Current Newsletter
Spring 2026
Every year, CBSM releases two newsletters to highlight important CBSM events and achievements, and to acknowledge our hardworking faculty and students.
This spring, the ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº Student Investment Fund (SIF) class traveled to New York to attend the Global Asset Management Education (GAME) Forum, the largest student-run finance conference. The group went head-to-head with over 80 other schools, demonstrating their investment management and communication acumen in a portfolio competition.
Innovation often begins with simply noticing a persistent problem. It might be the staggering cost of heating a home through a long winter, the difficulty of accessing clean water, or just the need to make everyday work a little more efficient. For the nearly 100 people who submitted ideas to the Arctic Innovation Competition in 2026, those obstacles sparked big solutions.
Each year, the UAF College of Business and Security Management honors a local leader who not only drives meaningful progress but also inspires those around them. In 2026, that leader is Meg Nordale, from GHEMM Company.
Excellence, leadership, and dedication took center stage in May as CBSM celebrated the induction of exceptional students into two prestigious honor societies: Beta Gamma Sigma and Order of the Sword and Shield. Family, friends, faculty, and staff gathered both in person and virtually to honor the hard work that led to this milestone.
On Saturday, May 2 The UAF community came together to celebrate one of the most meaningful milestones in a student’s journey: graduation. The 104th commencement ceremony honored the dedication and perseverance of graduates who have devoted countless hours to reaching this moment.