Communications
2023
- Chancellor's communication on potential federal government shutdown
(September 25, 2023) - AI at University of Alaska Fairbanks
(September 14, 2023) - Faculty and staff: Welcome to fall 2023!
(August 28, 2023) - Students: Welcome to fall 2023!
(August 28, 2023) - Celebrating our nation's independence
(June 30, 2023) - Celebrating Juneteenth
(June 19, 2023) - Honoring the meaning of Memorial Day
(May 26, 2023) - Supporting Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day
(May 5, 2023) - May is Mental Health Awareness Month
(May 1, 2023) - Staff Recognition and Development Day on April 5
(April 3, 2023) - Taking action for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
(March 31, 2023) - R1 research status
(March 23, 2023) - Celebrating Women's History Month
(March 1, 2023) - Celebrating Elizabeth Peratrovich Day
(February 16, 2023) - Celebrating Black History Month
(February 1, 2023) - Institute of Arctic Biology/Biology and Wildlife Organizational Task Force Report
(January 26, 2023) - MLK Jr. Day in Celebration of Alaska Civil Rights
(January 13, 2023)
- Enjoy the winter break
(December 15, 2022) - Giving thanks this season
(November 21, 2022) - Thank you on Veterans Day
(November 11, 2022) - Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
(November 1, 2022) - Honoring Indigenous Peoples' Day
(October 10, 2022) - Boarding schools day of remembrance
(September 30, 2022) - Support for Western Alaska
(September 21, 2022) - UAF Emergency Notification Protocols
(September 20, 2022) - Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month
(September15, 2022) - Faculty and staff: Welcome to fall 2022!
(August 29, 2022) - Students: Welcome to fall 2022!
(August 29, 2022) - United Academics CBA negotiations update
(August 23, 2022) - Celebrating our nation’s independence
(July 1, 2022) - Air quality due to wildfire smoke
(June 28, 2022) - Celebrating Juneteenth
(June 17, 2022) - UAF celebrates Pride Month
(June 2, 2022) - Congratulations to the class of 2022
(April 26, 2022) - NCAA Negotiated Resolution announced
(March 18, 2022) - Celebrating Women's History Month
(March 16, 2022) - Celebrating Elizabeth Peratrovich Day
(February 16, 2022) - Sophie Sergie trial verdict
(February 10, 2022) - Celebrating Black History Month
(February 1, 2022) - MLK Jr. Day and Alaska Civil Rights Day
(January 14, 2022) - Trial begins in Sophie Sergie case
(January 13, 2022) - Welcome to spring 2022
(January 10, 2022)
- Enjoy the winter break
(December 9, 2021) - Response to expedited administrative management review
(December 3, 2021) - Holiday gathering
(November 20, 2021) - Happy Thanksgiving
(November 22, 2021) - Thank you on Veterans Day
(November 11, 2021) - Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
(November 1, 2021) - Honoring Indigenous Peoples' Day
(October 11, 2021) - Boarding schools day of remembrance
(September 29, 2021) - Clery Act Compliance and Authority
(September 1, 2021) - Message to students: Welcome to fall 2021
(August 27, 2021) - Message to staff and faculty: Welcome to fall 2021
(August 27, 2021) - Chancellor's forum on the budget Aug. 19, 2021
(August 19, 2021) - Celebrating Juneteenth
(June 18, 2021) - Nanook Athletics update
(May 21, 2021) - Brock Anundson to serve as Alaska Nanooks athletic director
(May 11, 2021) - Congratulations on a job well done
(April 29, 2021) - Next steps on expedited administrative management review
(April 22, 2021) - Expedited administrative review — next steps
(April 7, 2021) - Expedited administrative management review report
