DEADLINE EXTENDED: Call for UAA student candidates for Student Regent and Student Commissioner

USUAA is looking for UAA students interested in serving as the University of Alaska Student Regent and Student Commissioner. Please read below for more information about the positions. If you are interested, please complete a candidacy packet.

Student Regent and Student Commissioner nominees are selected through elections held by each UA campus student organizations. Complete your candidate packet to be put on the Fall 2020 USUAA Election Ballot, packets due by Friday, Jan. 15, at 5 p.m. The winner from each UA campus will go forward to the Alaska State Governor’s Office for final selection and official nomination.

Student Regent

The Student Regent serves a two-year term beginning June 1, 2021, through May 31, 2023. The Student Regent participates in all of the duties and responsibilities of a Regent (i.e., attends all meetings of the Board and its Committees) and has full voting powers on the Board of Regents.

The ultimate authority in the governance of the University of Alaska System is vested in the Board of Regents. The Regents establish policy in areas such as personnel, campus development, student fees, admissions, and financial aid. The duties of the Regents include overseeing the financial management of the University, its investments, and its property holdings as well as appointing the President of the University.

Additional information on the responsibilities and time commitments associated with the position may be found online at alaska.edu/bor/student-regent/student-regent-duties.

Student Commissioner

The Student Commissioner to the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education serves a two-year term beginning June 1, 2021, through May 31, 2023. The Student Commissioner participates in all of the duties and responsibilities assigned to Commission members.

The purpose of the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education is to ensure that postsecondary educational opportunities are more accessible to its citizens; to support recruitment and retention of students to support the state’s postsecondary education system; to create statewide comprehensive planning for postsecondary education, including postsecondary educational institutions and related agencies; and to develop a centralized information and financial aid center to provide a “one-stop” postsecondary educational information and financial aid services center.

Additional information on the responsibilities of the Commission and the duties associated with this position may be found online at alaska.edu/bor/student-regent.

If you have questions, please contact Zac Clark (786-1371), associate director of Student Life & Leadership.