LION expands access to education, wins award

October 9, 2020

Marissa Carl

UAF’s Learning Inside Out Network, or LION, is the recipient of the 2020 University Professional and Continuing Education Association West Region Engagement Award.

Co-founded by partners at UAF eCampus, UAF's Writing Program, Blossom House, and correctional centers across the state, LION connects learners in the university, correctional and reentry communities.

“LION is a collective, community-based response to the ongoing situation of limited access to education opportunities in carceral institutions across the state,” said Kendell Newman Sadiik, UAF eCampus faculty development manager and LION co-founder. “It is about wellness and innovation in education as well as access.”

LION will be honored at the 2020 UPCEA West Region Virtual Conference that will be held on Oct. 12-14, 2020. Registration is free and open to everyone at UAF because the university is an UPCEA member. Create an UPCEA account and then register for the conference.

Watch the LION acceptance video.