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Chapter one
- Intro
- 1915 — Congress grants land for a college in Alaska
- 1917 — The Alaska Territorial Legislature creates a college
- 1918 — Waiting for money
- 1921 — Finding a president
- 1922 — Opening day
- 1923-24 — Graduates, one by one
- 1926 — The publicity tour
- 1927 — Collecting across Alaska
- 1930 — Coincidence places college under the northern lights
- 1931 — When the cows came home
- 1934 — Snow is for sliding upon
- 1934 — Troth Yeddha’s ancient inhabitants
- 1935 — Becoming the University of Alaska
- Credits
Chapter two
- Intro
- 1935 — Flora Jane Harper earns home ec degree
- 1941 — The mining heyday
- 1941-45 — The travails of war
- 1947 — Non-sufficient funds
- 1948 — Attracting international talent
- 1949 — On the wings of change
- 1955-56 — Writing Alaska’s future
- 1957 — The death of tradition
- 1958 — The Project Chariot controversy
- 1960 — A booming business
- 1962 — KUAC hits the air
- 1964 — The new Nanooks
- 1967 — Flooded with refugees
- 1969 — Rocketing into science
- 1971 — The rules change
- 1975 — Getting reorganized
- Credits
Chapter three
- Intro
- 1979 — A bison for the ages
- 1983 — A head start on success
- 1984 — KSUA hits the airwaves
- 1987 — University reorganizes… again
- 1991 — The big blue dish goes to work
- 1993 — Shopping center fails to sell
- 1997 — Diplomacy creates research center
- 2005 — Majestic museum opens amidst contract strife
- 2008 — A decade of champions
- 2009 — A ray of sunshine
- 2013 — Ridge name restored
- 2013 — Unmanned aircraft center soars
- 2013-14 — Building boom
- 2015 — Sikuliaq sails home
- 2015 — HAARP gets retuned
- 2017 — Centennial arrives
- Credits