Budget update: Sept. 18

Last Thursday and Friday, the Board of Regents met to approve the proposed FY20 budget distribution and discuss approaches to the future structure of UA. I would like to highlight two outcomes of last week’s board meeting. Read more

Honors College name change

Sen. Lisa Murkowski sits on a sofa with a student in the Honors College in the Honors House. Two other students sit on an adjacent sofa.

The shift to an Honors College signals significant growth within the Honors student population and reflects substantial programmatic growth as well.

Teaching Tip: Make use of Blackboard test tool

The test tool can be used to create quizzes, midterms, exams, and pre- and post-assessments.

Wildfire app not affiliated with the university

The Wildfire app is not used by the university to notify people of emergencies and is not affiliated with the university in any way. Read more

What's on today

Fall job, internship fair

Deadlines and reminders

Staff Council representative nominations (Sept. 30)

Alaska EPSCoR seed fund proposals (Oct. 14)

Accreditation open forums

Mac Powell, UAF's institutional liaison to the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, will visit the Fairbanks campus Sept. 23 and 24.

Given that many Alaska communities rely on healthy ecosystems and fish populations, my work directly affects the well-being of local people and stakeholders.” Read more