Carolyn Kozak appointed student ambassador to UArctic
April 5, 2016
Carolyn Kozak, a master's student in Arctic and northern studies, has been named the University of Alaska Fairbanks' student ambassador to the University of the Arctic.
UArctic is a network of more than 170 universities and other organizations concerned with education and research in the North.
Kozak will represent student perspectives in UArctic activities and events, including the UArctic Rector's Forum and UArctic Student Forum. She also will represent UAF and UArctic at regional events organized by UArctic external partners, including meetings of the Arctic Council, the Arctic Circle Assembly, the Northern Research Forum, the International Arctic Social Sciences Association and more. Other duties and opportunities will include communicating UArctic news through social media, promoting UArctic opportunities among students, and serving as a liaison between the UArctic student community and UAF.
Kozak was born and raised in the Chicago area. She earned a bachelor's degree in art history at William and Mary College. She moved to Anchorage in 2009, and for six years she worked at the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center as a curator.
In January 2016, Kozak relocated to Fairbanks to enter the Arctic and northern studies program. Kozak is concentrating in northern history, and she holds a research assistantship with Professor John Heaton and the Western History Association. She recently participated in the Model Arctic Council 2016 at UAF and won a prize for outstanding performance.
Kozak is an avid skier and has enjoyed Fairbanks' great trail conditions.