Spring 2022 Commencement Edition

APRIL 26 - JUNE 6, 2022

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Reasons to be optimistic with best job market in generations

By Matthew Schmitz news2@thenorthernlight.org

UAA Economic Professor Kevin Berry, and Dr. Bret Watson with the Institute of Social and Economic Research at UAA sat for separate interviews regarding the state of the economy in Alaska.

Talking with them about changes in oil prices, war in Ukraine and the recent infrastructure bill, one point they both agreed on was the unique, generational opportunity facing workers in the job market today.

Watson, whose research focuses on mineral and energy economics, talked about the impact higher oil prices will have for the state. While budget problems facing the state have been somewhat alleviated by the recent spike in prices, we probably won’t see a huge increase in oil related jobs like during past booms.

According to Watson, the state typically sees the most job creation when new wells are drilled. At the moment, the appetite by investors to develop new projects on the North Slope just isn’t there.

Also, due to recently low prices, oil producers have become more efficient and, as he said, “they’re never going to forget how to do things more efficiently.”

That’s not to say today’s prices won’t result in the creation of some new oil related jobs. And if prices stay up in the long term, we might see renewed interest for investment in North Slope projects.

Turning to another industry in the state, Watson, with Bob Loeffler, recently published a paper for ISER on the economic potential for the mining industry in Alaska 20 years down the road. Given favorable conditions, the industry could employ 8,472 people, compared to the rough 3,876 people employed in 2019.

To achieve the favorable scenario, the paper outlines five areas of potential improvements in the state. That scenario also relies on higher mineral prices and public support for mining projects.

Both Watson and Berry cited the pandemic as a factor contributing to the hot job market. Alaska is still down significantly from its pre-pandemic employment numbers in 2019.

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In Feb, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the rate of job openings in Dec 2021 for Alaska was the highest in the nation at 9.3%, totaling around 32,000 jobs.

An area hit especially hard was the tourism industry, which Berry said could see a lot of opportunities this year based on the number of cruise ships coming into the state, though that will largely depend on how full the ships are.

Watson pointed to Alaska’s strong health care industry for job seekers, noting it was the health care sector that pulled the state out of a recession in 2019, before COVID. Another tailwind for job hunters Watson and Berry mentioned is the employment gap caused by the older population leaving the workforce.

According to Berry, 50% of people over 55 have retired.

A big factor that will, as Watson described it, “exacerbate tightness in labor markets,” is the bipartisan infrastructure

bill passed by congress.

At a symposium hosted by Senator Lisa Murkowski on the bill, Communications Director for Sen. Murkowski, Karina Borger, mentioned that the state has already locked in $1.2 billion in funds.

Much of the money in the bill has yet to be awarded. State and local governments, in addition to other organizations, will have to apply for these funds via competitive grants. The symposium was organized to help connect various stakeholders and educate them on the grant writing process.

Infrastructure Investment Coordinator for the governor’s office, Miles Baker, said, “the longterm opportunity for our state is huge.”

He also said, “I certainly believe, and I think the governor believes, and most Alaskans believe we’re uniquely positioned to be competitive.”

For people in project management, logistics, engineering, construction, and the trades, Watson sees numerous jobs tied to

Alaska leads the nation in the rate of job openings in Dec 2021 at 9.3%, national average was 6.3%

the infrastructure bill.

There are a few other potential industries and markets that were mentioned.

Berry talked a little about the expansions being made at the Ted Stevens International airport.

Watson suggested the tensions with Russia over its war with Ukraine as a cause for upwards pressure on mineral and energy prices. Alaska’s seafood industry also depends on seasonal labor from Eastern Europe, according to Watson, so it is another area that will experience higher demand.

Regarding some benefits to working in Alaska, Watson mentioned low taxes, the PFD and historically higher wages compared to cost-of-living expenses.

To illustrate this last point, Watson pointed to himself, saying that on his salary he might not be able to afford a home in California, but in Anchorage it is much more reasonable.

Berry brought up the

fact that Alaska is normally countercyclical with the Lower 48, so typically we’d see an inflow of workers to the state as the economy heats up. But with hot labor markets across the country, this puts even more pressure on in-state employers to raise wages.

This, by Berry’s estimate, could produce a great opportunity for people who want to stay in Alaska.

Berry mentioned the flip side as well; anyone who is eyeing a dream job or desires to live in a big city like Seattle or Los Angeles has a unique opportunity to make that happen.

The University of Alaska has been hard hit by the worker labor shortage and many positions are available.

UA Acquisition Talent Specialists Charla Bodle and Chris Triplett talked about the number of positions open and some of the benefits of working at UAA. At time of writing there are nearly 200 openings

that have benefits in the UA system. Job types are across the board: faculty, administrative, trades, health, part time, etc.

One unique benefit the university offers is tuition waivers that can be used for children, as well as spouses. The waivers are effective immediately upon hiring.

Triplett mentioned that like other state jobs, most positions are Monday through Friday, 8-5pm.

Also, there are several paid days off for holidays, though the university tends to consolidate them around major holidays instead of having them dispersed throughout the year, giving staff consecutive days off.

Some positions offer a hybrid of in-person and remote work flexibility.

But wherever job seekers may go, Berry gave a clear answer to the economic outlook for graduates: “Good time to be graduating college.” Also saying, “If I could pick a time, this would be it.”

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Esports Lounge raises over $4,000 for charity

By Matthew Schmitz news2@thenorthernlight.org

[Disclosure: The Northern Light was involved in hosting an hour slot of this event.]

On March 25, the UAA Esports Lounge hosted a 24-hour livestream for charity to raise money for the Children’s Lunchbox, a non-profit organization associated with Bean’s Café in Anchorage, Alaska. The UAA Esports Lounge, which manages the gaming lounge in the Student Union, invited over a dozen different UAA clubs and organizations to play games live on the stream and help raise money for the event.

The fundraising goal was $2,500, though by the end of the 24-hour period the Esports Lounge had reached $4,000, with some additional donations coming in after the event had ended.

Streaming live via Twitch from the gaming lounge in the Student Union, Student Life event coordinator Liam Floyd, along with Maddy Cherrier and assistant director of Student Union Cody Buechner, managed and directed the drive.

In an interview, Floyd talked about organizing the fundraiser. Last year, the Esports Lounge ran a similar event, eyeing the goal of raising $500, with total amount raised coming to around $1,100, according to Floyd. This year’s event saw greater participation from clubs and donors. Floyd attributed the engagement to a more robust marketing campaign.

Floyd said the magnitude of this year’s drive was one of the biggest

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challenges. They had to coordinate and direct 13 different organizations, set up computers, audio and video equipment, and come up with contingency plans in case things went sideways.

The gaming lounge was transformed into a mini-broadcast station, with a control center to coordinate audio and video feeds, two different places where clubs could set up to play games and a table for interviews.

Each organization was given a time slot to cover during the 24-hour period and most set up in the lounge to play their games in person. Some conducted the event remotely.

Some of the participating organization included The Health Professions Student Organization playing Operation, the

Feminist Intersectional Rights Movement playing games on the Xbox, and the Cyber Security Club playing Hack King of the Hill.

Even The Northern Light was able to get in on the action, playing Jackbox Trivia Murder Party 2 at 2:30am.

Other programs were included to help fill time.

UAA Vice Chancellor Bruce Schultz and Executive Director of Student Engagement & Inclusion Kim Morton sat for interviews during the stream.

