Education & Public Programs

CONTACT US: UA-museumlearn@alaska.edu

Jennifer Arseneau in her office.

Jennifer Arseneau
Director of Education & Public Programs

Email:  j.arseneau@alaska.edu
Phone: 907.474.6948
Contact About: Education & Public Programs inquiries

 

Elisabeth Padilla smiling, with the sky in the background.

Elisabeth Padilla
Outreach Specialist & Field Trip Coordinator

 

Email: erobins@alaska.edu
Phone: 907.474.5602
Contact About: Field trips, volunteering as a docent, museum kits, family programming

 

Emily Koehler-Platten sitting outside.

Emily Koehler-Platten
Outreach Specialist

 

Email: ejkoehlerplatten@alaska.edu
Phone: 907.474.5140
Contact About: Family Days, Science Nights, volunteering for special events, Virtual Museum,

 
 

Nan Werdin-Pfisterer
Outreach Specialist

 

Email: nrwerdin@alaska.edu
Phone: 907.474.5360
Contact About: Museum kits

 
 

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Student Interns

We are happy to employ student interns on our team to help out with our museum kits, family programming, database work, and more!

UAF students assist our department in many ways. See http://www.alaska.edu/jobs/ for openings.

Support student interns. See our giving page for more information.

 

Group of docents standing in front of a museum gallery.

Community Volunteers

Volunteers are a vital part of our team. Docents guide all our Directed Discovery school tours and event volunteers make community programs possible. Volunteer with us to join the team!