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Test of on-campus emergency alerting system set for this Friday

A test of the on-campus emergency alerting system has been scheduled for Feb. 23, 2018, at 9 a.m. IT Services has implemented some software upgrades, and we will be activating all Cisco telephone speakerphones on the Anchorage, Eagle River, JBER and Bragaw sites. Note that this alert test will NOT activate your mobile phone, email, text or other methods.

UAA engineering professor Michele Yatchmeneff honored with NSF Career Award

The National Science Foundation recently awarded its Faculty Early Career Development Award to Dr. Michele Yatchmeneff, an ANSEP alumnus and mentor as well as an engineering professor at University of Alaska Anchorage. The $500,000 research grant, the third NSF grant in Yatchmeneff’s relatively young career, will advance a study on the importance of belonging in Alaska Native STEM education.

Benefits news and other updates from Statewide Voice

 

Open forums with Alaska College of Education executive dean finalists resume March 7

Two finalists for the position of Executive Dean for the Alaska College of Education will visit UAA to meet with stakeholders and any interested parties. Dr. Steve Atwater will be on campus Feb. 20, 2018, and Dr. Kathryn Hildebrand's visit is set for March 8, 2018.

Campus meal plans available for faculty and staff

This is a reminder that staff and faculty can now purchase meal plans for use on campus, and pay for it with payroll deduction! Unlike student meal plans, these do not expire at the end of each semester, and can be used at all Seawolf Dining locations.

Donate sick leave hours to Leave Share Program

 

UAA awarded $2.5 million in federal TRIO Upward Bound grants

The University of Alaska Anchorage has secured more than $2.5 million in federal funds through the U.S. Department of Education’s TRIO Upward Bound program to help Anchorage high school students become college ready. The grants, disbursed over a five-year period, will cover staffing and programming costs for UAA to serve 120 students in the Anchorage School District.

ENSTAR work to impact UAA East Parking Lot during February

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Beginning early February 2018 and continuing for several weeks, ENSTAR will be replacing gas pipes near UAA's East Parking Lot. Please use caution in the area.

The Capitol Report 2/5/18: Update on the budget process and overview of this week's committee meetings

 

Diane Hirshberg elected to the Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. Board of Directors; Audrey Taylor elected president of the ARCUS Board of Directors

 

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