ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska State Legislature voted last year to recognize the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) for 30 years of outstanding service to Alaska’s youth and communities. On Friday, Feb. 20, Sen. Forrest Dunbar, D-Anchorage, presented the citation to the ANSEP community. This recognition highlights ANSEP’s vital role in education across […]
D.J. Vanas joins as keynote as students, alumni and strategic partners gather in Anchorage ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program will recognize 31 years of advancing educational access and student success across Alaska during its annual Celebration on Friday, Jan. 30. Founded as a one-student scholarship program in 1995, ANSEP has […]
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The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program is celebrating its largest-ever graduating class of full-time Acceleration Academy students. Fifty-two students from the Anchorage, Bethel, Matanuska-Susitna and statewide campuses will earn their high school diplomas this week. They have also earned an impressive total of 3,336 college credits earned for free as ANSEP Acceleration Academy students. […]
Matt Calhoun, Ph.D. (Athabaskan) has been selected as the new full-time executive director of the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program (ANSEP). A graduate of ANSEP, former program assistant director, and associate professor of civil engineering at UAA, Calhoun has led ANSEP as interim executive director since spring 2023. “ANSEP plays a critical role in UAA’s […]
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — This school year, nearly 150 Alaska high school students are participating in the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program’s Acceleration Academy (Full-Time) opportunity. What began 13 years ago as a summer opportunity for high school students to earn college credits at no cost, Acceleration Academy is now a full-time opportunity helping students […]
This summer, 21 students from across Alaska are participating in the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program’s Summer Bridge opportunity, which places recent high school graduates in paid science, engineering or business internships with ANSEP strategic partners. Over the course of 10 weeks, students are preparing for college and future STEM careers by getting hands-on, […]
High school students prepare for college with science and math courses, living on campus and participating in interactive lessons through Acceleration Academy (Summer) ANCHORAGE, Alaska — This summer, more than 50 Alaska high school students are participating in ANSEP’s Acceleration Academy (Summer) component. Hailing from across Alaska, students will spend this summer in Anchorage furthering […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program was awarded $5 million to expand its full-time Acceleration Academy component to three more Alaska communities. Currently operating in Anchorage, Bethel and the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Acceleration Academy will become available to students in Dillingham, Kotzebue and Juneau in fall 2022. A residential component will be […]
BETHEL, Alaska — The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program’s full-time Acceleration Academy (Bethel) completed a successful first semester with 20 students from the Lower Kuskokwim School District earning a total of 216 college credits. Introduced in fall 2021, this component gives students the unique opportunity to get their high school diploma while simultaneously earning […]
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – This summer 25 of Alaska’s best and brightest are participating in the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program’s Summer Bridge opportunity, which develops recent high school graduates socially and professionally for college and future STEM careers by placing them in summer internships with ANSEP strategic partners. Over the course of nine weeks, […]
