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RAHI to honor students at 2006 graduation ceremony Submitted by Denise Wartes Fairbanks, Alaska--The University of Alaska Fairbanks Rural Alaska Honors Institute will honor the accomplishments of 45 RAHI students at a graduation ceremony at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 12 in Schaible Auditorium. A public reception will follow in the Brooks Building Gathering Room. Dr. Alberta Laktonen, a 1992 RAHI alumna, will be the keynote speaker. Laktonen earned an undergraduate degree in psychology from Harvard and a medical degree from the University of Washington. She recently began work at the Alaska Native Medical Center. The RAHI program is aimed at rural and Alaska Native students who have completed their junior or senior year of high school with at least a 3.0 grade point average. Proposed in 1982 by the Alaska Federation of Natives and the University of Alaska, RAHI uses a challenging university curriculum and a residential program to acquaint students with college life and expectations. More than 300 students, after participating in RAHI, have gone on to earn associate, baccalaureate or graduate degrees. Many RAHI alumni have joined Alaska's professional workforce and many more are in the postsecondary pipeline. "We attempt to build a supportive community in which students participate in a rich academic setting, build a university transcript, and develop a long-term supportive network with peers, staff and instructors," said Denise Wartes, program coordinator. The RAHI curriculum includes university courses funded in part by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and UAF's Alaska Natives Into Psychology program. Courses in writing at the college level make up the centerpiece of the curriculum, along with a choice of biochemistry, geoscience, math, rural development or psychology. Each student earns between seven and 10 credits at UAF, giving them a head start on college. Instruction in computers, Alaska Native dance, swimming and study skills round out the program. RAHI is sponsored by UAF's College of Rural and Community Development. Note to editors: Student list attached. Contact: Denise Wartes or Carol Hollingsworth at (907) 474-6886, toll free at 1-800-478-6886, e-mail fyrahi@uaf.edu or visit the RAHI website at www.uaf.edu/rahi. RAHI 2006 student list Corey Ahnangnatoguk, Point Hope
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