January 12, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 12, 2021

University of Alaska Board of Regents to hold full board meeting Friday, Jan. 15

Who: UA Board of Regents

What: Meeting of the board, which will take up issues including UAA athletics, and the forthcoming legislative session. 

When: Friday, Jan. 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Where: The meeting, with the exception of any executive sessions, will be livestreamed at https://www.alaska.edu/bor/live/

The meeting agenda includes leadership reports, advocacy efforts, information on the system office structure, roles and budget, an update from President Pitney on an initiative to address the success of Alaska Native and Indigenous students/faculty/staff and status of the UAA Chancellor search. The board also will be briefed on a report to the legislature on teacher education [the SB241 report], and consider other action items.

The agenda will be available on BoardDocs at https://www.alaska.edu/bor/agendas/.

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For more information, contact Roberta Graham, associate vice president of public affairs at 907-360-2416 (cell).