Regents meet in Fairbanks this week
June 2, 2015
The University of Alaska Board of Regents will meet this week in Fairbanks.
The regents will hold a joint session with the Alaska State Board of Education and a
special meeting with the UA Foundation Board of Trustees on Wednesday, June 3. The regents' regular business meeting will occur Thursday and Friday, June 4-5, at the Butrovich
Building on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.
Thursday morning at 8 a.m., President Gamble will award the Staff Make Students Count
award to a staff member from each university and the statewide system. The award recognizes
exceptional service to students. Public testimony is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday.
Business for the June meeting includes a budget discussion and acceptance of fiscal
year 2016 budget appropriations and distribution plans. The board will consider revenue
bonds for the combined heat and power plant at UAF as well as student government and
natural resources fund budgets. Vice President of Academic Affairs and Research Dan
White will provide an update on theme 4 of Shaping Alaska's Future initiative, using
research and scholarship to support Alaska's communities and economy. UAF administrators
will offer a presentation on centennial milestones as the flagship campus gears up
to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the university's establishment.