(April 2, 2021) - Strategic Plan draft reports
(March 31, 2021) - A commitment to respect
(March 29, 2021) - Classroom capacity lifts
(March 26, 2021) - Nanook athletics update
(March 23, 2021) - Bunnell House and child care update
(March 23, 2021) - Update on UAF Athletics
(March 5, 2021) - Message to staff and faculty: Spring break
(March 4, 2021) - Message to students: Spring break
(March 4, 2021) - Final recommendations on expedited academic program review
(March 1, 2021) - Feedback sought on expedited academic program review
(February 22, 2021) - Exploring commencement options
(February 18, 2021) - Honoring Black History Month
(February 17, 2021) - Elizabeth Peratrovich Day
(February 16, 2021) - UAF's accreditation reaffirmed
(February 15, 2021) - Expedited academic program review recommendations released
(February 5, 2021) - Expedited academic program review recommendations available Feb. 5
(February 2, 2021) - Joint message with UAA and UAS Chancellors
(January 21, 2021) - Message to staff and faculty: Welcome to spring 2021
(January 11, 2021) - New interim athletic director
(January 7, 2021) - Shared values
(January 6, 2021)
- Update on Alaska Nanooks athletics
(December 11, 2020) - Happy Holidays
(December 11, 2020) - UAF United Way campaign begins
(December 1, 2020) - Happy Thanksgiving
(November 23, 2020) - Thank you on Veterans Day
(November 11, 2020) - Administrative Management Review – EX and FR Positions
(October 27, 2020) - Discussing new business models for child care facility
(October 20, 2020) - UAF winter closure: Dec. 24, 2020-Jan. 1, 2021
(October 15, 2020) - Indirect Cost Recovery Distribution Rate
(October 13, 2020) - Differentiated tuition forum Oct. 15
(October 8, 2020) - Accreditation visit update
(October 2, 2020) - Join me today at 1 p.m. for Convocation 2020
(September 29, 2020) - Message to students: UA Safe and Title IX build a strong community
(September 23, 2020) - Message to faculty and staff: Importance of Title IX training
(September 23, 2020) - Message to students: Welcome to fall 2020
(August 25, 2020) - Message to faculty and staff: Welcome to fall 2020
(August 25, 2020) - FY22 Early Planning Assumptions & Budget Guidance
(August 19, 2020) - Tuition Model
(August 19, 2020) - Commitment to Alaska Nanooks programs
(August 19, 2020) - 2020-2021 expedited academic program review
(August 13, 2020) - Pat Pitney named interim UA president
(July 14, 2020) - Nomination for interim president
(July 10, 2020) - Creating stability in changing times
(June 24, 2020) - Outcomes from this week's Board of Regents meetings
(June 6, 2020) - A message of solidarity
(June 2, 2020) - Charge to the Task Force on Outward-Facing Activities
(May 19, 2020) - Docusign Process
(May 15, 2020) - Message to students: Consolidated fee proposal
(May 13, 2020) - Advancing UAF's Strategic Plan
(May 13, 2020) - Changes to Title IX rules
(May 7, 2020) - FY21-FY22 Budget Planning Scenarios – Update for BOR Audit Committee on May 13, 2020
(May 7, 2020) - Administrative review proposals
(April 13, 2020) - Opportunity in disruption
(April 10, 2020) - Shared services center
(April 9, 2020) - Finding from COVID-19 UAF Staff Remote Accessibility Survey
(April 8, 2020) - Essential employee approvals
(March 31, 2020) - Gwen Holdmann to serve as liaison between UAF and Fairbanks Memorial Hospitals for
COVID-19 support
(March 31, 2020) - Curtail UAF nonessential spending during COVID-19 pandemic
(March 26, 2020) - Chancellor's recommendations on expedited academic program review
(March 23, 2020) - UAF Expedited Academic Review
