UAA Assembly Agenda September 12, 2013 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. ADM 204

I. Call to Order II. Introduction of Members

P= Present E= Excused

President – Liz Winfree Vice President – APT Classified Faculty USUAA Alumni Association Christine Lidren Kathleen McCoy Mark Fitch Andrew Lemish James R. Hemsath (ex-officio) Betty Hernandez Rebecca Huerta Diane Hirshberg Melodee Monson Liz Winfree Tara Smith Dana Sample Kathy Smith Dianne Tarrant Bill Howell Maureen Hunt Lori Hart

III. Approval of Agenda (pg. 1)

IV. Approval of Summary (pg. 2-3)

V. President’s Report

VI. Administrative Reports A. Chancellor Case (pg. 4-9) Case Notes http://greenandgold.uaa.alaska.edu/chancellor/casenotes/ FAQ http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/chancellor/ B. Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor Baker C. Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services Spindle D. Vice Chancellor of Advancement Olson (pg. 10-11) E. Vice Chancellor for Student Services Schultz (pg. 12-16)

VII. Governance Reports A. System Governance Council B. Staff Alliance C. Classified Council D. APT Council E. Union of Students/ Coalition of Students F. Alumni Association - James R. Hemsath G. Faculty Senate/ Faculty Alliance (pg. 17)

VIII. Old Business IX. New Business A. Election: Assembly Vice President B. Student Satisfaction Survey Presentation, Susan Kalina (pg. 18) C. CAS Restructuring Discussion, Patricia Linton D. Assembly Meeting Time Discussion

X. Information/Attachments A. Upcoming Governance Events (recurring item) B. Questions for President Gamble email [email protected]

XI. Adjourn

1 UAA Assembly Summary May 9, 2013 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. ADM 204 Access Number: 1-800-893-8850 Meeting Number: 7730925 I. Call to Order II. Introduction of Members

P= Present E= Excused x President – Debbie Narang x Vice President – Kathy Smith APT Classified Faculty USUAA Alumni Association X Melodee Monson X Connie Dennis X Robert Boeckmann Alejandra Buitrago James R. Hemsath (ex-officio) X Dana Sample X Kathleen McCoy X Mark Fitch X Andrew Lessig X Carey Brown X Sarah Pace X Tara Smith Max Bullock X Betty Hernandez X Tamah Hayes X Peter Snow X Glenna Muncy X Deborah Narang

New Members President – Vice President – APT Classified Faculty USUAA Alumni Association X Christine Lidren X Kathleen McCoy X Mark Fitch X Andrew Lessig James R. Hemsath (ex-officio) X Betty Hernandez Rebecca Huerta E Diane Hirshberg X Melodee Monson X Liz Winfree Tara Smith X Dana Sample X Kathy Smith X Dianne Tarrant Bill Howell Maureen Hunt E Lori Hart

III. Approval of Agenda (pg. 1) Approved

IV. Approval of Summary (pg. 2-3) Approved

V. President’s Report Thanked the committee members for their work and support this past academic year

VI. Administrative Reports A. Chancellor Case (pg. 4-9) Case Notes http://greenandgold.uaa.alaska.edu/chancellor/casenotes/ FAQ http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/chancellor/

B. Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor Baker Discussed the successful commencement ceremony

C. Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services Spindle Had a successful commencement ceremony; next year’s ceremony will be the last one held at the . All future ceremonies will be held in the new sports arena New PWSCC president is Jacob Ng (pronounced Ung) The ‘topping out’ ceremony will be held, May 10th at 11:30 Athletics will move into the building in the summer of 2014 Construction for the new engineering building begins next week. The parking lot in front of the will be unavailable. Looking at possible alternatives for parking areas. Discussed several potential projects including moving the diplomacy building and the Bragaw extension

D. Vice Chancellor of Advancement Olson (pg. 10-11) Completed the AVC search for Alumni and opened the AVC search for development Looking for special events coordinator; Camille Oliver is transitioning to a position in housing Green and Gold Gala will be held September 28th New issue of Accolades has been released and mailed

2 University Assembly Summary E. Vice Chancellor for Student Services Schultz (pg. 12-15) Continuing to work on orientation and academic advising Four cohorts will be targeted: Students graduating high school with a 2.5 GPA or lower, UA Scholars program, Alaska Performance scholars, and Underprepared students Transcript evaluations is down to 24 hours Electronic Catalog training will begin in July Airforce ROTC commissioning is being held tomorrow, May 10th

