Mission
The Vice President for Academics, Students & Research, directs a division of services including Academic Affairs, Research, Workforce Programs, Student Success, and Distance Education. The Vice President works with the UA campuses on academic and research initiatives and collaborations to promote research in Alaska. The University of Alaska is committed to working closely with all federal and state agencies and private enterprise to further develop collaboration and new exposures for future growth in all areas of science and technology.
Paul Layer
Vice President Academics, Students, and Research
(907) 450-8019
pwlayer@alaska.edu
System-level Coordination
ACEC facilitates inter-university coordination and communication to meet the goals
of UA's Schools of Education
Common Calendar 2018 - 2022
The Faculty Alliance Common Calendar Committee has developed a common calendar, coordinating
start dates and breaks throughout the system, and are further developing coordinated
course starting time alignment to facilitate cross-university instruction.
Information on Accreditation
All three universities, UAA, UAF, and UAS, and their respective Community Colleges
are fully accredited. In addition to institutional accreditation from the Northwest
Commission on Colleges and Universities, UA has more than 60 program/specialized accreditations
across the system.
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March 12, 2024
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February 27, 2024
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January 24, 2024
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Did You Know Seismometers are Helping to Decode the Aurora's Secrets?
December 12, 2023
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NEW community campus profile pages
March 08, 2024
The new Community Campuses page on our Alaska.edu site is our attempt to tell the unique stories of the Community Campuses and Career and Tech Ed Centers that play such a significant role in bringing the benefits of a university education to our communities.
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Save the Date! State of the University March 11, 2024
March 08, 2024
Staff, faculty, and students across the system are invited to tune in to the address, and our community partners are encouraged to view the livestream as well.
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Submit your Staff Make Students Count nominations
March 08, 2024
Do you know someone who makes a world of difference for UA students? It's time to nominate them.
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Butrovich Data Center Facility Upgrade Project May 11th - 18th
March 08, 2024
UAF Facilities Services will be conducting a planned maintenance power shutdown in the Butrovich Building to integrate a maintenance bypass switch for the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for the Butrovich Data Center (BDC). This planned maintenance shutdown will mean that many UA data systems served out of the BDC will be unavailable during the following timeframes...
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March 08, 2024
Using Zoom through your UA ID is easy. Just follow these steps.
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February "Phish of the Month" from UA Security
March 08, 2024
Like most of us, you can probably remember a time recently where an innocent-looking text pops up from someone you don't know. It might start with a generic pretext that they've mistaken you for a friend of theirs, then express confusion as to how you could have gotten mixed up with their contacts.
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Protecting Privacy: Using AI Models Responsibly
February 23, 2024
In today's digital age, artificial intelligence (AI) models are widely used in various fields, including education. However, it's important to be mindful of the risks related to privacy.
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Web accessibility drop-in Q&A session
January 26, 2024
Web developers for the UA Office of Information Technology and UAF University Relations will host web accessibility drop-in sessions via Zoom on the second Friday of each month.