Career Services

Career Services strives to provide relevant and engaging career-related information for students through a variety of interactive methods rooted in best practices and a learning-outcomes based approach.

• Staff
  • Alexis Rasley, Employer Relations & Workforce Development Manager
    Phone: (907) 786-6913
    E-mail: acrasley@alaska.edu
  • Mike Detmer, Career Development Coordinator 
    Phone: (907) 786-6174
    E-mail: madetmer@alaska.edu 
  • Juju Lucena, Career Services Handshake Specialist 
    Phone: (907) 786-4518
    E-mail: jmlucena@alaska.edu 
• Contact
  The University Hub
  Seawolf Sports Complex 142 (Entrance on the ground floor of UAA Student Union)
  2921 Spirit Way, Anchorage, AK 99508
  907) 786-6913 or uaa_career@alaska.edu

 

Multicultural Student Services

The Multicultural Student Services (MSS) team is deeply committed to supporting the needs of the many UAA student communities. MSS includes a dedicated space, the Multicultural Center (MCC), and a set of programs that foster culturally diverse community engagement.

• Staff
  • • Sara Caldwell-Kan, Director
      Phone: (907) 786-4080
      E-mail: smcaldwellkan@alaska.edu
    • Simone-Calais Staley, Assistant Director, Social Justice and Inclusion
      Phone: (907) 786-4082
      E-mail: scstaley@alaska.edu 
    • Quacyya Cuaresma, Engagement and Belonging Coordinator 
      Phone: (907) 786-4077
      E-mail: qmcuaresma@alaska.edu 
    • Jessi Saiki, Engagement and Belonging Coordinator 
      Phone: (907) 786-6464
      E-mail: jmsaiki@alaska.edu 
• Contact
  Rasmuson Hall 106
  Monday-Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm.
  (907) 786-4070

 

First-Year Experience

First-Year Experience at UAA empowers students with institutional fluency and the skills they need to achieve their goals.  The First-Year Experience office is dedicated to working with campus partners to eliminate institutional barriers and build systems that are set up for every student to succeed. 

• Staff
  • Cheryl Devenny, Director
    Phone: (907) 786-6223
    E-mail: crdevenny@alaska.edu 
  • Sarah Shives, Assistant Director, New Student Engagement 
    Phone: (907) 786-1784
    E-mail: slshives@alaska.edu 
  • Jane Mastre, First Year Experience Specialist 
    Phone: (907) 786-6344  
    E-mail: jmastre@alaska.edu 
• Contact

  3211 Providence Drive
  Monday-Friday 8:00am to 6:00pm.
  (907) 786-1800

 

Student Life & Leadership

Student Life and Leadership (SLL) believes engagement enriches the student experience. The department cultivates an engaged campus community through welcoming and inclusive events, involvement opportunities, and leadership development.

Innovators in campus engagement, Student Life and Leadership is committed to our core values of student centeredness, inclusion, community, wellness, leadership, service, collaboration and innovation. 

• Staff
  • Kim Morton, Executive Director of Student Engagement and Inclusion 
    Phone: (907) 786-1221
    E-mail: kmorton11@alaska.edu
  • Zac Clark, Associate Director
    Phone: (907) 786-1210
    E-mail: mzclark@alaska.edu
  • Cody Buechner, Assistant Director of Student Union 
    Phone: (907) 786-1896
    E-mail: cmbuechner@alaska.edu
  • Shelby Kriegh, Student Organization Coordinator
    Phone: (907) 786-1217
    E-mail: slkriegh@alaska.edu
  • Zoe Dickens, Student Activities Coordinator, Civic Engagement and Inclusion 
    Phone: (907) 786-1272
    E-mail: zdickens@alaska.edu
  • Ed Washington II, Student Activities Assistant Coordinator
    Phone: (907) 786-1213
    E-mail: ewashingtonii@alaska.edu 
  • Lydia Gentry, Fiscal Coordinator, Student Engagement and Inclusion 
    Phone: (907) 786-6068
    E-mail: lmgentry@alaska.edu
  • Eva Ulukivaiola, Student Union Events Coordinator 
    Phone: (907) 786-1215
    E-mail:eaulukivaiola@alaska.edu
  • Iesha Jones, Student Activities Administrative Assistant
    Phone: (907) 786-1219
    E-mail: iujones@alaska.edu
    
  • Micah Perino, Student Governance Fiscal Technician
    Phone: (907) 786-1203
    E-mail: mjperino@alaska.edu
  • Chloe Holland, Student Organization Services Fiscal Technician
    Phone: (907) 786-1385
    E-mail: cjholland@alaska.edu   
• Contact
  The University Hub & Student Union 
  Seawolf Sports Complex 142 (Entrance on the ground floor of UAA Student Union) & Student Union 1st floor 
  2921 Spirit Way, Anchorage, AK 99508
  907) 786-1224 or uaa_orientation@alaska.edu