sierra T. Baker** Lorraine M. Barendsen Stacey A. Beek Clifton N. Benton Barbara C. Bernier Matthew J. Bintz Patricia A. Bosley Sara E. Brenner** Crystal M. Brown Phyllis R. Brown

GRADUATES Jessica L. L. Bunag Cody W. Buzby Evelyn J. Byrd Allison R. Cameron Sasha K. Collum Atong M. Dau Samantha M. DecastroLoew Olivia N. Dekreon Michelle M. Dennis Marcus S. Douglas Devin D. Drones Darrah L. Edgar Keith G. Eraso Trevor K. Farnsworth Daniella J. Fincher Rachelle C. Gearhart* Ethan D. Harlan Izamar Hernandez Martinez Michael E. Hunner* Bethany G. Jenner Kiana A. Johnson Donna M. Judkins Elijah G. Kahula Melody A. Kalkowski Kamerin M. Karp Jeremiah Lamb David K. Lanpher* Kayla R. Lares Bridget K. Lee Jennah Lee* Sara M. Lindstrom Rachael Maher** Bren R. Marx Forest R. Masters Andrew E. Miller Wendy Mittendorf Thomas L. Moore Martin Padilla Devin R. Pambianco Sierra M. Payeur Shayla R. M. Pedersen* Joshua R. Pepper Olivia M. Petroccia** Nancy S. Porto Mercedes M. Potts Alice R. Prentice Patrick Romain Lauren G. Saffer Jamie L. San Jose Valeria Sanchez Shannon D. Sanderson Taryn Simmons Bethany A. Smith Susan D. Stevens Jennifer L. Stewart Elizabeth M. Strom Matthew I. Swanson* Sara A. Syverson Amond L. Tilley Carmen M. Wanous Jake Wells* Holly W. White Kelly M. Wondzell Tamija K. Woods* Christopher R. Worland Teressa D. Wyatt Chue Y. Xiong Nao H. Xiong Elikunida Yakunin Cassandra A. Zipay COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY Dr. Bogdan Hoanca, Interim Dean MASTER’S DEGREES MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION General Management Saara J. Alatervo Robert P. Amundson Alisa E. Bagaeva Terza K. Brower Ryan C. Buchholdt Franz Burghagen Christopher B. Burns Matthew E. Childs Robert T. Daly Jr. Damon Darby Rafal N. Ferdynus Kristine E. Haller Katerina M. Kalii Giovanni V. Mandato Nicholas D. Morrill Jared V. Shary

Francis Xavier ‘Dale’ Tran (awarded posthumously) Christopher M. Wilder MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Logan S. Basner Danielle M. Bauer Carla A. Burkhead Zachary W. Roberts Adam T. Schoffstall Christopher D. Smith Russell M. Streif III Gary M. Weir MASTER OF SCIENCE Global Supply Chain Management Megan K. Carlson Jessica L. Croffut Kathryn R. Dillbeck Brent A. Fangmann Brandon S. Kell Eka D. Kidd Steven M. Miller Peter P. Pagni Jacob L. Ridle Tucker W. Tillman BACCALAUREATE DEGREES BACHELOR OF ARTS Economics Colin E. Ames Anna E. Barnes** Bryan D. Haugstad Tyler M. Jenish** Samuel B. Johnson Krystal S. Lunda Johanna C. Richter Marlaina J. Ross* Anastasia L. Sinyawski** BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Accounting Nawait Ali* Adam W. Anderson Gwendolyn E. Andrew Anna I. Berezyuk Melodie A. Blankenship Nicole N. Bravo* Meghan A. Carson** Cameron C. Carter Djamila Chettfour* Jae Min Cho* Eric M. Darbyshire* Daisey L. Davenport Glen E. Dunn Lauren M. Fahey Cheyenne D. Fausett* Daniel P. Ferguson Sarantuya Gantulga Hannah R. Goering* Reina M. Hernandez-Burrell April C. Higgins Kevin C. Laemmrich Katerine Lamoureux** Dale N. Lane Jr.* Loren M. Lau Jan Lee Mai Youa Lee John E. Linxwiler** Erdene-Ochir Mendsaikhan* Natasha R. Missel Diante I. Mitchell* Maria Alejandra Moreno Krystalynn F. Parker Kirsten E. Pearce Chanh S. Saetern Erica L. Slatten Michaela J. Sunberg Ana T. Tatafu Michaela R. Thomassen* Christa E. Thompson* Evrod G. Thompson Minty R. Trakalsaeng* Shay L. Underwood* Courtney N. Westra Carol L. Wilson Nancy Yang Pasiab K. Yang Economics Cody A. Bates Katelin R. Bethel* Hunter C. Guthrie

THENORTHERNLIGHT TUESDAY, M AY 2, 2016 Robert P. Hanson William L. Huvar Caleb J. Leigh* Samantha R. Luban* Ambrose E. Morris Andrew D. Weldon Erin K. Wood* Alexander Y. Yang Finance Nawait Ali* Alyssa R. Bell** Katelin R. Bethel* Eric N. Billingsley Benjamin C. Brockway* Stasha C. Brower* Mitchel D. Brunz* Jae Min Cho* Lucas S. Costa Maria C. De La Torre Arina Filippenko** Hunter C. Guthrie Jocelyn N. Humble* Joanna W. James Katerine Lamoureux** Thomas R. O’Neill Kirsten E. Pearce Zachary D. Rassell* Rebecca L. Rogers* Chanh S. Saetern Flora L. Teo Renz J. Vergara Nancy Yang Hanxiao Zhang Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management Aleksandr O. Altukhov Alexander J. Brigandi Gregory S. Dutson John F. Gosh Jr.* Kelly A. Kosharek*** Aleksei A. Nagibin Matthew S. Newkirk** Victoria R. Sitterley** Marina I. Suslova Management Eric G. Adlawan Jessica L. Aho Aleksandr O. Altukhov Taylor C. Andrews Shelby M. Barlow Hayley Bezanson* John J. Bill Krystin R. Bogan** Nicole N. Bravo* Carol A. Campbell Taunuu** Vicente T. Capala III Danielle P. Clark Cassandra R. Colebank Elizabeth M. Daggett Maria C. De La Torre Deanna D. Earle Cheyenne D. Fausett* Arina Filippenko** Jonathan S. Floyd II Jennifer L. Gosh* John F. Gosh Jr.* Kally S. GreeneGudmundson Julia A. E. Handlon Robert P. Hanson Samantha J. Harris Jacqueline E. Honeycutt Cheryl L. Hoseth Dylan B. Hubbs Jocelyn N. Humble* Thomas C. Hurt Alyssa N. Hutchins* Fiorella E. Isla Galvez* Ratchanok Jarupakorn Shelbie L. Johnson Alexey V. Karpov Riza G. Keener Sun-min Kim Courtney-Jay A. Knowles Kelly A. Kosharek*** Casey D. Kubitz Chelsey K. Leibach Byron E. Lowe II Matthew R. Maxwell Regina C. McDiffett Curtis J. McKillop** Ambrose E. Morris Marleny R. Nolasco Tori R. Phipps*

