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Current UAS News Releases
Mining Certificate Holders Offered JobsGreens Creek and Couer Alaska are now in the process of hiring from a pool of fifteen UAS students. Greens Creek and Couer Alaska are now in the process of hiring from a pool of fifteen people who recently received safety and underground mining training through a partnership between the University of Alaska Southeast, Mine and Petroleum Training Services (MAPTS), the Alaska Department of Labor, and the mining industry.
The five week course included environmental and safety training, history of local mining, classroom instruction on the extraction and production process in an underground mine and on-site training in procedures such as installing pipes and jack leg drilling at the Maggie Kathleen entrance to the old Alaska Juneau Mine. How to be good employee, team work, identification of proper supplies, some heavy equipment operation, how to identify and mitigate loose ground conditions and light signals used for communication underground were also addressed.
Juneau Senator Dennis Egan, representatives from UAS, the Juneau Job Center, Greens Creek, Coeur Alaska and the Alaska Department of Labor including deputy commissioner David Stone were present at a completion ceremony for the newly qualified entry level underground miners on Friday, Nov.13 at the UAS School of Career Education.
The class of New Miners included sisters Latanya Friday and Ruth Gentry of Kake. They got experience running back fill machines and working the bull gang. “I really thought I’d be scared,” said Ruth, who is also the mother of a five-year old. “But I really liked it.” The sisters enrolled in the program because they are seeking more steady employment with benefits. Both have been offered positions at the Kensington Mine.
Coeur Alaska Human Resources Manager Meg Day said the start dates of new hires for the Kensington Mine will be staggered from December 2009 through September 2010.
Contact:
Colby Shibler
Training Coordinator, UAS Career Education
Phone:
(907) 796-6151
Email:
colby.shibler@uas.alaska.edu
UAS Professor Talks on Palin PhenomenonUniversity of Alaska Southeast Professor of Political Science Clive Thomas is giving several talks on the “Palin Phenomenon As former Alaska governor Sarah Palin’s book, “Going Rogue” hits bookstores this week, University of Alaska Southeast Professor of Political Science Clive Thomas is giving several talks on the “Palin Phenomenon” at universities, conferences and group meetings. His talk October 14 at Oregon State University, Corvallis drew a largely positive response from students who attended. "Understanding how and why (Palin) is still being followed so closely even after her odd and misguided actions at times, Dr. Thomas gave us insights,” wrote one student. “Why did the Republican Party nominate her? They thought that was the best option to help win the female vote, [but] it didn't work. It reminds me of hearing about Teddy Roosevelt's entry into the presidency.”
In his talk, Thomas touches on the enigmatic fascination with Palin, the contrast between those who like her and those who do not and what she tells us about American politics.
He also introduces audiences to “Alaska in myth and reality” including some Alaska political traits—populism, anti-tax and anti-government, especially anti-federal government and how Palin fits in Alaska.
Thomas was hosted by Oregon State Political Science Chair Bill Lunch. One of his students said of the talk, "I enjoyed the lecture and thought Mr. Thomas was very knowledgeable and entertaining. The phenomenon about Palin is that people love her or hate her it seems. But people can't get enough of her. I will now watch her future career moves with an insight I didn't have before this lecture."
Thomas says his talk got a more mixed reception in Utah. At the University of Utah's Hinckley Institute of Politics in Salt Lake City, “people either loved it or hated it,” said Thomas.
Thomas made similar presentations in Brazil, Uruguay and Chile during a research trip to South America this past summer. In the next few months he will present talks on Palin at several other places including San Francisco and Chicago.
"Palin is a hot topic all over the world at the moment," Thomas said.
Contact:
Clive S. Thomas, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science
Phone:
(907) 796-6115
Email:
csthomas@uas.alaska.edu
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