Student Organizations Coordinator Allie Hartman took apart a chair in a segment entitled “Destroy a Chair.”

The Philosophy Club and Chi Alpha hosted podcasts.

President of the Philosophy Club, Tunca Isik

The Esports Lounge in the Student Union was transformed to broadcast the 24-hour charity livestream

Askin, described his experience of the charity drive in an email writing: “For me, the experience was incredibly fun and relaxing. We did a podcast-like event with a small logic game, and we got into some pretty great topics.

“The majority of the discussion was on the philosophy of mind, with all of us having some important insights and distinctions between our positions. We also got into some ethical discussions, with a quick section on the Ukrainian Crisis. I would definitely do it again provided the opportunity!”

A writer and a marketing coordinator from Jackbox, invited by Cherrnier, made an appearance on the stream, joining to play

Jackbox with the Psychology Club.

In addition to playing games, participants from the various clubs had the responsibility of encouraging and thanking donors. The FIRM was live on the stream when the initial goal of $2,500 was met.

President of the FIRM, Deidre Goins, said in a text message: “This was our first big event, so we were very excited. Most importantly, we got to help make a difference for local families. And we were able to help fund this great charity while having a blast discussing the continued need for intersectional feminism.”

The beneficiary of the raised funds, The Chil-

dren’s Lunchbox, sends meals to needy families with children. According to their website, every $10 donated will provide an entire meal for a family of four.

By the end of the stream, at 6am, the club was near $4,000. Bruce Schultz came in in the last few minutes to make an additional donation that pushed the total to $4,000.

The amount raised is roughly equal to providing 400 families of four, or 1,600 individuals, a meal.

Though not an annual event, Floyd would like to see the 24-hour livestream for charity become a regular yearly fundraiser at UAA.

Pandemic graduates return to UAA for a reunion commencement

By Jake Dye editor@thenorthernlight.org

On April 29, 2022, students who were denied an in-person commencement ceremony as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic will return to campus for a special reunion commencement.

Jessica Reisinger, com-

mencement speaker for the Spring 2021 class, spoke about her experience with the original online commencement ceremony as well as her feelings about returning to celebrate graduation again, a whole year later.

Reisinger described her original commencement

ceremony as “anticlimactic,” describing how, as a first-generation college student, graduation meant a lot to her and her family. “To get to the end and kind of just have it be over was kind of a letdown to be honest… it felt like my college experience never really ended, it just kind of stopped.”

The news of a reunion commencement went out in an email to eligible students in late March.

Reisinger says she was immediately very excited. In talking to friends and peers, Reisinger said some people are excited about the opportunity, some have mixed feelings, and others think that it’s

“dumb.”

As Commencement Speaker, Reisinger prerecorded a speech for her original ceremony, which was included as part of the stream. All of the commencement speakers who are returning for the reunion ceremony collaborated to figure out how to each recognize their own

accomplishments without resulting in a nearly hour long block of speeches.

They settled on each delivering short remarks focused on what happened post-graduation.

Reisinger is still present on campus, taking medical school courses.

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1,300 UAA students could qualify for free tuition

By Matthew Schmitz news2@thenorthernlight.org

In the 2020-2021 academic year, a total of 5,607 degree-seeking UAA students filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Of those students, 1,388, or 24.7%, had zero expected family contributions to their cost of education. If they meet requirements for satisfactory academic progress, they will automatically qualify for the maximum amount awarded by the Pell Grant, which in the upcoming 2022-2023 academic year would amount to $6,895. This amount would cover UAA base tuition for full time students, 12 credit hours.

UAA Vice Chancellor Bruce Schultz shared this information in an email with The Northern Light.

He noted that despite the opportunity, there is a problem getting students to file the FAFSA; a requirement to get any money from the grant.

He wrote, “One of the biggest challenges we have is that not enough students complete a FAFSA, which means they never know what grants, scholarships and other aid they might qualify for.”

Director of Financial Aid Shauna Grant spoke in an interview about some of the obstacles to students filling out the FAFSA and ways UAA can help. She also talked about other financial opportunities available to students who complete the FAFSA. According to Grant, many people are hesitant to fill out the FAFSA

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The application for FAFSA can be done online

because it asks invasive questions about things like income, savings and taxes.

Similar information is required from parents of dependent students.

The application is fairly long, taking about 1-2 hours to complete, and the number of documents needed can be overwhelming. Grant said that the Financial Aid office at UAA has a few different ways of helping students with the form.

The department has created some informative YouTube videos that walk students through the application and shows how to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool. In addition to this, the office can schedule appointments with fi-

nancial aid advisors.

Appointments can be done face-to-face or over Zoom. Grant said the latter can be an especially good option for students and parents having trouble with the application. She highlighted the benefit of being able to walk through the FAFSA with an advisor in the privacy of one’s own home.

This also happens to be where people keep important documents needed for the application. Grant said the ease of being able to pull the required documents during the meeting is one of the biggest advantages of remote appointments.

While the FAFSA is a basic requirement for any

student loans, it is also needed to get other scholarships and grant opportunities such as the aforementioned Pell Grant, the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Alaska Performance Scholarship and Alaska Education Grant.

Students who submit a FAFSA do not need to apply for these benefits. As Grant said, “the FAFSA is the application.” The Financial Aid office will automatically notify qualifying students with an offer by email in the spring if they meet the various scholarships requirements.

Students can accept or reject the offer. If the account balance has already been paid down by loan, or in some other manner, money will be returned.

First-time students receive their offer letter in December.

In addition to these scholarships, many others that students apply for on their own require a FAFSA be filled out, such as the UA Foundation which gets money from outside donors.

Grant described the FAFSA as “the foundation of determining eligibility for resources.” She said that despite the bad rap college affordability receives in the media, it’s important for students to think about paying for school in more holistic terms. There are many ways to pay for school and every little bit helps.

For those who may be frustrated at the prospect of filling out the application to gain access to

funds, Grant said it’s important to remember that donors and agencies want to reward students who are serious about pursuing higher education.

As she put it, “they want to see you have some skin in the game.”

For students filling out the FAFSA, Grant said that the most common mistakes the office sees involve errors entering social security numbers, birthdays and name changes. Also, applicants often just estimate their income, which can cause problems.

Grant stressed the importance of emails the Financial Aid office sends out.

Unfortunately, student’s inboxes are inundated with emails from the university so oftentimes messages from the Financial Aid office get overlooked.

Grant said that if the department is emailing you, it’s important and shouldn’t be ignored; they don’t send out frivolous messages.

The application for the FAFSA opens for the following year on Oct 1. That means the FAFSA for the 2022-2023 academic year is already open. Students can fill out the FAFSA online at https://studentaid. gov/. The UAA financial aid off can be contacted by email at financial.aid@ uaa.alaska.edu, phone 907-786-1480, Option 4, or through a form on the department’s page on UAA’s website.

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Teresa Novakovich: Non-traditional student, 2022 commencement speaker

By Matthew Schmitz news2@thenorthernlight.org

For this year’s spring commencement speaker, Teresa Novakovich, graduation has been a long time coming. Her first run at college was back in 1987. Between now and then she has gone on mission for her church, raised five children and worked two different careers.

She sat for an interview reflecting on her time at UAA and plans for the future.

Returning to college at the age of 53, and working a professional career, Novakovich personifies the non-traditional student.