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Alexander R. Pifer Zackery P. Rall Rebecca L. Rogers* Lucille M. Sands Jordan P. Shannon Erica L. Slatten Diana V. Subbota Couiza S. Taylor Tayler M. Thompson Justin M. Tremont Andrew S. Warner* Katherine J. Wilhelm* Angela Williams* Stephen E. Wilson Nancy Yang

Zachery S. Perry Alexis C. Piscoya Dustin D. Slinker Rhoddie P. West

Management Information Systems Ellen N. Jeffries* Jason W. Lasell Tyler J. McKinney Eyiuche Morah Sean R. Pattee

MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING Education Teeka A. Ballas Jonathan W. Cannamore Roger T. David Jr. Makenzie R. DeVries Kalie R. Flanagan Michelle D. Hawkins Laura M. Honkola Erin V. Laichak Barbara K. May Colleen M. Quinlan Audrey E. Sims-Deason Signe M. Stanton Patricia E. Sullivan Rebecca J. Thorsness Brandon L. York Rebecca M. Zerby

Elementary Education Katrina Wilterding

MASTER OF EDUCATION Counselor Education Nicole R. Egholm Elizabeth A. Goodman Kathleen P. Kern Nichel T. Kernin Amanda R. Kookesh Jennifer L. Marquardt Joshua Mathlaw Sarah B. McManus Leslie A. Rawson Astrid E. Richard-Cook Randi M. Shrider Melissa L. Walters Tad M. Wellman

BACCALAUREATE DEGREES

Marketing Nathan S. Adams Shelby M. Barlow Cody A. Bates Hayley Bezanson* Krystin R. Bogan** Patrick R. Brooker Vicente T. Capala III Emilly L. Clayton Cassandra R. Colebank Aimee M. Crocker Gregory S. Dutson Jennifer L. Gosh* Kally S. GreeneGudmundson Mitchell T. Hansen Jacqueline E. Honeycutt Dylan B. Hubbs Thomas C. Hurt Courtney-Jay A. Knowles Byron E. Lowe II Curtis J. McKillop** Cathleen Nguyen Marleny R. Nolasco Tori R. Phipps* Zachary D. Rassell* Tina M. Saephan Ashlee B. Schmidt Kerry Siebenthal* Kayli C. Thompson ASSOCIATE DEGREES ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE Accounting Alesia M. Brandon* Jessica J. Brown* Molly L. Chapman Nina Christine G. Fernandez Norielle P. Hernandez Angie Iloilo Reinnier J. Miguel Brandy A. Milette Daniel E. Morrison Ivy M. Poe Pajai Thao Judy S. Tseu Nicole J. Wetzel* Nasya A. Williams Business Computer Information Systems Ringo S. Tyson Amanda R. Watt Logistics and Supply Chain Operations Shane W. Baski Shelbie L. Johnson Julian M. Lilagan Anthony J. Whittum** Small Business Administration Glen E. Dunn Brian R. Fausett Crystal C. Goeth Laura A. Gutierrez John S. Hayes Cody M. Herron-Webb* Suwat Hiranworawuthikul* Sohyun Jeon Ashley L. Milan**

CERTIFICATES Logistics and Supply Chain Operations Alicia M. Walker COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Dr. Paul Deputy, Dean MASTER’S DEGREES

Early Childhood Special Education Christy A. Cole Educational Leadership Kari E. Anderson Robert C. Beam Lesley I. Bunch Sharene M. Craft Kelsey M. Deiman Sarah L. Edwards Twila L. Frye Mario F. Gonzalez Jr. Jon A. Kulhanek Gregory H. Melvin Joseph D. Saugstad Lee M. Saunders Jessica L. Stern Graham G. Storey Sybil I. Van Derhoff Jason J. Williams Special Education Erika F. Lundy Jessica M. Randolph Teaching and Learning Dewey D. Hoffman Princess B. Lucaj Tulsi S. Patil Ian J. Talbot GRADUATE CERTIFICATES Language Education Suzanne C. Closson Pamela M. Dupras Katie J. Galauska Jaella A. Morris Aidee K. Rodriguez Principal Charleen C. Fisher Cole P. Maxwell Mara A. Rosenthal

Linnaea A. Troina Special Education Daniel A. Esparza Jeanette J. Hattan Erica J. Jones Jena R. Peterson Erika J. Thompson POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATES Early Childhood Akram Didari Lauren M. Foster

Speech Language Pathology Monika M. Banic Michal D. B. Bernier Leslie K. Breest Emily G. Carpenito Jessica E. Duke Lori S. Glidden Tess N. Jones Alexa K. Mestas Jodie L. Nichols Selah J. Rees Elise L. Sonray Lacey A. Thoman Shayla A. Valentine Eric M. Wichorek

