March 2022 Archive

The arts can be a powerful tool to communicate the complexity of climate change and its impact on natural ecosystems and on our lives. Unlike scientific information, which mostly engages our intellect, the arts have the ability to engage both our intellect and our heart.

Join the Chief Diversity Officer for a discussion about an exciting new leadership development program called the Shared Equity Leadership Seminar. Shared Equity Leadership is a model of equity promotion endorsed by the American Council of Education (ACE), and our accreditor, NWCCU.

The School of Nursing is seeking applications for the RRANN Student Success Facilitator position. RRANN has helped hundreds of Alaska Native and American Indian students graduate from the UAA School of Nursing. Student Success Facilitators offer career and personal advice to aid nursing and pre-nursing students in successfully completing the UA Nursing program.

Recently, the student portal for Navigate (Seawolf Tracks) was updated to accommodate new software capabilities. As the student portal is also the platform for the mobile app "Navigate", there has been an unintended side-effect, where some students have now reported the app cannot connect to the network.

Join the Alcohol, Drug and Wellness Education Program this Friday morning from 9-11 a.m. at the Alaska Rock Gym. Admission to the gym is free for UAA students and includes gear rentals. You must sign up online at UAATix.com and fill out the waiver.

In an effort to increase UAA’s cyber security posture, IT Services will be taking steps to further reduce malicious actors’ ability to gain access to our network. While we are working very hard to minimize any discernable impacts, there is always some potential that employees may experience issues accessing legitimate resources.

The career fair is an excellent opportunity for students to practice professional networking, secure an academic internship or a professional position. With over 60 registered employers and more registering daily, this is a “can’t miss opportunity!”

The Center for Alaska Education Policy Research at the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska Anchorage seeks outstanding candidates for a post-doc fellowship position.

All students are encouraged to attend the in-person Spring Career Fair. The career fair is your opportunity to practice professional networking, explore a variety of careers, and secure a job or internship.

Last week the House Finance Committee met to take up operating budget amendments. After four days of discussion, on Thursday the House Finance Committee passed out an amended operating budget which now goes to the House floor for debate.