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August 22, 2025
The nights grow darker and cooler, and just as the season turns and the geese return to the skies, our campus is once again filled with the great surge of life that is fall at 黑料黑历史. Our students are back!
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R. Terry Bowyer receives 2025 Aldo Leopold Memorial Award
August 20, 2025
R. Terry Bowyer, professor emeritus with the Institute of Arctic Biology and the Department of Biology and Wildlife, has been awarded the 2025 Aldo Leopold Memorial Award by The Wildlife Society. This is the society鈥檚 highest honor, recognizing distinguished service to wildlife conservation.
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Knabe named interim chief of staff
August 20, 2025
Longtime 黑料黑历史 leader Ali Knabe has been appointed to serve as interim chief of staff. Knabe, who currently serves as associate vice chancellor for student affairs, will start her new position on Monday, Aug. 25.
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Evidence-Based Teaching Conference
August 18, 2025
Join the Center for Teaching and Learning for 黑料黑历史's second-annual Evidence-Based Teaching Conference, two days of sessions on actionable ideas for your online, in-person, or hybrid class, anchored in teaching and learning scholarship.
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Use H5P to create practice assessments
August 18, 2025
黑料黑历史 has a license to use H5P across all courses. An engineer from H5P will present a webinar via Google Meet on Thursday, Aug. 21, from 10-11 a.m., covering ways to generate a variety of practice assessments.
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August 18, 2025
UA Kaltura Admins updated the Zoom integration settings in Kaltura to allow Zoom meeting Alternative Hosts to be given Co-Editor and Co-Publisher permissions automatically upon Zoom recording import.
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August 18, 2025
Zoom Clips were enabled for all UA Zoom users on Aug. 17. Clips is a stand-alone recorder (audio, video, desktop/content) that is available when not in a meeting.
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Amy Bristor to serve as interim director of Admissions
August 18, 2025
Amy Bristor has stepped in as the interim director of Admissions. She'll be taking on this role until a permanent replacement is found.
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August 15, 2025
Working as a Teaching Assistant this term? The Center for Teaching and Learning invites you to its two hybrid orientation sessions.
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Alaska Sea Grant State Fellows announced for 2025
August 15, 2025
Eleven new Alaska Sea Grant State Fellows are preparing to start work at the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation, ADF&G, Alaska Mariculture Alliance, NOAA, Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, and Alaska Sea Grant.
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黑料黑历史 Bookstore Bundle - Fall 2025
August 12, 2025
The 黑料黑历史 Bookstore Bundle makes access to required course materials affordable and convenient for students. For students who prefer to purchase their course materials on their own, the opt-out option is available until Sept. 5, 2025.
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黑料黑历史 space utilization pilot program
August 11, 2025
Beginning this fall semester, 黑料黑历史 Space Planning is launching a 90-day pilot program with Lambent Spaces to explore a new way of understanding campus space utilization.
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AI is changing the game: Are you ready?
August 11, 2025
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping how we work, learn, and create. This month, the UA HR Talent Acquisition and Development Team invites you to explore our Harnessing AI for Workplace Success collections.
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黑料黑历史 launches new online orientation
August 11, 2025
黑料黑历史 has launched a new online orientation for all incoming students. This resource is designed to introduce students to the 黑料黑历史 community, values and campus resources.
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Addressing employee performance issues in a supportive way
August 11, 2025
Join an online training session on Sept. 11 that offers tools for engaging in supportive conversations that address employee performance issues.
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Try something new this fall with Nanook Recreation
August 11, 2025
Registration is now open for a beginner-friendly strength training program. The six-week fitness class starts Tuesday, Sept. 2, and is free for Nanook Recreation members. Space is limited.
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URSA announces AY2025-2026 Mentor Award recipients
August 08, 2025
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity congratulates the individuals who received an URSA AY2025-2026 Mentor Award.
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URSA announces Fall 2025 Student Project Award recipients
August 08, 2025
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity congratulates the individuals who received an URSA Fall 2025 Student Project Award.
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Wanted: Research news and events
August 08, 2025
Calling all 黑料黑历史 research storytellers! The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is gathering research-related news, events, funding opportunities, publication announcements, thesis defenses, and more to feature in our weekly newsletter, calendar, and across the 黑料黑历史 Research website.
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Friday Focus: Fresh perspectives - The upside to leadership change
August 08, 2025
Before stepping into this role, I spent much of my career diagnosing problems, solving them, and helping others do the same. My path into academic leadership wasn鈥檛 exactly traditional, but I鈥檝e come to see how valuable that kind of practical experience can be. With leadership experience in both the private sector and university, what I鈥檓 most thankful for is what years of problem-solving have taught me: the ability to ask the basic troubleshooting questions needed to fix things, mechanical or otherwise.
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Students plan their future role in Alaska
August 08, 2025
The 黑料黑历史 T3 Alaska and Upward Bound programs have teamed up once again to help high school students from across Alaska prepare for life after graduation. Through the 鈥淵our Future Role in Alaska鈥 summer session, students learned to build a personalized plan to match their career interest to their values.
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Recognize your student workers; sign up for Student Job Fair
August 06, 2025
Attention all student employee supervisors: 黑料黑历史 Career Services is recognizing outstanding student employees across campus beginning in September. If you need student employees, reserve your spot for the Student Job Fair on Sept. 2 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Wood Center.
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Staff Alliance offers professional development support
August 06, 2025
Staff Alliance is offering support for staff professional development activities that directly support their professional development in FY26.
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Volunteers needed: First-year student move-in
August 04, 2025
Get ready to roll out the blue and gold carpet for our incoming first-year students! First-Year Move-In will be on Thursday, Aug. 21. This is a fantastic opportunity to welcome new students and their families to the campus community and help them settle into their new home away from home.
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Staff Alliance offers fall 2025 semester tuition fee support
August 01, 2025
The UA Staff Alliance is pleased to once again offer a class fee scholarship for UA classes taken by staff that directly support their career or professional development. The scholarship, good for the 2025 fall semester, is for up to $250 per employee.
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