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The conflict between Russia and Ukraine brings a level of uncertainty to our military community, including active-duty, Reserve, and National Guard members and their family members. We support our students who may be affected by this conflict.

The Raven's Nest Walking Track sponsored by Skinny Raven on the 3rd floor of the Alaska Airlines Center is now open to the campus community. Faculty, staff, and students can use their WolfCard to enter the AAC and access the track between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Opportunity for UAA students! The 20th Annual Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference is offering a $100 registration discount as well as a number of scholarships to UAA students from any campus who would like to attend the conference, May 14-17, 2022, taking place in the center of Homer at the Kachemak Bay Campus and throughout the community.

The House begins public testimony on the operating budget and the University has a strong showing in Juneau.

In watching news reports, video feeds, and social media, I want to recognize the pain and misery suffered by the people of Ukraine after the invasion of the Russian Federation’s military forces. While it’s up to our national leaders to address the international crisis and preserve and protect our nation’s interests and people, we must not turn a blind eye to the carnage and cost of war for all and speak up about it.

The Seawolf Food Pantry is asking for donations from the UAA community to assist in stocking the shelves before it opens to help students who experience food insecurity.

We invite you to use a new smartphone tool called Exposure Notification Express (ENX). ENX will improve the ability to slow community spread of COVID-19 by empowering Alaskans to act quickly if they come into contact with an individual who later tests positive for the virus. The system will be available on iOS Tuesday, Jan. 11, and on Android Jan. 18. To opt in, turn on Exposure Notifications in your iPhone settings or download the Alaska COVID ENX app in the Google Play store. The tool is completely voluntary and anyone in Alaska can use it.

I received news today that the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) has officially accepted UAA’s Mid-Cycle Self-Evaluation Report, with no additional requirements noted. This is an outstanding result for UAA, our students, and the communities we serve.

This week the governor’s amended budget was introduced with a set-aside for UAF’s Alaska Center for Energy and Power. Additionally, student leaders from around the state came to the Capitol to advocate on behalf of the university system, and UA System leadership was invited to speak on a panel about federal infrastructure spending at the annual Alaska Municipal League legislative conference.

On the afternoon of Tuesday, Feb. 15, faculty may have received an email from "helpdesk@alaska.edu." The message referenced Blackboard system maintenance and, unfortunately, included confusing and troubling language that may have caused some faculty to believe that a permanent deletion of courses was afoot. THIS IS NOT THE CASE.