Read the latest updates on the university budget, Board of Regents, and other major 杏吧原创 System news
杏吧原创 System News
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May 01, 2020
杏吧原创 President Jim Johnsen issued additional budget and financial management guidance to the three university chancellors asking that they work together to find inter-university collaborations to help reduce the budget.
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杏吧原创 celebrates graduates with online ceremonies, website
May 01, 2020
The University of Alaska has canceled in-person commencement ceremonies as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The University of Alaska Fairbanks and University of Alaska Southeast will host virtual commencement ceremonies.
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Announcing FY21 leadership furloughs
April 29, 2020
After careful consideration and consulting with the chancellors, I have decided to implement a systemwide furlough in FY21 of all executive-level university employees in accordance with University Regulation R04.07.115.
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April 24, 2020
The Alaska Legislature has been in an extended recess since the end of March, and today is technically the 95th day of the session. Legislative leaders opted to leave session open in case additional pandemic response measures became necessary. Such an occasion has arisen and activity is beginning to pick back up within state government.
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April 23, 2020
In this update: new requirement: emergency sick leave request form, CARES Act student aid, essential employees update, when to stay home and don't forget to #MaskUp.
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Building community, contribution and care in the time of COVID
April 17, 2020
The University of Alaska has demonstrated resilience and resolve over many years and across many challenging issues. Alaskans support the university in helping our students, employing our graduates, providing generous contributions, and offering their time and expertise on advisory and governing boards. This partnership with our state is highlighted by how the university is giving back to help our communities and our state during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Temporary 杏吧原创Online outage April 30
April 17, 2020
Please note that there will be a scheduled outage of 杏吧原创Online on Thursday, April 30, from 5pm until about midnight. The university system always tries to schedule outages outside of final grading periods. However, from time to time, they are unavoidable.
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Early graduation offered to 杏吧原创A nursing seniors as need for nurses surges
April 17, 2020
As part of 杏吧原创A's response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, the College of Health (COH) and School of Nursing (SON) are supporting nursing students to help them join Alaska's health workforce as quickly as possible -- potentially sooner than they would otherwise be able to.
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Staying social while distanced
April 17, 2020
How is everyone doing? After about a month in, even the introverts among us are starting to have a hard time. As time goes on, the effects of social distancing start to wear on us all. Below are some tips for staying social while distanced:
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Expedited Program Review update
April 15, 2020
This week, the Board of Regents' Academic and Student Affairs Committee met to review and make recommendations to the full Board on a slate of academic program reductions. The discussion was rigorous during the two-day meeting, and ultimately the committee voted to recommend discontinuation, suspension or reduction of 46 academic programs proposed by the chancellors, endorsed by the Academic Council, and supported by me. The committee also set aside three programs for further discussion in May.