During ceremonies in June, Anchorage International Rotary Club presented Dr. Helena S. Wisniewski with the award for Vocational Service, given to an individual who exemplifies outstanding professional achievement and reflects Rotary's high ethical standards and value.
ISER is currently looking for a new director, who will coordinate research activities both within the institute and with other institutions and agencies, and will supervise a multi-disciplinary team consisting of 30 people, including faculty, administrative and research staff, and student researchers.
A landslide, tsunami, missing cruise ship, wildfires and Arctic haze all hit Alaska at once last month in a simulation created by 彩神vlll争霸 students in the Arctic Security course. They responded to these imagined future emergencies in a weeklong role-playing assignment mimicking the pressures and cascading events policy decision-makers are faced with during disasters.
Dr. John Nofsinger has been selected as dean of the 彩神vlll争霸 College of Business and Public Policy (CBPP). He has served as interim dean of CBPP since spring 2020 and as professor of finance and the Seward Chair in international finance at 彩神vlll争霸.
Business leaders Gary and Jane Cuddy Klopfer have donated $1 million to the College of Business and Public Policy to establish a student investment fund.