She came to Alaska at 12 years old with her family. Upon graduating high school, she went to UAA, then called Alaska Community College. Eager for some adventure, she dropped out after only one quarter and applied to go on a mission for her church.

They sent her to Pennsylvania.

While this was a far cry from the exotic locations she was hoping for, it was nevertheless rewarding.

Speaking about the time there, she said, “I spent a year and a half in Pennsylvania as a full time missionary, really had great experiences.”

After the missionary work, she came back to Alaska and got married.

She had five children and spent 18 years raising them.

Moving on to her first career, she was the bookkeeper and HR in her family business. She eventually went into a new job as an administrative assistant at the South Central Alaska Area Health Education Center.

AHEC is a federally funded non-profit that focuses on training and support for those working towards a career in healthcare.

As an administrative assistant she ran errands, entered data and picked up supplies. Due to her HR background, she was asked to sit in on a job interview for one of their teaching positions. Realizing she could handle the work, she became interested in applying for it.

There was one hang up: a bachelor’s degree was a prerequisite.

She expressed an interest in returning to school to further her professional development, to which her supervisor gave full support.

Working across from campus at Providence Hospital, she selected UAA for the convenience.

Also, she was personal friends with a UAA ad-

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visor named Mike Smith, who helped her outline what she needed to do.

Returning to school after such a hiatus was intimidating and she credits Smith for helping her overcome it, saying, “having that in-person support made all the difference.”

The credits she earned back in 1987 were still good too.

She confessed the selection of her degree, sociology, came down to expediency.

Though the choice was pragmatic, it turned out to be fortuitous. Unexpectedly, and to her delight, she became fascinated with the subject. Also, it was applicable to her career in the field of health care worker development.

She loves that the field is data driven and was shocked to discover how much she liked her statistics class.

A professor who had a particular impact on her was Nelta Edwards. The first class she took with her was environmental sociology. Edward’s passion for the subject inspired Novakovich. Them being the same age helped forge a bond as well.

Novakovich said this of Edwards, “her sharing her story with me, and me with her, I just felt a connection. And she was so supportive, and so encouraging, and such a good instructor, that for the rest of my college plans I sought out her classes.”

Though her employer was flexible, Novakovich was still working a fulltime job. She took online and evening classes when possible. The online

course helped cut down on travel time.

Experimenting with her workload, at one point she nearly overwhelmed herself.

Reflecting on the moment she bit off more than she could chew, she said and laughed, “I took three classes the first semester and I managed it really well, the next semester I took five and almost killed myself.”

Readjusting her expectations, she said, “slow and surviving was better than taking a full load.”

From then on, she took only three classes a semester and one in the summer.

Also, she avoided taking too many heavy classes at the same time.

It took five years, but she never again had such a problem.

An area where she initially had doubts was with her own abilities and feelings of being an outsider.

The thought of returning to classes with younger students was intimidating.

Novakovich described overcoming her fears saying, “once I got in there and in an in-person class, I realized I wasn’t the only person in their 50s in this class, I realized that the questions that I had were the same questions that the 18-year-olds had.”

She went on, “all those fears that I had: you’re going to sound ignorant, you’re going to ask stupid questions; all those were unfounded I found out.”

Novakovich credits her time in school as making her a better critical thinker. Rather than be swayed simply by the strength of others’ opinions, she

now approaches questions more analytically.

As she said, she started asking questions: “where’s the data to support the claim? Or are you just saying that? Tell me why you think that way.”

Perhaps the most surprising change she witnessed was in herself.

Going back to school, she took it as just another box to check. The possibility it could result in personal growth was beyond expectation.

As she put it, “I didn’t realize I had so much to learn, and I didn’t realize I had so much growth potential.”

She said even her own children have noticed a change in her.

Having to interact with so many different people and ideas, she describes herself as becoming more tolerant and open minded.

As she said, “My world view has expanded like crazy.” She cites getting out of her social bubble as a factor in the change.

One impact of this is in how she relates to others, saying, “I’ve also learned how to get along with people that I disagree with, and it’s absolutely fine. I feel like before, one of us is right and one of us is wrong, and I had to defend what I felt was right.”

Taking the time to understand other people’s perspectives, she can see why someone may hold a particular opinion, even if she disagrees with it.

While school pushed her to grow personally, her own life experiences played a part in her success. One skill she had to develop while raising five

Spring 2022 graduation commencement speaker Teresa Novakovich

children was time management. This allowed her to balance taking classes, working and a family.

In addition to that was her own maturity. Not getting wrapped up in the world of partying and dating, she was able to focus more on her goals.

Because most of her classes were online, when the pandemic hit, it didn’t disrupt school too much.

On the other hand, she got much of her socializing from work, where she was teaching in person classes on health subjects.

Like for so many, the pandemic disrupted that.

Moving to a home office and doing most work over Zoom, she began to crave in-person interactions.

One area where the working conditions during COVID were especially difficult was in being able to draw clear boundaries between work, school and personal time. Work related anxiety was bleeding over into her normal life.

Her solution was to create clear boundaries. Part of that included changing clothes from when she “went to work” and when she was off. Also, she stayed out of her home office after she was done for the day.

To manage schoolwork, she would clearly block out time to study. When the time was up, she would put away the books and do something else.

These changes, she found, had a positive impact on her mood.

Regarding advice for new and existing students,

Novakovich spoke about networks of support that are available, but often get overlooked.

She said, “there are so many resources out there to support you financially, socially, that most people don’t know about. So, if there is a desire to get an education, there are ways to overcome any barriers.”

She went on to add, “I was shocked at how many resources were available,” and “If you don’t look for them, you might not find them.”

In an ironic turn of events, which has not been lost on Novakovich, she’s been able to achieve her career goals at South Central Alaska AHEC while pursuing her degree.

Over the past five years she’s worked her way up through the organization and was promoted to director this past December.

She gives credit to taking classes as part of that success.

Looking to the future, she plans on staying in the position. She said that she loves the work, though she may shoot for graduate school if she wants to set some more goals.

In the near term she is looking forward to taking a break from classes. She did sign up for one this upcoming fall, culinary arts.

In one last word of encouragement, she said, “it’s so cliched, but if I can do it anybody can.”

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Students graduating from UAA have one year to unshackle themselves from their student email accounts

By Jake Dye editor@thenorthernlight.org

Graduates probably have a lot on their minds as they move on from the University of Alaska Anchorage. A question they might not be thinking about is the imminent loss of their student email accounts.

UAA IT Services confirmed in an email that graduated student email accounts are scheduled for shutdown one year after the last day of instruction. This shutdown can be avoided by applying for an alumni extension, which will keep the account open for an additional 90 years.

The shutdown of students’ email accounts isn’t an issue of paying more for Spotify, it is an issue of becoming unable to cancel a Netflix subscription, of being unable to log in and pay the power bill.

We live in a digital world, where everything has an account associated with it, and those ac-

counts are usually tied to email addresses. Students who have been attaching services to their accounts might find themselves in a spot of trouble. Losing access to streaming services is catastrophic enough, but some students might have even more important services connected to an email address not long for

this world, like utilities.

Another concern for some students may be the loss of work and files stored in the Google Drive account associated with their student email. These files will become wholly inaccessible after the account is shut down, so students interested in keeping old work are on the clock

to backup those files.

As students step away from the university and into the rest of their lives, they ought to take a moment and prepare for the future of their Disney+ account too.

