Announcing FY21 leadership furloughs

April 29, 2020

After careful consideration and consulting with the chancellors, I have decided to implement a systemwide furlough in FY21 of all executive-level university employees in accordance with University Regulation R04.07.115.

Capitol Report for April 24

April 24, 2020

The Alaska Legislature has been in an extended recess since the end of March, and today is technically the 95th day of the session. Legislative leaders opted to leave session open in case additional pandemic response measures became necessary. Such an occasion has arisen and activity is beginning to pick back up within state government.

UA COVID-19 update

April 23, 2020

In this update: new requirement: emergency sick leave request form, CARES Act student aid, essential employees update, when to stay home and don't forget to #MaskUp.

Building community, contribution and care in the time of COVID

April 17, 2020

The University of Alaska has demonstrated resilience and resolve over many years and across many challenging issues. Alaskans support the university in helping our students, employing our graduates, providing generous contributions, and offering their time and expertise on advisory and governing boards. This partnership with our state is highlighted by how the university is giving back to help our communities and our state during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Temporary UAOnline outage April 30

April 17, 2020

Please note that there will be a scheduled outage of UAOnline on Thursday, April 30, from 5pm until about midnight. The university system always tries to schedule outages outside of final grading periods. However, from time to time, they are unavoidable.

Early graduation offered to UAA nursing seniors as need for nurses surges

April 17, 2020

As part of UAA's response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, the College of Health (COH) and School of Nursing (SON) are supporting nursing students to help them join Alaska's health workforce as quickly as possible -- potentially sooner than they would otherwise be able to.

Staying social while distanced

April 17, 2020

How is everyone doing? After about a month in, even the introverts among us are starting to have a hard time. As time goes on, the effects of social distancing start to wear on us all. Below are some tips for staying social while distanced:

Expedited Program Review update

April 15, 2020

This week, the Board of Regents' Academic and Student Affairs Committee met to review and make recommendations to the full Board on a slate of academic program reductions. The discussion was rigorous during the two-day meeting, and ultimately the committee voted to recommend discontinuation, suspension or reduction of 46 academic programs proposed by the chancellors, endorsed by the Academic Council, and supported by me. The committee also set aside three programs for further discussion in May.

Emergency regulation change - COVID-19 furloughs

April 07, 2020

Yesterday afternoon, in consultation with the chancellors and senior leadership, I implemented an emergency regulation change that reduced the minimum notification period for temporary COVID-19 related furloughs to 30 days. The change to the notification period only applies to furloughs of employees whose jobs have been impacted by the university's COVID-19 response.

President Johnsen to hold listening session on Expedited Academic Review Recommendations

April 02, 2020

In the coming days, there will be several important virtual events in which you can participate as recommendations for academic changes at the university move forward.