Fall 2005
All events take place at the UAA Campus Bookstore
unless otherwise indicated
August
Friday the 26th
Anchorage Cycling 101 Rosemary Austin, author of Mountain Bike Anchorage, will lead a discussion about getting around Anchorage. Newcomers and old timers are invited to ask questions about Anchorage's unique off the track trails and places. 1:00 - 2:00pm
September
Monday the 12th
Katie Quan and the Outsourced Economy Katie Quan, Chair of the Center for Labor Research and Education at UC Berkeley Institute of Industrial Relations, contributor to the book What’s Class Got To Do With It?, presents her views on Globalization and working people. 3:30 - 5:30pm. Panelists at the "Outsourced Economy" forum will include Steve Colt (ISER), Wayne Edwards (Economics Dept), and special guest Katie Quan. 6:00-8:00pm.
Tuesday the 20th
Nick Jans Author Nick Jans presents a slide show and his latest book The Grizzly Maze: Timothy Treadwell's Fatal Obsession with Alaskan Bears. 1:00 - 3:00pm
Monday the 26th
Academic Freedom: Issues and Challenges - A Forum With panelists Rick Steiner (Marine Advisory Program), Carl Shepro (Political Science), Mari Ippolito (Psychology), Douglas Causey (Vice Provost of Research and Graduate Studies), Nancy Yaw Davis (author of Zuni Enigma) and others. Margritt Engel (Professor Emerita - Languages) will act as moderator. This forum is held in acknowledgement of Banned Book Week. 3:00 - 5:00pm
Thursday the 29th
Robert Goldstein and Ron Lovell Author Robert Goldstein discusses his paperback, Gentleman from Finland: Adventures on the Trans-Siberian Express, and presents a slide show. Author Ron Lovell discusses his paperback mystery, Murder Below Zero. 6:00 - 8:00pm
Friday the 30th
Workshop "The Trials and Tribulations of Self-Publishing" with Robert Goldstein and Ron Lovell. 1:00 - 2:00pm
October
Monday the 10th
Marla Cone Marla Cone, journalist with the L.A. Times, discusses her book, Silent Snow: The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic. (Sponsored with ACE, ACAT, AWEN, APW, Cook Inlet Keeper, UAA Environmental Program) 5:00 - 7:00pm
Wednesday the 12th
Marla Cone on "Globalization and Current Environmental Issues" 9:30 - 11:00am Monday the 17th Jacki Randall presents his book The Old Lady of Wasilla Lake: A Story of the Red-Necked Grebes of Wasilla Lake, Alaska. 11:30 - 1:30pm
Tuesday the 18th
"Ways of Thinking" - A Forum "Ways of Thinking" forum with Tom Buller (Philosophy), Cora Neal (Mathematical Sciences), Gopa Venugopalan (Psychology) and Betty Buchan (Health Sciences). 5:00 - 7:00pm
Wednesday the 19th
Military Appreciation Day - Alaska's 21st Century Military Advantages: A Dialogue with William G.T. Tuttle, Jr. Dialogue with William G.T. Tuttle, Jr. (General U.S. army, retired). William G.T. Tuttle’s book, Defense Logistics for the 21st Century, will be highlighted. 5:30 - 7:00pm
Monday the 24th and all Week
5th Annual UAA Campus Bookstore's UAA Faculty Authors Celebration
Wednesday the 26th
Poet Anne Coray reads from her latest collection, Bone Strings. Author of the classic, Chills and Fever, Dr. Robert Fortuine presents his newest book, Must We All Die? Alaska’s Enduring Struggle with Tuberculosis (Co-sponsored by the American Lung Association of Alaska) 5:00 - 8:00pm
Monday the 31st
M.C. Terry Hokenstad presents "Innovations in Elder/Senior Care: A Look at National and International Models and Perspectives." Hokenstad is author of Lessons From Abroad: Adapting International Social Welfare Innovations. His visit is sponsored by UAA's Center for Human Development. 12:00pm
November
Tuesday the 1st
Author Sandi Sumner Author Sandi Sumner presents her book, Women Pilots of Alaska. This event is held in conjunction with the unveiling of the Aviation Section at the bookstore. 1:00 - 2:30pm
Wednesday the 2nd
The Amazing Chef Vern! 1:00 - 2:00pm
Monday the 7th
"Alaska Native Writers and Publishing" - A Forum Panelists for this forum will be writers Phyllis Fast, (Northern Athabascan Survival), Kenny Thomas, Sr., (Crow Is My Boss: The Oral Life History of a Tanacross Athabaskan Elder)), Craig Mishler, (Han - People of the River: Han Hwech'in: An Ethnogrphy and Ethnohistory), AJ McClanahan, (Growing Up Native in Alaska), and Anne Hanley & Carolyn Kremers, (Alaska Readers: Voices of the North). Also joining us will be Sara Juday (Graphic Arts Center), Ira Perman (Alaska Humanities Forum), Esther Ilutsik (UAF), and Lenora "Lolly" Carpluk (HAIL - Honoring Alaska's Indigenous Literature). Moderating this event will be freelance journalist Martha Upicksoun Feenstra, and Rachel Epstein (Special Events Coordinator, UAA Campus Bookstore). This event is sponsored by the Alaska Humanities Forum. 2:00-4:00pm at the UAA Campus Bookstore.
Thursday the 10th
Author Charles R. Cross presents "Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and the Cult of 27" A presentation, question and answer session, and book signing by Charles R. Cross is the author of: Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix, Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain, Led Zeppelin: Heaven and Hell, Backstreets: Springsteen, the Man and His Music and Nirvana: Nevermind. Sponsored by UAA Student Activities and the UAA Campus Bookstore. 7:00pm in Arts 150
Saturday the 12th
Author Loretta Outwater Cox Loretta Outwater Cox, discusses her new book Storytellers' Club: The Picture-Writing Women of the Arctic Sponsored with ACB, and others. Event is held in celebration of Alaska Native/American Indian Heritage Month. 11:00 - 1:00pm
Tuesday the 22nd
Charles Wohlforth Author Charles Wohlforth presents The Whale and the Supercomputer. Seawolf readers will join in a discussion lead by Charles Wohlforth after his presentation. 6:00-8:00pm
Monday the 28th
Dr. William Thomas Nationally recognized author and founder of the "Eden Alternative", Dr. William Thomas specializes in person-centered care in long-term care settings. He is author of What Are Old People For and many other books. 5:00 - 7:00pm
Tuesday the 29th
Author Jill Fredston Author Jill Freston will give a slide show and present her newly published book, SNOWSTRUCK: In The Grip Of Avalanches. Jill Fredston is also the author of Rowing To Latitude