BACHELOR OF ARTS Early Childhood Education Heather L. Asselin** Noel M. Bowe Alicia A. Bowman Hailey C. Carpenter* Chelsea N. Carroll** Teiah H. Gaines Emily A. Glatt Makenzie T. Harsch* Julia Kunzler Adriana C. Lacle* Nina J. Lee Melissa L. May* Kate L. Moyers** Antonina Reutov** Diana C. Saeteune Amanda K. Schroeder Rachael M. Shannon* Elizabeth B. Sherman-Luce Janice L. West* Olivia M. Wito* Elementary Education Dawn M. Bockelman** Jaime Bodle* Kristina D. Cassidy Emily M. Dinges Katelyn M. Egeland* Edward Feagle Spencer K. Fullmer* Stacey L. Garbett* Jessica A. Goggia Antoinette W. Gross* Victoria A. Inman Stephanie L. Lamartino Nina J. Pfeifer* Marina M. Sethness Heather L. Shomler* Emily A. Sineiro Rebecca A. South** Renee C. Tanner* JoEllen J. Walters Jaime M. Whitney ASSOCIATE DEGREES ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE Early Childhood Development Samantha L. Butler Sabrina R. Novak Abigail R. Parker Jamie L. Sandidge Angel F. Solter* Crystal M. Stricklin* Allyson L. Taylor

16 | GRADUATES Cora E. Trowbridge Amethyst K. Tuisamatatele Kaoshoua Vang* COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Dr. Fred Barlow, Dean MASTER’S DEGREES MASTER OF SCIENCE Arctic Engineering Raymond A. C. Ballard Clinton J. Banzhaf Civil Engineering Mahear A. Abou Eid Alexandra E. W. Jefferies Thomas P. Moll Ty P. Wardell Mechanical Engineering Joshua L. Heppner Project Management Alena A. Evtushenko Jennifer L. Freeman Erik G. Hermon Ian P. Ivanoff Brian K. Swanson Mark M. Wallace Science Management Saara J. Alatervo GRADUATE CERTIFICATES Environmental Regulations and Permitting Willow Hetrick BACCALAUREATE DEGREES BACHELOR OF ARTS Computer Science Robert O. Aschenbrenner Neal D. Logan* Grenel F. Sumabat BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Civil Engineering Samantha M. Caldwell Kelsey E. Copley Claire M. Cropper* Zachary M. Cuddihy* Robert H. Ellis Shelley J. Giraldo** Terry J. Gryting** Racquel J. Karl Jesse D. Kephart* Jared B. Kinney* Kelinda M. Larson* Steven Y. Lemmel Julia R. Mackey Kevin C. Manasan Jesse A. Miller Andrea M. Moreno Ly T. Nguyen Gabriel T. Pierce Kyle L. Powell John A. Rego Jr. Joseph A. Sandstrom Bryan C. Sooter Gabriel K. Thomas Grant A. Warnke Brian W. Weigand Computer Science Kevin A. Bartlett* Tyler J. Boozer Martin A. Boyle Yn-Sheng Hu* Rory A. Main Terrance R. Mount Jr. Dong L. N. Nguyen Levi T. Oyster* Collin O. Schroeder Reuben J. Sonnenberg** Forrest W. Wilcox* Computer Systems Engineering John E. Harriss Dustin I. Mendoza Kyle L. Shepherd

Zakary R. Stone Hannah L. Tsunemori* Electrical Engineering Samuel E. Berdahl Terry A. Bouchard JR. Vincent M. Butler William J. Collier III* Samuel Cragle** Jacob A. Dahl Victor M. Davis Jr Kyle A. Egly* Ricardo J. Gobaleza Nial N. Khodra* Dustin I. Mendoza Lisa M. Nhep Kasey V. Privett Samantha V. Redick Ryan T. Swiderski Tyler J. Tremont Engineering Shanan A. I. Almario Matthew A. Burton Brandon C. Helmericks Bryce C. Kirkhart Sean K. Marshall Kory M. Roy Joseph B. A. Sasis** Colin B. I. Spencer Yasmin K. Thompson Geomatics Joshua D. Ayers Gregory Bae Madison M. Baker Christopher J. Blitz Owen T. Dicks Eric F. Glaves Colton T. Jessup Erin K. Palmer Kevin R. Pawlowski Sean E. Pearson Murphy J. Quinn Gina M. Rountree John H. Ryan Aleksey M. Voloshin* Kaylan D. Wade Jared G. Whitehead Mechanical Engineering Anthony D. Beard Garritt A. Boling Jonathan M. Burgess* Nikolas R. Butler* Dustin B. Cook Franklin T. Durr Kyle A. Egly* Dylan J. Gassmann Taylor J. Gress* Quinlan E. Harris Tyler H. Henriksen Cody V. Innes Mackenzie R. Kanady Ashim Khadka Daniel R. Mahoney Zachary S. Markiewicz Joseph M. McGlaughlin Zackry A. McKay Robin T. Neisig Erichson L. Pascual Tanner B. Penrod Ryan D. Sanders Haileigh P. Seil Logan D. Sutton Quinn M. Thoman James C. Valentine Isaac A. Williams*** Isaac A. B. Yep ASSOCIATE DEGREES ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE Geomatics Bryce A. Myers COLLEGE OF HEALTH William Hogan, Dean MASTER’S DEGREES MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH Public Health Practice Nicholas E. Atkinson Tammy L. Choromanski Megan J. Donnelly