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Maple and Vine: A Review

By David Harding media@thenorthernlight.org

Despite recent news of UAA Theatre’s cancellation in Spring 2023, coming off of the greater budget struggles the University has faced from rising costs and COVID-19 restrictions, the dedicated few in the department, from its faculty to students, have not let events prevent them from putting on amazing shows. This passion showed itself in their most recent production, Maple and Vine by Jordan Harrison, which ran from March 27th to April 3rd. Like every Theatre production, the small yet dedicated group of thespians that put on the show showed impressive quality in acting, costume design, and the very set contained in the “black box” of the Harper Studio.

The main narrative of the play centers around a modern-day couple, Katha and Ryu, portrayed by Kathryn Hoke and Elmer Bungay Jr respectively in their first-ever roles, who have found themselves in an unhappy state after marriage thanks to the stress of their unsatisfying jobs and an unfortu-

nate miscarriage that’s made Katha unsure if she will ever want to have a child again. It’s in Katha’s most vulnerable moment, putting in a notice to her workplace and left alone on a park bench due to Ryu being whisked away to his duties as a surgeon, she meets a man dressed like he’s straight out of the 1950s.

The sharp-dressed and silver-tongued stranger is Dean, played dynamically by Cade Harris, who serves as the main spokesperson for a unique community that lives within its gates like it’s the year 1955. With his equally devoted wife Ellen, played

by UAA Theatre stalwart Galina Deitz, they convince an open Katha and a reluctant Ryu to spend an eight-month trial period as part of the community, also known as the Society of Dynamic Obsolescence.

Despite living under the restrictions and often flawed values of the time, especially felt by Ryu as a Japanese American now living through a simulation of post World War II and internment America, he and Kathy (changing her own name to be period-accurate) come to find

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moments of self-realization and a deeper connection to one another as they navigate these issues.

Meanwhile, a hidden romance between Dean and box factory manager Roger, who was played by returning UAA Theatre alumni James Peritz, along with the latter’s longing to return to their honest life and love before the move into the SDO, threatens to shake the entire throwback society to its core.

Between the five ac-

Blake Blanning looks over costume plans for Maple and Vine during a tech rehearsal.

Kathryn Hoke and Elmer Bungay Jr. share a scene as Katha and Ryu in Maple and Vine.

tors, there are eight roles, with James and Galina both playing different characters besides their main roles with distinction that prevented any potential confusion. All five actors captured the heart of their characters perfectly; from Dean and Ellen’s cheerful, straight out of a 50s show facades that over the course of the play starts to erode with doubt, to Roger’s conflicted and repressed nature, and the sometimes fraught but always loving and believable connection between Katha and Ryu that helps bind together the sometimes surreal and confrontational scenario they end up in.

All three romances in this story, Katha and Ryu, Dean and Ellen, and Roger and Dean, all feel real, Harrison’s script coming alive through the voice and motion of the actors to show the highlights and lowlights of these relationships; the average and extraordinary moments that shape them all.

The content of the play, while not extraordinarily vulgar, did contain some challenging moments for certain audience members; mostly centered around the SDO’s willing-

ness to maintain “authenticity” through enforcing sex roles and promoting racist and homophobic attitudes and language that varies between subtle to stark in some moments.

These moments aren’t graphic, or built for shock value, but serve to further the playwright’s message that neither glorifies or demonizes the modern or 1950s worlds; but acts as a critique and a show of positive and negative values of both periods of history and how they echo and differ between each other. The play seeks to make those who watch or read it ask questions among themselves while providing a concept just outlandish enough to keep from being too daunting for those new to its philosophies to handle off the cuff.

Costume design, prepared by graduating UAA senior Blake Blanning with wardrobe maintained

by Brighton Coggins, was extremely effective at communicating to the audience when the modern world ends and the SDO’s impression of the 1950s begins. In a similar vein, the stage; crafted by the Scene Shop team led by supervisor James

Bransetter, was able to work around the intimate space of the Harper Studio theater to create two separate settings, utilizing smart design choices and a hydraulic system that allowed for quick shifts and changes. Lighting, with Lydia Smith and Christian Howlett as the main technicians, was extremely well handled, especially during Katha’s dream sequences after she and Ryu make the move.

For those who were able to attend one or more of the showings of this play, I’m confident that they would agree that the efforts of the actors, backstage crew and faculty all put in their best effort in spite of emotional and financial tolls to tell challenging, heartwarming, and thought-provoking piece that asks a lot of questions prevalent today.

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Clinical-Community Psychology Ziyang Jin Jessica D. Petalio MASTER’S DEGREES MASTER OF ARTS Anthropology Erica N. Lujan Oliver G. Smith MASTER OF FINE ARTS Creative Writing and Literary Arts Monica Stein-Olson MASTER OF SCIENCE Biological Sciences Davis J. Stewart Levi J. Wegner Clinical Psychology Elizabeth S. Alvarez Jessicaanne S. Fernandez Paulsen J. Parker Hannah L. Rebadulla Brock C. Tucker Jennifer S. Yazzie Interdisciplinary Studies Kevin E. Fitzpatrick Maria Gemzicka Rachel M. Richardson GRADUATE CATES

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Children’s Mental Health Elizabeth S. Alvarez Alison Nielsen BACCALAUREATE DEGREES BACHELOR OF ARTS Anthropology Gabriel J. Lowery** Adrianne J. Takak Art Eila K. Alatervo Donalen R. Bowers* Caitlin M. R. Cerimele Sharon F. Hunter Amy O. Jettenberg Hayoung Kim Mary Letourneau Jeremie A. Mendez Brooke A. Moore Michael J. Provo II Claire E. M. Rountree* Andrew J. W. Shepherd** Joel E. Sleppy Rebekah L. Smith Callie A. Wagner Rhiannon Williams Biological Sciences Kyle C. Borland Shana D. Cooper Lauren J. Haff* Sierra S. Wanca* English James S. Batac Collin M. Becker* Melanie B. Brice Savannah A. Clare Kevin J. Fleming** Ann L. Gebauer** Benjamin D. Hall**

Isaac R. Hopkins* Heather D. Lee Amani J. McCummings Hannah R. Pembroke* Shannon Proctor Cayley M. Ryder** Liza R. Singleton-Havner Katie Stamper Liam A. Walton* Sophie M. Wright Pa Ying Xiong History Aaron M. Allred Jordan A. Campbell Sharon F. Hunter Chloe E. Pleznac** Timothy Y. Sissel Brenda K. Spurlock Ariel V. Susky Aurora K. Whitesell** Chelsey B. Zaukar** International Studies Naomi L. W. Stock* BriAnn Young Journalism and Public Communications Keegan L. Crosby Jacob C. Dye David M. Harding Tobin K. Karlberg Caleb J. Larsen* Sonja E. Larsen Randy A. Lo David J. Riley* Naomi L. W. Stock* Languages Roxana E. Bergt Dianne S. Cajimat* Gavin M. Davis Corey F. Frazier*** Laura C. Gordon Eliza B. Lawler Beraiah G. Logan Katelynn R. Marshall Jac E. Norvell-Moomaugh* Breanna M. Nowacki** Carolyn D. Rudzinski Cayley M. Ryder** BriAnn Young Music Grace E. Aubrey* Gretchen A. Wilhelm Benjamin M. Wrede* Philosophy Collin M. Becker* Micah O. Foreman Political Science Jolie R. Andon David Chernikoff Jessica R. Couger John J. Czaja Joseph W. Kellogg** Jac E. Norvell-Moomaugh* Matthew S. Pacillo Jordan A. Perrego Chloe E. Pleznac** Moira M. Pyhala Jiale M. Turner*** Timothy G. Williams Psychology Maria D. R. Aceves Espinoza Chloe S. Allen Katerina E. Baumgartner Nichole S. Bearden Annalise B. Contreras Daniel J. Dutton* Brittany E. Eibeck Christina M. Elmore*** Halley R. Erickson Laura J. Gomez Bravo Jordan L. Greer David W. Hampton Jr.

