Admin Services Open Forums
Vice Chancellor Pat Pitney and the administrative services directors host open forums every 8-10 weeks, during the fall and spring semesters. Forums typically alternate locations between core campus and West Ridge and are available to staff at rural campuses and remote sites via a simultaneous e-live presentation. Agenda items are posted approximately two weeks before the next forum.
These forums are open to all staff. Deans, directors, department heads, fiscal managers and grant awardees are encouraged to attend.
For more information or to suggest a topic for an upcoming forum, contact Kerynn Fisher at x7907 or klfisher@alaska.edu.
Upcoming Forums
Tuesday, November 27 • 10:30 AM
Board of Regents Conference Room (Butrovich 109)
E-Live for Rural Campuses & Remote Sites: https://elive.uaf.edu/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1258614891923
- New training for supervisors
- Updated HazMat regulations
- Effort certification update
- Admin Services customer service survey feedback
- Representational allowances
- Fisheries initiative
Past Forums
Thursday, October 4, 2012
- FY13 & FY14 budget updates
- Web time entry
- Grant effort certification
- Travel
- Safety initiatives
- Student life improvements
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
- FY13 budget update
- FY13 reallocations
- UAF procurement analysis
- Smart classroom updates
- Transforming the student experience
- Q&A with administrative services directors
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
- FY13 budget update
- Recovery Act (ARRA) spending deadlines
- Summer construction projects
- Printing services
- Fittest Winner competition
- Campus safety initiative (rural/remote only)
Thursday, February 9, 2012
- FY13 budget planning assumptions
- Financial services reorganization
- UAF office of management and budget
- Campus safety initiative
- HR office on West Ridge
- Recycling update
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
- Introductions of new Admin Services staff
- UA Strategic Direction
- FY13 Budget Request Overview
- Capital Project Updates
- Admin Services Process Improvement Efforts
- Heat & Power Plant Upgrades
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
- New EHSRM director
- Budget update
- Electronic timesheets
- UAF full-scale emergency preparedness exercise
- Summer construction projects
- FY12 R&R projects
- Energy conservation
- Administrative & support review
- Q&A with the administrative services directors
Thursday, February 24, 2011
- Facilities modifications (presentation slides)
- ICR committee update (website)
- Voice over IP (info sheet)
- Administrative & support review (Phase I report)
- Health care changes (presentation slides)
- Q&A with the administrative services directors
Thursday, November 11, 2010
- FY12 Operating & Captial Budget Requests
- Update: November Board of Regents Meeting
- Life Sciences Project Schedule
- Update: Admin/Support Review Project
- Financial Services: Red Flag, new trainer, cell phone policy implementation
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Audio from this open forum is available as a podcast on UAF's iTunesU site.
- FY11 pullback impacts + investments - Pat Pitney (Powerpoint)
- Facilities: maintenance road show - Martin Klein (Powerpoint)
- Financial Services: PCI + cell phones - Stuart Roberts
- HR: Probationary periods + non-retentions, union organizing effort - Kris Racina
- Safety week - Sean McGee (Powerpoint)
- General Q&A with the administrative services directors