THENORTHERNLIGHT TUESDAY, M AY 2, 2016 Kami R. Moore Ijedima Ngene-Igwe Christina Poupard Brittany J. Smith Tara L. Stiller GRADUATE CERTIFICATES Dietetic Internship Megan M. Lindley Kelby L. Murphy Joseph J. Nyholm Marnie L. Rasmussen Leslee L. H. Rogers Ilona Singh Darci J. Topp POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATES Paralegal Studies Kara Blanton BACCALAUREATE DEGREES BACHELOR OF ARTS Justice Lauren M. Alvarado Dominique V. Brooks Nyachan T. Chuar Laura A. Cruceta Josephine S. I. Davis* Lakedria L. Davis Jared T. Dee Bradley R. Foster Eric E. Glaser Kaylin R. Gochanour Jonathan K. Gonzalez Victoria E. M. Goss* Jonathan R. Hansen Rachel M. Hoskins Isaac E. Jarvis Kassandra D. Kay Amber N. Lister Patrick L. McFarland Joshua S. Medina* Jennifer R. Merly* Richard G. F. Mitchell Austin G. Otos Anthony A. Picasso Austin C. Rogers Jeremy R. Simmons Kristen M. Speyerer April M. Stone** Jonathan R. Szakacs Sandy S. Taveras Jade D. Thornton Ian M. Tompkins Mckenzie T. Wright Legal Studies Lisa R. Akerelrea Elizabeth C. Blanas Tiffany J. Hudson Kennedi M. Kenney Jory S. Knott Kyla S. Kosednar* Taylor T. Lane Ixia M. Lopez Michael J. Notti Stephanie M. Smith Bryan S. Steward BACHELOR OF HUMAN SERVICES Heather L. Bailey Purtrica J. Blount Elizabeth A. Embree Laura E. Hill Charlene A. Holloway Sarah E. Johnson Brianna D. Joubert Jessica A. Salyer Mirandah S. Smith Thomas R. Summers Jaclyn B. Williams** Benjamin C. Wilson* MaKenna R. Wyatt BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Dental Hygiene Brenna L. Hattenburg* Dietetics Britta A. Brecheen* Kenneth D. Brewer

Sabrina K. Cabana* Alexandra L. Cress Chelsie L. Cryer* Misty R. Eisel* Kimberly Anne C. Ferandez* Arley M. McGowan* Anthony B. Sabio Rebekah M. Summer Shoshana K. Weed Health Sciences Jamie J. Ashcroft** Brittany S. Carie Carlin M. Evanoff Emma D. Harris Samantha R. Jones Jordan L. Kamer Anastasia L. Keogh* Erica L. Keogh Josiah A. Leigh** Salena G. Leigh* Dustin M. Linger* Taylor A. Marquardt Jeremiah N. Robinson Charlee J. Ruhl** Timothy J. Sanner* Ross J. Spencer Andrea R. F. Steele Justin R. Stephan Ryan G. Tubon John M. Venhaus** Hannah E. Warren Natalie A. Wilson Raquel C. Wood Samantha B. Wood* Medical Laboratory Science Tessa L. Calvin** Andrea Cook Nutrition Kerry L. Garland Physical Education Colton R. Arnes Emma J. Bohman Mary-Kathleen R. Cross Tyler A. Cruz Aaron L. Densmore Timothy S. Dommek Nabil S. Falconer* Cole E. Jacobsen Chase R. Kelley Tara L. Mcmurray Tabitha R. Morgan David M. Rasmussen Reilly J. Swammy

Ashley Gonzalez Mariah M. Haynes Khue Y. Heard Jennessa R. Miller Mikayla R. Nichols Casey D. Perkins Leslie R. Pridgen Vicha A. Puwasurintra Theresa L. Tarner Britney N. Travis Medical Laboratory Technology Keiko Kishaba Daohuang Liang Paralegal Studies Heather L. M. Dolan* Physical Therapist Assistant Shannon M. Post Radiologic Technology Elise M. Barnhart** Aaron D. Beardsley Kayla R. Binggeli Megan E. Charping Stephanie S. Drago Nichole O. Feemster** Brady J. Frickey Tracie R. Haken Kyle M. Hayden Alisa S. Helmick Tyreke D. Jennis* Natalie S. Kress*** Kayla R. Lares Geneviene L. Mercado Taeya L. Nolan Matthew A. Ritter Dominic E. RodriguezHolloway Shanda D. Schoyen Jamie M. Van Hoomissen* Jamie D. Ward* Erin M. Zimmer** CERTIFICATES Civic Engagement Jory S. Knott Dental Assisting Amelia L. Pieper Devin A. M. Reeder Chelsea A. Shaw SCHOOL OF NURSING

ASSOCIATE DEGREES

MASTER’S DEGREES

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE Dental Assisting Mark F. Mikhaylyuk Rosa A. Rider Kelly Sanchez

MASTER OF SCIENCE Nursing Science Elizabeth L. Brown Shawna R. Cooke Laura D. Crawford Amanda K. Dunlap Charlene M. Hill Amanda E. Hulstine Onome T. Okurume Sarah K. Sjostedt Rachel J. White Anna J. Williams Nicole S. Zonzel

Dental Hygiene Cheyenne C. Breshears Amanda J. Day Adrienne N. Eggleston** Starr L. Flavin Rose E. Hagerup Chiemi Karino Jessica A. Kincaid Amber D. Lukin* Faryal Malik* Emily R. Meneghin* Michelle L. Petros* Svetlana Puchalsky Terra D. Swartzbacker Kortnie A. Swenson* Fire and Emergency Services Technology Kenneth R. Auer IV Brooklin D. Barnes* Matthew A. Dixon Luke E. Foster Steven N. Rupp Human Services Allison M. Bushnell* Hannah K. Chandler Terrance V. Coates Hubert I. Dinkins Sheryl L. Engle*

GRADUATE CERTFICIATES Family Nurse Practitioner Carolyn M. Seeganna Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Rachel J. Muir BACCALAUREATE DEGREES BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Nursing Science Andrea J. Adair Besarta Aliju* Jacinda G. Angulo Brooke K. Bullard* Regina G. Burzinski Liandra K. Carl Anne M. Case Katherine A. Chapman