VII. Governance Reports A. System Governance Council No Report

B. Staff Alliance Discussed the future of the committee Will be meeting next Tuesday, May 14th

C. Classified Council Held elections for 2013-2014 officers; Kathleen McCoy is the new incoming president Had a joint meeting with APT council where they had Erika Pierce as a guest speaker

D. APT Council Held elections for 2013-2014 officers: Christine Lidren is the new incoming president

E. Union of Students/ Coalition of Students Last meeting was held during finals week A constitutional convention was called during the last meeting

F. Alumni Association - James R. Hemsath No Report

G. Faculty Senate/ Faculty Alliance Working on developing an electronic template for promotion and tenure files Faculty Senate voted to not accept MOOCs for credit at this time Program Prioritization training begins next week

VIII. Old Business IX. New Business A. Athletics Update from Associate Athletic Director, Tim McDiffett (2:00) Currently UAA teams are ranked number 12th in the country All athletes had a combined average GPA of 3.2 Discussed the accomplishments of athletes This was the first year that indoor track and field was sponsored; Men finished in the top 15 and the women’s team won the overall conference New arena is scheduled to open Fall 2014 Hosting the Mayor’s marathon on June 22nd Currently doing a search for an ice hockey coach

B. Election of Assembly President and Vice President Liz Winfree was nominated and elected as the 2013-2014 Assembly President Andrew Lessig was nominated and elected as the 2013-2014 Assembly Vice President

C. Recognition of Members

X. Information/Attachments A. Upcoming Governance Events (recurring item)

XI. Adjourn

3 U OF A SYSTEM HIGHLIGHTS – SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

STATEWIDE Academic Affairs At the request of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Education, Vice President for Academic Affairs Dana Thomas delivered an August 21 presentation on the cost of developmental education.

UAA Andrew Romerdahl is named the First College of Business and Public Policy Weidner Chair. Romerdahl, a UAA alumnus and general manager at Pacific Tower Properties, will serve as the first Weidner Chair in Business Management for 2014. On Sept. 5 UAA celebrated the appointment with Dean Weidner, founder and owner of Weidner Property Management, who pledged $3M to establish an endowed chair and also gave $4M to create an emphasis in real estate and property management with the Bachelor of Business Administration finance degree.

Katrina Church-Chmielowski is the new Copper Basin Extension Coordinator for Prince William Community College. Katrina has been with the Extension Center since 1997 and wrote the curriculum Tourism in Rural Alaska, which is now used globally.

UAA Nursing Professors Annette Rearden and Mary Weiss held their second nursing camp in Bethel. Fourteen students ages 14 to 26 participated in the August camp which encourages, recruits and educates local individuals about nursing.

Students and faculty are spearheading an effort to make UAA a smoke-free campus. If successful, UAA could be the first smoke-free university campus in the state.

The UAA Department of Human Services has developed an online resource guide to inform educators and professionals about domestic violence and sexual assault in Alaska. All Alaskans are invited to visit the new Choose Respect website, developed with funding from the Office of the Governor.

Groundbreaking for the Engineering and Industry Building takes place Sept. 13 at 10 a.m.

UAA developed a plan to ease congestion due to major construction projects and parking issues during the fall 2013 semester to include implementation of a UAA Construction blog, increased shuttle services, and additional parking at some existing parking lots while other lots are closed.

Environment major and May UAA graduate Brittany Bennett, Business major Richard “Max” Bullock, and International Studies major and May graduate Kossi Massada received scholarship awards to do internships with the Washington Center, a Leadership Forum, in the nation’s capital this summer.

The Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center (AJSAC) has released, "Alaska Offender Profile: Adult Probation/Parole, 2002–2012," number 13-06 in the Fact Sheet publication series. The report presents data on the adult probation/parole population under Alaska Department of Corrections supervision for

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4 the period 2002–2012, and briefly describes how probation and parole operate in Alaska. The Fact Sheet is authored by Dr. Brad A. Myrstol, AJSAC director. The AJSAC is housed within the UAA Justice Center.

Justice major Lena Illig is the first person to receive a $1,000 Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP) college scholarship two years in a row. She is one of 21 top students awarded the scholarship by LEEP's professional public safety officers. LEEP is a non-profit organization dedicated to public safety research and education with a focus on child safety. It was founded in 1997 and expanded nationally in 2004 to reach children and teens throughout the country.

