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.
November 12, 2022
That foundation is our springboard for the next 100 years of Arctic leadership. Our leadership within the circumpolar Arctic is important not only to guiding policy, planning and infrastructure development, but also because we are nurturing and educating future leaders for our state.
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November 02, 2022
The awards exemplify how alumni from accredited education programs at UAS, UAF, and UAA carry their love of learning into the world and apply it to teaching.
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October 11, 2022
The Senator Ted Stevens Legislative Internship Program empowers UA students to study and be a part of the legislative process in Juneau. The program draws students from all three universities and many majors to Alaska's Capitol during the legislative session to work as full-time interns, while completing a rigorous academic program.
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September 28, 2022
A century ago, these two institutions opened their doors to Alaskans: one, a community bank in Anchorage that became First National Bank Alaska, and the other, an agriculture and mining college in Fairbanks that evolved into the University of Alaska (UA) system. Both sought to provide new opportunities for a rapidly-growing territory.
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UA launches public awareness campaign
December 02, 2022
This week the University of Alaska system launched “Empower Alaska,” a campaign to build awareness among Alaskans about the economic and academic impact UA has on the state.
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Gifting Guidelines for UA Employees
December 02, 2022
As we are nearing the holidays, in this inaugural Compliance Chat Mary Gower is joined by Andrew Harrington to discuss gifting compliance guidelines. To help make compliance a little more relevant to the everyday, "Compliance Chat" videos are informal conversations where Gower meets with subject matter experts covering frequently asked compliance questions and issues in quick, bite-sized clips.
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Reminder: Nominations Open for the Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame
December 02, 2022
The Alaska State Committee for Research (SCoR) is seeking nominations for the Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame. Past honorees include ancient and contemporary inventors, tenacious researchers, bold entrepreneurs, and other ingenious Alaskans. Nominations must be submitted no later than December 16, 2022.
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November 19, 2022
That foundation is our springboard for the next 100 years of Arctic leadership. Our leadership within the circumpolar Arctic is important not only to guiding policy, planning and infrastructure development, but also because we are nurturing and educating future leaders for our state.
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