Haley N. Clement Jamie M. Clifford Alina S. Cushing Tsolmon Damba* RuthAnn D. Dohner Tessla L. Durbin Jolene R. Felde Melissa S. Free Benjamin T. Haag Olivia K. H. Hodes Carol I. Knolle Alexis D. Lewis* Alexis L. Lochner Lindsey M. Long Melina L. Mack Christine R. Markiewicz Celine N. Meliton Brenda S. Murphy Maribeth H. Murray April J. Mustard** Noel J. O’Connor Ashley K. Powell Kalyn A. Price Olivia J. Ramseth** Kelley J. Rigg Susan K. Seidl Reilly J. Swammy Brandy B. Ward Brandon P. Wolfe Jessica L. Woodard* ASSOCIATE DEGREES ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE Nursing Sage L. An Megan M. Anderson Alise M. Bailey Ashley M. Bartolowits** Anna R. Beaudry** Caitlin A. Bedford Rommel T. Benzon Rachel E. Blakley Madison F. Boyd Bronson A. Brito Wanda I. Burdick Heather L. Burke Makenna C. Burke* Beth Calloway Cheryl A. Chrisman Hannah M. Cook Jeanchiara D. David Teresa DeAngelis Aurora L. Delorme** Dallas C. Derflinger Kristoff A. Dietz Mindy D. Dietz Rachel F. Evans Debra L. Fischman Esther C. Frykman Kristin E. Goodwill Grace A. Green** Netsanet A. Habtu Jesse R. Higdon Julia E. Hill Melvin T. Hines Felicia M. Hirsch Diana C. Honkola Alexxandra M. Hurd Debbra J. Johnson Amy R. Jordan Francine R. Kazenoff** Ashley M. Lambert Rebekah Laubenstein* Tae Hee Lee* Monika D. Lesko Billie A. Loehr Sharayah M. Malone Lynda-Kay L. McCarty Jennifer L. McKee Josselyn S. Meagley Tyler P. Merritt Devyn N. Minor Alysia M. Norum Karissa Persson Jacquelynn M. Pollos Emily K. Raby Elsa G. Robinson Danielle E. Rockafellow Corinne R. Roe Rachel C. Russell*** Curea M. Sallee Katrina M. Seavey Brittany Silver Angela D. Sipahelut Chelsea D. Snyder Natasha M. Sorenson

GRADUATES Amy C. Speeter Bryan W. Stocks* Dylan Stuart Jacob N. Turman Tyson B. Ward* Todd M. Whitcomb Brenda L. Wilbourn Kala M. Workman Ka Yang Sherry L. Zeigler

Joshua W. Morrisett Nia J. Odlum Mercy S. Rains* Jordann M. Reynolds* Dawnielle P. K. Santos Laura L. Swanson Bany C. Tut Chayanna C. Williams Elizabeth M. Williams**

THENORTHERNLIGHT TUESDAY, M AY 2, 2016 Zachariah E. Archuletta** David R. Freswick II* Daniel C. Hansen Ryan J. Honea Melody D. Miller

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE Dr. Denise Runge, Dean

Technology Gabriel A. Cazares Adam J. Hall Cyrinda M. Hoffman* Levi M. Hohl Julie Leonard Kelsey S. Renno

MASTER’S DEGREES

MASTER’S DEGREES

ASSOCIATE DEGREES

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK Rebecca C. Barker Holli R. Blake William R. Boyles Jillian M. Burrows Christa K. Cartland Teresa L. Faucette Kathleen A. Frost Nicole R. Gerritsen Jasmine A. D. C. Hendricks Kumba Joof Andrea Jurewicz Danielle F. Lafon Kristen G. McKay Breanna J. Porter Cassandra M. Sas Leighanne E. Serio Rebecca M. Smith Kristine P. Sonido Elizabeth D. Wendoloski

MASTER OF SCIENCE Career and Technical Education Adele M. Daniels

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE Air Traffic Control Scott Campos Renier M. Cava Christopher G. Scott Noah S. Wahlberg

BACCALAUREATE DEGREES BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK Sierra E. Afoa* Tawny L. Brooks* Amber L. Brownell Mary S. Combs Atong M. Dau Michelle L. Fanning* Sierra C. Gregg Breanna H. Hoops Larry J. Jenkins David Z. Kamer Rebekah E. M. Keene Kristina F. Kovich Jessica Lee Matthew J. Leonard Jesse C. Lestenkof* Raven A. Malone Telena B. Martinez Katrina A. L. Miller

BACCALAUREATE DEGREES BACHELOR OF ARTS Hospitality and Restaurant Management Elizabeth N. Alter Ryan M. Armstrong* Paige L. Krichbaum Avery J. Kristiansen Ineta Stephens Michelle J. Taylor* BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Applied Technologies Leadership Iris E. Crook Steven C. Hoffman Nolan R. Smith* Matthew W. Yandell Aviation Technology Erik S. Bronczyk* Dennis M. Davis Brandon M. Hagensieker Curtis D. Hilty Janelle A. Huntington Zaidy M. Jacobo Brittany M. Kingrey Patrick T. Markley Hughston C. Norton Bradley W. Payton Diego D. J. Perez James E. Rowland** Cody C. Short Robert J. Wasser Construction Management Randy J. Adams

Apprenticeship Technologies Stephen H. Barnett Architectural and Engineering Technology Samuel G. Anderson Matthew W. Yandell Automotive Technology Johann M. Fuimaono Brigid H. Moore* Andrea M. Singson Hannah D. Velazquez* Aviation Administration Charles L. Brown Cody W. Gohlke Keenan C. Hodges** Aviation Maintenance Technology Cody D. Bryant Brendan W. Levingston Kelsey S. Renno Computer and Networking Technology Balogun B. Bishop Brian S. Heckaman* Jason T. Kennedy** David A. Larson Nataly M. Mobarak Julius Cris L. Montuya Mikaela E. Mulder** David G. Paul Hunter J. Petrick*