UAF Sea ice decline and warming trends are changing the vegetation in nearby arctic coastal areas, according to scientists Uma Bhatt, an associate professor with the , and Skip Walker, a professor at the Institute of Arctic Biology. The two contributed to a recent review of research on the response of plants, marine life, and animals to declining sea ice in the Arctic.

Nome could soon be known as the first community in the American Arctic to get its power from geothermal energy, thanks to a partnership among UAF, the City of Fairbanks, the City of Nome, and local Native corporations and nonprofits. After several years of research, a project team this week is drilling a large-diameter exploration hole to verify the size and extent of the geothermal resource at Pilgrim Hot Springs, which is 60 road miles from Nome. Once completed, a flow test will determine whether the hot springs contain sufficient quantity of hot water to support construction of an on-site power production.

Real-time information about ship movements near Nome is now available to the public. The Northwest Campus, the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program, and the University of the Aegean in Greece recently collaborated to install an automatic identification system. The station collects data on large marine vessels within 12 miles of the Nome harbor and uploads the information to an online map.

The Student Health and Counseling Center begins an outreach program this fall to identify and assist students at risk for mental health problems. The effort begins with an anonymous survey. The answers are compiled and students who are at high risk for problems such as depression, anxiety and suicide are contacted (using an encrypted address) and invited to engage in counseling, either online or in person. The program has been effective on other college campuses in reaching out to students, especially those who are physically or emotionally isolated, who are struggling with mental health issues.

New student orientation took place Sept. 1 – 4. In addition to the regular schedule of academic and social activities, students and alumni were involved in a large video-wrapping production that will be shown at the chancellor’s State of the University address to the campus Sept. 19.

The Rasmuson Library will host “Frozen Dreams and Delusions: 400 Years of Arctic Cartography,” the 31st International Map Collectors’ Society symposium Sept. 9 – 10.

The UA Press released a new book, Dena’inaq’ Huch’ulyeshi: The Dena’ina Way of Living, edited by Suzi Jones, Aaron Leggett and James A. Fall. The range of the Dena’ina people stretches from the Cook Inlet

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5 region to central Alaska and has been established for 1,000 years, yet their culture has largely been overlooked, leaving large gaps in the literature.

Allan Morotti, School of Education dean, received the 2013 Outstanding Contribution Award from the Oxford Symposium in school-based family counseling for his work in social justice.

Dean of Libraries Bella Gerlich was honored by her alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh, with the School of Information Sciences Professional Achievement Award. The award is given to alumni who have demonstrated achievements in the fields of information science, community, public or humanitarian service.

For additional highlights visit www.uaf.edu/chancellor/highlights/.

UAS Ketchikan Assistant Professor of History John Radzilowski is editor of the second edition of the American Immigration: An Encyclopedia of Political, Social, and Cultural Change (in concert with James Ciment), published by ME Sharpe. The print version of the four-volume revised encyclopedia is due in October 2013. The encyclopedia covers the topic of immigration from multiple perspectives, including both historical immigration and contemporary issues. In addition to directing the revisions of the first edition of the encyclopedia, Radzilowski authored numerous entries in the second edition, including those on African American Migration, the Department of Homeland Security, Espionage and Immigration, Human Trafficking, Immigrant foods, Sacred Architecture, Armenian Americans, Greek Americans, and Polish Americans. Also contributing an article to the new edition were UAS Ketchikan graduate Kali Hofman and Kasia Polanska (Adjunct Instructor, UAS Ketchikan).

Tongass National Forest’s Forest Geologist Jim Baichtal will kick off the UAS Evening at Egan Fall Lecture series with a presentation highlighting some current geologic studies in Southeast Alaska. The Sept. 13 presentation will share the findings of two areas of ongoing research: changing sea levels and coastlines, and an update on the discovery, excavation, and identification of 220 million year old Triassic marine reptile fossils from several localities in Southeastern Alaska. The lecture summarizes many years of data collection and partnerships with numerous organizations such as the US Geological Survey and the UA Museum. The Evening at Egan Lecture series takes place in the Egan Lecture Hall or Library on consecutive Fridays through Nov. 15.

The title for the Juneau campus fourth annual One Campus One Book program is At the Mouth of the River of Bees, a story collection by Kij Johnson. This year an expanded program will include an author presentation during one of the Evening at Egan lectures, an author-led community fiction writing workshop, and a student art exhibit based on the books in the spring. All incoming students attending New Student Orientation at UAS received a copy of the book and participating faculty will integrate the book into their curriculum. One Campus One Book is part of a larger First Year Experience program that focuses on building the campus community through a shared text. UAS Public Services Librarian Jonas Lamb, who formerly worked for the Juneau Public Library, is heading up the project. He said similar programs have been shown to improve freshmen retention rates on college campuses.

