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The University of Alaska Human Resources would like to announce the upcoming professional development opportunities for January 2022. Training is provided by our Deer Oaks Employee Assistance Provider. Please follow the link below for more information and to register for the training session.

Due to health and safety protocols, this weekend’s Alaska Anchorage gymnastics meets against UC Davis have been canceled. The Seawolves had been set to host the Aggies on Friday and Sunday at the Alaska Airlines Center. UAA’s home openers will now take place Feb. 11 and 13 against Centenary in the Alaska Airlines Center’s main gymnasium. Surf to GoSeawolves.com to purchase advance tickets.

The UAA College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is seeking a Social Media and Marketing Assistant to help tell the amazing stories of the CAS community. The Social Media and Marketing Assistant will work directly with the CAS Communications Specialist to develop creative digital content, write stories that capture the unique CAS environment, and work to bring a fresh perspective to CAS’ online presence.

We are a group of senior nursing students conducting a survey for COVID-19 vaccine awareness in the UAA campus population. The University of Alaska Anchorage, School of Nursing senior nursing students are completing an academic assessment project about COVID vaccination awareness in the community. There has been an Institutional Review Board Determination that this is considered to be non-research. This information will be used to develop a community awareness campaign using public service announcements.

We are in need of volunteers for our Winter Ski Program for people living with disabilities. Would your office be willing to send out a flyer for us to the students and any staff that my be interested in supporting us?

Join us Jan. 19 as part of the Case Western Reserve University Entrepreneurship Series for a roundtable discussion on cultural entrepreneurship with Alice Bioff, founder of Naataq Gear, an outdoor gear brand designing waterproof outerwear based on the traditional Inuit Qaspeq, and Chioma Onukwuire, founder of Chimu, a platform designed to make African fashion more accessible in the United States.

UA HR’s Talent Acquisition team is rolling out a Brown Bag Lunch Forum specifically for Supervisors. This hour will be set aside for supervisors to join the TA team to bring forward and discuss any TA related questions. These may include Classification, Compensation, Recruitment or DEI items. Please join us on the last Wednesday of each month!

TRIO SSS is currently recruiting students to be a part of our program. TRIO is a support program for students who are the first in their family to pursue a 4-year college degree, low-income, and/or experience a documented disability. We offer students academic coaching, financial literacy, and tutoring in STEM subjects. TRIO staff are available to visit your class to share about our services or provide you with information to distribute. We can arrange a short in-person or virtual presentation.