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The University of Alaska Southeast is a student-centered university that provides instruction in liberal arts, professional, and technical fields. On the homelands of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian peoples, we serve the coastal environments, cultures, economies, and communities of Alaska, through interdisciplinary education, workforce development, and scholarship, research, and creative activity.
UAS is on the unceded territories of the Áakʼw Ḵwáan, Taantʼá Ḵwáan, and Sheet’ká Ḵwáan on Lingít Aaní and we are grateful for their stewardship of these places that are also known as Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka, Alaska, which are adjacent to the ancestral home of the X̱aadas and Ts’msyen peoples.
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Summit 2023/2024: University of Alaska Southeast's Collection of Exceptional Academic WorksIt is with great pleasure that I introduce the 5th edition of Summit, UAS’s undergraduate research journal. Over the years, I have seen numerous exciting student-led initiatives slowly fade away after the initial student champions graduated from UAS; that has not been the case with Summit. The passionate and dedicated UAS Writing Center tutors, along with Writing Specialist Jessy Goodman, put in the energy and hard work needed to produce a publication that continues to grow, receiving more student submissions every year. Within these pages, you will find a diverse array of research articles spanning various disciplines. From thought-provoking social analyses on blood quantum and gender identity, to scientific research on the evolutionary history and adaptations of pinnipeds, our contributors have delved into the depths of their chosen fields, seeking knowledge and understanding. I encourage you to engage with the articles, to question assumptions, and to appreciate the fresh perspectives that emerge from the minds of our undergraduate scholars. To our student authors: thank you for sharing your insights, your data, and your passion. Your work enriches our scholarly community and inspires us all. Together let’s celebrate the power of undergraduate research and its potential to reshape the world. Elise Tomlinson / UAS Library Dean
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Summit 2021/2022: University of Alaska Southeast's Collection of Exceptional WorksA Note from the Writing Specialist: For me, Summit represents pride. I’m so proud of the Writing Center tutors, who took such ownership of this project and created a remarkable collection of student work. I’m proud of the undergraduate students who submitted the work they’d put so much effort and time into. Proud that they have a place designed especially for them to showcase their writing when not many academic publications honor undergraduate work. I know how proud these students’ professors must be to see a piece of writing go from an outline to an award-winning essay. And, I am proud of the original student tutors who conceptualized and founded Summit, whose legacy endures in this journal. After the past couple of years, everyone at UAS deserves some bragging rights. We’ve all accomplished so much in such a difficult period just by continuing to put one foot in front of the other. Now is the time to pat ourselves on the back and reflect on our successes as we cautiously turn the page. The name Summit reflects the WC’s belief that writing is akin to climbing a mountain, and this journal is the peak from which writers can shout their victories and be proud of making it to the top. But it’s not only students who should claim bragging rights on a job well done; their professors can also crow from the mountaintop, for they were alongside the students as they climbed. We received many wonderful submissions for this edition of Summit, and though we were unable to publish them all, we value each student’s climb up that mountain and the professors who provided the ropes and harnesses needed to make it. As you read through this journal, take a moment to reflect on the uphill journey each student took and the people who made the ascent with them. Join me in the pride I feel for all their accomplishments, and remember that you deserve to be proud of yourself for the mountains you’ve had to climb. A special thanks to our current tutor team, whose dedication warms my heart and who help other students summit peaks every day. Jessy Goodman / Writing Specialist and Summit staff advisor
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Summit 2022/2023: University of Alaska Southeast’s Collection of Exceptional Academic WorksA Note from the Writing Specialist: Last year’s edition of Summit was the first time the Writing Center released a physical copy of the journal, and we are so excited to offer you another one for 2022/2023. For Summit’s forward last year, I wrote about how proud I was of the writing tutors who put this journal together and of all the UAS students they serve. Not much has changed on that front, except that I am somehow even more proud of what these students have accomplished and what I know they are capable of going forward. Every year, they blow me away with their talent, passion, and knowledge. I’ve learned so much from all of them. Every year, they reach a new summit—and while this journal is meant to represent that high peak of academic achievement, I see our students and tutors continuing to ascend, reaching greater altitudes of success. We have a small student body, but their accomplishments will be many. I don’t have to be a psychic to know that the passion with which our students approach their interests will lead them to great things-and great impact on others. After working at UAS for more than two years now, I am beginning to have to say goodbye to students I’ve gotten close with as they prepare to move on to the next mountain to climb. I’m thankful to have this book to hold in my hands, to remember them and all the wonderful things they care about. Jessy Goodman / Writing Specialist and Summit staff advisor
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WinterFire: Creative ShowcaseJoin us for our annual WinterFire Creative Showcase! This night is a chance for faculty (and friends of UAS) to share their rich and diverse creative expressions. Brian Palmer will read excerpts of his poetry; Geoff Kirsch will showcase his comedic writing; Davina Cole will display her art; and Carin Silkaitis will wow us with their dramatic performances.
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Pleistocene Raven: Old Stories, New WritingHayes describes her new work with the Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship project, which centers on three ancient Raven stories of fire, water, and daylight. Sharing her work with First Nations Development Institute, Hayes proposes that oral history and Western science tell stories of the same events, each complementing the other and both filling essential human needs.
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Uncharted: Navigating Disabilities, Chronic Conditions, and Potential Bias in STEM CareersWhile cultivating her career as a scientist, Dr. Skylar Bayer has developed a career in science communication, dabbling in a diversity of activities including an appearance on The Colbert Report in 2013 about a case of missing scallop gonads. Since 2014, she has worked as a producer for The Story Collider, a non-profit dedicated to storytelling in STEAM by giving researchers, doctors, engineers, poets, comedians, and more, an opportunity to share their personal experiences. She has co-authored several papers on the importance of storytelling as a science communication tool, taught science storytelling both in Story Collider workshops and as a professor at Roger Williams University. She has also performed stories at Moth story slams, Story District, Perfect Liars Club, Risk!, Soundbites, Mudrooms, and The Story Collider. She is currently on Juneau’s local Mudrooms storyboard, leading storytelling workshops for the organization. In her dedication to storytelling in science, Skylar is a co-editor of the recently published book “Uncharted: How Scientists Navigate Their Own Health, Research, and Experiences of Bias.” This book is a collection of first-person stories by current and former scientists with disabilities or chronic conditions that have impacted their careers, highlights the experiences of people representing different demographics as well as a diversity of medical conditions and the challenges, ideas, and some solutions to how they have addressed the accessibility problem. She started this project with her co-editor Gabi Serrato Marks because they both told stories for The Story Collider about being limited in their respective fieldwork after being diagnosed with medical conditions. Each share their own unique stories within Uncharted. Using their background in marine science and oceanography, they arranged the book with a nautical journey in mind, making parallels between the uncharted journey on a ship, as they both experienced in graduate school, with the uncharted journey of science and medical diagnosis. Dr. Bayer started this project with Gabi because sharing stories from the perspective of scientists with medical issues and disabilities are important for everyone to hear, especially younger audiences, like students, who may be really interested in a career in STEM and are likely looking for examples or models to whom they can relate and understand. Sharing stories is also important to community building to show each other that we are not alone in our experiences in STEM and by opening up, we can work together to make STEM a more accessible, inclusive and welcoming space for all. With her extensive experience and rigorous training as a scientist as well as sharing stories with a variety of audiences, Skylar is adept at engaging diverse audiences, drawing them in using narratives that speak to common experiences.
