2020 Archive

The Division of Human Services, Justice and Social Work are seeking applications for a Communications Coordinator. This position will work as part of the College of Health’s communications team, and will be responsible for developing and disseminating content for the Division’s internal and external communications and marketing channels.

For the fall 2020 semester, access to UAA facilities is generally restricted, meaning keys and WOLFCards are required to access campus buildings. Students will have access to the buildings where essential services are located and they will have access to face-to-face classes. New and replacement WOLFcards are available from the University Center Cashiering Office or the UAA/APU Consortium Library.

Career Services is excited to announce that we have recently updated our employee intranet to include a plethora of resources for student employee supervisors. This page now includes resources to assist student employee supervisors in recruiting, hiring, on-boarding, and training student employees in both a remote and in-person environment. It is our sincere hope that these resources will alleviate stress or confusion, streamline the hiring and onboarding process, and result in students being hired in a timely fashion.

CBPP will be hosting a "Retirement Drive-By" Friday, Aug. 7, 4–5 p.m. in front of Rasmuson Hall in the West Campus Central Parking Lot for Pat Moores, who is retiring after more than 45 years of service to UAA, and Fannie Slaten, who recnetly retired with over 35 years of service to UAA.

College During COVID is a straightforward guide to UAA’s operations during the ongoing pandemic. This is a challenging time, but we are resilient. We adapt. Let’s all do our part to stop the spread of COVID-19. Access resources, FAQs and more at uaa.alaska.edu/covid19.

In a special meeting on Aug. 5, the University of Alaska Board of Regents voted 9-0 to rescind its June 4 motion to prepare a conceptual plan for merging the University of Alaska Southeast and the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and passed a new motion directing the president to work with the chancellors and shared governance in a transparent and inclusive manner to accomplish four key directives, including developing clarity and standards for administrative and instructional costs as well as redoubling efforts on collaboration across the system.

In an effort to keep everyone safe who’s working and attending classes on campus, UAA has a plan for reporting and tracking those employees and students who get positive results for their COVID-19 test. Our process begins when the person with the COVID-19 diagnosis uses our designated telephone and email for that reporting purpose. Please call (907) 205-6941 and email uaa_ehsrms@alaska.edu to start the process. Case management will be supported by the Environmental Health & Safety Department as well as public heath contact tracers.

Faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in open forums for the Associate Vice Chancellor for Auxiliary Services (AVCAS) finalists. The AVCAS is charged with providing leadership to the following functional areas: Alaska Airlines Center events management, Wendy Williamson Auditorium, Seawolf apparel and branded merchandise store, Parking Services, General Support Services (mail room, copy and print center, recycling, and surplus), on campus housing operations and finance, campus dining and conference services.