2021 Archive

The Office of the Bursar is recruiting for an Accounts Receivable Technician. This position works within the Cashiering area of the Office of the Bursar, which is often students' first point of contact when inquiring about the university and their student account. The Accounts Receivable Technician serves as a cashier and accounts receivable information generalist resource to students and other members of the university community inquiring about university policies and procedures.We are looking for someone motivated to provide excellent customer service to our university community to fill this full-time, benefited position.

Share your enthusiasm for UAA by joining the recruitment team as a Recruitment Office Assistant! The Office of Admissions is hiring for a student worker to help them in student outreach, general office support, and aiding students through the admission process. This position can be conducted virtually and interested applicants are encouraged to apply online.

Open position in the Office of Equity and Compliance. Contact Sara Childress with any questions at 907-786-6086 or sgchildress@alaska.edu.

UAA is a campus affiliate of the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI), an international leadership organization that works with colleges, universities and government agencies to create communities of belonging, increase cultural competence and eliminate racism and other forms of oppression.

The UAA Future Graduate (FG) program is a new program that received approval in December 2020 for the Master of Science in Dietetics and Nutrition program. All classes are online and the supervised experiential learning rotations are located in Alaska. The applications for the first cohort are due April 15, 2021 and the program start date is Aug. 23, 2021. For more information, please contact the program director, Dr. Carrie King, at cdking@alaska.edu.

UAA Bakery Cart will have Valentine's Day treats, in addition to normal offerings, available for sale online at uaaculinaryarts.mobilebytes.com this Wednesday and Thursday only from 9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. (pick-up time is 10 a.m.–noon same day).

Applications are now available for Spring 2021 Commencement and Leadership Honors. All applicants must be graduating in Spring 2021 and the deadline to apply is Friday, March 5 at 11:59 p.m.

Earlier today Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) announced it would open vaccine eligibility for Phase 1b Tier 2 beginning tomorrow at noon. This tier includes Alaskans age 50 and older who are at high risk of contracting COVID-19 due to existing medical conditions and frontline essential workers. Phase 2 also opens up the availability of the vaccine to pre-K, K-12, child care education staff and people living and working in some congregate settings. This will not affect eligibility for most UAA employees and students but may open up eligibility for some.