(March 23, 2020) - Expedited academic program review: Early indications of feedback
(March 20, 2020) - Online listening session on expedited academic program review
(March 17, 2020) - Today's expedited academic program review announcement
(March 9, 2020) - Shared Services Business Center Proposals Update
(February 24, 2020) - Change in reporting structure for Sea Grant and MAP
(February 14, 2020) - Change of RFP deadline for Shared Services Business Centers
(January 23, 2020)
- Request for Proposals: Shared Service Business Centers on Troth Yeddha' Campus
(December 18, 2019) - Strategic planning documents available for review
(December 12, 2019) - Tuition and Fee Committee
(November 15, 2019) - Thank you on Veterans Day
(November 11, 2019) - FY20 UAF Strategic Enrollment Planning (SEP) Initiatives
(October 4, 2019) - Accreditation, financial aid and teach-outs
(October3, 2019) - This week's letter from the NWCCU
(September 28, 2019) - Memo: Procurement and Travel Approval Process
(July 2, 2019) - Staff Recognition and Development Day – May 8, 2019
(May 1, 2019) - FY 2020 Budget Reduction Planning
(April 30, 2019) - FY20 Planning
(April 15, 2019) - Response to Request for Surveys and Contact Information
(March 21, 2019) - Mission Memo to Vice Chancellors
(February 25, 2019) - Fab-lab Space & Equipment
(February 1, 2019) - FY20 Budget Planning
(January 30, 2019) - Aligning Programs from the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Rural and Community
Development
(January 22, 2019) - Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Reindeer
Large Animal Research Station
(January 22, 2019)
- Faculty Task Force on F & A Rates
(December 10, 2018) - Fab Labs: New and Existing
(November 14, 2018) - Title IX training for employees
(August 31, 2018) - Prakash to serve as UAF provost
(May 11, 2018) - Required training for UAF employees
(April 25, 2018)
- COVID-19 update: July 28, 2022
- COVID-19 update: July 19, 2022
- COVID-19 update: April 14, 2022
- Memo to UAF Faculty Senate re: Immunocompromised Faculty
(April 5, 2022) - COVID-19 update: Masking expectations at UAF locations
(March 14, 2022) - COVID-19 masking update: March 7, 2022
- COVID-19 update: March 2, 2022
- COVID-19 update: Feb 24, 2022
- COVID-19 update: Feb. 10, 2022
- COVID-19 update: Jan. 13, 2022
- COVID-19 update: Jan. 6, 2022
- COVID-19 update: Dec. 9, 2021
- COVID-19 update: Nov. 11, 2021
- COVID-19 update: Nov. 2, 2021
- COVID-19 update: Oct. 18, 2021
- COVID-19 update: Oct. 14, 2021
- COVID-19 update: Sept 30, 2021
- COVID-19 update: Sept 23, 2021
- International Travel to U.S. State Department “Level 4 - Do Not Travel” Countries
(September 22, 2021) - COVID-19 update: Sept 16, 2021
- COVID-19 update: Sept 9, 2021
- COVID-19 update: Sept. 2, 2021
- COVID-19 update: Aug. 24, 2021
- COVID-19 update: Aug. 17, 2021
- COVID-19 update: Aug. 10, 2021
- COVID-19 update: Aug. 3, 2021
- COVID-19 update: July 30, 2021
- COVID-19 update: July 28, 2021
- COVID-19 update: July 20, 2021
- COVID-19 update: June 29, 2021
- COVID-19 update: June 22, 2021
- COVID-19 update: May 25, 2021
- COVID-19 update: May 21, 2021
- COVID-19 update: May 18, 2021
- COVID-19 update: May 11, 2021
- COVID-19 update: May 6, 2021
- COVID-19 update: April 27, 2021
- COVID-19 update: April 20, 2021
- COVID-19 update: April 13, 2021
- COVID-19 update: March 23, 2021
- COVID-19 update: March 16, 2021
- COVID-19 update: Feb. 23, 2021
- COVID-19 update: Feb. 16, 2021
- COVID-19 update: Feb. 9, 2021
- COVID-19 update: Jan. 12, 2021
- COVID-19 update: Jan. 5, 2021
- COVID-19 update: Dec. 15. 2020
- COVID-19 update: Dec. 8, 2020
