Did you know that UAF offers a Communications Class for active military members and veterans? Ask about COMM 141X (CRN 74854) when you sign up for classes.
Avoid late BAH payments and school late fees! Initiate your VA paperwork 60-90 days prior to your school start date. Apply for your GI BILL benefits through the VONAPP!
What are UAF’s veterans’ services?
UAF has made a firm commitment to veterans and the active military communities in the Fairbanks area. Veterans’ Services are comprised of specific staff members in Financial Aid, Admissions, Career Services, and the newly opened Veterans’ Resource Center, who have a focus on veterans and their families. We are here to help you with any challenges you encounter while transitioning from a military to an academic environment.
Who can use the services?
All veterans—active duty, reserve, guard, separated, and retired—and their dependents who are exploring the academic opportunities available to them at UAF. The Veterans’ Resource Center (and its dedicated Veterans Service Officer) is open to all veterans and dependents seeking help regardless of their academic intent or institutional affiliation.
The UAF Financial Aid office assists veterans, service members, and eligible dependents with paperwork for degree and certificate programs. As a liaison with the Department of Veterans' Affairs, the School Certifying Official monitors the academic progress of eligible students in compliance with Title 38, Code of Federal Regulations.
If you are interested in applying for VA educational benefits under any of the chapters listed, please click on "Using Your VA Benefits" or contact us at:
In the Financial Aid office:
107 Eielson Building
907-474-7256 or 888-474-7256
email: uaf-va@alaska.edu
Jackie Alleyne-McCants
School Certifying Official (Ch. 33-Post 9/11 & Ch. 30-Montgomery GI Bill)
888-474-7256
Jeni Macomber
School Certifying Official (Ch. 31-Voc Rehab, Ch. 35-DEA, & Ch. 1606/1607-Nat’l Guard/Reservist GI Bill)
907-474-6391
888-474-7256
In the Veterans Resource Center:
111 Eielson Building
Phil Hokenson
Veterans Service Officer (Vietnam Veterans of America)
907-474-2475
907-799-9104
In the Office of Admissions and the Registrar:
Mike Vorris
Admissions Counselor
907-474-5142
Caty Oehring
Assistant Registrar for Military & Transfer Services
907-474-6570
800-478-1823
Thank you, veterans, for your sacrifice and service to our country.
For additional veterans' information, the Fairbanks Veterans Center is another great community resource:
540 Fourth Avenue, Suite 100
Fairbanks, AK 99701
(907) 456-4238
