Daws speaks on fungi, forests, and fires
Sitkans packed the main room at the public library Thursday night (11-30-23) for a talk on fungi, forests, and fires from visiting Outer Coast faculty member Caroline Daws.
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Thanksgiving storm brings high winds to Southeast
Communities on the outer coast can brace themselves for a blustery Thanksgiving, with heavy rainfall and winds reaching as high as 60 miles per hour in some communities on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Outer Coast to admit first freshman class in ’24
Outer Coast will open its doors as a two-year college in 2024. Nine years in the making, the program is modeled on Deep Springs College in California, but should be "a significant departure from any other institution that's out there."
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Opening in a pandemic, Outer Coast’s remote location offers college students an alternative, in-person education
While many college students around the country are attending class virtually this fall, a group of students in Sitka is getting an in-person college experience. A new program called the Outer Coast Year wants to provide an alternative to more conventional institutions for higher education during the pandemic and beyond.
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Sitka’s Outer Coast Year offers college students an alternative for higher education
Outer Coast is a Sitka-based organization focused on higher education, but they're not your typical college. Outer Coast Program Coordinator Johnny Elliot and student Adonna Adams spoke with KCAW's Morning Host Erin Fulton about what makes their model unique and how the school is operating during the pandemic.
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