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    Delayed access to employee timesheets due to BSS9 work

    October 17, 2025

    In support of the University's ongoing transition to Banner Self Service 9 (BSS9), employees will have delayed access to their R23 and R24 timesheets.

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    Important Changes to Your Duo Security at UA

    October 17, 2025

    To protect your University of Alaska (UA) account and university services from increasing security threats, UA is improving its Duo Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) system.

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    Updated social media guidelines now available

    October 17, 2025

    The Office of Public Affairs has updated UA's general guidelines for personal and university social media use.

  • New University GenAI policies and guidelines now available

    October 03, 2025

    The University of Alaska's Office of Information Technology has released new Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) policies and resources to help employees navigate this fast-moving technology.

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    Remember to Check Your Contact Information

    September 05, 2025

    To help us keep accurate records and follow federal rules, please review your personal information in UAOnline each fall and spring semester.

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    Notice: Delayed access to employee timesheets due to BSS9 transition

    September 05, 2025

    In support of the University's ongoing transition to Banner Self Service 9 (BSS9), employees will have delayed access to their R21, R22, and R23 timesheets. Beginning with R21, the automated overtime process will become available.

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    Annual Security Awareness Training Announcement

    August 22, 2025

    It's Security Awareness Training season again! This year we are pleased to announce that our training will be delivered via our new training platform, KnowBe4.

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    Zoom to Kaltura Backup update

    August 22, 2025

    UA Kaltura Admins updated the Zoom integration settings in Kaltura to allow Zoom meeting Alternative Hosts to be given Co-Editor and Co-Publisher permissions automatically upon Zoom recording import. This change took place on Aug. 17. Please note that Zoom to Kaltura Backup is not currently available to UAS Zoom Users.

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    Zoom clips enabled

    August 22, 2025

    Zoom Clips were enabled for all UA Zoom users on Aug. 17. Clips is a stand-alone recorder (audio, video, desktop/content) that is available when not in a meeting.

  • New Faculty and Advisor Upgrade Resources Available

    August 08, 2025

    On July 28, 2025, the Faculty and Advisor menu and pages in UAOnline were upgraded to the newest version. To help with the transition, we have created and posted new resources, including a recording of the live demo, new short 2-4 minute how-to videos, new resource guides, and updated FAQs.