There’s a new partnership to monitor Kodiak Island beaches for harmful algal blooms, which spread marine toxins like Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning. Academic, federal, and tribal entities are working to better understand which waters are most susceptible to the toxins. The project’s partners held a presentation about what they hope to find on Near Island in a building owned by …
Read More »Kodiak College kicks off Fall semester
Kodiak College began its fall semester on Monday. KMXT spoke to Jacelyn Keys, Director of Kodiak College, to discuss the new semester and the college’s plans to deal with COVID. According to Keys, services at the college are much easier to access than they were last semester. “So our president at the University of Alaska statewide level, has mandated that …
Read More »Talk of the Rock: Kodiak College
Host Maggie Wall talks about the future of Kodiak College with faculty. Maggie is joined with Jacelyn Keys, the new Director of Kodiak College and Betty Walters, who filled in as college administrator the past two years.
Read More »Talk of the Rock: Kodiak College
Jared Griffin talks with Kodiak College faculty about the upcoming fall semester. Jared is joined with Dr. Mark Schreiter, Professor of History and Humanities, Thia Falcone, Asst. Professor of Sociology, and Kathrynn Hollis-Buchanan, Assoc. Professor of Business and Accounting.
Read More »As the University of Alaska grapples with budget cuts, its leader may leave
By Tegan Hanlon, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen. (Courtesy University of Alaska) The head of Alaska’s public university system is potentially leaving the state to take over the helm of the University of Wisconsin System. The UW system announced Tuesday that Johnsen is the sole finalist to become its president. Johnsen will go through multiple interviews next …
Read More »Newscast — Friday May 29, 2020
Mike Wall presents the Midday Report featuring national headlines from NPR, program updates and local stories on: University of Alaska plans to merge Kodiak College and other campuses with UAS, and another plan to merge UAS with UAA new COVID-19 cases Canada’s ban on cruise ships until October Parks and Recreation opening facilities this weekend plus, This Week in Water, …
Read More »Kodiak College may merge with UAS as the UA Board of Regents consider budget options
Kodiak College in Kodiak, Alaska Thursday, May 25, 2017. Citing a budget gap of between $14 and $40 million over the next two years, the University of Alaska is looking to make significant changes to how its campuses are structured. UAA Chancellor Cathy Sandeen spoke about the UA Board of Regents’ plan: “At the Board of Regents Audit Committee on …
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