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Â鶹´«Ã½F's Kimberly McGinnis awarded the Harold T. Caven Professorship in Business and Finance

July 25, 2025

Kimberly McGinnis, Ph.D., assistant professor of Business Administration at the Â鶹´«Ã½ Fairbanks (Â鶹´«Ã½F) College of Business and Security Management, has been awarded the prestigious Harold T. Caven Professorship in Business and Finance.

Â鶹´«Ã½ President Pitney names Ambassador Sfraga (ret.) as Interim Â鶹´«Ã½F Chancellor

July 25, 2025

Â鶹´«Ã½F alumnus Ambassador Mike Sfraga (ret.), Ph.D., who most recently served as the first U.S. Ambassador-at-Large to the Arctic, will lead America's Arctic University as Interim Chancellor.

Â鶹´«Ã½S Professor Honored by Alaska Legislature for Native Language Advocacy

July 25, 2025

Â鶹´«Ã½ Southeast Professor X̱'unei Lance Twitchell was honored with a legislative citation for his lasting contributions to the preservation and revitalization of the Tlingit language.

Â鶹´«Ã½S Announces New Provost

July 11, 2025

After a nationwide search, Â鶹´«Ã½S Chancellor Aparna Palmer is pleased to announce Dr. Scott Billingsley as the university's next provost. Billingsley comes to Â鶹´«Ã½S from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP).

Dr. Heidi Pearson, Â鶹´«Ã½S Marine Biology Professor receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award

July 11, 2025

Dr. Heidi Pearson, Professor of Marine Biology at the Â鶹´«Ã½ Southeast (Â鶹´«Ã½S), has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award in Marine Biology to monitor marine mammals in Portugal for Fall 2025.

Nickole Conley appointed Interim Chief Human Resources Officer

July 11, 2025

President Pat Pitney has appointed Â鶹´«Ã½F Chief of Staff Nickole Conley as the Â鶹´«Ã½ system's interim Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), effective July 21, 2025. Conley will be taking over the new role from outgoing CHRO Memry Dahl, who has served as CHRO since 2022.

Â鶹´«Ã½F interim chancellor selection process underway

June 20, 2025

President Pitney is accepting applications and nominations for the interim Â鶹´«Ã½F chancellor through June 23. The appointment is expected in early July, with a permanent search to follow in fall 2025.

Â鶹´«Ã½F Cooperative Extension director finalist presentations scheduled

June 06, 2025

The Â鶹´«Ã½F Cooperative Extension Service (Extension) will host Zoom presentations from three finalists vying to serve as the program's new director. Extension serves some 50,000 Alaskans annually, providing a link between Alaska's myriad people and communities by interpreting and extending relevant university, research-based knowledge in an understandable and usable form to the public.

Â鶹´«Ã½S seeks Risk and Emergency Manager for Juneau campus

June 06, 2025

The full-time role supports safety, compliance, and emergency planning across Â鶹´«Ã½S's campuses. Apply by June 19 for full consideration.

Chief Human Resources Officer Memry Dahl to Retire in July

June 06, 2025

During her 3 years with the University, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Dahl has made significant contributions to the system and our human resources infrastructure while also serving as a senior advisor to President Pitney on the Alaska Native Success Initiative (ANSI).