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Driving to campus? Take a tip from us!

Commuting to campus is a shared experience familiar to the majority of seawolves at some point in their UAA journey. If you will be parking a vehicle on-campus this year, here is some information you might find useful.

VC for Student Affairs Bruce Schultz to retire from UAA

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Bruce Schultz will be retiring from UAA at the conclusion of this academic year. Bruce’s career at UAA spans nearly 30 years and began as a graduate intern in the early ’90s. During his time here he has made significant contributions to improving the student experience — building a robust student life program and promoting student development.

UA hires Dr. Pearl K. Brower to lead Alaska Native Success, diversity and inclusion efforts

Pearl Brower

In a major step toward improving the success of Alaska Native students, staff, and faculty at the University of Alaska, Interim President Pat Pitney announced today that Dr. Pearl Brower will lead the development and implementation of diversity and inclusion strategies at the university.

2021-22 UAA Shuttle Program Suspension and Review

During the 2020-2021 academic year a collaborative decision was made to suspend on-campus shuttle services. In early 2021, campus leaders again evaluated a number of criteria including, dwindling ridership, appropriate service levels based on reduced ridership trends, funding, and COVID impacts relating to "mass" transit and the decision was made to continue pausing the shuttle program through this academic year.

Provost Message to Faculty - Fall 2021 Guidance

I am so pleased to send you my warmest greetings and heartfelt appreciation as we head into our new academic year. As you are making your preparations, please refer to the below reminders and general guidance.

Save on annual parking permits through Aug. 12

UAA's Engineering Parking Garage.

Parking permit enforcement will resume this upcoming academic year 2021-22. The early bird special is back! Save when you buy your permit by Aug. 12.

Campus Kickoff is less than one week away!

The countdown is on! Campus Kickoff is less than two weeks away and we can’t wait to be back on campus, building community with Seawolves, friends and family at the Alaska Airlines Center Plaza on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021.

Invite alumni and friends to welcome students back to campus

From left; Andres Felipe Ruiz, Excellence in Engineering Scholarship, Jasmine Woods, ANSEP Summer Program Scholarship, Brett Keene, Siemens BSE Scholarship.

Students are returning to campus, and we are inviting all of our alumni and community to join the warm welcome. Encourage the UAA alumni in your life to welcome students to campus by investing in their futures.

FEMA to test nationwide emergency alert system Aug. 11

The UAA Office of Emergency Management wants you to know that Wednesday Aug. 11 at 10:20 a.m. FEMA and the Federal Communications Commission will test the nation’s public alert systems. The purpose of the test is to assess the effectiveness of the Emergency Alert System to convey a national message by radio, TV and cell phones.

Storytelling through data

Institutional Research director Daniel Campbell

Meet UAA’s new Institutional Research director Daniel Campbell and learn how he plans to combine data and storytelling to drive student success. Throughout his career, Campbell has been involved virtually at every level and in every type of research — from applying for grants to administering them, to his current research and practice in the use of data-driven decision making in higher education administration.
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