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6 PRESIDENT’S COMMENTS

Academic:  Visited the Alaska Middle College in Eagle-River. Spoke to the Mat-Su Borough School superintendent about dual enrollment and curriculum alignment.  Spoke at UAF School of Education’s (SOE) annual faculty and staff meeting relative to the SOE’s role in this next phase of our Strategic Direction Initiative. Vice President Dana Thomas addressed the group along with me.

Administrative:  President’s Cabinet discussed the FY15 budget and received updates on metrics; fall enrollment; and the Fisheries, Seafood and Maritime Initiative.

University Relations:  Attended an Anchorage dinner hosted by Ed and Cathy Rasmuson for the Alaska Grantmakers. Spoke to Exxon representatives about teacher preparation programs.  Vice President Thomas and I participated in the 90% by 2020 Leadership Team meeting in Anchorage. This organizational meeting focused on its structure and priority outcomes.  Chaired the Alaska Aerospace Corporation board meeting in Anchorage.  Participated in an Alaska Military Force and Advocacy Structure Team (AMFAST) conference call. Discussed Eielson and energy cost reduction ideas.

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7 UA Grant Proposals Awarded August 23, 2013 - September 5, 2013

Proposal Proposal Project Project Amnt MAU Type Category Department PI Title Start Date End Date Funding Agency Award Date ($1,000) UAA New Non- Applied CAS Geography Munk, Lee Ann Hydrogeology and 1-Jun-13 31-May-15 J.A. Munter 29-Aug-13 14.1 competitive Research Geochemistry of Consulting, Inc. Groundwater in the Sand Lake Area, Anchorage, AK - Supplemental Funding

UAA Total 14.1 UAF New Applied CEM INE Nance, Kara L Building educational capacity 1-Sep-13 31-Aug-16 National Science 5-Sep-13 499.1 Competitive Research General in cyber operations Foundation Research Basic CEM INE Johnson, Jerome A preliminary discrete element 1-Sep-13 30-Sep-13 Other 4-Sep-13 55.4 Research General Ben method (DEM) model of the Corporations Research retrieval of an asteroid boulder from a larger asteroid

CLA Koester, David C Collaborative Research: 1-Sep-13 29-Feb-16 National Science 24-Aug-13 237.8 Anthropology Comprehensive Itelmen [itl] Foundation Dictionary

New Non- Basic CEM INE Connor, Billy G UAF Support for FHWA 1-Sep-13 30-Sep-14 Federal Highway 4-Sep-13 30.0 competitive Research Alaska Univ Efforts in Assessing Impacts Administration Transp Center of Climate Change on Transportation in Alaska

IAB AK Coop Lopez, Juan RWO 208 Genetic Diversity 1-Jul-13 30-Jun-13 USDI Geological 4-Sep-13 51.2 Fish/Wildlife Andres and Population Rlations of Survey Rsch Unit Resident Kokanee and Andadromous Salmon in Copper Lake (Wrangell-St. Elias National Park)

Public Library Alaska & McCartney, The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 1-Aug-13 30-Sep-14 PWS Regional 28-Aug-13 25.0 Service Polar Regions Leslie Project Jukebox Citizens' Advisory Council (PWSRCAC)

Compiled by UA Institutional Research and Analysis. September 5, 2013 18 of 2 Proposal Proposal Project Project Amnt MAU Type Category Department PI Title Start Date End Date Funding Agency Award Date ($1,000) Other IARC Geog Info Heinrichs, High Latitude Proving 1-Jul-13 30-Jun-14 Nat'l Oceanic & 27-Aug-13 112.5 Network of AK Thomas Alan Ground - Improving Atmospheric Forecasts and Warnings by Admin Leveraging GOES-R Investment to Deliver and Test NPP/JPSS Data in Support of Operational Forecasters

Other Instruction CEM INE Thorsen, Denise Transforming a Freshman 1-Sep-13 31-Aug-15 National Science 30-Aug-13 176.2 General Lorraine Engineering Lab Course to Foundation Research Improve Access for Rural Students and Model for Future STEM Distance Courses UAF Total 1,187.2 Grand Total 1,201.3

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University Assembly Report – September 2013 Megan Olson, Vice Chancellor

