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Yak’éi tsu haat yeey.aadí
Sgóonwaanx’!
Welcome Back Students!
By Jenni Hotch
Whalesong Contributor
There are quite a few changes happening
in the Native and Rural Center this year. Pattie Adkisson has moved
to Fairbanks in May, so we said goodbye to her during the spring
semester. In June UAS hired a new advisor/coordinator of the Native
and Rural Center, Janice Jackson, who recently graduated from UAS
with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree.
Along with her degree, Janice brings years of experience
in working with students and coordinating programs at the museum
department in Ketchikan. Her experience also includes positions
at SEARHC, Tlingit & Haida, and the Office of the Governor.
Some of her goals for her new position are to strengthen our ties
with the community and help retain our students. She has been busy
recently advising new and returning students at UAS and looks forward
to continuing that relationship.
Janice is also the Wooch Een advisor. Wooch Een is a
student club on campus that students may join to host gatherings
so that they may have a sense of community and family on campus,
as well as host events and programs to educate people about the
Native Alaskan culture. We have many new students added to the club
this year! Wooch Een encourages interested students to join the
club and any activities we offer this year.
With new management come changes as well. UAS Facilities
Services renovated the center with a fresh coat of paint and new
carpet installed by Scott Hodgson. These changes along with the
new furniture make the room nicer and more professional as well.
Stay tuned for more changes this semester. Thank you, Facilities
Services!
The purpose for the NRSC is to be a resource not only
for the Native and Rural students, but for professors and all students
to learn about the Native Alaska cultures. Changes are being made
to make the room look mores studious than in years past. We hope
to schedule an open house soon so that everyone can see the center’s
new look. The NRSC would like to welcome everyone to stop in the
office. We usually have a pot of coffee on, and we want to hear
your ideas for this school year.
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