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Caelea R. Henderson* Hailey A. Holland** Ashley B. Huhndorf Shalem A. Kitter* Jaclyn G. Martin Kayla M. Massera Natalie C. Mobley* Grace A. Nechanicky Christina F. Pili Heather K. Rasch Allison Rath* Danielle L. V. Specking Cheryl A. Williams Orrin I. Wiseman* Sociology Christina N. Bubna Teresa L. Novakovich** Matthew S. Pacillo Matthew Young** Theatre Blake M. Blanning** Katie L. Tedrick** BACHELOR OF MUSIC Music Jana M. Bryner* Autumn N. Levy* Lara R. Millette Jacob S. R. Morris Marie N. Nielson Christabel E. Sosa BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Anthropology Benjamin M. Miller

Biological Sciences Trevor J. Abts*** Javier L. Acuna Kavya V. Bhagawatula Matthew J. Botero** Ayiana Browning Solomia M. L. Bushell** Feona D. Carney** Anna K. Daniels*** Cora Lyon** Anais Martinez Shannon T. Powers** Jacob L. Schwartz** Bryson A. Smith* Chemistry Joel D. Carson** Robert H. Jeanson* Luke M. Jones Michael A. Martinez Juliana M. Smit Autumn B. Stedingh** Environment and Society Alexandria M. Britz Ashley E. Gibbs** Ashlyn M. Johnson* Erica N. Ruston Geological Sciences Autumn V. Fox Joan J. Kipsanai Mathematics James B. Flemings** Douglas J. Roth Dennelle W. Seetomona Michael J. Walker Natural Sciences Trevor J. Abts*** Laney J. Cuddihee* Kiara J. Fleckenstein** Kaitlin J. Fortner Mariah R. Fox Jesse S. Gotschall Makyla R. Hammer Pingco Alexis R. Hinther Daylie K. Hislop Thomas R. Kosten*** Athenia G. Large* Alyssa N. Mandich**

Kristina V. Natalenko** Caitlin A. OConnor Sean P. OShea Ericka F. Reynolds* James Clinton D. Schoonmaker** Kimberly J. Sliwa Kipp H. Wilkinson Psychology Aakash R. Bathija Halley R. Evans Carson T. Hile** Jessica D. Husa* Nancy Jeptoo Toni M. Jones Yan Li Dantae R. Lloyd Savanna Paladino* Kelly J. Ross** Trey A. Torvend* Sociology Christina M. Hailperin** ASSOCIATE DEGREES ASSOCIATE OF ARTS Alaska Native Studies Danelle A. R. D. Shellikoff Natalee L. Wigen General Program Lydia G. M. Agnus Joshua C. Antonio Miles A. Apatiki Izabelle J. Bergmann Amy M. Berlin Balogun B. Bishop Lincoln C. Boland* Kassandra D. Bragg Dustin H. Brandon* Tiernan M. Brenner-Gelvin** Alexandra A. Butler Nyaluak Chuol Sara A. F. Coleman Johanna F. Crenshaw Justin P. Dela Cruz* Mykenzie S. Dexter** Katherine M. Evanoff Onika S. Ford Morgan D. Hazard* Cailey R. Hermansen-Jent Clinton D. Horsley Torrence B. Howard Robert M. Ikner Sierra J. Inda* Kasandra P. Johnston Yurek Wade Kamkoff Jr. Dayton I. Keliikipi* Omen W. Leavitt Calysta M. Lee-Lewis Lydia H. Lizarazu* Antoinette M. Lockwood Emilia D. S. Lorio Haley N. Lundak Jerica C. Manaois Diane E. Martin Elijah M. R. Mayfield Natalia M. Menchinsky Konstance A. Miller Sandra M. Moses** GUY STEVE Mvele Timothy M. O’Rourke Elizabeth A. Page Andrew R. Palmer Nicole B. Pendleton Cameron D. Pogue* Nevaeh A. Pride Meiglan V. Ray Kati B. Renfro* Anna E. Richardson*** Makiah S. Riley Sonja M. Rivas Elena O. Robbins Micah Samuelson Evan S. Sanford Katherine J. Scoggin***

Christine M. Smith Danielle L. V. Specking Tiffany M. Swierk Rachel J. Tayman** Shanone Flynn Z. Tejada*** Ong Thao Emma C. Thario Michael A. Tovar Isabel L. Trimborn Nels G. R. Ure* Jenna M. Vanderweele Poua Vang Sierra S. Wanca* Kendra T. Ward Jordan A. Wasile Jack M. Waters SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Ed McLain, Interim Director MASTER’S DEGREES MASTER OF EDUCATION

Educational Leadership Emily M. Dinges Kevin R. LaBar Tammi E. Sinosky Teaching and Learning Michelle Fedran Jacob L. Groll Denise J. Minier Kayla A. B. Page Ninkyfaith S. Schuld GRADUATE CATES

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Language Education Denise J. Minier Principal Cassandra L. Leyba Deborah L. McRae Alexandra G. Razor Dianna L. Schollmeier Michael A. Sturm Special Education Susanna M. Gaines Sue C. Lee Kasey E. Michell POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATES Speech Language Pathology

Kristin K. Nygren

ASSOCIATE DEGREES ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE Early Childhood Development Kaili A. Brewington Bernadette U. Brown Stephanie A. Cozart* Casandra J. Gulsvig Kristin A. Merizon Tiffeny L. Moore* Kirsten M. Perez Lee Xiong OCCUPATIONAL ENDORSEMENT CERTIFICATE Infant and Toddler Development Kaili A. Brewington Stephanie A. Cozart Tiffeny L. Moore Aubrey A. Mullen Kirsten M. Perez Lee Xiong COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY Dr. John Nofsinger, Dean

GRADUATES MASTER’S DEGREES MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION General Management Doreen R. Andersen Rinnah S. Andrew Robert Barrett Meghna V. Bathija Katherine A. Belden John P. Bezousek Jeffrey T. Burnette Mark Carlson Danae Eulloqui Barajas Lorenzo Froehle Hannah V. Frost Salvador G. Garcia Cervantes Ryan A. Horn Grant R. Humphreys Genevieve John Keaton W. Lauder Gina Martfeld Zachary Masson Morris L. Pickel III Jacob B. Puryear Vanessa R. Stadler-Swanson Wanda J. Tankersley Andrew S. Warner MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Elena E. Cano Britta L. Hamre Devin S. Hutchings Elizabeth J. Kubitz Grace K. Kubitz Maya N. Narang William H. W. Seo MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY Rachel A. Roberts MASTER OF SCIENCE Global Supply Chain Management Rea P. Catapia Wesley A. Little Taylor O. Parsons GRADUATE CERTIFICATES Executive Leadership Jason Rouch Jr. BACCALAUREATE DEGREES BACHELOR OF ARTS Economics German D. Baquero* Matthew E. Giliam Pyke G. Haralovich Hyun J. Jang Megan A. Johnson Paul T. Melin Chase A. Miller Kylie Reese* BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Accounting Adam M. Beaver* Atlin G. Bell** Edlir Cani KateLynn A. Carlson** Alexander R. Childs Joana M. De Jesus* Jacob D. Deater Vera D. Holesapple* Choua Lee Hye In Lim* Sarah E. Marsteller Jerel Naito Kayla M. Persson** Madeline D. Ruble Lyndsey K. Sloper Alana N. Wheaton** Brian R. Wood* Joy M. Young Economics Tanner B. Dragomir Sommer R. Florian* Henry W. Mildon** Cloda A. ONeill Finance Elliott Amato Bakari Bishop

