It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the first edition of The UA Procurement
News. We understand that the procurement process can sometimes resemble a black hole;
therefore we are committed to shedding light and demystifying the process through
initiatives like this quarterly newsletter, upcoming interactive Q&A sessions and
enhanced educational materials.
Changes are coming to how staff, faculty, and students interact with UAOnline. Over
the next 18 months, UA will be upgrading UAOnline and Banner Self-Service to version
9.
UA is conducting 3 days of scheduled, in-person negotiations with the newly formed
Alaska Graduate Workers Association (AGWA) this week. Progress continues to be made,
and UA is about reaching a mutually beneficial contract for all parties.
Please join us for Internal Audit Awareness Month awareness activities to learn more
about your allies in the Audit and Compliance Services department and how we can support
you.
UAF Facilities Services will be conducting a planned maintenance power shutdown in
the Butrovich Building to integrate a maintenance bypass switch for the Uninterruptible
Power Supply (UPS) for the Butrovich Data Center (BDC).
The University of Alaska is developing an Arctic Leadership Initiative to help position
Alaskans as world leaders in Arctic issues, amplify Alaska Native voices in Arctic
policy development, and enhance the reputation of our universities as centers of Arctic
expertise.
Alaska Sea Grant welcomes Sean Kelly as its new climate adaptation specialist and
John Williams as its new fisheries workforce specialist.
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Butrovich Data Center Facility Upgrade Project May 11th - 18th
