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    Arctic Leadership Initiative Opportunities

    April 19, 2024

    The University of Alaska is developing an Arctic Leadership Initiative to help position Alaskans as world leaders in Arctic issues, amplify Alaska Native voices in Arctic policy development, and enhance the reputation of our universities as centers of Arctic expertise.

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    Graduate Student Employee Union Negotiations Continue Making Progress

    April 19, 2024

    UA is conducting 3 days of scheduled, in-person negotiations with the newly formed Alaska Graduate Workers Association (AGWA) this week. Progress continues to be made, and UA is about reaching a mutually beneficial contract for all parties.

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    Audit Allies: Your Strategic Partners in Risk Mitigation and Solutions

    April 18, 2024

    Please join us for Internal Audit Awareness Month awareness activities to learn more about your allies in the Audit and Compliance Services department and how we can support you.

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    Capitol Report April 5, 2024

    April 05, 2024

    The House Finance Committee Finalizes Operating Budget Amendments While the Senate Releases Draft Capital Budget.

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    Negotiations with Graduate Student Employee Union Making Progress

    April 05, 2024

    The University of Alaska's (UA) Bargaining Team is wrapping up 3 days of in-person negotiations with the newly formed Alaska Graduate Workers Association (AGWA) today. UA is optimistic about reaching a mutually beneficial contract for all parties, but there are rumors that work disruptions may occur in the coming weeks.

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    Fourth annual UA Giving Day reaches new heights

    April 05, 2024

    2,000 plus donors contribute during the 49-hour event. The universities saw an incredible show of support with over $1.3 million in funds raised to make a difference in students' lives and support important programs and activities.

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    Arctic Encounter Symposium to Spotlight UA Excellence

    April 05, 2024

    The University of Alaska is proud to co-host the 10th international Arctic Encounter Symposium (AES) in Anchorage from April 10 to 12.

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    Compliance Chat #13 Social Engineering

    April 05, 2024

    In this Compliance Chat, we explore social engineering and actions to take to protect ourselves and the university. Mary Gower, Senior Institutional Compliance Liaison, and Josh Craft, UA Security Analyst at the University of Alaska System Office of Information Technology discuss social engineering.

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    May is Internal Audit Awareness Month

    April 05, 2024

    We are one month early, but we wanted to get ahead of fiscal year-end activities and offer a few awareness activities to celebrate and honor the internal auditing profession.

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    Arctic Encounter Symposium to Spotlight UA Excellence

    March 22, 2024

    The University of Alaska is proud to co-host the 10th international Arctic Encounter Symposium (AES) in Anchorage from April 10 to 12. AES is the largest annual Arctic policy event in the United States.