Academics, Students & Research | Academics, Students & Research

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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.

Layer

Paul Layer

Vice President Academics, Students, and Research

(907) 450-8019
pwlayer@alaska.edu

Alaska College of Education Consortium

System-level Coordination

ACEC facilitates inter-university coordination and communication to meet the goals of UA's Schools of Education

Common Calendar

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.

Accreditation

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.

Research

Research

UA works with federal and state agencies and private enterprise to develop collaboration and growth in all areas of science and technology.

Cost of Attendance

Student & Enrollment Strategy

The Office of Student and Enrollment Strategy supports UA professionals engaged in service to students.

Governance

System Governance

Faculty, staff and student participation in university governance is an integral part of the university community's culture.

Career Coach

Workforce Development

Preparing a qualified workforce is an important mission of UA. This office connects UA programs with industry partners and demands.

Academic Council

Academic Council Member and Meeting Information

eLearning Council

eLearning Council Members and eCampus Links

Student Services Council

Student Services Council Member and Meeting Information

Research Council

Research Council Member and Meeting Information

Institutional Research Council

IR Council Member and Meeting Information

News and Updates

Did You Know

Did you know that Jennifer Thompson (UAA ‘00) leads one of the most successful PR agencies in Alaska?

January 27, 2021

Thompson & Co. has grown from 5 employees in 2008 to more than 20 today, 8 of whom are UA grads, and has an office in Houston, Texas, and a subsidiary company, Blueprint Alaska.
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Did you know that UAF researchers Rob Rember and Marc Oggier from the International Arctic Research Center were part of the world's largest and most comprehensive Arctic expedition?

January 27, 2021

They were aboard the German icebreaker Polarstern, which returned to port in October after a year-long expedition bringing with it a trove of data, along with countless samples of ice cores, snow and water collected while drifting near the North Pole.
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Did you know that nearly 450 UA student interns have gone through the Sen. Ted Stevens Legislative Internship Program since its inception in 1988?

January 28, 2021

One of those graduates, Elizabeth Bolling (UAS '13), now owns her own lobbying firm in Juneau.
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Did you know that Ben Kellie (UAF '10) took a short path from helping his bush pilot father in Nikiski to launching SpaceX rockets in California?

January 28, 2021

Learn more about his amazing career as part of a deep dive into UA's engineering programs and quality of the offerings through both the UAA and UAF programs in this video featured during the November Board of Regents meeting.
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