March 14
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 14, 2019
University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ student leaders advocate in Juneau, March 16-17
WHAT: University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ student government leaders will be meeting in Juneau for the
34th annual Legislative Affairs Conference. Over four days, 30 students will be advocating
the importance of higher education to elected officials.
The public is also invited to join the student University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Rally for Higher
Education on Monday at noon on the steps of the State Capitol Building.
WHO: 30 student government leaders from University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Anchorage, University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ
Fairbanks, and University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Southeast.
Rally speakers include: former UAS Chancellor John Pugh, Nick Bursell, president
of the UAS Juneau campus student government , USÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Senator Audrey Kirby and Kachemak
Bay Student Zobeida Rudkin.
WHEN: Legislative Conference: Saturday-Sunday, March 16-17
University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Rally for Higher Education: 12 p.m.-1 p.m. on Monday, March 18
WHERE: ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ State Capitol, 120 4th Street in Juneau
WHY: Student leaders will advocate to their legislators and share their stories about how the 41 percent cut in state funding will affect their lives and impact their communities.