Prof. Fortson moderates panel at Alaska Conference on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Prof. Ryan Fortson, J.D., Legal Studies faculty in the Justice Center, was a panel moderator at the 2016 Alaska Conference on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault held May 9.

Prof. Fortson moderated the panel, "Collaborating with Tribal Courts in Alaska." Panelists included Lisa Jaeger, Tribal Government Specialist, Tanana Chiefs Conference; Capt. Jeff Laughlin, Acting Deputy Director, Alaska State Troopers; and John Skidmore, Criminal Division Director, Alaska Department of Law.  

The event was offered by the Alaska Department of Public Safety and the Alaska Department of Law in collaboration with the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, and Standing Together Against Rape.

Missed the May 18 webinar with Dr. Rosay? Watch the archived program with Dr. Rosay discussing violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and men

Dr. André Rosay, Justice Center Director, was the featured presenter for the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center (NIWRC) webinar that aired on May 18.


Click here to watch the archived copy of the webinar:
"Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men: 2010 Findings from the National Intimate Partner And Sexual Violence Survey." 

Dr. Rosay discusses his research as a Visiting Executive Research Fellow at the National Institute of Justice (NIJ).  The webinar examines the prevalence of violence experienced by American Indian and Alaska Native women and men, using a large nationally representative sample. It provides estimates of sexual violence, physical violence by intimate partners, stalking, and psychological aggression by intimate partners. It also provides estimates of interracial and intraracial victimizations and briefly examines the impact of violence. The webinar focuses on survey results, which are expected to raise awareness and understanding about violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and men.

Prof. Periman Participated in 2016 Tech Fellow Intensive through UAA Academic Innovations and eLearning

Prof. Deb Periman, J.D., Legal Studies Program Coordinator in the Justice Center, recently participated in the Academic Innovations and eLearning 2016 Technology Fellows faculty intensive. She was one of 9 faculty designated as a 2016 Technology Fellow.

This year marks the first time the annual Tech Fellows program has partnered with CAFÉ’s Making Learning Visible initiative to support faculty in a two-year project involving technological innovation and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

The tech fellows will design and/or redesign an online course based on their training from Academic Innovations and eLearning.  Over the new two years the faculty members will study the impact of the change on student learning, and will publish their findings in UAA’s Making Learning Visible ePortfolio Community.  Professors Deb Periman and Elizabeth Predeger are the faculty facilitators for UAA’s Making Learning Visible Initiative.

Paper by Prof. Payne and Prof. Fortson presented by Prof. Fortson at Law and Society meeting

Prof. Ryan Fortson, J.D., Ph.D., and Prof. Troy C. Payne, Ph.D., Justice Center faculty, recently co-authored a paper which Prof. Fortson presented at the 2016 Law and Society Association Annual Meeting. 

The paper is titled, "The Effect of Legal Counsel on Outcomes of Custody Determinations." The paper discusses results from the study of child custody cases in family law court in Palmer, Alaska involving represented and unrepresented parties.

The Law and Society Association is an interdisciplinary scholarly organization committed to social scientific, interpretive, and historical analyses of  law across multiple social contexts.

AJSAC Fact Sheet released - Sexual misconduct and sexual assault committed against University of Alaska students

The most recent issue of the AJSAC Fact Sheet — "Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Assault Against University of Alaska Students" — presents past year estimates of sexual misconduct and sexual assault victimization against University of Alaska (UA) students. The estimates are based on 1,982 survey responses to the University of Alaska Campus Climate Survey, an online survey that collected data from a random sample of undergraduate and graduate students who were enrolled at UA during spring semester 2016.

The University of Alaska Campus Climate Survey was designed to establish baseline estimates of sexual misconduct and sexual assault committed in the preceding year — both on and off campus — against students enrolled at UA during the spring semester 2016. This survey was modeled after the Campus Climate Survey Recommendations prepared by the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault.  These data can be utilized by the University of Alaska to impact and evaluate prevention efforts and education programs for UA students.

Alaska Justice Information Center steering committee meets June 9 on UAA campus

The Alaska Justice Information Center (AJiC) steering committee meets on Thursday, June 9, from 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon in the UAA/APU Consortium Library, LIB 307.  Dr. Brad Myrstol is the AJiC director.

Prof. Periman receives the Alaska Bar Association Distinguished Service Award

L to r: Alaska Bar President Nelson Page
presents the Distinguished Service Award
to Prof. Periman at the Bar Convention.

Prof. Deb Periman, J.D., Legal Studies Program Coordinator in the Justice Center, was presented the Alaska Bar Association Distinguished Service Award at the 2016 Annual Bar Convention in Anchorage in May.

The Alaska Bar Distinguished Service Award honors an attorney for outstanding service to the membership of the Alaska Bar Association.  Professor Periman was recognized for her many contributions to the legal community including her work on the Alaska Bar Law Related Education (LRE)  and Historians Committees, and her chairing the LRE drafting subcommittee for the Alaska Youth Law Guide. The award is also in recognition of her creation of new UAA curriculum to better serve students interested in careers in the legal field and the intersection with public service, and all her efforts to expand opportunities for the next generation of lawyers and the people who work with them.

Justice Center closed Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day

Snow-capped mountains above Fort Richardson National Cemetery, Alaska

The UAA campus and the Justice Center will be closed on Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day.

The Justice Center will re-open on Tuesday, May 31, at 8:00 a.m.

More law school opportunities for UAA students

In addition to the option of accelerated admission to one of UAA's law school partners - University of Washington School of Law and Willamette University College of Law - qualified UAA students have the opportunity to attend an Alaska Summer Trial Institute to be held on the UAA campus from May 28-June 10, 2016.

The program is offered by University of Wyoming College of Law. For more information contact Christine Reed christine.reed@uwyo.edu.

Prof. Deb Periman, J.D., Justice Center Legal Studies Program Coordinator, is the contact for questions about the accelerated admission option programs. dkperiman@uaa.alaska.edu or (907) 786-1125.

Two May 2016 Justice grads awarded UAA Leadership Honors

L to r: Camilla Hussein-Scott and
Michael McGuffin with crimson
honor cords.

Two May 2016 Justice Center grads were awarded UAA Leadership Honors at commencement: Michael McGuffin, B.A. Justice/Legal Studies Minor '16; and Camilla Hussein-Scott, B.A. Justice Cum Laude/Legal Studies Minor '16.

UAA Leadership Honors are awarded to individuals upon graduation to recognize and honor their leadership contributions to the University of Alaska Anchorage and Anchorage community while maintaining academic excellence. L​eadership activities and involvement must promote individual and collective growth, demonstrate increased engagement with the community at UAA and beyond, and showcase commitment to citizenship. ​ Students are selected by the Leadership Honors Advisory Committee appointed by the Dean of Students.

Recipients of UAA Leadership Honors are commemorated at the spring Commencement ceremony, bestowed crimson honor cords, and receive a permanent notation in their academic transcript. In addition to acknowledgement at commencement, the 2015-1016 Leadership Honors recipients were recognized at a reception on April 28.