Jezreel S. Reynoso Patrick T. Rivas Johnnathen J. D. Robinson John P. Rogers Adrian G. Washington Brian W. Wilson Computer Information and Office Systems Kimberly A. D. Muller Construction Management Jon C. Bethka Michael W. Burno Culinary Arts Stephanie J. Aslou Adrian M. Battles Kaitlin K. Hansmeyer Ronald J. Kruckenberg Maria C O. Lamb Ari W. Pannor-Brown Kasey A. Robison* Candace Schwichtenberg* Kaeli Stangl Darcy J. Stein* Heavy Duty Transportation and Equipment Cody A. Glenn Jesse W. Slater*** Leif M. Weisner Alesandra N. Westerholt Occupational Safety and Health Shae Le K. Bryant William F. Hessert Arthur R. Jensen Benjamin Klein* Marleena J. Merchant** Mac A. Stevens III Welding and Nondestructive Testing Technology Adam C. Blaum Daniel M. Carrick* Jerome T. McCall CERTIFICATES Automotive Technology Austin Jose G. Gentz Aviation Maintenance Technology, Airframe Matthew G. Hermon Brendan W. Levingston

Andrew K. Martin Aarron M. Pinnick See Y. Xiong Aviation Maintenance Technology, Powerplant Kyle E. Anderson Andrew W. Casey Todd A. Clow Eric R. Dietz Matthew G. Hermon Brendan W. Levingston Aarron M. Pinnick Jedidiah R. Sedlacek Jesse J. Shen Diesel Power Technology Shawn V. Hastie University Honors College Dr. John Mouracade, Interim Dean Honors Graduates are students who have completed all of the requirements of their disciplinary college and of the University Honors academic program, including a senior thesis or project, with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher.

University Honors Scholars have completed all of their respective requirements with a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher. University Honors Scholars are wearing a green and gold fourragère (shoulder cord) along with a gold honor cord signifying traditional Latin honors.

UNIVERSITY HONORS SCHOLARS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES BACHELOR OF ARTS Anthropology Mary M. Sine*** International Studies Delaney C. Mitchell**

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Psychology Maia R. M. Wen** BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Biological Sciences Kenyon K. Wright** Natural Sciences Priscilla Louis V. Natcher* Kenyon K. Wright** COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY BACHELOR OF ARTS Economics Anastasia L. Sinyawski** COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Civil Engineering Claire M. Cropper* Computer Science Yn-Sheng Hu* COLLEGE OF HEALTH BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK Mercy S. Rains* UNIVERSITY HONORS GRADUATES COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES BACHELOR OF ARTS History Daniel B. Terrini BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Natural Sciences Maclaine A. Hargraves Debora Yoon COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY BACHELOR OF ARTS Economics Johanna C. Richter

Journalism and Public Communications Maria J. Lilly*

Congratulations graduates!

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Strong performances can’t help the mediocre ‘The Ones Below’

By Jacob Holley-Kline Contributor

Here’s a good litmus test for average movies: a day after the credits roll, how much can you remember? I’ll tell you what I remember from “The Ones Below.” I remember an awkward dinner party, too many knocks at the characters’ door to count, and a botched ending. It’s frustrating to watch overqualified actors try to make a stale script fresh even though they succeed time and time again.

Adding onto the frustration, director David Farr has a good sense of tension and atmosphere. He’s got a claustrophobic style, chock full of close-ups and some intricate framing. He follows simple setups through beautifully, like the titular neighbors shoes outside their door, and constantly plays with what those images mean. But the script is an unexceptional, faux-Hitchcockian bore.

Clemence Poesy as Kate and Stephen Campbell Moore as Justin deserve meatier material. They’re talents are mostly wasted here. Same goes for their co-stars David Morrissey as Jon and Laura Birn as Theresa. Morrissey’s Jon is an explosive presence, crafting tension with eyebrow raises and steely glares. His relationship with Theresa is deeply messed up. Both

yearn to be parents, and, after months of trying, they’re successful.

They move in below our protagonists, the soon-to-be parents Kate and Justin.

To welcome them, the couple invites Jon and Theresa over for dinner. It’s one of the best scenes in the movie, so I’ll leave the details scant, but Theresa ends up falling down the complex’s stairs and suffering a miscarriage. They leave soon after to grieve, only to return a few months later.

After their return, Kate and Justin’s life begins falling apart, and neither knows why.

The answer is obvious. That’s the worst flaw in the movie. It plays like its secret is well-hidden, but no misdirection is even attempted. Everything points to Jon and Theresa. Past a point, the movie accepts that the viewer knows what’s up and changes directions. Spoiler alert: Jon and Theresa gaslight Kate to the point of her relationship crumbling. But it’s so lazy that it throws the movie off-balance.

Finishing the job, the terrible ending turns the whole thing over. Without spoiling anything, there’s an abrupt change in perspective right at the end. It acts like what’s happening isn’t obvious, and drags the viewer along to the least surprising “reveal” in a long time. “The Ones Below” acts like it’s clever, but really, it’s just another missed opportunity.

TITLE “The Ones Below”

DIRECTOR David Farr

RELEASE DATE March 11, 2016

COUNTRY United Kingdom

GENRE Thriller

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Morgan Hooe named Bill MacKay Athlete of the Year

Hooe, along with other UAA athletes were recognized for their top performances in the 2016-17 academic year

By Lauren Cuddihy

sports2@thenorthernlight.org

Lauren Cuddihy is a member of the UAA track and field team.

At the end of the school year, the Athletic Department hosts an end of year banquet for all of UAA’s intercollegiate sports teams. At this event, held on April 28, was the announcement of the 33rd winner of the Bill MacKay Athlete of the Year, Morgan Hooe.

Hooe was nominated for her impressive All-American honors and her role as team captain for the team that made it to the NCAA Div. II National Title Match. Hooe was the 2016 GNAC Player of the Year, for the finish of her four years as a leader and setter for the Seawolves.

For the current year, 13 athletes were nominated for the prestigious title, including one athlete from each gender for each sport.

