Regents meet in Fairbanks this week

June 2, 2015

University Relations

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.