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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.

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.

During the campus closures due to COVID-19, IT Services has been working hard on upgrading your experience in the classrooms. As a result, nearly every classroom managed by IT Services has been upgraded in some fashion. Keep reading for a summary of the biggest changes you will see in some classrooms.

Please Join us in congratulating Rebecca Jackson and Kara Monroe, the annual Bill Rose Memorial Award recipients for 2021!

Effective Aug. 2, face masks will be required indoors at all University of Alaska locations in communities with a transmission level of 'substantial' or 'high,' as defined by CDC guidelines, except when you are in a private residence or alone in a private office with the door shut.

Ahmbra Austin will join us Aug. 2 as the UAA Onboarding Manager, a new term position that will develop a robust onboarding program for UAA employees from the moment an offer is accepted by a new employee through their initial months of employment. There has been strong interest for such a program here at UAA for many years and I am especially appreciative of the UAA Staff Council for advocating for this approach.

The magnitude 8.2 earthquake off the coast of the Alaska Peninsula this week has served as an opportunity to think about what we should do if such an event happened wherever we are. The UAA Office of Emergency Management (OEM) asks that you remember to “Drop! Cover! Hold on!” — which means we should drop to the floor, duck under a sturdy piece of furniture if possible, and hold on to that desk or table as it moves.

It is with great sadness that we share that Chris Turletes passed away on July 21 following a hard-fought battle with cancer. He retired in 2017 after 14 years with UAA, much of that time as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities and Campus Services. Following his retirement, he was granted Staff Emeritus status.