BS in Biological Sciences

Ray worked as a Student Ambassador for UAF and has been helping prospective students with their transition to college life. Through this position, she was able to meet and connect with many students as well as UAF staff and faculty. One of her goals was met in her last semester at UAF, which was to be the most photographed student at UAF.

BS in Japanese Cultural and Language Studies

Minor in Elementary Education

"Over the years at UAF, I have balanced working 8 jobs, one of which was a student job, attended school full-time and spent my free time as an officer, now president, of both the Japan Alaska Club and Esports Gaming Club. For a brief time, I was also part of Club Council as the representative for culture-based clubs as well as attending the pre-vet club. I will miss my time here at UAF but I look forward to new adventures! "

BS in Interdisciplinary Studies: Climate Resilience and Adaptation

Kasey Casort (she/her/hers) graduated in Fall 2020 with her B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies: Climate Resilience and Adaptation. A lifelong Fairbanksan, Kasey chose to attend UAF because she has always been interested in the intersection of science and policy. This interest evolved during her time at UAF, where she re-started the student organization, Generation Action: Students for Reproductive Justice, and served as a member of the Nanook Diversity & Action Council (NDAC). Kasey insisted on weaving her passion for health care throughout her education, culminating in her UAF Honors Climate Scholar capstone documenting how telehealth can make Alaska's health care systems more resilient to the impacts of climate change as well as mitigate emissions from health care and medical travel in Alaska. Kasey now works remotely as a research associate for a local women-owned small business, Information Insights, and as a project manager and building scientist at the National Renewable Energy Lab's Fairbanks campus, the Cold Climate Housing Research Center. She hopes to do more work in public health and reproductive justice in the future.

BA in Art

Minor in Art History

"I’ve started my own business selling art (Tundra & Wildflowers Art Co.) and participated in several art exhibitions and shows. I completed my minor in Art History and my Bachelor’s Degree in Art."

BS in Psychology

AAS in Paralegal Studies

Minors in Paleontology, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Casey is a first-generation college student graduating with her B.S. in Psychology, A.A.S. in Paralegal Studies, and double minoring in Paleontology and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She is a 3rd-year BLaST scholar and published author, conducting research on self-grooming in a spontaneous mouse model of OCD and co-authoring a paper on the effects of caffeine on that same mouse model. Casey is a member of the international honors society in psychology, Psi Chi, and was elected treasurer of the UAF chapter for the 2019-2020 academic year. She has also served as treasurer of the UAF GeoScience Club for the past two years. Since 2017, she has been employed as a student assistant for the UAF Department of Equity and Compliance, where she has worked to promote and advance diversity, equity, and inclusion here at UAF. Casey looks forward to attending graduate school in the near future with the goal of earning her Ph.D. in psychology and/or women, gender, and sexuality studies.

AAS in Information Technology

Brandy graduated in the Fall of 2020 with her A.A.S. in Information Technology. She has worked as a field technician at the UAF Office of Information Technology providing technical support to students, staff, and faculty across the University of Alaska system while studying at UAF. She will continue her work at UAF OIT while attending the UAF School of Management with a goal of achieving a B.A. in Business Administration.