UAA holds Fall 2024 graduation ceremony

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – University of Alaska Anchorage held their commencement for the fall class of 2024 on Saturday.

Over 650 graduate and undergraduate students were recognized at the ceremony, which was held at the Alaska Airlines Center on UAA’s campus. The ceremony recognized students who graduated in the summer or fall of 2024, from each of the University’s five colleges.

“Since UAA is not like a traditional university, we have a lot of older students and students who are coming back for education for the second time,” said student speaker Iqlas Dubed. “I just want to remind the students that education is a lifetime, and you don’t have to conform to anyone else definition of success.”

U.S. Circuit and former Alaska Supreme Court Judge Morgan Christen was the guest commencement speaker for the ceremony.

The University also recognized two honorary degree recipients in the ceremony, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Kyle Hopkins and Alaska author Heather Lende. Both received their honorary doctorates at an earlier ceremony on Wednesday.

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