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 °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±appcampuses 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, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±apphas more than 60 program/specialized accreditations
across the system.
October 24, 2024
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September 24, 2024
September 10, 2024
Announcing a new process for managing W-4 tax withholdings
October 18, 2024
Starting October 31, employees will be able to manage their own W-4 tax withholding selections directly in UAOnline, replacing the current process of submitting a NextGen form to human resources for processing.
Outside Activities Disclosure Obligations (Fall Reminder)
October 18, 2024
All University employees (including regular, term, temporary, student, and full and part-time faculty and staff) are responsible for complying with the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act.
985 Alaska high school students designated for $15,000 °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±appScholars Award
October 18, 2024
The newest cohort of students from nearly 250 high schools across Alaska has been identified as this year's class of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±appScholars, qualifying each of them for a $15,000 scholarship to use at any University of Alaska campus.
Sweeten your savings with a recurring contribution
October 18, 2024
Want to sweeten your 529 savings strategy? Consider adding recurring contributions. We'll sweeten the deal with a $100 contribution to your Alaska 529 account as part of the Dash to Save More incentive program.
Annual Title IX training due by October 31st
October 18, 2024
This training is an important step towards a safe campus environment where our students, staff and faculty can learn, work and live.
Reminder-°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±appSecurity Awareness Training due October 31
October 16, 2024
Due October 31 - Annual Required Security Awareness Training
It's °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±appDirectory Update Time
October 04, 2024
Every fall as students and scholars return to campus, university staff are asked to update their directory information in the people.alaska.edu directory.
Reminder - °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±appSecurity Awareness Training
September 11, 2024
Security Awareness Training is designed to help all °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±appemployees recognize and avoid threats such as phishing, social engineering, and malware