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Celebrating Excellence - Grand Prize Winners, Honor Roll from Empower Alaska Incentive Program now available

An "Honor Roll" of all the recipients of an Empower Alaska Incentive is now online, showcasing the incredible work UA employees do to make a meaningful difference for students.

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Tuition Waivers Streamlined for Employees and Full-Time Faculty

Beginning this term, tuition waivers will be automatically applied to benefit eligible employees and full-time faculty accounts--no form is needed.
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Arctic Encounter Symposium engages Arctic Leaders

The University of Alaska is proud to sponsor and co-host the 11th international Arctic Encounter Symposium to be held in Anchorage from July 30 - August 1. AES is the largest annual Arctic policy event in the United States.

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Stay Informed: Federal Grant & Policy Updates Page

The University of Alaska maintains a dedicated Federal Grants & Policy Updates page to help employees stay current on national developments that may impact research funding, student support, and university operations.

IT News
UAOnline Update
Faculty and Advisor menu and pages to be upgraded July 28

On July 28, 2025, the Faculty and Advisor menu and pages in UAOnline will be upgraded to the newest version. Register for a live demonstration

Enhanced Navigation in UAOnline Starting July 28

On July 28, the UAOnline login page will be enhanced to make Employee, Finance, and Faculty and Advisor pages easier to find. These changes are made in conjunction with the upgrade to the Faculty and Advisor module.
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Upgrade in UAOnline Impacting Student Authorized Viewers (Proxies)

On Monday, July 28, 2025, an upgrade to UAOnline will occur, which will impact students who have or would like to set up authorized viewers (formerly known as proxies) to view their UAOnline information.

New employee profile pageNew faculty and staff My Profile
page coming July 28

Human Resources News
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UA HR Bids Farewell to CHRO Memry Dahl and welcomes Nickole Conley

UA HR Bids Farewell to CHRO Memry Dahl and welcomes Nickole Conley as Interim CHRO in July.

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FY26 Compensation Increases

The FY2​6 base increases have now been applied to all eligible employees. Employees will see the increase to their base salary in the ​August 8, 2025, paycheck.

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Supervisor Lunch & Learn Program being held July 30 at noon

Supervisors are invited to join the monthly interactive Lunch & Learn Program held on the last Wednesday of each month.
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Updating your Beneficiaries

Are your beneficiaries up to date?Semi-annual reminder to update your beneficiaries.

 

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Did You Know? It's our Peak Time for Fall Contract Processing Deadlines

As we are coming up on our peak processing period, UA Human Resources launched a communications plan in support of our personnel team to ensure HR Coordinators (HRCs), and Supervisors are informed of upcoming deadlines.

 

Personnel News
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2025 Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence Awarded to Dr. Patrick Druckenmiller

The UA Foundation Board of Directors has selected Dr. Patrick Druckenmiller, Director of the University of Alaska Museum of the North (UAMN), as the recipient of the 2025 Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence.

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UAF's Kimberly McGinnis awarded the Harold T. Caven Professorship in Business and Finance

Kimberly McGinnis, Ph.D., assistant professor of Business Administration at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) College of Business and Security Management, has been awarded the prestigious Harold T. Caven Professorship in Business and Finance.
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UA President Pitney names Ambassador Sfraga (ret.) as Interim UAF Chancellor

UAF alumnus Ambassador Mike Sfraga (ret.), Ph.D., who most recently served as the first U.S. Ambassador-at-Large to the Arctic, will lead America's Arctic University as Interim Chancellor.

Lance Twitchell
UAS Professor Honored by Alaska Legislature for Native Language Advocacy

University of Alaska Southeast Professor X̱'unei Lance Twitchell was honored with a legislative citation for his lasting contributions to the preservation and revitalization of the Tlingit language.

 
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