- COVID-19 update: Dec. 1, 2020
- COVID-19 update: Nov. 20, 2020
- Update on Nanooks athletics seasons
(November 13, 2020) - Response to Gov. Dunleavy's COVID-19 message today
(November 12, 2020) - COVID-19 update: Nov. 3, 2020
- COVID-19 update: Oct. 20, 2020
- COVID-19 update: Oct. 13, 2020
- COVID-19 update: Oct. 6, 2020
- COVID-19 update: Sept. 29, 2020
- COVID-19 update: Sept. 22, 2020
- COVID-19 update: Sept. 15, 2020
- COVID-19 update: Sept. 8, 2020
- COVID-19 update: Sept. 3, 2020
- COVID-19 update: Sept. 1, 2020
- COVID-19 update: Aug. 29, 2020
- COVID-19 update: Aug. 25, 2020
- COVID-19 update: Aug. 18, 2020
- COVID-19 update: Aug. 11, 2020
- Campus access
(August 7, 2020) - COVID-19 update: August 4, 2020
- Preparing for fall semester
(July 28, 2020) - COVID-19 update: July 24, 2020
- New policy on face coverings
(July 23, 2020) - Fall semester update: July 21, 2020
- Fall semester update for staff: July 14, 2020
- Fall semester update: July 7, 2020
- Fall semester update: June 30, 2020
- On-site operation plan phases
(June 19, 2020) - UAF on-site operations
(June 1, 2020) - UAF remains in Phase A
(May 22, 2020) - UAF operations planning for the fall
(May 21, 2020) - Staff survey on university's COVID-19 response
(May 4, 2020) - Looking ahead to fall
(May 1, 2020) - Furloughs for senior administrators
(April 29, 2020) - UAF steps up to support COVID-19 response
(April 22, 2020) - UAF is planning for fall
(April 21, 2020) - Identifying COVID-19-related furloughs
(April 16, 2020) - Memo: Research under Health Mandates 11 and 12
(April 14, 2020) - UA Employee COVID-19 Status tool
(April 13, 2020) - Memo: COVID-19 Reporting Procedure
(April 13, 2020) - Early planning for COVID-related furloughs
(April 10, 2020) - CARES Act
(April 7, 2020) - Preparing for COVID-related furloughs
(April 7, 2020) - New UA tracking and response policy
(April 6, 2020) - Essential Employee Approvals
(March 31, 2020) - Gwen Holdmann to serve as liaison between UAF and Fairbanks Memorial Hospitals for
COVID-19 support
(March 31, 2020) - More information on Health Mandate 11
(March 29, 2020) - Shelter in place and in-state travel mandates
(March 28, 2020) - UAF Building Closures
(March 26, 2020) - Follow public health guidelines
(March 24, 2020) - New positive COVID-19 case
(March 21, 2020) - To students: A legacy of compassion and commitment
(March 21, 2020) - Working from home
(March 20, 2020) - Additional information on UAF COVID-19 case
(March 19, 2020) - Update on O'Neill Building precautions
(March 19, 2020) - Confirmed test result for UAF employee
(March 17, 2020) - Taking steps to slow the spread of COVID-19
(March 17, 2020) - March 17 online forum for COVID-19
(March 16, 2020) - To students: You are our highest priority
(March 16, 2020) - Travel and self-observing for 14 days
(March 16, 2020) - More information on COVID-19 response
(March 13, 2020) - Academic continuity
(March 13, 2020) - Today's new guidance on COVID-19
(March 12, 2020) - Resources for working, teaching remotely
(March 10, 2020) - UAF response team for COVID-19
(March 6, 2020) - Coronavirus steps and precautions
(March 3, 2020) - Novel coronavirus update
(Feb. 20, 2020) - Coronavirus update
(Feb. 13, 2020) - Coronavirus response management
(Feb. 11, 2020) - New coronavirus update
(Jan. 30, 2020)
2022
- ARENA Field Program - Summer 2022
(May 20, 2022) - Inspiring Girls Expeditions - Summer 2022
(April 11, 2022) - Northwest Campus birding workshop
(April 1, 2022) - High contact/high duration laboratory classes - Summer 2022
(March 8, 2022) - UA Museum of the North - Spring 2022 Field Work
