Arctic Leadership Lecture Series: Veronica Slajer

Join Veronica Slajer, founder and president of North Star Group, for a conversation on leadership in northern development. With decades of experience in community engagement, economic development, and Arctic policy, Slajer has worked at the intersection of industry, government, and Indigenous communities to promote responsible resource development and collaboration. She will reflect on how inclusive leadership and partnership can strengthen resilience and opportunity across the North.

This virtual lecture is free and open to the public.

🐻‍❄️Arctic Leadership Lecture Series presents: Veronica Slajer
📅Date: November 20th, 2025
⏰Time: 5:30-7:00pm AKST
📍Location: Zoom
💻Zoom Option: https://alaska.zoom.us/j/89231879618

​​The Arctic Leadership Lecture Series is hosted by the UAF Political Science Department and the UAF Arctic and Northern Studies program. The series brings together influential voices from across the North to discuss leadership, policy, and the future of the Arctic. It is presented in partnership with the Arctic Leadership Initiative, which fosters leadership through education, dialogue, and collaboration.

🫐 About the Speaker
Veronica Slajer is a trained communities and social performance professional with more than 30 years of experience in economic development, community engagement, stakeholder relations, and matters affecting the Arctic, rural communities, and Indigenous peoples. Ms. Slajer holds a Masters of Rural Development degree with a concentration on community engagement in the mining and extractive industries. Ms. Slajer served on the U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a federal advisory committee shaping a global standard to improve accountability for oil, gas, and mining revenues. A lifelong Alaskan, Ms. Slajer resides in Anchorage, Alaska, and Washington, D.C.

❄️Arctic & Northern Studies at UAF
UAF’s Arctic and Northern Studies program offers interdisciplinary degrees that explore the history, cultures, governance, and environment of the circumpolar North. Students develop deep regional knowledge while engaging with issues that matter to Alaska and the Arctic world.

🏛️UAF Department of Political Science
The Department of Political Science prepares students to understand and engage with the forces shaping governance, policy, and political life in Alaska, the nation, and the world. With strengths in American government, political theory, public law, and international relations, the program offers a foundation for active citizenship and leadership.

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