Legislative Process Class

Legislative Class — Students in Juneau from a previous class.

Travel to Juneau and learn about the Alaska legislative process!

The Legislative Process is a class which provides students with the knowledge and skills to work and interact with elected officials and State of Alaska employees on projects, programs, and environmental and resource issues that directly affect the quality of life in our Alaskan communities.

Students will first learn about the legislative process and the relationship between the governor’s administration and elected officials online via Zoom. Then students will travel in-person to Juneau to meet legislators, members of the governor’s staff and department personnel and learn about the policy issues affecting Bristol Bay.

Travel and tuition funding support is available. This course is financially supported by BBEDC, BBNC, and USDA NIFA award number 2024–3 8470–43416.

This class is both online via Zoom and in-person in Juneau, Alaska.

Meeting online via zoom: January 13, 15, 16, 29 & February 12, 26, 2026
Meeting in-person in Juneau: January 19-23, 2026

How to Apply

To apply for the course:

Fill out the by the deadline of December 8, 2025 at 8am.

After the application deadline, we will select students to participate in the class and invite them to register.

*To take this course, students must be at least 18 years old or accompanied by a parent or guardian who is also enrolled in the course.

Meet the Instructors

Michael Davis

Associate Professor, Emeritus

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Learn more about Michael Davis

Kathy Kysar

Assistant Professor, English

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Learn more about Kathy Kysar

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Her deep commitment to civic engagement and intellectual freedom informs her teaching of the Legislative Process Class. Kathy serves on the Alaska Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom & Advocacy Committee and the Freedom to Read Coalition. She is also President of Friends of the Sutton Library and Vice Chairman/Secretary of the Mat-Su Borough Library Board, where she actively supports public access to information and community-driven policy.

Kathy brings a practical, community-centered perspective to legislative education, helping students understand how policy is shaped and how they can participate meaningfully in democratic processes.

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