Administration • Ceremonial Groundbreaking of UAA’s New Engineering and Industry Building – September 13 Be part of the progress! Join us Friday, September 13 at 10 a.m. in front of the Wells Fargo Sports Complex to celebrate the ceremonial groundbreaking of UAA’s new Engineering and Industry Building. UAA's Engineering and Industry Building will create an environment for enhancing engineering teaching, learning and research, fostering collaboration and inspiring greater achievement and success. It will be an economic stimulus and powerhouse for Alaska that attracts and engages students, faculty and the engineering and industry community. For more information, go to http://greenandgold.uaa.alaska.edu/email/engineering-ground-breaking.html

• Faculty and Staff Convocation – September 20 Get an update on important initiatives and celebrate fellow faculty and staff on Friday, September 20, in the Wendy Williamson Auditorium. Faculty and Staff Convocation kicks off with breakfast at 8:30 a.m., followed by promotion and tenure awards, Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence and longevity awards at 9 a.m.

Alumni Relations • Green & Gold Gala – September 28 The annual Green & Gold Gala, the Alumni Association’s black-tie scholarship fundraiser will honor the 2013 UAA Alumni of Distinction: Alumni of Achievement Award, Sophie Minich, B.B.A. Finance ’89; Alumni Humanitarian Award, Susan Labelle, BSW, ’84, MSW, ’97; Alumni Emerging Leader Award, Stephen Trimble, B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies ’08.

Tables are available for purchase, and RSVP’s are being requested by September 13. To be a sponsor or purchase a table, please contact Heather Karwowski, (907) 786-1942 or email [email protected].

For additional information go to www.uaa.alaska.edu/alumni/green-and-gold-gala.cfm

Development Upcoming events • Weidner Property Management & Real Estate Program - September 5 Dean Rashmi Prasad and the College of Business & Public Policy at UAA will be holding a reception to introduce the Weidner Property Management & Real Estate Program, and will be honoring W. Dean Weidner, who pledged $3 million to endow the Weidner Chair on September 5 at 7:00 p.m. at the Rasmuson Hall Lobby.

• Student Phone-a-thon begins - September 16

Recent Major Gifts • The Estate of John F. McManamin donated $100,000 to support the Patty McManamin Endowment for Education, which provides assistance to students pursuing a career in education.

10 • First National Bank Alaska donated $25,000 to support the AK Sourcelink Initiative in the Center for Economic Development at the College of Business and Public Policy. The Sourcelink Initiative is designed as a resource for small businesses throughout the state.

• Google, Inc. provided an in-kind donation of search network advertising, valued at over $80,000, to support the AK Sourcelink Initiative.

• The Kralick Foundation donated $40,000 to the Louis L. Kralick, M.D. Alaska WWAMI Professorship in Biomedical Science.

• Livingstone Slone, Inc. pledged over $25,000 to support a Livingstone Slone Applied Research in Health Project Management Award at UAA.

• The KeyBank Foundation donated $10,000, dividing their gift to support the KeyBank Scholarship for Business and Economics, and the Seawolf Legacy Endowed Scholarship.

University Relations • Social Media/Hashtag Campaign We kicked off the school year with a social media/hashtag campaign in support of Amazing Stories Being Written Every Day. Throughout the year you'll see #SeawolfNation, #Seawolfinit, #uaamazing, among hashtags being used to share photos, posts, thoughts and school spirit via social media. We've also added some hashtag/Seawolf spirit gigantic window clings to the footbridge between the Wells Fargo Sports Complex and Rasmuson Hall, and the Residence Halls also received new window clings. It was great to see students and parents posing for pictures in front of the footbridge during Kick-Off weekend!

The Howl: UAA's new social media hub, is now live and streaming all of our social media hashtags and can be viewed via UAA's homepage, or directly at http://greenandgold.uaa.alaska.edu/hub/. One other addition to UAA's story telling online capability came online this summer: UAA's Amazing Stories website, with past story features and a nomination function for others to share their UAA amazing stories with us. http://greenandgold.uaa.alaska.edu/amazingstories/.

• Green and Gold News Site As the media industry has changed dramatically over the past few years, so has the way media and others get their information about what's happening on campus. In an effort to provide a central place for most things newsworthy at UAA, we've launched a new and improved Green and Gold News site. It can be viewed at http://greenandgold.uaa.alaska.edu.

• Amazing Stories Look for more Amazing Stories activity around campus in the coming months, and for a run of television commercials and online advertising this academic year as well.

