2020 Archive

This is a reminder that the June 30, 2020, deadline for staff performance evaluations is approaching. Supervisors are responsible for ensuring evaluations are completed for their team members. It is UA’s goal that 100% of staff members receive an annual performance review.

Scrolling through social media on any given day can often be an exercise in patience. In the wake of protests sweeping the nation in response to the death of George Floyd, the social media landscape has become particularly charged with difficult dialogue.

Across the nation, Pride is celebrated throughout the month of June. At UAA, inclusivity of everyone in our community is imperative to creating a Culture of Respect. Please join us in celebrating throughout the month of June!

Congratulations to Marsha Olson, Communications, and Jackie Cason, English, this year's Community Builder Award recipients! The Community Builder Award is given to a faculty, staff, student or community member who adds to the soul of the community by his or her examples of bold leadership. Marsha and Jackie are being recognized for their ongoing efforts to foster a sense of civic community at UAA.

Furnished bedroom in beautiful spacious mid-Hillside Anchorage home: shared bathroom, kitchen, living, dining, laundry rooms. Rent is $650 per month, utilities and parking included. We require First + Last + Security Deposit equal to one month’s rent (refundable), 6-month minimum lease. Conveniently located near Huffman and O’Malley, close to UAA, Providence Hospital. NO Smoking/Drugs. Pets on approval.

After earning his degree last fall, and with plans to continue his science education at UAA, Tyler Fox started work early this year as a research technician in UAA’s brand new AIMS Core Facility. He could never have foreseen that by the time the lab opened in March, he would be playing an important role in Alaska’s response to a global pandemic.

Join us on June 25, at 2 p.m. on Zoom to discuss this year's 2020 Campus Kick-Off. Campus Kick-Off is going virtual this year, so we're looking to get input about how we can best let students know everything UAA has to offer, and how to best involve student organizations, UAA departments, non-profits and businesses in the process! What a time!

Scott Hamel, assistant professor in civil engineering of UAA's College of Engineering, was recently one of two recipients in the nation to receive the Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, an honor he was selected for by the UAA chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers.