Skoden UA

06/18/2026

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05/19/2026

Join us as we honor our 2025–2026 leaders and welcome our 2026–2027 Executive Board members!

Come connect with community and enjoy light refreshments — all are welcome. Event sponsored by and

📅 Friday, May 22
🕦 11:30 AM–1:00 PM
📍 Cork & Craft, Student Union
1303 E. University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85719

05/19/2026

CELEBRATIONS CONTINUE…

Campus & Community supporters - come to the Native SOAR course & mentoring program OPEN HOUSE on Wednesday, May 20th (anytime) between 3:00-5:00pm.

Join us in celebrating our new workspace in the College of Education, Room 302. As we step into this next chapter, we’re taking time to appreciate our former workspaces and the partners who helped shape our journey. Stop by, enjoy light refreshments, and catch up with us!

05/16/2026

Announcing our newly elected 2026-2027 SKODEN UA Officers!
Chair: Niko Sanchez
Co-Chair: Agnes Attakai
Secretary: Kyra James
Treasurer: Daniel Sestiaga Jr.
Communications/Outreach Officer: Jackie Yabeny-Bahe
Event Coordinator: Dana Wilcox-Frago

Thank you to our staff & faculty for participating in this year's election process!
Stay tuned for upcoming announcement and events in the new fiscal year.

05/07/2026

Thank you for providing raffle items to support our 2nd Annual SKODEN UA! Awards Celebration event. We are gratful for your continued support.

Special shoutout to Ha'icu Productions for capturing these special moments for our community to enjoy & cherish 🐻⬇️

05/05/2026

As we wrap up the end of the semester we want to thank our 2025-2026 Executive Board members, Daniel Sestiaga Jr., Dana Wilcox-Frago, Agnes Attakai, Niko Sanchez, Myrhea Sherman, and Jackie Yabeny-Bahe for representing and organizing Skoden UA events to support our campus community. Their love and dedication to supporting our Wildcat family helped grow our community group in many ways. Our impact left a positive mark on our campus relatives. ❤️

We would like to invite all UA staff and faculty to fill upcoming leadership roles. Skoden UA officer positions are open for 2026-2027!

Nominate a colleague or yourself for one of the coveted spots on Skoden UA. Scan the QR code or go to the Linktree link above.

April 30 - May 8, 2026: Open nominations
May 11 - 15, 2026: Vote for new board members
May 18, 2026: Announcing new board members

05/03/2026

🏆 2026 SKODEN UA Awards Banquet 🏆

We had a beautiful evening with our campus community, gathering for a night of celebration, gratitude, and support. Congratulations to all of the awardees and nominees!

SKODEN UA Christine Garcia Awardee:
• Dana Wilcox-Frago

SKODEN UA Community Champion Awardee:
• Daniel Sestiaga Jr.

Nominees:
• Jackie Yabeny-Bahe
• Laura Carr

A special thank you to the 2025–2026 SKODEN UA Executive Board for organizing this second annual celebration and bringing our community together. We are also deeply grateful to The University of Arizona Campus Store for generously donating raffle items! Beverages were provided by the University of Arizona Indigenous Resilience Center

The beautiful awards were created by Niko Sanchez. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Daniel Sestiaga Jr., Dana Wilcox, Niko Sanchez, Dr. Alberta Arviso, Myrhea Sherman, Jackie Yabeny-Bahe, Agnes Attakai, Felisia Tagaban Gaskin, Jasmine Lopez, and everyone else who helped make the evening so memorable.

We were honored to have the first & newly crowned Mr. Univeristy of Arizona, Kendrick Begay join us. As a community, we came together to honor campus relatives who are doing remarkable work for the greater Tucson community.

📸 Photo credit: Jasmine Lopez (), Felisia Tagaban Gaskin, Myrhea & Aaliyah Sherman 🫶🏽

Thank you to all who donated, volunteered, prepared, cleaned, and worked hard to make this celebration so meaningful!

04/23/2026

❗️Save the Date❗️Important Public Forum for our Community!

🗓️ April 30th, 2026
⏰ 4:00- 5:30pm
📍 Manuel Pacheco Integrated Learning
Center (ILC) Room 120, 1500 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721

We believe the importance of educating and sharing the histories that have impacted our communities. We strongly believe that our communities voices should be heard when talking about the consideration and implementation of a name that will hold significance in campus and to our building.
Come - listen, learn and share your thoughts! We need to be heard!!

04/15/2026

Support the students at Native American Student Affairs, this Friday!

🍽️✨ FEAST FRIDAY IS BACK!! ✨🍽️

Join us for Feast Friday hosted by the NASA Student Council — a space to share a meal and spend time with one another.

🗓 April 17
⏰ Starting at 12pm
📍 Native American Student Affairs
2nd Floor, Nugent Building

🍲 Main dish: Posole
🥤 Drinks
🗣 Conversation
🤝 Community

‼️ RSVP and sign up to bring a dish here:
https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b8ci9D4Qb2pkID4

We appreciate everyone contributing to make this a full and welcoming gathering.

04/14/2026