Council members
The Statewide Academic Council is chaired by Vice President Dana Thomas. This group is responsible for policies and procedures regarding governance, decisions making and research for the UA system. The Council assists the Vice President in accomplishing responsibilities as outlined in Board of Regent Policy set forth below:
- articulating the overall academic mission;
- assigning the scope and responsibility for implementation of the mission;
- the administration and supervision of overall planning for instructional, research and creative activity, and public service programs;
- academic development and program review;
- development of the Academic Master Plan;
- advising the board on the status of current programs and the need for the addition or deletion of programs;
- facilitating student access to courses, programs, and academic support services;
- the review, revision, and administration of faculty personnel policies and procedures; and
- consulting with systemwide governance on matters of academic policy.
Dana Thomas (Chair)
Vice President of Academic Affairs
University of Alaska System
Phone: 907.450.8018
dlthomas@alaska.edu
Elisha R "Bear" Baker IV
Vice Chancellor and Provost
University of Alaska Anchorage
Phone: 907.786.1050
erbaker@uaa.alaska.edu
Robert J Boeckmann
Associate Professor
University of Alaska Anchorage
Phone: 907.786.1793
afrjb@uaa.alaska.edu
Catherine Cahill
Associate Professor
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Phone: 907.474.6905
cfcahill@alaska.edu
Richard Caulfield
Provost
University of Alaska Southeast
Phone: 907.796.6486
provost@uas.alaska.edu
Susan Henrichs
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Phone: 907.474.7096
fyprov@uaf.edu
Daniel Monteith
Associate Professor
University of Alaska Southeast
Phone: 907.796.6413
daniel.monteith@uas.alaska.edu
Mark Myers
Vice Chancellor for Research
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Phone: 907.474.5837
mdmyers@alaska.edu
Helena Wisniewski
Vice Provost for Research
Dean of the Graduate School
University of Alaska Anchorage
Phone: 907.786.1196
hswisniewski@uaa.alaska.edu