09 Mark A. Cox Daniel N. Fonov Cameron D. Foraker* Aden S. Haywood Jackson D. Joyner Espen G. Persen Kayla M. Persson** Olav E. Sanderberg* Jeffrey L. Turner Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management Timothy R. Burr Gracelyn R. Greenwood Kaitlin R. Humphrey Jason A. Kelly* Gavin A. LeCrone Kelsey R. Logan*** Christopher D. Michael Sr. Didrik L. Nilsen Management Keanu T. Bolling Michael L. Davis Samuel A. L. Deering Daniel N. Fonov Cameron D. Foraker* Jessica Fuller Lauren A. N. Gaither Julie M. Gauthier Aidan M. Green Stephanie N. Jackson Nickson K. Koech Chase A. Lentfer Shannon R. McKee Andrea B. Mejia Kimberly A. Michaca Kristy L. Mocan Ernestine C. Ndour Korena K. Nelson Seth T. O’Banion Madelaine A. Oler Megan N. Richards Michael C. Rosebeary Irene M. Sexton Daniel A. Sinyawski Mary A. Sosnowski* Sierra N. Steele Laura Stockemer Hunter G. Sweet Peter W. Symmes Mary D. Tagaban Madison D. Thomas Madison G. Towe Xinghua W. Turner* Laura M. Vannoy Devin X. Vaughan John C. Vuong Olivia G. Webster* Kimberly Weimer Stanley A. Wright Bee I. Yang Management Information Systems Nikita Ostobunaev Marketing Bakari Bishop Shaina R. Cajimat* Isabella R. Collins Madison K. Ealum Sommer R. Florian* Jessica Fuller Lauren A. N. Gaither Alexander Hamilton Gabrielle M. Ingrim Bailey J. Kile Genta Ljena Aaron Paul S. Malia* Shannon R. McKee Tyler M. Perry Hanna R. Persson** Hyeonji Ra Gregory A. Rowland Jonathan W. Schulz** Ruby J. Steele John C. Vuong Stanley A. Wright ASSOCIATE DEGREES ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE Accounting Merilee C. Aust KateLynn A. Carlson** Stephanie N. Cox Beatrice N. Egbejimba Lydia M. Gentry* Chelsea J. Gross**

Payten M. Hamilton** Victoria V. Hillwig Kimberly L. Ibay Chrystle Lyon Michael D. Van Horne Jr. David Vue James C. Watkins* Trista D. A. Wilson Business Computer Information Systems Candice P. James* General Business Kathleen Jean D. Job Kaitlin C. Kilgore Darin V. Muse Charles D. Ryan Logistics and Supply Chain Operations Holly J. Hubbard* John Rick L. Nobleza Jordynn T. Ramirez OCCUPATIONAL ENDORSEMENT CERTIFICATE Bookkeeping KateLynn A. Carlson Stephanie N. Cox Beatrice N. Egbejimba Beverley E. Egbejimba Lydia M. Gentry Wioletta K. Krol Sheila M. Lowe Amanda K. Mallar LaReina J. Oskolkoff Naomi N. Ratcliffe Tania S. Richey Nichole J. Rohde John D. Stiner David Vue Business Leadership Robert P. Muncy Eva A. Ulukivaiola Jesse J. White Business Analytics Jason A. Kelly COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Dr. Kenrick Mock, Dean MASTER’S DEGREES MASTER OF SCIENCE Civil Engineering Marc Frutiger Ethan E. Hunstiger Justin J. Lobdell Anna C. Miller Mechanical Engineering Galen K. I. Baumgartner Toomas Kollo Tadeusz L. Martynowicz Project Management Elyse G. C. Applegate Forrester J. Cook Joseph P. Fisher Nathan R. Grilley Elena T. Hale Idowu M. Maleghemi Anthony G. Naciuk BACCALAUREATE DEGREES BACHELOR OF ARTS Computer Science Dexter J. Bulaong Madeleine M. Cherrier* Shawn M. Fugere Benjamin C. Good Charles I. McAndrews Evan T. Peters BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Civil Engineering Keith W. Baltozer Walter R. Campbell George J. Cvancara* Nikki L. Flack* Rachelle L. Griffitts Umar R. Hill Victoria M. Jacobs Wade Kamkoff Jr.

Duy M. Lai Jacob A. Livingston Michele N. Lott* Alfred J. Olson* Kenneth A. C. Pyeatt John C. Scott* Jayci M. VanDehey* Ashlee N. Weller Shawn B. Wilson Computer Science Christopher K. Bodde James B. Flemings** Jacobo M. Franco Branden A. Gookin Edward J. Iverson Aqsa Mussarat Tiara L. Simmons William J. Snelson Eric S. W. Somerville Luka Spaic* Brandon P. Sweeney* Electrical Engineering Brad W. Choi Raizannel L. Flores Kimberly S. Frey Keng H. Lor*** Nicole A. Ramirez Phillip J. Rhodes* RJ P. Toledo* Sean P. F. Williams Bryce A. Ybanez Alec J. Zarecki* Geomatics Jordan M. Divis* Zachary R. Edwards Mechanical Engineering Breanna N. Abyo Joseph J. Apfelbeck Logan A. Beile* Birch J. Boyer* Ecem J. Collins** Felix J. Goldsmann Nathan D. Guillermo* Gavin A. Hannasch* Joshua A. Jackman Ryan T. Jones Michael L. Landon Joseph M. Lopez Mark Jhelo A. Manalili Ian O. Markis Jack A. McCaslin** Shane M. Menzies Daniel C. Min** Andrew R. Palmer Michael Peters Dontae L. Robertson Kevin M. Sargent Colton P. Terminel Edward H. Toal ASSOCIATE DEGREES ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE Geomatics Faren J. Crow Adam C. Currier COLLEGE OF HEALTH Dr. Andre Rosay, Interim Dean MASTER’S DEGREES MASTER HEALTH

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PUBLIC

Public Health Practice Eric D. Boyer Katherine M. Casanova Kimberly C. Elliott Christina M. Fieldhouse Marie E. Gotti Lauren C. Smayda Seiji A. Takagi Riley L. Witte MASTER OF SCIENCE Dietetics and Nutrition Kathy M. Nunez Interdisciplinary Studies Maria Gemzicka GRADUATE CATES

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Dietetic Internship Mariah L. Branson Vanessa R. Guzman Carissa H. Kiefer Edna C. S. Standifer POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATES Paralegal Studies Karl M. Moore Kalyn T. Urbano Rayna L. Zaugg Pre-Medical Studies Erica B. Dye Speech Language Pathology

