Capitol Report February 23: Education Legislation and FY 25 Budget

February 23, 2024

This week the House largely cleared its committee calendar to make room for substantial debate on Senate Bill 140. Meanwhile, the Senate moved forward with its budget preparation, with both the House and Senate Finance Committees having time for presentations from President Pitney.

UA President Pitney to Deliver 2024 "State of the University" Address

February 23, 2024

SAVE THE DATE: March 11, 2024 at 12pm.

Compliance Chat #12 Password Security

February 23, 2024

In this Compliance Chat video installment we explore password security. Mary Gower, Senior Institutional Compliance Liaison, and Kaitlyn Malloy, UA Security Analyst from the UA Office of Information Technology, discuss effective strategies to protect against unauthorized access and maintain the confidentiality of critical data.

Empowering Ethical Reporting: Navigating Concerns at the University of Alaska

February 09, 2024

UA actively promotes reporting, and offers an alternative resource--the UA Confidential Hotline (or call toll-free 855-251-5719), the university's online reporting tool. It serves as a confidential platform for raising concerns related to risks that could impact UA's financial health, safety, or reputation.

Staff Make Students Count nominations

February 09, 2024

Do you know someone who makes a world of difference for UA students?

The Employee Experience Survey

February 09, 2024

Earlier this week, university leadership shared the initial results of the Employee Engagement Survey that HR conducted last fall on behalf of the entire UA System.

UAA receives $46M from Department of Homeland Security to lead Arctic homeland security

February 09, 2024

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) anticipates funding the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) $46 million over the next ten years to lead a consortium of U.S. academic institutions and partners for the newly established Arctic Domain Awareness Center (ADAC)-ARCTIC Center of Excellence (COE) for Homeland Security in the Arctic.

2023 UA Foundation Annual Report Released

January 26, 2024

This 28 page document covers financial information for the system and all three universities, as well as coverage of the 2023 Giving Day, events, initiatives, awards and more.

UA begins negotiations with graduate student workers' union

January 26, 2024

This week, the University of Alaska started negotiations with the newly formed graduate student workers union, AGWA-UAW.

Capitol Report January 26: President Pitney Visits the Capitol

January 26, 2024

This week, lawmakers continued to hear individual legislation, and both the Senate and the House received budget updates from the directors of the Office of Management and Budget and the Legislative Finance Division.