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March 21, 2001
Comments Made by Participants at the $8 Million UAS Classroom Addition Groundbreaking Ceremony

Chancellor John Pugh: "Building this facility, in may ways, is showing a confidence that UAS is a comprehensive, quality, liberal arts institution that we can hold up to any institution."

University of Alaska President Mark Hamilton: "By the end of this decade, this will be an absolute jewel. It's going to be this magnificent, comprehensive, liberal arts college in a place of grandeur. The very, very best is not too good for Juneau."

Lt. Governor Fran Ulmer: "You might think I'm here as lieutenant governor, but actually I'm here as the parent of a UAS student. My daughter Amy is here in the MAT program, and I know through her experience what a quality institution this is."

Senator Kim Elton: "In the future you're going to hear me say, 'I was part of this.' But actually the people who are actually part of this are all the people who over the last several years have written letters and called my office and the called the offices of other legislators and said, 'Make this happen!' It was that energy that really did make it happen."

Representative Beth Kerttula: "I so excited about the possibilities and the future here. We've got to shoot for the best here in Juneau."

Representative Bill Hudson: "This is a marvelous addition to our community. It is befitting of our capital city and it will grow from here. We will find that our children will love to come here and people will continue to choose UAS as a place to go no matter where they might live."

Mayor Sally Smith: "When we invest in our students we are really investing in our own quality of life. When we present quality surroundings and present a quality education we are really raising the bar and raising the standards and showing that it is excellence we are striving for. We've got a great start and the addition of this classroom is really going to propel us forward. We looking for great things from students, and we hope we give you wonderful surroundings to go with it."

Assembly member Dale Anderson: "My son is going here. I'm very proud of that. This is economic development at its best. This is the economic engine that is going to propel our community." (UAS groundbreaking comments continued)

University of Alaska Regent Elsa Froehlich Demeksa: "This is going to go a long way in helping (UAS) attract and retain students. It also adds to the success of this university."

University of Alaska Regent Josh Horst: "As a student I probably have a different perspective on this great day. Four years ago I walked into the Hendrickson Annex for the first time and took a class in a portable classroom. As a student there is a question of the legitimacy of a campus when you are in these portable rooms. What we're doing here today is developing that legitimacy. When students come to this campus they are going to believe that this campus is a center for education. That it has a strong intellectual community. This morning is a testament, let me tell you, that this campus will be incredibly irresistible."

UAS Campus Council Chairperson Win Gruening: "The eyes and ears of our community are focusing on this campus and this university. It's one of the true bright spots in our community. Let's remember this should not be the culmination of our efforts, but just the beginning."

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