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UA Giving Day - Give to PWSC Scholarship Fund
Save the date! UA Giving Day is March 26-28, 2024. This year, PWSC is leveraging the UA Giving Day campaign to benefit our student scholarship fund. All money raised for PWSC during this event will go directly to student scholarships. Help us raise essential funds for our students and beat last year’s numbers by donating! Donors like you have a positive impact on our students’ lives! Every gift, no matter the size, makes an impact.
Student spotlight: Frank Schweers
Frank Schweers is an outdoor leadership student interning at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. He is working on an independent research project with Dr. Amanda Glazier and interpreting data for the Chugach Regional Ocean Monitoring (CROM) database. The data was collected by Tribal citizen scientists and volunteers for the Alutiiq Pride Marine Institute of CRRC.
2024 VIVA Schedule of Events
Check out all of the events happing at the 2024 Vegas in Valdez Archery Tournament! Here is the detailed schedule.
Student spotlight: Calvin George
Calvin George was invited to the 2024 Mariculture Conference of Alaska in Anchorage, where he presented a poster about a mobile processing fleet for the mariculture industry. The idea came from listening to the challenges others face in the industry and wanting to find a solution. Calvin believes that the mariculture industry has the potential to make history and sees the mobile processing fleet as a way to address the processing and product development struggles faced by many.
Graduate spotlight: Lysette Doran
Lysette Doran recently completed her OEC in Marine Services Technology and has spent the last month working on Zwerver, a steel sailing barge. For Lysette, this has been a great experience full of learning, and she has been able to apply the knowledge she has gained in real-world situations.
Student spotlight: William Benes
William Benes is a 19-year-old PWSC student who recently worked at our local long-term care facility after obtaining his Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certificate. Benes has aspirations of becoming a nurse and is currently focusing on completing his prerequisites.
Independent research project fosters hands-on learning.
Hannah Bogdan has been conducting independent research this academic year. She took two marine natural resource technician students, Jane and Brittany, on a boat field trip to the oyster farm between Shoup Bay and Gold Creek to promote hands-on learning.
Graduate spotlight: Phoenix Roberts
Congratulations to Phoenix for their journey and for demonstrating the transformative power of determination, family support, and pursuing one's passions. Their story serves as a reminder that success comes in many forms and there are alternative paths in education.
Chugachmiut’s ACE Program
Chugachmiut’s ACE program serves Native youth living in the Chugach region, including the communities of Seward, Cordova, Valdez, Nanwalek, Port Graham, Tatitlek, and Chenega in grades K-12 who are enrolled in either public school, homeschool or private school. Their program works to provide funding support to these youth to be able to access educational opportunities.