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Pitney highlights university's economic impact in talk during AEDC 3-year outlook luncheon

On August 3, UA President Pat Pitney shared brief remarks about the university's economic impact on Alaska at the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation's 3-year outlook luncheon. Her speech focused on how integral the university, and UAA in particular, is to Anchorage.


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Update on the United Academics CBA Negotiations

On July 28, 2022, through the mediation process, our bargaining team received a proposal from the UNAC faculty union responding to the proposal the administration offered on July 11.


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Did You Know Alaska's Biomedical Research is Headquartered at UA?

For the past two decades, a collaboration within the UA system has been improving health, reducing illness and disability, and building a pipeline of future biomedical and behavioral health researchers in Alaska.

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Fund created to support Ukrainian students in Alaska, attending UAA

Through private donations, the Ukrainian Student Support fund will provide financial assistance for tuition and related expenses to college students from Ukraine who demonstrate financial need and plan to attend the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), including any of its community campuses or colleges.


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UAF engineering building named for Joe Usibelli

The University of Alaska Fairbanks named its engineering building for UAF alumnus, philanthropist and miner Joseph E. Usibelli at a ceremony Aug. 4.


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UAS serves as host for IRONMAN triathlon this weekend

UAS is a proud partner, in conjunction with the City & Borough of Juneau and other local, state and federal entities, to host the first ever IRONMAN triathlon in AK.

Human Resources News

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A Practical Guide to Remote Work

This hour long training session provided by UA HR will give employees and supervisors an easy, constructive overview on starting and maintaining effective remote work environments.


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UA HR Brown Bag Forum sessions for Supervisors

The UA HR team invites you to participate in the expanded monthly Brown Bag Lunch Forum specifically for Supervisors. The hour-long sessions are casual and set aside to discuss any remote work related questions.

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Dial 988 to connect to Alaska mental health resources

The new 988 suicide and crisis hotline went live in Alaska and across the U.S. on July 16. Those in crisis can call or text the number and will be directly connected to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.


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Save the date: 2022 Disability Services Conference, Nov. 7-11

All staff and faculty are cordially invited to attend the Disability Services Conference, November 7-11. Two virtual sessions will be offered per day.

IT News

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On-site forums with CITO finalists

The CITO search committee narrowed the field to four finalists, and on-site interviews and stakeholder meetings are being held in-person (Butrovich 109) and over zoom.

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Update your UA online info

As we near the beginning of a new semester, now is a great time to clean up your UAOnline information and make sure everything is correct and up to date.