Eleanor Guthrie is thrilled to join the Honors College as its first associate director.
Her role will support the development of dual-enrollment opportunities, curricular
growth, and accelerated programming options within the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Honors College. She has
a passion for learning individual student stories and aiding young adults in educational,
social, and emotional growth and achievement. Eleanor looks forward to using this
opportunity to assist ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Honors students in intentionally working towards their educational
and life objectives, while becoming agents of change.
Eleanor recently returned to Fairbanks after several years pursuing higher education
in Washington State. She calls Fairbanks home, holding many fond memories growing
up in Interior ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ. As a third-generation University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks employee,
Eleanor is excited to begin her career at the institution that helped shape the person
she is today.
She is a University of Washington double-alumni, earning her BS in Political Economics
in 2018 and an MA in Public Administration with a focus in policy analysis and program
evaluation in 2022. Prior to and between degrees, Eleanor worked as a legislative
aide for the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ State Senate. There she had the honor of working for Interior
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñns, developing legislation targeted at statewide education initiatives. Throughout
her graduate education, Eleanor worked in administration for Whatcom Community College
in Bellingham, Washington. She served as an Executive Assistant to both WCC’s President’s
Office and the Vice President of Student Services.
Outside of work, Eleanor is an active volunteer in the Fairbanks nonprofit world.
She is passionate about community economic development, conservation, and education
initiatives in Interior ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ and is excited to be back in the community she calls
home.