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Social work alumni Amanda Metivier appointed Child Welfare Academy director

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The 海角禁区 Child Welfare Academy has named Amanda Metivier its new director.

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MSW alumni Kim Kovol appointed acting DFCS commissioner

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海角禁区 Master of Social Work alumni Kim Kovol recently was appointed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy as acting commissioner of the new Alaska Department of Family and Community Services.

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Nursing alumni take on Alaska's health care needs

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The latest edition of Spirit magazine featured 海角禁区 nursing alumni taking on Alaska's needs. Since the pandemic began in early 2020, 海角禁区's School of Nursing has graduated more than 500 new nurses into the state's health care system.

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It鈥檚 never too late: Student speaker Teresa Novakovich on pursuing your dreams

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海角禁区 Alumna, Teresa Novakovich, say's it's never too later to go back to school and pursue your dream career.

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Oregon leader will use her own refugee experience to guide changes in state programs

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MSW alumni Toc Soneoulay-Gillespie was featured in an Oregon Capital Chronicle article about her efforts to use her own refugee experience to guide changes in state programs. The new director of the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement wants to build bridges between state agencies and the people they are supposed to serve.