| University of Alaska Anchorage
Carnegie Classification |
| Basic Type: | Master’s Colleges & Universities (larger programs) |
| Special Classification: | Community Engagement Classification |
| Size and Setting: | Large four-year, primarily nonresidential |
| Enrollment Profile: | Very high undergraduate |
| Undergraduate Profile: | Medium full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in |
| Undergraduate Instructional Program: | Balanced arts & sciences/professions, some graduate coexistence |
| Graduate Instructional Program: | Post baccalaureate comprehensive |
UAA is one of a select number of colleges and universities to receive a new Community Engagement classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The classification recognizes UAA for its community engagement, curricular engagement, and outreach and partnership practices, and commends us for demonstrating "excellent alignment between mission, culture, leadership, resources,and practices that support dynamic and noteworthy higher educational community engagement."
The Carnegie classification system has been the leading framework for describing the U. S.'s higher education system for over 30 years. This new classification expands the available range, and represents a significant affirmation of the importance of community engagement in the national higher education agenda.
The new classification has been made available to a limited number of institutions on a voluntary basis. UAA's letter of intent was accepted for the first round of application in May 2006. Professor Nancy Andes, Director of UAA's Center for Community Engagement and Learning, compiled and submitted the requisite documentation in September,demonstrating UAA's commitment to community engagement through mission, leadership, and practice. In a letter to UAA, the Carnegie Foundation announced the classification and commended UAA for its exemplary practices and compellingly presented evidence.
UAA was one of only 62 institutions to be classified under curricular engagement and outreach & partnerships.
