Request the President's Participation at an Event
To request the president's participation, please send the following info to ua.president@alaska.edu.
- Event name and host
- Event date, start and end times
- Event description. Include theme/topic, purpose, desired outcomes, history of the event, and whether a meal or refreshments will be served.
- Event location. [Be specific: address, room number, directions and/or attach a map.]
- President's expected role. [Attendance only, Panelist, Speaker, Judge, Other]
- Preferred arrival time; if necessary, describe where the president should report (or who to report to) upon arrival.
- Requested duration of the president's participation
- Recommended attire. [Formal, business professional, business casual, casual, other]:
- Describe the size and composition of expected audience (for example: business, education, government, donors, high school students, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±appstudents, faculty, staff, deans, directors).
- Describe whether the president is part of a stage party, any special seating, ticketing information, registration requirements, etc.
If presidential remarks are expected, please indicate the length, type (welcome, thank you, congratulatory, introductory, keynote, lecture, etc.) and provide - a least one week prior to the event - suggested talking points and topics you would like the president to address. Attach other helpful materials such as agendas, programs and links to pertinent websites.
Please provide a contact person for questions relative to the event, briefing materials and talking points.