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Please review UAA's faculty governance vacancies. To make a nomination, submit the name of the nominee, their unit, and the office desired by email to uaa_governance@alaska.edu by Wednesday, Feb. 23.

Adobe Acrobat Pro XI and Adobe CS6 will be discontinued at UA on May 9, 2022. While access to PDF authoring and Creative Suite tools is essential, the inherent issues have made continued use of these older versions no longer possible.

I'm writing to inform you that UAA is considering adjusting some of its COVID-19 policies. None of these changes are currently in effect but are under consideration. Case numbers are falling in Alaska, and we're keeping a close eye on transmission levels. Should they drop below "substantial" for seven consecutive days, UAA will likely move toward a less restrictive mask policy.

EHSRMS is making blue disposable masks available to the UAA community. In addition to current distribution points, masks for individual use will be available at the following locations: Student Union Information Desk; and the Consortium Library main circulation desk.

Do you know a student who would love to get involved on campus? Do you know a student who has a desire to gain and develop leadership skills? The New Student Orientation team is hiring our summer Wolfpack Orientation Leaders, and we invite you to nominate a UAA student(s) to apply for this position!

The House held a technical floor session on Wednesday and several standing committees were canceled after one or more members of the House tested positive for COVID-19.

Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order free at-⁠home COVID-⁠19 tests. The tests are completely free. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days. Order your tests now so you have them when you need them. Visit covidtests.gov to order free at-home tests.

In the second week of the regular legislative session, UA Interim President Pat Pitney spent time in Juneau presenting to several legislative committees, and Governor Mike Dunleavy outlined his visions for Alaska’s future in his State of the State address.

Protection of Minor Program: Are you or someone in your department involved or plan to be involved with minors, examples might be but are not limited to conducting camps, clinics, workshops, any activity involving minors. Events that are sponsored by a college, school, department, office, organization, or another unit of UAA and located on or off-campus.