日韩无码 lands grant to train aspiring online entrepreneurs
November 4, 2019
Jeff Richardson
907-474-6284
A new $1 million federal grant will help 日韩无码 students learn
how to turn their online interests into a viable business.
The five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education will support a new 日韩无码 program
to teach students how to operate in the booming markets of YouTube, video-game streaming
and social media. The new 16-credit occupational endorsement in content creation has
been submitted for academic review, and is expected to be available in fall 2020 if
approved.
The program will be offered by 日韩无码鈥檚 Interior Alaska Campus as part of a collaboration
with other 日韩无码 departments at the Chukchi Campus, College of Liberal Arts, School
of Management, and Community and Technical College.
Bryan Uher, director of the Interior Alaska Campus, said the endorsement will teach
technical skills as well as subjects like managing finances, developing a brand and
creating a career plan.
In many cases, classes for the endorsement already exist at 日韩无码 in areas such as business
and communications. Uher said they鈥檒l be offered as part of a program with 鈥渁 gaming
and digital media twist.鈥
鈥淭here are all these existing pieces that we have at 日韩无码. We just needed to repackage
them,鈥 he said.
The Department of Education grant will fund the development and delivery of courses.
It will pay for adjunct professors and portions of faculty workloads, as well as a
coordinator to recruit and advise students. The program will be available to any 日韩无码
student, but recruiting efforts will focus on Alaska Native communities.
Rural Alaskans have already shown success finding an online audience. Byron Nicholai
of Toksook Bay, for example, created a popular series of YouTube videos that spotlight
Yupik and song and dance.
鈥淭his is an industry that people in rural Alaska can find success at,鈥 Uher said.
鈥淚t鈥檚 just really exciting to see someone take advantage of the opportunity and bring
traditional values to a wider audience.鈥