(March 7, 2022) - Northwest Campus Tribal Management Course
(February 4, 2022) - Toolik Field Station (second revision)
(January 12, 2022)
2021
- University Affiliated Research Center
(November 12, 2021) - HAARP and PFRR (revised)
(November 12, 2021) - Intramural basketball and/or hockey
(November 12, 2021) - Northwest Campus Kammak Workshop
(November 12, 2021) - Rec classes in mountaineering and/or ice climbing
(November 12, 2021) - R/V Sikuliaq
(November 12, 2021) - High contact/high duration laboratory classes - Spring 2022
(November 12, 2021) - The Pub
(November 12, 2021) - UAF arts studios
(November 12, 2021) - Alaska Satellite Facility
(October 25, 2021) - UAF Police Department
(October 8, 2021) - Bonanza Creek LTER Fieldwork
(September 28, 2021) - IAC campus RHS cohort
(September 17, 2021) - Kasitsna Bay
(September 17, 2021) - OSHER Lifelong Learning Institute participants in indoor activities
(September 17, 2021) - Student actors in stage and film productions
(September 17, 2021) - Employee groups that are subject to external vaccination requirements in order to
execute their work on behalf of UAF
(September 1, 2021) - RHS and HUMS cohort classes held at the Kuskokwim Campus in fall 2021
(September 1, 2021) - Single student residence halls
(September 1, 2021) - Student groups that are subject to external vaccination requirements for the purposes
of completing their course/internship
(September 1, 2021) - Summer Sessions international travel program
(September 1, 2021)
2023
- Friday Focus: We have the expertise
(September 29, 2023) - Friday Focus: Transformative academic journey
(August 25, 2023) - Friday Focus: Many hands make light (budget) work
(June 30, 2023) - Friday Focus: Looking forward
(April 28, 2023) - Friday Focus: Being intentional about our future
(March 31, 2023) - Friday Focus: Leading with the information we have
(January 27, 2023)
- Friday Focus: Survey says... 'A bright future ahead!'
(December 16, 2022) - Friday Focus: The Troth Yeddha' Indigenous Studies Center – coming soon to UAF!
(November 23, 2022) - Friday Focus: Gold is where you find it
(October 28, 2022) - Friday Focus: Case closure a reminder to remain vigilant
(September 31, 2022) - Friday Focus: Rev-it-up
(August 26, 2022) - Friday Focus: Leadership is all about balance
(July 29, 2022) - Friday Focus: Understanding privilege
(June 24, 2022) - Friday Focus: Athletics matters
(May 27, 2022) - Friday Focus: A vote of confidence
(April 29, 2022) - Friday Focus: Adding grace to the conversation
(March 25, 2022) - Friday Focus: Focus on the future: Distinction at UAF
(February 25, 2022) - Friday Focus: Back to the dialogue agreements (again)
(January 28, 2022)
- Friday Focus: Pride in UAF
(December 17, 2021) - Friday Focus: UAF's value proposition
(November 19, 2021) - Friday Focus: Satisfying the laws of conservation
(October 29, 2021) - Friday Focus: Many hands make light work
(September 24, 2021) - Friday Focus: UAF's forward-leaning bent
(August 27, 2021) - Friday Focus: It is not about COVID
(July 30, 2021) - Friday Focus: A walk and talk, my fave
(June 25, 2021) - Friday Focus: A better budget through understanding
(May 28, 2021) - Friday Focus: Two useful words for graduates
(April 30, 2021) - Friday Focus: Shared governance, shared responsibility
(March 26, 2021) - Friday Focus: Honoring our elders
(February 26, 2021) - Friday Focus: Putting togetherness to work
(January 29, 2021)
- Friday Focus: Tense matters, too
(December 18, 2020) - Friday Focus: The means matter
(October 30, 2020) - Friday Focus: Back to the dialogue agreements!
