2008 Woodie Awards
News Briefs
Compiled by Teresa Combs
Issue date: 6/24/08 Section: News
David Registe named GNAC Athlete of the Year
David Registe, a star member of UAA's track and field team, was named the male "Athlete of the Year" for the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. This is the first time a UAA athlete has won this special honor.
Originally from Palmer, Registe has racked up other honors during his time at UAA. His forte is the long jump, and he was named the 2007 GNAC Champion, 2008 GNAC Champion, 2008 All-American and 2008 NCAA Division II National Champion.
Registe is a sophomore majoring in elementary education. For more information on David Registe and his latest accomplishment, visit www.goseawolves.com.
Northrim gives ISER $300,000 new research
The Institute of Social and Economic Research at UAA has received a three-year $300,000 grant from Northrim Bank to fund a new research initiative, "Investing for Alaska's Future." Scott Goldsmith, professor of economics at ISER, will direct the initiative, studying the importance of investment for building a strong Alaska economy. Additional funding for the first year will be provided by a grant from the University of Alaska Foundation.
This research initiative will help Alaskans better understand the relationship between government policies and economic development, help inform investment decisions, and monitor state economic and fiscal conditions. The results will be made available to the public in a series of reports.
UAA joins forces with University of the Arctic
Early this June, UAA and four other institutions were accepted into the University of the Arctic, known as UArctic, at an annual meeting in Edmonton, Canada. UAA is now among 116 organizations associated with UArctic, a network of universities, colleges and other organizations committed to higher education and research in the North.
Dr. Hannele Zubeck, a professor in UAA's School of Engineering and chair of the Arctic Engineering program, presented UAA's membership application to the UArctic Council on June 3. The Council unanimously accepted the application, thus partnering UAA with the University of Alaska Fairbanks as Alaska's institutional members.
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