Julia Eden D. Im Kane Neubauer

BACCALAUREATE DEGREES BACHELOR OF ARTS Justice Eric A. Brown Amanda J. Burnell Trey J. Feagin-Walden Dennis M. Flynn Sierra R. Houlton* Andrew L. Knowles Mandy S. Larson Miyah D. Lewis-Hampton Akor M. Maywin Taya L. VanBlaricum Legal Studies Elizabeth D. Alowa Max A. Butto Maria A. Canon Aguilar Dakota S. Culpepper Phuong D. Green* Sarah A. Joyner Aubrey Gabrielle Juntura Kanani L. Morrow Anthony M. Patterson Briar C. St.Clair* BACHELOR OF HUMAN SERVICES Vincent A. Feuilles Amanda J. Gonzalez Christine N. Joyner Lorinda R. Wahrer* BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Biological Sciences Cora Lyon**

Dental Hygiene Michelle E. Arzaga** Isabella M. Bako** Amber M. Carroll*** Hannah Cole Chu Han Davila Alyssa L. Jewell Leslie R. Koldeway Shayna L. McGinty Sara M. Mustard** Ronie Marc R. Salvador* Tetiana Sazhnieva* Jazlin I. Vanderpool Dietetics Amelia B. Dvorsak Ema L. Fiedler* Raina J. Flanders Tiffany M. Kurani Stephanie L. Leffel Alyssa S. Lenig* Jessica L. Minshall* Toria R. Rogers** Health Sciences Rebekkah M. Alley** Yi Y. Chan* Sol M. Choi Sean A. Deal Justin P. Dela Cruz* Hunter C. Dely Nikka A. Dirks Marlene S. Donohue* Chayse M. Eby Mitchel K. Elling Trisxia Chzeniel R. Fernandez Seth l. Hehl** Brendan C. Hulley Lauren A. Johnson Muhammad O. Khan*

10 Myssee Lee Cora Lyon** Sammy A. McKnight*** Elena M. Nelson-Loya** Jodie O’Neil* Brenna M. Petrie Kristen A. Prestegard Sarah L. Pylant* Dayton D. Rabellizsa Marco A. Rivera** Baylee M. Roberts** Christopher R. Romans Bristol M. Shields Summer L. Sweet Jacob W. Thompson Taylor S. H. Tracy* Rachel E. Turney* Kimberly D. Vang Paul E. Vaona Cohen J. Wolfe Kinesiology Michael J. Benson Daryl J. Bushnell Edward W. Eccker Amiel Matthew G. Kong Andrew L. Mattingly* Nieca L. Murphy* Eduardo J. Orozco Ognjen Pantovic Tanya R. Pipkin Abbigale R. Seitz* Allison F. Suis* Medical Laboratory Science

Aaron M. Bish Joyceanne J. Nillo Alexander J. C. Pacis

ASSOCIATE DEGREES ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE Diagnostic Medical Sonography Jennifer J. Fields** Jennifer Heddish Jamie Jemes* Nayoung Kim** Hannah L. Spencer Summer L. Sweet Fire and Emergency Services Technology Hayden L. Shults Human Services Tapuina K. H. Asopaolo Zachary J. Boyle** Lizeth Gallo Mariana Gorash* Elysa M. Mackenzie Sujinan Srisakphet Christopher L. Trefon Destiny C. Watkins Medical Laboratory Technology Nicole R. Mobarak Joseph S. Schaub Paralegal Studies Phuong D. Green* Amanda J. Licka Radiologic Technology Caitlin E. Andrews* Luz Armas Lauren E. Clarkson* Bailey D. Coughlin* Laura L. Huling** Nikki L. Hunter*** Meredith Jones* Grace N. Kaspari** Maria E. Kiefer** Michael A. Lanz Michelle M. Lingnau Erica B. Macalino* Heather M. Norman** Tylen B. Simmons*** Jessica D. Yoon* Catherine L. E. Zagyva Surgical Technology Kuk J. Kim Coreen Mcnulty CERTIFICATES Civic Engagement Moira M. Pyhala

GRADUATES OCCUPATIONAL ENDORSEMENT CERTIFICATE Children’s Behavioral Health Angelia R. E. Hickman Patricia M. Newman Sr. Medical Office Coding Lauren E. Bradley Kyara L. Concepcion-Richardson Bobbie A. Freimuth Michaella Rose Ragudo Laura E. Williams Bee Yang Pharmacy Technology Madison Davis Caitlin A. Klapperich Kelly M. Lyon Vivian Nguyen Owen S. Perrin Fatima S. Tolentino Sara Ungureanu Autumn D. Waggoner Phlebotomist Rebekkah M. Alley Sophie Rika M. Mendones Grayson A. Owens Jennifer M. M. Taylor SCHOOL OF NURSING MASTER’S DEGREES MASTER OF SCIENCE Nursing Science Ruth Ann J. Amarok Melissa L. Cook Anna C. Cowan Tia E. Hale Sarah B. Madsen Leanne Morrell Christina D. Schulte-Pereyra Alysa B. Sonnentag Julie Sweetin Jennifer G. Vinette GRADUATE CATES

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Family Nurse Practitioner Jennifer A. Gehrke Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Curtis C. Harvie BACCALAUREATE DEGREES BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Nursing Hope S. Aldrighette** Maida M. Ali* Laura S. Anderson Mackenzie L. Babin Kevin S. Baird*** Katelyn J. Barnett* Emma G. Berry Stephanie S. P. Bien Rebecca R. Bond Leah M. Bonn** Kristen R. Brown Leidel S. Capili* Annette J. D. Collins Brittney Cook Desiree Cook Laura E. Coulombe Tiffany A. Covarrubias*** Andrea E. Croll** Alaina E. Ctibor Rebekah D. Davis* Heather S. DeVilbiss** McKenna F. Dinkel* Dareena J. Doyle* Avery L. Easley Landon J. Effinger* Kevin P. Fast Nilufer Ferozepurwalla Lacey A. Gaddis* Spence S. D. Gonzales** Angela S. Goss* Kaitlyn N. Gudmunson Christopher Ryan A. Guevarra Kelli R. Hagen* Andrea Ivester Connor R. Johnson* Yuting Kang*

Mwewa Kapayi Paige Kindhart Christopher M. Kircher Elisabeth C. Kolb Zachary L. Kosa Melissa R. Leeper Edlen Mae S. Mangosing* Jessie G. Manwiller** Roxanne S. Marchuk* Lindsay C. Martines Brianna K. Mccarter Crisandra Y. McCarthy Kaytlyn R. Nather Katya M. Nicholson John A. Peacock** Waristha Phonphan Ashleigh Potts Katelyn Ridlington Emily E. Sawyer** Hayly M. J. Sayler Matthew B. Scheirmann Ritchelyn M. Schwarz Felipe F. Sendaydiego* Marian Sintos* Brian K. Smith* Stephanie L. Stepp Hunter R. Sullivan*** Lillian G. Timchak Amanda R. Tweed** Erica L. Valentine* Leif O. Vick Kaitlynd A. Ward-Hamer Taylor N. Weisz* Hannah G. Wells** Nigel Z. West* Winter L. West Jennifer R. Williams* ASSOCIATE DEGREES ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE Nursing Samantha L. Algoso* Sage Asher** Nina Aviles Debra J. Baxter Kristyn D. Bernaldo Keith H. Berry Nicole R. Bon Sharon R. Bronnee* Alida N. Bus Shermaine R. De Leon Kira S. Despins Pyper Dixon* Rachael L. Doan* Martha Dul Malia D. Dyakanoff Nanci M. Erickson Emily S. Fagnant* Rhodora P. Ferris Keely M. Ginley Michelle C. Hall Gloria J. Hart* Taylor Hemsworth Caitlin K. Hensel Kimberly L. Ibay Modupe O. Idowu Jennifer Jimenez Gomez* Silapan Knott* Emily R. Lincoln Penelope K. Litzen** Steven Marshall Chase C. Martinez Delia Mayoral Medina Gage T. Mercer Danielle A. Meyers Hana M. Newman* Susan V. Paul** Justine L. Payment** Svetlana Prokoshev Kaie Promish** Richard R. Regacho Annie E. Ross Wilson O. Ruiz III Regine C. Saturnino Sandra J. Simons Chelsea Stonex Angelica M. Sulley Ashley N. Switzer Jessica E. Taylor Cerelia Terrell-Ruiz Marie Francoise T. Tobey Katie L. Turner Stephanie Williams Kristin K. Worman SCHOOL WORK

