June 2022 Archive

UAA Shared Services is a newly formed unit at the University of Alaska Anchorage. We deliver efficient, effective, and customer-friendly administrative services in the areas of Human Resources, Research Administration, and Business Services to support the university's teaching, research, and public service missions.

With Ron Swartz leaving UAA after 25 years, the Environmental Health & Safety Department engaged in a recruitment for the new Emergency Manager. Applications from excellent candidates across the country were reviewed, finalists were interviewed and vetted, and ultimately John Huffman has been hired as UAA’s Emergency Manager.

As we bid a fond farewell to Spoke, effective July 1, 2022, employees will have a new, user-friendly website interface for submitting HR requests and searching the knowledge database. The UA HR team is working hard to ensure continuation of services during this transition.

Pease join Emily Byl with Well Haven Occupational Therapy who will discuss research-based services for older adults living with dementia and their family caregivers using occupational therapy. Please help us expand our audience to include research scientists, service providers, and person and their families affected by Alzheimer's disease.

Join us for the final session of the six part Health Equity Grand Rounds ECHO exploring racism in medicine, health equity, and COVID-19 in Alaska.

At Enrollment Services, we have two window displays. We would like to partner with other UAA organizations to promote their areas for 4-6 weeks throughout the year.

UAA Athletics is inviting applications for a full-time Fiscal Coordinator. This position is the purchasing guru and revenue handler for all athletic teams and programs and works closely with coaches and staff.

UAA Emergency Manager Ron Swartz has announced that he will be leaving the university in early July. Ron started with the University Police Department in 1997, helped create the emergency manager position in 2007, and has been working in that role under Environmental Health & Safety since 2015.

The Seawolf Store will be closed for annual inventory June 27 through July 1, 2022. For questions or scheduling an online order pick up, please call 907-786-1194 or email uaa_merchandise@alaska.edu.