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Knabe named Å®Óźϼ¯F interim chief of staff

August 20, 2025

Longtime Å®Óźϼ¯F 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.

Aimée Richards named senior project manager for workforce development

August 08, 2025

The Å®Óźϼ¯ Office of Workforce Development is pleased to announce that Aimée Richards has joined the team as Senior Project Manager to the Associate Vice President of Workforce Development.

Living In Purpose: Å®Óźϼ¯ Foundation honors longtime Å®Óźϼ¯ advocate Jeff Cook

August 08, 2025

A former Å®Óźϼ¯ Regent, in 1990, Jeff became a representative on the Å®Óźϼ¯ Foundation Board of Directors (formerly trustees), serving until 2007. Jeff and Sue Cook have been generous to the university over the years and active in the community. This feature highlights the inspiration behind their philanthropy and engagement.

2025 Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence Awarded to Dr. Patrick Druckenmiller

July 25, 2025

The Å®Óźϼ¯ Foundation Board of Directors has selected Dr. Patrick Druckenmiller, Director of the University of Alaska Museum of the North (Å®Óźϼ¯MN), as the recipient of the 2025 Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence.

Å®Óźϼ¯F'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 University of Alaska Fairbanks (Å®Óźϼ¯F) College of Business and Security Management, has been awarded the prestigious Harold T. Caven Professorship in Business and Finance.

Å®Óźϼ¯ President Pitney names Ambassador Sfraga (ret.) as Interim Å®Óźϼ¯F Chancellor

July 25, 2025

Å®Óźϼ¯F 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.

Å®Óźϼ¯S Professor Honored by Alaska Legislature for Native Language Advocacy

July 25, 2025

University of Alaska 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.

Å®Óźϼ¯S Announces New Provost

July 11, 2025

After a nationwide search, Å®Óźϼ¯S Chancellor Aparna Palmer is pleased to announce Dr. Scott Billingsley as the university's next provost. Billingsley comes to Å®Óźϼ¯S from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP).

Dr. Heidi Pearson, Å®Óźϼ¯S Marine Biology Professor receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award

July 11, 2025

Dr. Heidi Pearson, Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Alaska Southeast (Å®Óźϼ¯S), 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 Å®Óźϼ¯F Chief of Staff Nickole Conley as the Å®Óźϼ¯ 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.