澳门六合彩开奖appSystem Information
With three independently accredited universities, community colleges, rural campuses and outreach centers stretching nearly 1,200 miles from Ketchikan to Kotzebue, the University of Alaska system serves more than 20,000 students from diverse backgrounds in a place of awe-inspiring geography and immense distances. The university system鈥檚 broad charge encompasses everything from the community college mission to research-intensive, post-doctoral study.
University of Alaska
The University of Alaska (UA) is one legal entity established in the Alaska State Constitution to provide public higher education in Alaska. The University of Alaska is the formal and legal name.
Use of Brand Name:
Use University of Alaska in formal titles to reference services, departments, roles or functions, such as University of Alaska Board of Regents, University of Alaska President, University of Alaska Foundation, University of Alaska Human Resources.
University of Alaska is also appropriate when referring to budget or legal documents, when referring to 澳门六合彩开奖appas a single employer or 澳门六合彩开奖appemployees, or visually such as in logos or brand marks.
Abbreviation 澳门六合彩开奖appis acceptable on the second reference when referring to the legal entity.
University of Alaska system
The preferred reference to Alaska鈥檚 public university system, and should be written as University of Alaska system. The University of Alaska system includes three separately accredited universities, and a coordinating System Office responsible for administration and services not duplicated at any of the three universities.
Users should avoid the use of University of Alaska as a singular description of the system鈥檚 universities. A better description of the 澳门六合彩开奖appsystem: 鈥淭he University of Alaska system comprises three separately accredited universities and a coordinating System Office.鈥 Second reference should be 澳门六合彩开奖appsystem. [e.g. the University of Alaska system is the state鈥檚 largest provider of post-secondary education鈥. The 澳门六合彩开奖appsystem offers more than 400 degree and certificate programs.]
澳门六合彩开奖app Office
The 澳门六合彩开奖appSystem Office comprises the president, federal and state relations, IT infrastructure, internal/external audit, financial oversight and services, [tax reporting, debt, treasury, payroll, claims/risk management], general counsel, institutional research/reporting, university relations/public affairs, academics/research, human resource functions and land management.
The 澳门六合彩开奖app Office is the formal name to reference the central administration unit. It replaces the term 鈥淪tatewide.鈥 On second reference, use 澳门六合彩开奖appSystem Office or just System Office. [e.g. 澳门六合彩开奖app Office will hold an annual administrative meeting鈥. ] Abbreviated as SO.
University of Alaska Statewide 鈥 DO NOT USE
Use 澳门六合彩开奖app Office in reference to the central administration unit. Former abbreviations of SW should be changed to UASO or SO.
University of Alaska Foundation
The University of Alaska Foundation is a private nonprofit corporation that operates as a public foundation. It was established in 1974 to solicit, manage, and invest donations for the University of Alaska鈥檚 exclusive benefit. The 澳门六合彩开奖appFoundation is separate and distinct from the University of Alaska system and is governed by a board that comprises the president of the University of Alaska system, chancellors from each university (UAA/UAF/UAS), two members of 澳门六合彩开奖appBoard of Regents, and community volunteers.
The mission of the 澳门六合彩开奖appFoundation - The University of Alaska Foundation seeks, secures, and stewards philanthropic support in partnership with the University of Alaska system to help shape Alaska鈥檚 future.
Can be abbreviated as 澳门六合彩开奖appFoundation or foundation on second reference.
澳门六合彩开奖appLand Management
The 澳门六合彩开奖appLand Management office is responsible for UA鈥檚 property and land assets, and
works to generate revenue through responsible development of the university鈥檚 real
property. This includes everything from commercial leasing and resource development
to residential land sales and more. Revenues are invested in an endowment fund that
supports the 澳门六合彩开奖appScholars Program scholarships and other educational and research programs.
Use of the abbreviation 澳门六合彩开奖appis part of the formal title for the 澳门六合彩开奖appLand Management
office.
澳门六合彩开奖appScholars Award | 澳门六合彩开奖appScholars Program
The University of Alaska system established the 澳门六合彩开奖appScholars Program (Award) in 1999 to encourage Alaska students to attend and graduate from college in their home state. The 澳门六合彩开奖appScholars Award is a $12,000 scholarship awarded to students in the top ten percent of their Alaska high school class at the end of the junior year. The Award may be used toward the cost of attendance at any location within the University of Alaska system. 澳门六合彩开奖appScholars Awards are funded by the University of Alaska Land Grant Trust Fund. The endowment receives revenue from property sales and resource development conducted on Trust lands.
Use of the abbreviation 澳门六合彩开奖appis part of the formal title of the 澳门六合彩开奖appScholars Program and Award.
University of Alaska system: university, college and campus descriptions
The three separately accredited universities are the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), and the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS).
UAA locations include:
UAA鈥檚 largest campus is located in Anchorage, with four community campuses and extension sites throughout Southcentral Alaska.
Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) College - Mat-Su is an extended college of the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). The main campus is located on a 950 acre site on Trunk Road, about halfway between Palmer and Wasilla. The college began in 1958 as Palmer Community College, changing its name in 1963 to correspond to the Matanuska-Susitna Borough where it is located. It is commonly called Mat-Su College.
Kenai Peninsula College (KPC) - KPC is a community campus system within the University of Alaska Anchorage. Students have the choice to study at one of KPC鈥檚 three locations as well as take courses through KPC鈥檚 expanding virtual college. Locations include the Kenai River Campus (KRC) in Soldotna, the Kachemak Bay Campus (KBC) in 澳门六合彩开奖appr, and the Resurrection Bay Extension Site (RBES) in Seward
Kodiak College - Kodiak College is part of the University of Alaska statewide system of public higher education. In 1987 it changed from its previous designation as a community college to an extended college of the University of Alaska Anchorage. Kodiak College offers numerous academic credit courses that lead to occupational endorsement and undergraduate certificates and associate degrees and may be transferred to other colleges. In addition to traditional campus courses, there are a variety of alternative course formats including web-based, self-paced, and synchronous elearning courses.
Prince William Sound College (PWSC)- PWSC comprises one main campus in Valdez and extension campuses in Glennallen and Cordova. The college is part of the University of Alaska Anchorage. In 2014 the Board of Regents requested the college drop its separate accreditation by the Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities and come under UAA鈥檚 accreditation. The commission approved the change in July, 2015. At the same time the college began the process of dropping 鈥淐ommunity鈥 from its name.
UAF locations include:
The UAF main campus is referred to as the Troth Yeddha鈥 campus. The ridge that is the site of the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus was called Troth Yeddha鈥 (sometimes spelled Troth Yetth) by the Lower Tanana Dene (or Athabascans). Troth is the plant (Hedysarum alpinum) known in English as 鈥淚ndian potato,鈥 鈥渨ild potato,鈥 and 鈥渨ild carrot.鈥 The word yeddha鈥 means 鈥渋ts ridge, its hill.鈥
Bristol Bay Campus (Dillingham, AK) - The campus is located in Dillingham, Alaska, and serves the many remote communities of Bristol Bay, Alaska Peninsula, Pribilof Islands, and the Aleutian regions of southwest Alaska.
Chukchi Campus (Kotzebue, AK) - Located in the hub village of Kotzebue in the Northwest Arctic Borough, Chukchi Campus primarily serves Kotzebue as well as the eleven village communities and the Red Dog Mine site within a service area of more than 36,000 square miles. Chukchi Campus is a two-year public institution, with Alaska Native Serving Institution status.
Community & Technical College (Fairbanks, AK) - The UAF Community and Technical College, formerly Tanana Valley Campus is located in Fairbanks, Alaska. CTC is a major academic division of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, offering classes and curriculum normally associated with community colleges. CTC is primarily focused on career and technical education.
Interior Alaska Campus - IAC is part of a consortium of campuses within the College of Rural and Community Development (CRCD). IAC is designated as an Alaska Serving Institution. IAC is broken into several rural service districts: McGrath/GASH Region, Nenana Region, Tok Region, Yukon Flats Region, and Yukon-Koyukuk Region. This is the largest service area within the 澳门六合彩开奖appsystem and it is largely roadless; the majority of the communities IAC serves are primarily reached by small aircraft and/or boats.
Kuskokwim Campus (Bethel, AK) - The Kuskokwim Campus is located in an extended community of more than 46 Alaska Native villages. They are primarily Yup鈥檌k/Cup鈥檌k Eskimo villages with 56 tribes in a 57,000 square mile roadless area. The Kuskokwim Campus offers academic, vocational and community interest courses, as well as courses leading to associate, baccalaureate and master鈥檚 degrees. Kuskokwim Campus is the largest rural campus in the University of Alaska Fairbanks system. The campus is physically located in Bethel, a regional hub community situated in Alaska鈥檚 Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
Northwest Campus (Nome, AK) - Northwest Campus is located in Nome, a community of 3,500 that is the service hub for the 15 villages of the Bering Strait region. The Northwest Campus serves a total population of nearly 10,000.
UAS locations include:
The University of Alaska Southeast is a public university with its main campus in Juneau, Alaska and extended campuses in Sitka and Ketchikan.
The UAS Juneau Campus offers on-campus housing and classrooms, online classes, and specialized facilities for marine biology, environmental science, nursing, health science, construction, power technology, welding, mining, and fisheries.
The UAS Ketchikan Campus offers all UAS online degree programs, selected classes on-campus and specialized facilities for biology, construction, welding, power technology, marine oiler training, and ship navigation.
The UAS Sitka Campus offers all UAS online degree programs, selected classes on-campus and specialized facilities for nursing, health science, construction, welding, biology, and fisheries.