Students First: Preparing Alaska’s Workforce

The Systemwide Attainment Framework is aligning work across every UA campus to recruit, retain, and graduate more Alaskans for the jobs our state needs.


The University of Alaska is putting students first, because Alaska’s future depends on them.

Through the Systemwide Attainment Framework (SAF), our universities are working together to make credentials more accessible, affordable, and effective.

This isn’t just a plan; it’s a commitment to helping more Alaskans start, stay, and finish strong, ready to lead the state forward.

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MEASURING WHAT MATTERS 

Recruitment

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Recruitment Dashboard

Retention

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Retention Dashboard

Graduation

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Graduation Dashboard

Key Recommendations

Recruitment

  • Use data to target the right students.
  • Promote UA with modern technology tools.
  • Turn dual enrollment (HS/college) students into full, degree-seeking enrollees.
  • Use new and better recruitment outreach strategies.

Retention

  • Build a coordinated advising system.
  • Expand student success tracking tools.
  • Support students and faculty.

Data & Policy

  • Create one shared data system, with clear data definitions.
  • Make tuition and academic trends easier to understand for all.
  • Create a public dashboard to show progress.

Financial Access

  • Increase awareness about existing scholarship money.
  • Clarify how institutional aid works and boost its impact.

A Systemwide Effort with Shared Purpose

From Anchorage to Fairbanks to Juneau, we are acting with shared purpose. The Students-First Action Agenda represents a coordinated, data-informed, and student-centered transformation of public higher education in Alaska.

We’re building the future our state needs.