2020 Archive

This position will serve as an administrative assistant to the Director, will be responsible for the management of the School of Nursing administrative office, and will foster and maintain positive working relationships with faculty and staff. This recruitment is open internally to current UA employees or those otherwise eligible to apply to internal postings. Posting will close on October 22, 2020.

Want to learn more about OER? And be PAID for reviewing an open textbook in YOUR field? Join the UAA Textbook Affordability Committee for Open Textbooks and Student Success: An Open Textbook Library Perspective. This faculty workshop focuses on understanding students’ financial predicament and its impact on their academic success. In this workshop, the Open Education Network (formerly Open Textbook Network) will introduce faculty to open textbooks and the benefits they can bring to student learning and faculty pedagogical practice. The workshop will highlight one OER repository: the Open Textbook Library (OTL). Faculty are invited to engage with open textbooks by writing a brief review of a textbook in the OTL following the workshop. To be awarded $200 by the Consortium Library, participants must: Register and complete the 1-hr asynchronous training before 12p AKST October 16, 2020 Attend and participate in a 1-hr interactive workshop on October 16, 2020 (12p-1p AKST) Submit an open textbook review by January 8, 2021 See detailed registration and workshop instructions, including how to register, access the asynchronous training, join the interactive session, and complete the textbook review, at the Textbook Affordability website!

The Know Your Numbers (KYN) program is a service that provides a series of exercise tests that will assess your current fitness level to give you the information you need to create health and fitness goals. To reach those goals, your student technician/fitness professional will design an exercise program just for you based on your exercise test results, teach you how to do the exercises correctly and will keep you inspired.

Staff, faculty and students at UAA community campuses are invited to join Chancellor Sandeen and the Chancellor's Cabinet for an informal chat on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2–3 p.m. Hear an update on the university and get answers to any questions you have. Please send questions in advance to uaa_chancellor@alaska.edu.

Looking to purchase dependable Subaru (2004-2010) in the price range $4,000-$8,000, preferably with 140,000 miles or less.

UAA General Support Services & Parking Services are recruiting for a temporary Fiscal Technician 2 to support both units. It is anticipated this temporary position will be needed through at least December. UAA General Support Services includes the Copy & Print Center, Mailroom/Central Receiving, Surplus & Relocation, Property/Inventory and Recycling functions.

Kenai Peninsula College, Kenai River Campus is accepting employment applications for the position of Facilities Operations and Maintenance Supervisor. This position is responsible for the daily operation and maintenance of the Kenai River Campus facilities, supervises three full time employees and works closely with the director regarding facilities budget, oversight and development.

The UAA Campus Community is proud to present UAAVotes! A non-partisan campus collaboration, UAAVotes aims to elevate civic engagement at UAA through education, engagement and events! Get ready for Election Day 2020 and enjoy events spanning national debate watch parties with USUAA, ballot measure debates with Seawolf Debate and ADN, online performances with local musicians and Concert Board and UAA in the Community discounts for showing your "I Voted" sticker on Election Day.

Would you like more information about Ballot Measure 1? If so, are not alone. The “Fair Share Act," the initiative to change the State of Alaska’s oil production (severance) tax, has many Alaskans puzzled about how oil taxes work now, how the initiative would change how they work and what issues to think about before voting.