Chancellor Dr. Richard Caulfield speaks to freshmen students during a convocation at the University of Alaska Southeast on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Classes start Monday, Aug. 26. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Chancellor Dr. Richard Caulfield speaks to freshmen students during a convocation at the University of Alaska Southeast on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Classes start Monday, Aug. 26. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Video & Photos: Orientation Day at UAS

Classes start Monday.

  • By Michael Penn Juneau Empire
  • Friday, August 23, 2019 1:22pm
  • NewsVideo

Freshmen students attend an orientation day at the University of Alaska Southeast on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Classes start on Monday, Aug. 26.


• Contact staff photographer Michael Penn at 523-2262 and mpenn@juneauempire.com. Follow our Instagram at @Juneau.Life.


Members of the Woosh.ji.een Dancers perform during a convocation for freshmen students at the University of Alaska Southeast on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Classes start Monday, Aug. 26. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Members of the Woosh.ji.een Dancers perform during a convocation for freshmen students at the University of Alaska Southeast on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Classes start Monday, Aug. 26. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

A crew hangs flags in the courtyard at the University of Alaska Southeast on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Classes start Monday, Aug. 26. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

A crew hangs flags in the courtyard at the University of Alaska Southeast on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Classes start Monday, Aug. 26. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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