BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20250908T193000Z DTEND:20250908T210000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:"Make it Monday" forum - ISER: Non-Partisan Policy Research for Alaska and Beyond DESCRIPTION:ONLINE REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED.\n\nWalk-in availability is not guaranteed. Please be sure to register by 5 pm the Thursday prior. \n\n \n\n\nThe Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) has been at the forefront of public policy research in Alaska for more than sixty years. ISER's multidisciplinary staff studies many of the major public policy issues facing Alaska. That work helps Alaskans better understand the state's changing economy\, population\, and infrastructure\, and the challenges and opportunities that come with change. Diane Hirshberg\, ISER Director\, will give an update on ISER's team and some of the work of greatest relevance to the business community in Alaska.\n\n\n\nPLUS\, a member presentation from the YWCA Alaska.\n\n \n\n\nDiane Hirshberg has been Director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research for almost four years\, and a Professor of Education Policy at the University of Alaska Anchorage for twenty two years. She also serves as Vice-President Academic for the University of the Arctic (UArctic). Her research includes education policy analysis\, Indigenous education\, circumpolar education issues\, and the role of education in sustainable development in the Arctic. She has studied the boarding school experiences of Alaska Native students\, teacher supply\, demand\, and turnover in Alaska\, the cost of teacher turnover\, and evaluated numerous education initiatives in the state. Her current work\, outside of being an administrator\, focuses on the role of education and knowledge sharing in supporting efforts to build energy security and sustainability in northern and Indigenous communities. Dr. Hirshberg teaches in the Master of Public Policy Program at the UAA College of Business and Public Policy. She has a Ph.D. in Education from UCLA\, a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University\, and two bachelor's degrees from UC Berkeley.\n\n \n\nHave a specific question for the presenters?\n\n ASK IT HERE\n\n\n\n\n New to Monday Forum? What to expect\n Join our members-only Facebook group for updates\n Sign up for Monday forum emails\n Present at a Monday forum - Submit a proposal \n Sponsor free lunch door prizes\n Donate a door prize\n\n\n\n \nUPCOMING FORUMS\n\n\n\n\nSep 8"Make it Monday" forum - ISER: Non-Partisan Policy Research for Alaska and Beyond\n\nSep 15"Make it Monday" forum - ASD Back-to-School Update with Superintendent Dr. Jharrett Bryantt\n\nSep 22"Make it Monday" forum - Alaska Airlines\n\nSep 29"Make it Monday" forum - What AKEW Means for Anchorage Businesses and Organizations\n\nOct 6"Make it Monday" forum - The Nordic Vision for Anchorage\n\nOct 13"Make it Monday" forum - Covenant House Alaska\n\nOct 20"Make it Monday" forum - Ted Stevens Intl. Airport\n\nOct 27"Make it Monday" forum - The Changing Face of Advertising: Lessons from 50 Years in Alaska\n\nNov 3"Make it Monday" forum - From Anchorage to Juneau\, A Legislative Preview\n\nNov 10"Make it Monday" forum - What's Next for Alaska Regional Hospital\n\n\n\n\n/**/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

ONLINE REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED.
\nWalk-in availability is not guaranteed. \;Please be sure to register by 5 pm the Thursday prior. \;\;
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\nThe Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) has been at the forefront of public policy research in Alaska for more than sixty years. ISER&rsquo\;s multidisciplinary staff studies many of the major public policy issues facing Alaska. That work helps Alaskans better understand the state&rsquo\;s changing economy\, population\, and infrastructure\, and the challenges and opportunities that come with change. Diane Hirshberg\, ISER Director\, will give an update on ISER'\;s team and some of the work of greatest relevance to the business community in Alaska.
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\nPLUS\, a member presentation from the YWCA Alaska.
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\nDiane Hirshberg has been Director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research for almost four years\, and a Professor of Education Policy at the University of Alaska Anchorage for twenty two years. She also serves as Vice-President Academic for the University of the Arctic (UArctic). \; Her research includes education policy analysis\, Indigenous education\, circumpolar education issues\, and the role of education in sustainable development in the Arctic. She has studied the boarding school experiences of Alaska Native students\, teacher supply\, demand\, and turnover in Alaska\, the cost of teacher turnover\, and evaluated numerous education initiatives in the state. Her current work\, outside of being an administrator\, focuses on the role of education and knowledge sharing in supporting efforts to build energy security and sustainability in northern and Indigenous communities. Dr. Hirshberg teaches in the Master of Public Policy Program at the UAA College of Business and Public Policy. She has a Ph.D. in Education from UCLA\, a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University\, and two bachelor&rsquo\;s degrees from UC Berkeley.
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Have a specific question for the presenters?
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New to Monday Forum? \;What to expect
Join our members-only Facebook group \;for updates
Sign up \;for Monday forum emails
Present \;at a Monday forum - \;Submit a proposal \;
Sponsor \;free lunch door prizes
Donate a \;door prize

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\n LOCATION:Dena'ina Center\, 2nd floor UID:e.1417.14539 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260430T013744Z URL:https://business.anchoragechamber.org/events/details/make-it-monday-forum-iser-non-partisan-policy-research-for-alaska-and-beyond-14539 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR