2020 Archive

As you know, the University of Alaska system is facing a challenging budget situation resulting from a $70 million decrease in state funding over a three-year period. In light of this, last October the Board of Regents charged each university to undertake a review of its academic programs and administrative areas to meet its share of the reduction.

The University of Alaska is offering a pilot program on financial wellness through Securian Financial, at no cost to you. We're starting the program in Anchorage and will evaluate offering it in other locations. There will be one-on-one meetings in the morning, and two group sessions in the afternoon.

The Provost’s office is seeking an individual who can effective lead and manage all incoming academic inquiries as well as fulfill critical financial and office management duties in a collaborative team environment. Application review begins on Feb. 18.

UAA’s Center for Economic Development launched its first semester of Upstart Alpha Accelerator, a program that offers UAA students an opportunity to either experience an internship at a local startup or create their own.

You may recall the state’s budgeting process last year was particularly challenging for UAA. The university was directed to reduce expenditures and while we are making significant progress, difficult decisions lie ahead. [...] In the coming weeks, you will hear more about expedited program review, a process of collecting and evaluating data on every UAA academic program.

Congratulations to all the 2020 Alaska Journal of Commerce "Top Forty Under 40" awardees, including the seven Seawolf alumni who made this year's list.

Here's the Seawolf Dining Eat Fleet schedule for Feb. 17-21. Please note: Food trucks are only at Cuddy Quad this month.

University fleet fueling unleaded and diesel dispensers are back online at the GHH fuel island. Thank you for your patience while the dispensers were unexpectedly down.

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