FROM THE CHANCELLOR
The University of Alaska Fairbanks clearly is America's arctic university.
As we head into our 90th year, we have positioned ourselves as a premier, international research university focused on issues of the circumpolar North. That's our unique brand, defining our special niche and focusing our research, education and service.
The term research "university" means far more than the West Ridge of the Fairbanks campus. "University" should imply to all of us an emphasis on teaching and learning; scholarship across disciplines; research and discovery; and outreach and service. All such elements at a university are undergirded by a liberal education, rooted in the arts, humanities and social sciences. This rich mix and catalytic environment make us a university. Whether they study engineering, music or accounting in Fairbanks, Dillingham, Bethel, Kotzebue or Nome, our students--guided by our outstanding faculty--are preparing for work, life and citizenship.