The first nomination was presented to the gymnastics team, naming Kendra Daniels to the list for her top performances on the team in the 2017 season. In balance beam, she set a UAA record at 9.9, and also competed in floor and vault. Daniels was the first Seawolf to get four or more beam scores of higher than 9.825 in a season.

The next nominations were for cross-country running. Caroline Kugart represented the women’s side and Edwin Kangogo for the men’s side.

Kugart performed exceptionally in the 2016 season by finishing third at the NCAA Championships in her individual race.

The Eldoret, Kenya local was also the NCAA West Region runner-up and GNAC individual title winner.

Kangogo, also from Eldoret, is a two time All-American. He boasts an impressive individual title at the GNAC Championships as well as a fourth place finish at the NCAA West Region Championships.

For skiing, Tony Nacuik made the men’s nomination and Charley Field for the women’s.

Nacuik is part of the alpine skiing team, originally from Calgary, Alberta. In the 2016-17 season he finished as the Seawolves’ highest scorer and top finisher at the national championships. Nacuik placed 20th in the slalom and the giant slalom.

Field is also on the alpine team and originally from Pemberton, B.C. Field earned the title of Second Team All-RMISA honors. She also finished runner-up in the women’s giant

slalom at the RMISA championships. In addition, she earned four top-10 results during her season.

The men’s and women’s basketball nominations went to Suki Wiggs and Kiki Robertson, respectively.

Wiggs proved to be the highest scorer in GNAC for the second year in a row, averaging 24.4 points per game, also the fifth highest in all of Div. II. In addition, Wiggs earned First Team All-West Region honors, First Team All-GNAC honors and a spot in the top-25 of the Bevo Francis Award.

Robertson, originally from Hawaii, ended her senior year with an impressive career of 700 assists, 382 steals and 116 total wins. She finished off her career ranked with her team as No. 2 in the nation while also being the GNAC Defensive Player of the Year.

For hockey, Matt Anholt, a junior, was nominated for the award. Anholt, a Saskatchewan local, contributed 22 points and 17 assists for the Seawolves this year. Anholt was also a team captain.

The final nominations were for both track and field seasons, indoor and outdoor.

Jamie Ashcroft and Dominik Notz made the list for indoor track and field, while Joyce Chelimo and Cody Thomas were nominated for outdoor track and field.

Ashcroft, a senior from Shawnigan Lake, B.C., was nominated for her 2017 performances in indoor track and field, including a seventh place finish

PHOTO COURTESY OF MARC LESTER

Morgan Hooe goes for the set in a home game at the Alaska Airlines Center. Hooe made All-American honors in 2016, and also led her team to the NCAA Division II finals.

in both the 200m and 4x400m relay at the NCAA Indoor Championships. In addition, Ashcroft won her fourth straight GNAC title in both the 60m and 200m.

Notz was named for his exemplary performances in his distance events. He earned his third and fourth indoor All-American honors and also placed fifth in the 5k and 7th in the 3K at Indoor Nationals. Notz also holds the UAA and GNAC records for the 3K. Chelimo, a Kapsowar, Kenya local, was named due to her previous 2016 outdoor performances. She was named to the second team All-American in the 5K as well as earning a GNAC title in the 10K. Chelimo also holds the

UAA record in the 5K and 10K; her 10K time is also a GNAC record and the fifth fastest ever in Div. II. The final nomination before the winner, Thomas, a national Decathlete champion — and the first ever Seawolf to do so — was nominated for his 2016 outdoor performances. The New Zealand local won the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the decathlete, also breaking the GNAC record in the event.

Thomas earned the USTFCCCA’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year award for the 2016 outdoor season.

Last, but exceptionally not least, is Morgan Hooe, the official nomination for volleyball and the 2016 Athlete of the Year.

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Radical Recreation: The weight of college has been lifted

Kally Greene-Gudmundson will be strutting the stage this spring commencement

By Brenda Craig

features@thenorthernlight.org

After four years, Kally Greene-Gudmundson, double

major in marketing and business management, will be graduating from UAA this spring. Throughout high school, Greene-Gudmundson was active in sports and once she started college, she had to find a new outlet for fitness. Greene-Gudmundson started going to the gym regularly, grew interested in bodybuilding and eventually began training for competitions.

“At first, it was just something to keep me in shape and occupied until I started meeting people who competed,”

Greene-Gudmundson said.

“After watching them compete, it really enticed me and made me feel like it was something I could do.”

Greene has been bodybuilding for a year and a half now and has participated in two competitions, one in April of 2016 and the second last October. In her first competition, Greene-Gudmundson placed seventh out of eleven and didn’t do as well as she thought, this pushed her to work even harder for the next competition.

PHOTO COURTESY OF KALLEY GREENE-GUDMUNDSON

Kally Greene-Gudmundson, left, strikes a pose at her bodybuilding competition in October 2016. Greene-Gudmundson placed first in her class of 11 and second overall in three classes.

“I was not nearly as prepared as I could have been, I approached it with the ‘It’s not that hard’ mindset and I couldn’t have been more wrong,” Greene-Gudmundson said. “I began training for the October show in June, pushing myself significantly harder than before and practicing my posing everyday.”

Greene-Gudmundson’s training paid off for her competition in October. She placed first in her class of 11 and second over all three classes. She plans on competing again this year.

“I’ll compete again within the next year at the state level and based on my performance there, I’ll consider a national show; I’m the kind of person that doesn’t like feeling like I’m not the best I can be, so I’m very anxious to work my way up as far as my abilities will allow. It’s honestly so amazing what the human body can do and just in the short time I’ve been training, the changes that have taken place keep me motivated to see how far I can push myself,” Greene-Gudmundson said.

Watching her body transition through training is what keeps Greene-Gudmundson motivated to push even harder. Sometimes she is surprised by what her body can do compared to where she was a year and a half ago with training.

“My favorite thing about bodybuilding has got to be the high you get when you hit a new PR, it’s honestly the most gratifying feeling,” GreeneGudmundson said. “When I first started training, I was excited to even be pushing half of my body weight, now after 18 months, I’m pushing almost double, sometimes triple my body weight and just the concept of knowing you’re physically capable of doing that blows my mind.”

