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    Â鶹´«Ã½ Regents highlight enrollment growth, review budgets at September Board Meeting

    September 05, 2025

    The Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Regents praised growing student enrollment and reviewed initial proposals for the FY27 budget during its September 3-5 meeting at the Â鶹´«Ã½ Southeast in Juneau.

  • Subscribe to the Â鶹´«Ã½ Land Management Email List!

    September 05, 2025

    The Â鶹´«Ã½ Land Management Department has an email list for communicating news and announcements about upcoming land sales, leasing, public notices, and other updates.

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    FY26 faculty initiative fund request for proposals is open until October 6

    September 05, 2025

    A financial commitment of at least $360,000 by Â鶹´«Ã½ for FY26 is identified as the Faculty Initiative Fund (FIF) aimed at fostering an institutionalized environment of cross-campus communication that inspires learning and disseminates knowledge while fostering the exchange and advancement of new, more efficient approaches to educating Alaskans and engendering high academic standards.

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    Scholarship Management Update - Changes to Reviewer Duties

    September 05, 2025

    The Â鶹´«Ã½ Scholarship Process Improvement Team has been busy this summer innovating the scholarship process. The Â鶹´«Ã½ Foundation, Â鶹´«Ã½, Â鶹´«Ã½A, Â鶹´«Ã½F and Â鶹´«Ã½S have worked collaboratively to improve students' educational journeys by making scholarships more accessible, timely and effective.

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    The importance of compliance awareness and reporting

    August 22, 2025

    As members of the University community we each have a responsibility to help promote a safe and ethical campus environment and be part of the compliance solution. If you see anything that doesn't look "right," please say something.

  • Call for submissions: Did You Know series

    August 22, 2025

    The Â鶹´«Ã½'s Did You Know series highlights research, programs, and partnerships that shape Alaska's workforce, economy, and future. Each story offers a quick look at Â鶹´«Ã½ excellence and impact across the state.

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    Free statewide webinar on winter vegetable storage by the Â鶹´«Ã½F Cooperative Extension Services

    August 22, 2025

    Join Fairbanks farmer and author Sam Knapp as he breaks down the process of selecting, harvesting, processing and storing vegetables in a free statewide webinar hosted by the Â鶹´«Ã½ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service.

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    Announcing the upcoming launch of automated overtime

    August 22, 2025

    As part of the University's ongoing Â鶹´«Ã½Online upgrades, Â鶹´«Ã½ HR is pleased to announce the launch of automated overtime processing this fall. This new functionality will eliminate the need for employees to manually calculate their overtime hours on their timesheets, reducing errors and simplifying time entry.

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    Â鶹´«Ã½'s new scholarship system AWARDED goes live October 1

    August 22, 2025

    Thanks to generous donors, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Foundation awards more than $6.1 million in scholarships annually, supporting students at every campus.

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    Be Part of Â鶹´«Ã½'s Process Improvement Initiative - Training Now Open

    August 08, 2025

    The Â鶹´«Ã½ is continuing its commitment to operational excellence through a systemwide Process Improvement Initiative, in partnership with Professional Growth Systems. This effort is designed to improve service delivery, streamline operations, and empower staff to lead meaningful change across the university system.