To Build Connections

UAMN Education & Public Programs offers a wide array of activities and resources for teachers, students, families, community members, and visitors of all ages and backgrounds. Opportunities to learn from, inspiration through museum collections and related research. Through collaboration with UAF departments and the community, this museum department connects the public with Alaska's science, arts, history, and cultures whether through hands-on family programs, school field trip opportunities, workshops, kits to check-out, and more. Here’s our conversation with Jen Arseneau, Director of UAMN Education and Public Programs, and Outreach Specialists: Emily Koehler-Platten, Elisabeth Padilla, and Nan Werdin-Pfisterer.The More You Look is a production of the UA Museum of the North, on the campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the ancestral lands of the Dena people of the lower Tanana River. UAMN illuminates the natural history and cultural heritage of Alaska and the North through collections, research, education, and partnerships, and by creating a singular museum experience that honors diverse knowledge and respect for the land and its peoples.