Regents head to Anchorage for two-day meeting Feb. 21 to 22
February 18, 2013
The UA Board of Regents will consider approval of a bond resolution to fund deferred
maintenance and approval of establishing a quasi-endowment for the University of Alaska
Museum of the North at a two-day meeting Feb. 21 to 22, in Anchorage. The board will
also hear reports on human resources and development issues and will discuss the progress
of the Strategic Direction Initiative.
The regular meeting will get under way at 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 in the Lee Gorsuch
Commons on the University of Alaska Anchorage campus. Members of the public will have
two opportunities to be heard either at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 or 9 a.m. Friday,
Feb. 22. Regents will view a presentation from faculty and students showcasing UAA’s
aviation program. The presentation will highlight the program’s growth in recent years,
and its current and predicted future demand by students, industry and the state of
Alaska.
A special preview of UAA’s brand campaign launch will round out Thursday afternoon’s
business agenda, followed by a reception and tour of UAA’s Natural Science Building.
This will be the first event and regular meeting of the full board for new regent
Gloria O’Neill.
The consent agenda includes deletion of the Master of Science in General Science;
the Master of Arts in Teaching in Mathematics; and the Master of Arts in Teaching
in Physics degree programs at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF).
Regents also will consider approval of master plans at the UAF College of Rural and
Community Development and Community and Technical College, as well as approval for
schematic design for a UAF Fine Arts Complex Vapor Barrier.
A complete agenda with reference materials is available online at www.alaska.edu/bor.
For more information, call Kate Wattum at 907/450-8102, kewattum@alaska.edu.