Board of Regents rescinds its decision to study a UAS-UAF merger

August 06, 2020

Board of Regents rescinds its decision to study a UAS-UAF merger and provides new direction; hears update on universities' COVID-19 plans for fall semester

Regents direct further collaboration

August 06, 2020

Message from UA Interim President Pat Pitney on the BOR rescinding the UAS-UAF merger and directing further collaboration

Meet and Greet with Interim President Pat Pitney

August 05, 2020

Interim UA President Pat Pitney held a virtual meet and greet Aug. 4 via livestream

Megan Riebe appointed Acting University of Alaska Foundation President

August 04, 2020

Megan Riebe appointed Acting University of Alaska Foundation President

Announcing August 2 Butrovich Computing Facilities' Annual Systems Test

August 01, 2020

OIT will conduct a planned Facility Annual Systems Test (FAST) in the Butrovich Computing Facility (BCF) on Sunday, August 2, 2020, from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m.. No system outages are anticipated as a result of this activity. UA Blackboard Learn, Banner, and UAOnline will be available during this time.

BOR Chair recognizes Acting President Rizk, welcomes Pat Pitney to UA

August 01, 2020

On Monday, August 3, we will welcome Pat Pitney to the University of Alaska as our interim president. We look forward to her leadership, her vision and her collaboration with the UA community. Welcome Pat! I also want to acknowledge and thank Acting President Michelle Rizk who stepped into this role to help the university move forward in a time of needed transition. We are grateful for her service to our community not only as acting system president but also in her current position as vice president of university relations.

Changes to UA's policy on sex and gender-based discrimination

July 31, 2020

In response to new federal Title IX guidelines, the Board of Regents today approved significant revisions to Regents' policy, and I have signed the enabling regulations regarding sex and gender based discrimination. The changes detail new specific procedures that all universities must follow in cases of sexual harassment and assault on campuses in accordance with the new federal rule, and become effective August 14, 2020.

UA Board of Regents adopts changes to sex and gender discrimination policies

July 30, 2020

UA Board of Regents adopts changes to sex and gender discrimination policies

Postponing listening sessions for Digital Transformation Readiness Assessment

July 24, 2020

The digital transformation listening sessions have been postponed until further notice due to the need to re-evaluate the timing and the number of sessions for staff, faculty and students.

Join listening sessions for Digital Transformation Readiness Assessment

July 23, 2020

As stated in the Board of Regents meetings and Dr. Johnsen's June 16, 2020, memo to the UA Summit Team regarding the Digital Transformation Readiness Assessment, a $100,000 investment will identify and investigate opportunities afforded by modern cloud-based approaches. The resulting assessment will serve as a roadmap for engaging students across the lifecycle, and for holistically monitoring and improving UA's key performance indicators.