(September 25, 2020) - Friday Focus: Keep your eye on the prize, UAF
(August 28, 2020) - Friday Focus: The privilege and responsibility to make decisions
(July 31, 2020) - Friday Focus: From where I sit
(June 26, 2020) - Friday Focus: Confidence in UAF
(May 29, 2020) - Friday Focus: UAF's education futures
(April 24, 2020) - Friday Focus: An opportunity to create a new normal
(March 27, 2020) - Friday Focus: Creating an environment for student success
(February, 28, 2020) - Friday Focus: UAF's future is up to us
(January 31, 2020)
- Friday Focus: Enrollment is key to a vibrant campus
(December 20, 2019) - Friday Focus: Letting go of what was for what can be
(November 22, 2019) - Friday Focus: The Speed of Trust
(October 25, 2019) - Friday Focus: YOU belong at UAF
(September 27, 2019) - Friday Focus: Reasons to celebrate
(August 30, 2019) - Friday Focus: What athletics can do
(July 26, 2019) - Friday Focus: Guiding principles in uncertain times
(June 28, 2019) - Friday Focus: Two more 'words that matter'
(May 31, 2019) - Friday Focus: Words matter
(April 26, 2019) - Friday Focus: One Health, campus wellness and diversity
(March 29, 2019) - Friday Focus: Telling our story, sharing information
(February 22, 2019) - Friday Focus: Planning UAF's future
(January 25, 2019)
- Friday Focus: Planning and leadership communication in 2019
(December 20, 2018)
Chancellor Dan White hosted an online forum on Thursday, April 6 at 1 p.m. on Student Success featuring new academic programs, updates from the Graduate School, expansion of the North Star College, and exciting services offered through the Student Success Center.
Panelists included:
- Anupma Prakash, provost and executive vice chancellor
- Jen Tilbury, associate vice provost of student success
- Richard Collins, Graduate School director
- Dani Sheppard, professor of psychology and incoming dual enrollment faculty fellow
If you missed it, you can stream the April 6 chancellor's forum on student success.
Chancellor White’s hosted an online forum on enrollment on Thursday, Feb. 9 from 1-2 p.m. Panelists shared exciting progress on UAF's strategic enrollment planning efforts and opportunities for participation.
Panelists included:
- Owen Guthrie, vice chancellor for student affairs and enrollment management
- Anna Gagne-Hawes, director of admissions
- Ashley Munro, director of financial aid
- Tom Hough, director of military and veteran services
- Holly McDonald, registrar
- Cody Rogers, director, Wood Center programs
If you missed it, you can stream the Feb. 9 chancellor's forum on enrollment.
Chancellor White and members of the leadership team hosted an online forum on UAF's budget and tuition from 1-2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13. Panelists included:
- Anupma Prakash, provost and executive vice chancellor
- Julie Queen, vice chancellor for administrative services
- Ashley Munro, director of financial aid
As Chancellor White wrote in the latest budget column, UAF recently submitted our annual operating and capital budget request for FY24 to President Pitney. During the forum, we provided a recap of the FY23 budget, discussed the FY24 budget timeline, and talked about our tuition strategy.
If you missed it, you can stream the Oct. 13 chancellor's forum on the budget on tuition.
- UAF Travel Self-Approval Authority
(April 11, 2023)
- Exception[al] Placements
(December 16, 2022) - Corporate Partnership Agreements with Corporate Discount Rates
(December 5, 2022) - In-grade Salary Adjustments
(May 26, 2022) - Old Misconduct Cases
(January 26, 2022)
- Approval of Direct Appointment
(November 16, 2021) - Exception Placements
(November 16, 2021) - Establishment of Course Fees
(November 5, 2021) - Temporary Employee Reduction in FTE
(June 1, 2021) - UAF Travel Approval Authority
(February 3, 2021) - UAF Travel Self Approval Authority
(February 3, 2021) - Specific Academic Actions
(February 2, 2021)
- UAF Radiation Safety Officer
(December 17, 2019) - Approval for Temporary and Casual Labor Hires
(August 19, 2019) - Leave of Absence (Nonmedical) Requests
(July 29, 2019)