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11 STUDENT AFFAIRS REPORT TO THE UAA UNIVERSITY ASSEMBLY September 2013

OFFICE of STUDENT AFFAIRS The Coordinator of Student Affairs Research, Assessment & Staff Development, Whitney Brown, joined the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) on June 10. This summer, she evaluated the data needs of departments and assessment capacity of staff and is working to advance the culture of evidence unit wide.

Student Affairs departments are making progress to advance the student learning outcomes agenda. Throughout September, each department will participate in Student Learning Outcomes workshops. Over the summer, departments submitted draft-learning outcomes that the Coordinator of Assessment reviewed and returned with feedback. Departments will work together this year to measure these learning outcomes.

The Coordinator of Assessment also introduced Compliance Assist, a reporting and planning module provided by Campus Labs, to document learning outcomes, plan assessment activities, and submit pre-proposals and initiative proposals. Staff will also use this platform to submit annual reports and track and report progress on department priorities.

The Assessment Team (A-Team) is expanding to align with the restructuration of the Student Affairs Unit. OSA has also been building assessment capacity division wide through trainings and webinars. Staff participated in webinars and discussions on the topics of “Evaluating your Academic Advising Program” and “Assessment Beyond Surveys.” Student Union student managers and Residence Life Professional staff also participated in customized training with the Coordinator of Assessment, focusing on best practices and strategies for collecting and utilizing assessment data.

The Military & Veteran Student Resource Center (MVSRC) Seawolf Boot Camp has been invited to conduct a training session as part of a new Community Coalition Workshop. This workshop is designed to engage the Anchorage community in a conversation on how to effectively support our military and veteran population. This is a partnership with the Alaska National Guard and Army OneSource.

MVSRC partnered with the Department of Human Services for a “Coats and Hats Drive” to collect winter coats and hats for underprivileged children connected to Joint Base Elmendorf- Richardson (JBER).

During the last month, MVSRC conducted mass briefings for new veteran students through Howl Days and through the new graduate student orientation. MVSRC staff also conducted GI Bill briefings on JBER for service members preparing to separate from active duty. All told, these briefings contacted 54 veterans and active duty service members.

During the last month, MVSRC staff Terry Jackson and John Johnson held more than 120 counseling/coaching sessions with military and veteran students to help them effectively utilize their benefits while attending UAA.

John Johnson represented UAA’s MVSRC on KSKA’s radio program Hometown Alaska to discuss the transition of veterans back into civilian communities.

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ACADEMIC and MULTICULTURAL STUDENT SERVICES Disability Support Services (DSS) Adaptive Computing Specialist Krista Zug presented sessions on “Accessible Course Content” at the Faculty Technology Center workshop on August 14, at the Faculty Boot-camp workshop on August 19, and at the Eagle River campus on August 29.

DSS received 480 accommodation requests from 146 students as of September 5. This represents a 31% increase of requests over fall 2012 requests during the same period. At this rate, it is projected that the Fall 2013 student accommodation requests will exceed Fall 2012 totals.

DSS received 136 alternate format materials requests for the semester, as of September 5. Alternate format material is a conversion for textbooks into a medium appropriate for students with disabilities: i.e., audio book, Braille, etc.

Multicultural Center Director E. Andre Thorn served as guest panelist at the U.S. Department of Interior Lunch and Learn Diversity Day on August 22.

Channel 2 News featured Multicultural Center staff members and students regarding their impressions about the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington and the iconic “I have a Dream” speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Multicultural Center staff Leo Medal and E. Andre Thorn conducted a presentation titled “Work to College: Myths, Realities, and Resources” during the Mexican Consulate’s Labor Rights Week on August 26.

Native Student Services (NSS) hosted the Native Early Transition (NET) program during the week prior to courses (August 19 – 23). Activities focused on preparing student for the first day of class. Thirty students from rural Alaska completed the weeklong program and a satisfaction survey indicated that 100% of the students felt that the program was helpful in their transition into UAA.

NSS is partnering with Residential Life to host a rural Alaska learning community on the fourth floor of North Hall. Twenty-four NET program participants are members of this newly formed learning community.

NSS hosted its fall semester Welcome Potluck on Friday, September 6.

Student Support Services (SSS) partnered with the UAF Student Support Services program for a panel on the KSUA 91.5 radio program on July 10 to provide information to first- generation students enrolled within the UA statewide system.

SSS provided access and transition services to 35 first-year first-time students through the SSS Bridge and Learning Community Program on August 16.