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MASTER’S DEGREES

MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK Jennifer R. Anderson Crystal Bourland Amber G. Chung Jennifer Dean-Johnson Valerie J. Dudley Tracey P. Eason Julie N. Evanson Breanna H. Foster Cassie J. Frost Tessa D. Gray Makayla D. Guild Amanda S. Hansen Joseph E. Henry Leanna K. Isaac Linda K. Kovol Rachel R. Larson Katrina A. L. Lockuk Caitlin M. Peterson Lynette G. Ramos Janine D. Smith-Baker Roy Strawderman Jr. Angela Teed Sasha A. Tsurnos Ashley M. Von Borstel Kylie G. Wallace Sandra L. West BACCALAUREATE DEGREES BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK Paulo Martin A. Baylon Lillian F. Blaisdell Carlie L. Bucolo Stacy L. Castro* Kaylan M. Chacon Camden R. Ensign Judith F. Horcsik Sara O. Langi Gregory A. Lytle* Alyse S. Matheson** Brandi L. Mayo Jastice Erlyne S. Medel Autumn M. Merrill* Aaron D. Munter* Nina T. Olsson Maurice A. Parker Salesia L. Rush Amber T. Shields Rashanda M. Smith Mandie H. Stoll-Tolentino* Lori Syverson* Ashley N. Townsend* COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE Dr. Ray Weber, Interim Dean BACCALAUREATE DEGREES BACHELOR OF ARTS Hospitality Administration Arry Sypakanphay Hospitality and Restaurant Management Heather M. Parks BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Applied Technologies Leadership Alabbas M. Altamimi Ashlee L. Daris Dylan T. Kaupe Hunter R. Littlefield Eleanor M. Oydna* Ruby L. Sandersen* Spencer J. Wright Aviation Technology Jaskaran S. Bhathal Savannah Blankenship Nathanael J. Brissette Hyeong-Jin Choi Toran D. Degen Dylan G. Duffield* Giuseppe S. Forni Audrey X. Foster** Andrew T. Gecsedi Chelsea N. Hutchings* Isaiah D. Kelley Michael Maddox** Kirsten H. Moore Matthew G. Moore Jacob W. Moos** Nathan C. Moran* Michael D. Page

Joseph R. Pease John M. Phillips Wesley J. Rueb* Samantha L. Spencer Cole A. Thomas Mark Tikalsky Martin Louie S. Victa* Deven Wesolowski** Dakota R. Young Construction Management David C. Arnell Faamao D. A. Asafo Sean M. Donahue Erwin P. Marrero Jr.* Tanner D. Ortland Michael B. Smith* Michael C. Swalling Occupational Safety and Health John H. Cawthon Bobbie J. Perkins* Physical Education Hugo A. De La Cruz Christopher R. Kirk ASSOCIATE DEGREES ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE Air Traffic Control Randy J. Barajas Rosales*** Nigel G. Floyd Kurtis K. Gorsuch Isaiah D. Kelley Bojan Nakeski Trevor W. Sealock Kiara N. Selmer* Mon Vang Automotive Technology Benjamin T. Adolf* Antonio C. Arroyo Ricardo A. Guillen-Perdomo Hannah J. Thayer Aviation Administration Tyler M. Stewart Aviation Maintenance Technology Cody W. Blood Ryan S. Nelson Aaron J. Nicholson Daniel S. Rabe Computer and Networking Technology Jacob J. Griffin Simon P. Kiehl Construction Management Tanner D. Ortland Culinary Arts Rebecca A. Branin Dani D. Robancho Carlene Sparkles*** Kimberly D. Tanksley Diesel Power Technology Elliott K. Gosko David M. Ireland Samuel Lawson** Alexander C. Marques Brian Pittsenbargar Occupational Safety and Health Jeremiah A. Lamb Professional Piloting Michael D. Page Matthew D. Whitely Technology Juan P. Trevino Jr** Welding and Nondestructive Testing Technology Sarianna L. Baughman Austin T. Brown Steven R. Cordes Allan J. Correra Astin P. Frazier William E. Hartman III Matthew F. Klee Blake C. McBain Kyle J. Schlichting

GRADUATES

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CERTIFICATES

Cameron J. Vest

Automotive Technology Asa E. Boardway Eric J. Evans Connery N. Kofoid Sutthisin Promthong

Diesel Power Technology Saul Zambrano

Aviation Maintenance Technology, Airframe Cody W. Blood Chang Hun Sohn Aviation Maintenance Technology, Powerplant Cody W. Blood Daniel M. Cronk Agim Ibraimi Michael P. Kemper Aaron J. Nicholson Kyle C. Sandeen Chang Hun Sohn

OCCUPATIONAL ENDORSEMENT CERTIFICATE Advanced Welding Brenden Dunleavy David H. Lundell Baking and Pastry Arts Rebecca A. Branin Corey F. Frazier Vivian Nguyen Ian J. Walker Culinary Arts Ian J. Walker

IT Support Desk Technician Max W. Stoops Safety Specialist John S. B. McCowan Welding Martin Oulton Edward G. Payne Colton W. Tuers UNIVERSITY HONORS COLLEGE Dr. Claudia Lampman, Dean UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS

HONORS

Leadership Track Birch J. Boyer* Henry W. Mildon**

Research & Creative Activity Track Solomia M. L. Bushell** Athenia G. Large* Cora Lyon** Michael A. Martinez COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES BACHELOR OF ARTS History Chloe E. Pleznac** Music Grace E. Aubrey*

Theatre Blake M. Blanning** COLLEGE OF HEALTH BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Kinesiology Abbigale R. Seitz* UNIVERSITY GRADUATES

HONORS

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Political Science Chloe E. Pleznac**

BACHELOR OF ARTS Language Eliza B. Lawler

Psychology Hailey A. Holland**

David Harding

Jake Dye

Multimedia Editor BACHELOR OF ARTS-Journalism and Public Communications

Executive Editor BACHELOR OF ARTS-Journalism and Public Communications

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Letters and opinion pieces are subject to editing for grammar, accuracy, length and clarity. All letters and opinion pieces must include names, major and/or group affiliation and contact information for verification purposes. The Northern Light will not publish anonymous letters or pseudonyms.

Requests for corrections can be sent to editor@thenorthernlight.org. Print publication is subject to accuracy and available space. All corrections are posted online with the original story at www. thenorthernlight.org. The deadline for submissions is the Friday before publication at noon, no exceptions.