Most people dread going to the gym, but this is not the case for Greene-Gudmudson.

Not only was it a stress reliever through busy times, but it was a way for her to escape.

“The gym has become my

favorite part of the day, whether it’s been a good or bad day once you get there and put your headphones in, you’re in your own world and knowing you can move that kind of weight makes you almost feel invincible, it’s my outlet for everything,” Greene-Gudmundson said.

Like many students starting college, Greene-Gudmundson was unsure of the direction she wanted to go in school. She was drawn to marketing because she knew business would give her a decent foundation for a future career. During her junior year, she was advised by a friend to double major in marketing and management, which only has a difference of seven classes. Taking on school full time, she is able to graduate in four years.

“I went into it with the mindset that I’d be set back a semester, but after weighing in a full course load during the summer time and 21 credits per term I was able to graduate on time,” Greene-Gudmundson said. “I wasn’t at all expecting to enjoy my classes as much as I have and a big part of that goes to some of the amazing professors the college of business has, overall I know this was a perfect choice for a career field for me.”

To celebrate her achievement, Greene-Gudmundson has a trip planned after graduation and will come home to a fulltime job.

“I leave the day after graduation for Costa Rica, I’ve never been outside of the country aside from Canada so I’m really looking forward to it,” GreeneGudmundson said. “When I get back, I’ll start full time at NANA Development Corporation where I’ve been for the last two school years.”

Through the dieting, training and taking on 21 credits per semester, Greene is proud of her achievements and is looking forward to being a part of commencement. At this spring graduation, Greene will be doing a different kind of walk down the stage, striking a pose in her cap and gown.

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Volleyball and skiing earliest to sign on new members

With the official NCAA signing season taking place, volleyball and skiing are the first teams at UAA to sign new athletes

PHOTO COURTESY OF UAA ATHLETICS

Tracen Knopp signs his national letter of intent for Nordic skiing at UAA. In his senior year, Knopp inished fifth in the final Besh Cup standings and was sixth in ASAA Skimeister standings.

By Lauren Cuddihy

sports2@thenorthernlight.org

VOLLEYBALL 2017-18 With the loss of all-stars Morgan Hooe and Erin Braun, UAA volleyball head coach Chris Green made up the difference with the addition of five new players, two of which have been already practicing with the Seawolves this spring.

The previous two signees for the team included Casey Davenport and Jalisa Ingram. Davenport will be a freshman coming from Auburn, WA and Ingram also a true freshman coming from Flagstaff, AZ. The first addition is a local from Anchorage who graduated from Dimond High School.

Anjoilyn Vreeland was a four year letter awardee on Dimond’s volleyball team, along with current UAA Seawolf and former Dimond Lynx player Leah Swiss. In high school, Vreeland was able to help her team to all four 4-A State Title matches in

her career, as well as the championships in 2012 and 2015.

After graduating from Dimond and before coming to play at UAA, Vreeland spent a year in Pendleton, Oregon. She played at Blue Mountain Community College where she average 3.08 digs per set.

Vreeland is currently joined by another newcomer who has already been practicing with the Seawolves. Tara Melton also started her collegiate volleyball career away from UAA before transferring. In Arizona at Glendale Community College, Melton spent two years playing for the team as a middle blocker and right-side hitter.

Green is exceptionally optimistic about the future of the team with Melton. She was able to already play at a competitive level and show her future potential.

The 6-foot-1-inch Melton was also named to the 2016 National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association First Team All-American. She boasted 3.05 kills per

set and 0.78 blocks per set in 2016, a switch from her averages in 2015 at 2.03 and 0.83, respectively.

With those, Melton was ranked third nationally in attack percentages, which helped her team to a national third-place in 2015 as well at a 54-8 record during her career there. “[She] played at the highest level in junior college and proved she can be an elite offensive performer,” Green said.

The final addition to the team is a true freshman from thousands of miles away. Vera Pluharova is traveling to UAA all the way from Nechanice, Czech

Republic.

Pluharova was familiar with the Seawolves long before she signed to the team. Due to being a member of the TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove club team, she was able to play against the Seawolves during their 2015 European summer tour and get a glimpse of what a future at UAA looked like.

In addition, it gave Green an insight into her playing ability. “[She] has been very impressive in the back row this spring and comes from elite highschool and club programs, so we are confident she will add great depth,” Green said.

With the official announcements of these five new volleyball players, they are the first additions to the UAA athletic community, with skiing coming second after the official signing of two skiers.

SKIING 2017-18 The alpine team lost all four of the total graduating seniors.

Despite that, head Nordic coach Andrew Kastning was the first to announce his additions on the Nordic side.

Kastning was grateful for the new additions; both being current Alaskan residents. One from Colony High School and the other from West Valley High, they both have excelled in the sport they just signed the national letter of intent for.

“Both [recruits] represent the very best of their respective ski clubs and it is always a big recruiting goal to have the best Alaskans join our team,” Kastning said.

Tracen Knopp is one of the two additions who has competed in numerous ski races that ranked him as one of the best.

During his senior year, Knopp took 27th at Junior Nationals in the 15K classic, as well as ranking sixth at the ASAA Skimeister standings. In addition, he placed fifth in the final Besh Cup standings.

To add to the female Nordic team, Jenna DiFolco signed her national letter of intent. As far as Besh Cup standings, DiFolco came out ranked No. 1 for women under 18.

In the ASAA Skimeister standings, she placed third, and at Junior Nationals she competed in two events, placing in the top 25 for both.

Both have shown obvious potential and ability to transition into a collegiate career of skiing, and according to Kastning, they will have years to continue to improve and grow.

As far as other sports, incoming recruits will be announced throughout the next several months. National letters of intent are generally signed during April, but coaches and teams can accumulate other athletes and walk-ons into late summer months.

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