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ENROLLMENT SERVICES Fall enrollment at UAA looks much stronger than last year. After lagging behind last year throughout May and June, it has surged since mid-July with positive trends on the Anchorage, Kenai, and Kodiak campuses. Since July 1, student headcount on the Anchorage campus has moved from a deficit of 492 (-4.34%) compared to last year, exceeding last year’s figure by 172 (+1.21%). Data as reported by the Statewide Institutional Research Office (SW IR) and compiled by UAA IR for August 26, 2013: Student Headcount Enrolled Credit Hours Campus Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Change Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Change Anchorage 14,243 14,415 172(1.21%) 134,662 133,871 -791 (-0.59%) KPC * 2,626 2,615 -11 (-0.42%) 16,264 15,875 -389 (-2.3%) KOC * 772 767 -5 (-0.65%) 3,626 3,537 -89 (-2.45%) Mat-Su 1,847 1,781 -66 (-3.57) 13,771 12,868 -903 (-6.56%) PWSCC 401 378 -23 (-5.74%) 2,327 2,064 -263 (-11.30%) UAA MAU** 17,725 17,710 -15 (-0.08%) 170,650 168,215 -2,435 (-1.43%) * Both and had been above last year’s head count until the August 26 report. ** MAU figures are unduplicated, i.e. a student enrolled at more than one campus is counted only once, at the campus where they are admitted.

Overall, UAA is leading the UA system: Student Headcount Enrolled Credit Hours Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Change Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Change UAA MAU 17,725 17,710 -15 (-0.08%) 170,650 168,215 -2,435 (-1.43%) UAF MAU 7,977 7,602 -375 (-4.70%) 76,704 73,459 -3,245 (-4.23%) UAS MAU 2,970 2,657 -313 (-10.54%) 23,374 21,304 -2,070 (-8.86%) UA system** 27,895 27,251 -644 (-2.31%) 270,728 262,978 -7,750 (-2.86%) ** Unduplicated, i.e. a student enrolled at more than one MAU is counted only once, at the MAU where they are admitted.

Additionally, SW IR has been publishing a prediction of Fall Closing Headcount. “Closing” is considered the official enrollment figure for the semester. Currently, UAA headcount is predicted to finish between 2011 (UAA’s all-time record high) and last year, and UAA is the only MAU predicted to finish the semester with a head count higher than last year: Fall 2013 Closing, Projection Fall 2012 Closing, Actual Fall 2011 Closing, Actual UAA 20,314 19,825 20,699 UAF 10,288 10,799 11,149 UAS 3,427 3,765 4,043 Source: Statewide Office of Institutional Research.

The Student Information Office created “One-Stop Mobile,” an express service kiosk that is open Monday - Thursday throughout the semester in the Student Union Building. Students can receive assistance with any enrollment related matter at the kiosk, rather than call or travel to the UAA One-Stop in the University Center. During the first week of the semester, 75 - 100 students per day visited One-Stop Mobile.

Mayra López-González joined Enrollment Services in late June as Director of Electronic Student Services. Coming from Austin Peay University in Clarksville, TN, Mayra brings advanced programming skills and experience with aspects of Banner Student the University of Alaska system is presently not using.

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STUDENT ACCESS, ADVISING and TRANSITION SAAT established a general “Who is my Advisor?” hotline for the UAA Anchorage campus community managed by the Advising and Testing Center front desk. The hotline is complemented by a new advising website that guides students through the advising process (www.uaa.alaska.edu/advising).

MAP-Works Fall Transition Survey will launch September 22 and remain open for two weeks until October 6. The MAP-Works survey will be sent out via student’s UAA email to all degree seeking freshmen and sophomore students.

The UA Scholars Program and Honors College co-presented at Howl Days specifically for UA Scholars and Honors students. A total of 182 first-time UA Scholars were in attendance for the summer, which is a 17% increase from last year.

On Saturday, August 24, 116 participants (68 UA Scholars and 48 guests) were in attendance for the UA Scholars Meet and Greet. Scholars and their guests were welcomed by the SAAT staff and received welcome bags preceding Freshman Convocation.

On November 1, UA Scholar Night at UAA will be held for high school students who are eligible to receive the UA Scholar award. UA Scholar Night is a special reception hosted by Recruitment, Honors College, UA Scholars @ UAA, and the Statewide Office. Staff and faculty will be available to discuss opportunities and services their department provides to students. If your department would like to participate please contact Recruitment at

786-1543.

New Student Orientation (NSO) hosted 15 Howl Days events (new student orientations) between May 16 and August 23 with a total of 1,268 participants (1,016 students and 252 guests). This was an increase of 19% in student attendance over last summer.

