The University of Alaska Board of Regents will hold its next meeting in Anchorage, April 7-8, in the Lee Gorsuch Commons on the UA Anchorage campus. Public testimony will be held at 9:40 a.m. on Thursday, April 7, and at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, April 8.

The two-day meeting will begin with President Jim Johnsen's presentation of the annual Staff Make Students Count award. The award, established in the spring of 1999, recognizes university staff who have provided outstanding service to UA students. One outstanding staff member is selected from each university based on peer nominations.

Business items up for discussion include an update on the Alaska Legislature, discussion of the contingency budget process and regent priorities, Strategic Pathways updates, and a report on research and development activities.

A full agenda, including committee and consent agenda items, policy actions and scheduled reports, is posted to the regents' site, along with a link to the live stream.

ON THE WEB: www.alaska.edu/bor/agendas/2016/apr-7-8/