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For the past eight months, folks over at the Student Union have been working tirelessly to convert their online reservation system to 25Live! The Student Union has been using EMS (Event Management Systems) to manage room reservations for the past six years. The new reservation system in 25Live will be active and open for use starting in the fall 2020 semester.

University of Alaska Acting President Michelle Rizk has appointed Dr. Karen Carey to serve as interim chancellor for the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS). Dr. Carey will begin July 1, succeeding outgoing UAS Chancellor Rick Caulfield.

The news of President Johnsen’s resignation from the University of Alaska system yesterday may feel unsettling for many of you. I want to assure you that UA’s universities remain strong. As your chancellor, I am committed to moving forward positively to help ensure the bright future our students, staff, faculty and state require.

Celebrate the successes of alumni making important contributions in their communities by nominating them for the Alumni of Distinction awards! Categories include Alumni of Achievement, Alumni Humanitarian and Alumni Emerging Leader. Don't wait! The deadline to submit a nomination is Friday, July 10.

The Summer 2020 payment deadline is coming up on 7/6. Students can make echeck and credit card payments via UAOnline, or mail a check attn: UAA Cashiering.

Meet Your Colleagues is a weekly feature highlighting employees who make a positive impact at UAA through their work every day. This week, we're featuring Jennifer Motes, senior development officer for College of Health, University Advancement.

The Employee Transitions and Benefits team would like to announce that effective immediately, the grace period to use FY20 Health Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) funds has been extended from September 15, 2020 to December 31, 2020. This means that the money leftover in your Health Care FSA after June 30, 2020 can be used for any services rendered up through December 31, 2020 and will not be forfeited until after December 31. If you enrolled or re-elected the Health Care FSA for FY21, those dollars will be used after your FY20 dollars have been exhausted. There is no action required by employees as this will all happen automatically through ASIFlex.

On June 20th, 2020, the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament "Go For The Gold (and Green) 2.0" was hosted by the UAA Esports Lounge and USF Esports, in partnership with MTA Gaming, for players in their respective states of Alaska and Florida. With over 40 participants, the tournament had some amazing competition with skilled players from the top of the Power Ranking (the system in which competitive Smash players are ranked regionally) in their home cities. After an intense Alaska v. Florida finale, Fortunato on Yoshi won the tournament, representing the Sunshine State. Next month, the UAA Esports Lounge and USF Esports, in tandem with sponsor GCI, will introduce a new collaboration tournament featuring the popular MOBA League of Legends. This tournament, dubbed "North & South: League of Legends" will take place over four weeks of high-stakes games, with a final invitational bracket for the top 8 teams.