NSO Answer Desks were stationed at five buildings across campus (Social Science, Student Union, Rasmuson Hall, and the University Center) the first week of classes to assist students as they returned to campus. NSO collaborated with Commuter Student Services, Student Life and Leadership, the Multicultural Center, and Advising and Testing to staff the desks.

New Student Recruitment has a newly designed Future Students website in an effort to provide prospective students with an easy-to-navigate, appealing experience (www.uaa.alaska.edu/futurestudents).

New Student Recruitment will be representing UAA at 35 college fairs in September and October. Information sessions will also be offered in all of the high schools within the Anchorage Bowl, Mat-Su, and Kenai Peninsula.

Sixteen sections of GUID A150 “Creating Success in College” were offered for Fall Semester. As of August 30, all sections have full enrollment with 363 registered students.

In August, 793 students were provided academic advising (568 in-house and 225 online or over the phone).

15 STUDENT AFFAIRS REPORT TO THE UAA UNIVERSITY ASSEMBLY September 2013

STUDENT DEVELOPMENT The Division of Student Development will host its annual Open House on September 11 from 11:30 am - 1 pm and 4-5 pm.

The Career Services Center (CSC) will host the Fall Career Fair on October 17.

CSC debuted its newest resource, the Career Concierge, a bi-weekly newsletter highlighting CSC’s resources and services for students as well as upcoming events.

BP will hold on-campus recruiting events during September 9, 11, and 18-19. Engineering, business, and construction management majors will be able to apply for interviews for internship and full-time positions that will be held September 18-19 in the CSC offices.

CSC and the CBPP Accounting Department are partnering again this year to host Accounting Week during September 23-27.

During summer 2013, the UAA Dean of Students Office (DSO) published new webpages about academic integrity on the DSO website.

The DSO is coordinating Safety Awareness Month, a series of twelve safety programs in September and early October. Safety Awareness Month is a collaborative effort by many different UAA departments and includes the following workshops: Bike Safety Fair (September 9, 5-6:30 pm), Home Safety (September 17, 1-3 pm), Outdoor Safety (September 19, 3-5 pm), Automobile Safety (September 25, 3-5 pm).

North Hall created a Twitter account (@Northhall123) to connect residents to programs and services in the building; it currently has 24 followers. North Hall also has 108 “likes” for its Facebook page “UAA North Hall First Year Experience.”

North Hall is now the home of the Native Early Transition (NET) living and learning community.

For Constitution Day on September 17, Residence Life is planning a Constitution themed dinner in Creekside. Staff will hand out mini-constitution books and students will have the opportunity to take the Citizenship Test to test their knowledge about the Constitution and being a citizen.

The Northern Light sent out their third annual Freshmen Edition to over 1,400 first-time first- year freshmen throughout Alaska and the Lower 48.

KRUA 88.1FM has prepared their documentation to renew their FCC license.

The Student Health & Counseling Center will host Suicide Awareness and Prevention Week September 9-13 with the following events: 1,100 Red Flag Display in the Cuddy Quad and outreach booths on September 10 in Rasmuson Hall and on September 13 in the Social Sciences Building.

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I. Student Code of Conduct discussion Faculty Senate’s Academic Honesty and Integrity committee is participating in the discussion on an updated student code of conduct. II. Academic Dispute process The office of Academic Affairs is working to revise the academic dispute process which is currently confusing to many. Faculty Senate is helping arrange volunteers to participate in this discussion. III. Academic Master Plan In conjunction with the provost faculty are working to identify what portions of the last academic plan have been achieved and any portions that need to be updated. IV. The and UAA events The Faculty Senate president will be participating in discussions about how to handle UAA events in the future. This includes beginning of year events and commencement. V. Student Satisfaction Survey Faculty are participating in the discussion begun by the BOR about a student satisfaction survey. This includes deciding on an instrument and whether one instrument is used for all three universities. Faculty oppose giving students too many surveys and burdening the universities with the cost.

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Question: If UAA were to implement a student satisfaction survey that would be useful to you and your unit, what are the 2-3 questions you would most want to ask?

To volunteer as a representative: Please email your name, the group you represent, e.g. faculty, staff or student and your availability for any of the following sessions to Ester Bayne at [email protected] .

Monday, September 23 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Facilitator: Robert Boeckmann)

Thursday, September 26 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Facilitator: Erin Holmes)

Friday, September 27 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Facilitator: Lacy Karpilo)