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UA Regents Select New UA President
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By UAS Whalesong The new University of Alaska president is long-time Alaskan Matthew Cooper of Fairbanks, who has also served as UA General Counsel. In a May 1 announcement, the Board of Regents said Cooper will start on Aug. 3. President Pat Pitney is retiring and will leave the job on May 21. Vice President […]
Accreditation Update: A “Highly Positive” Preliminary Review
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By UAS Whalesong The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) team concluded its UAS accreditation visit on April 17 with a preliminary assessment that was “highly positive,” according to Chancellor Aparna Palmer.  The site-visit team included professors and staff from other universities, who held closed-door meetings with staff, facult
Accreditation Site Visit Prep
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By: UAS Whalesong Accreditation Basics What is Accreditation? What is the Accreditation Process? What is the Accreditation Cycle? NWCCU Site Visit Basics Site Visit Dates Open Forums All forums will be held in Egan 112 and through zoom Purpose of Visit UAS Mission The University of Alaska Southeast is a student-centered university that provides instruction [
UAS Midnight Library Book Club teams up with Silent Book Club to put on Blind Date With a Book
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By: Iliyah Williams The UAS Midnight Library Book Club collaborated with the Juneau chapter of The Silent Book Club on March 23, to host their first official event—Blind Date with a Book. Blind Date with a Book is a decades old trend where libraries wrap books before presenting them to readers, who then choose a […]
UAS Campus Clinic Update
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By: Ryan Dejarnatt UAS Campus Clinic reopened March 27, after having been closed since late January. Nurse Practitioner Karen O’Kane is filling the position for the remainder of spring semester, until a full time nurse finishes onboarding for Fall. She is on campus Thursdays and Fridays through April 24, as well as the following Monday […]
We’re #1: Winter of 2025-26 officially the snowiest ever as record 5.4″ Monday puts season total at 201.2″
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Lingering storm during the evening finally puts capital city solidly into first place after previous record was revised upward a day earlier due to missing data By: Mark Sabbatini, Juneau Independant This time there’s no doubt and Mother Nature provided a last-minute surge of snow just to be sure. Juneau officially set the all-time record […]
UA Giving Day kicks off at UAS on March 24
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By: UAS News Release Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka, Alaska – The University of Alaska Southeast will launch UA Giving Day at noon Tuesday, March 24. The annual 49-hour campaign unites communities and donors across Alaska to support student success, reduce financial barriers to learning, and expand access to real-world experiences, including field resear
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