Director Ketchikan Campus - Bill Urqhuart
Bill Urqhuart
Interim Director of Ketchikan Campus
Ketchikan Campus
2600 Seventh Avenue Ketchikan, AK 99901
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Bill Urquhart teaches courses in sociology, general social science, humanities, and
multicultural education. As a sociologist, his teaching interests include social
problems, deviant behavior, social psychology, education, and criminology, with special
focus areas in juvenile delinquency, domestic violence, and social problems relevant
to Alaska. Dr. Urquhart primarily teaches online and serves as the Distance Coordinator
for the online Bachelor of Arts in Social Science degree program. He is also the Project
Director for a Title III grant for Alaska Native Serving Institutions titled "Strengthening
Arts & Sciences eLearning Communities." Dr. Urquhart was born and raised in Ketchikan,
Alaska, from a family long involved in commercial fishing. After graduating high
school, he continued on to Oregon Institute of Technology, Oregon State University,
and eventually to Tulane University, where his PhD focused on bullying and conflict
resolution among high school students in New Orleans and in a village in Western Alaska.
Bill enjoys spending time with his wife, Frankie, who is a high school science teacher,
and their four children, Liam, Neila, Torran, and Kinsey. Bill plays the bagpipes
with Ketchikan's Misty Thistle Pipes & Drums, and spends spare time fishing, hunting,
and gathering with family.