Administrator Resources

 

Faculty Contract Dates

AY22-23: August 14, 2022 - May 13, 2023

AY23-24: August 13, 2023 - May 11, 2024

AY24-25: August 11, 2024 - May 10, 2025

AY25-26: August 10, 2025 - May 9, 2026

Deans' and Provost's Council

 

Deans' Council meets on the second Wednesday of every month, barring any holidays.
  • Trent Sutton, Vice Provost and Dean of the Division of Exploratory Studies & Academic Success
  • Bryan Uher, Associate Vice Chancellor of Rural Workforce Education
  • Cameron Carlson, Dean of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Business and Security Management
  • Carl Bishop, Dean of the Community and Technical ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
  • William Schnabel, Dean of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Engineering and Mines 
  • Denise Thorsen, Associate Dean of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Engineering and Mines  
  • Bradley Moran, Dean of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences 
  • Ana Aguilar-Islas, Associate Dean for Academic Programs of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences 
  • Jennifer Reynolds, Associate Dean for Research of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences 
  • Amy Vinlove, Dean of the School of Education 
  • Karsten Hueffer, Dean of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Natural Science and Mathematics 
  • Diane Wagner, Associate Dean of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Natural Science and Mathematics
  • Teisha Simmons, Interim Dean of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Indigenous Studies 
  • Richard Collins, Director of the Graduate School 
  • Ellen Lopez, Dean of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Liberal Arts 
  • Carrie Baker, Associate Dean of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Liberal Arts
  • Karen Jensen, Director of Libraries
  • Jenn Pedersen, Executive Director of The Center for Teaching and Learning
Provost's Council meets on the fourth Wednesday of every month, barring any holidays.
  • Trent Sutton, Vice Provost and the Dean of the Division of Exploratory Studies & Academic Success
  • Cameron Carlson, Dean of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Business and Security Management 
  • Carl Bishop, Dean of the Community and Technical ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
  • William Schnabel, Dean of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Engineering and Mines 
  • Bradley Moran, Dean of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences 
  • Amy Vinlove, Dean of the School of Education
  • Karsten Hueffer, Dean of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Natural Science and Mathematics
  • Teisha Simmons, Interim Dean of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Indigenous Studies
  • Jodie Anderson, Director of the Institute of Agricultural Natural Resources and Extension
  • Ginny Eckert, Director of the Alaska Sea Grant
  • Richard Collins, Director of the Graduate School 
  • Ellen Lopez, Dean of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø of Liberal Arts 
  • Patrick Druckenmiller, Director of the University of Alaska Museum of The North
  • Karen Jensen, Director of Libraries 
  • Chantelle McGinness, Director of Planning, Analysis and Institutional Research
  • Jennifer Pedersen, executive Director for The Center of Teaching and Learning
  • Hajo Eicken, Director of the International Arctic Research Center
  • Diane O’Brien, Interim Director of the Institute of Arctic Biology
  • Bob McCoy, Director of the Geophysical Institute
  • Michelle Bartlett, Director of Summer Sessions Lifelong Learning
  • Joanna Cruzan, Lead for the International Programs Specialist, International Student and Scholar Services 
  • Jeremy Kasper, Director of the Alaska Center for Energy and Power 
  • Jennifer Tilbury, Associate Vice Provost for Student Success
  • Abel Bult-Ito, Faculty Senate President
  • Leah Berman, Faculty Senate President-Elect
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Additional Resources

 

Effective October 28, 2024

 

Job Request Forms - Working Drafts Documents 

The job request working draft document may be used  prior to submitting in the AirTable Interface. The working draft will allow the initiator (PPA/Executive Officer) to work with the department head/chair or supervisor of the faculty position on the components of the job request forms. The final information is entered in the job request AirTable Inteface Platform.

Please download the working draft document below:

Signature Roles for the JRF
All Signatures are now collected in the JRF Interface in AT (AirTable)
  • Department Chairs or Program Heads (for all JRFs)
  • Chief of Faculty Affairs and Services (for all JRFs)
  • CTC Dean (for CTC JRFs)
  • CIS Acting Dean (for CIS JRFs)
  • Vice Chancellor roles (VCRNE- for joint appointments - for CTC and CIS JRFs)
  • VCR (for joint appointments and Research JRFs)
  • Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor (for all JRFs).

The signature roles are automated in the AirTable Unit Data Portal. 

Direct Hire Standard Operating Procedures

Direct Hire Standard Operating Procedure PDF 

Direct HIre Memo Template - Word Doc

For direct hire JRFs, please attach the memo request with the provost's approval of the direct hire. The memo can be uploaded in AT. 

For Faculty Services related questions, please contact Jen Hoppough at jahoppough@alaska.edu or at 907-474-7096. 

MEMO: UNAC Faculty Time Off Guidelines

For Faculty Services related questions, please contact Jen Hoppough at jahoppough@alaska.edu or at 907-474-7096.

Faculty 180

For Faculty180 questions please feel free to contact Victoria Dropps at vldropps@alaska.edu or Jen Hoppough at jahoppough@alaska.edu

Promotion and/or Tenure Review

For Faculty Services related questions, please contact Jen Hoppough at jahoppough@alaska.edu or at 907-474-7096.

The Office of Planning, Analysis and Institutional Research oversees and coordinates the administration of eXplorance Blue Student Course Evaluations. For assistance, email inquiries can be sent to uaf-course-evals@alaska.edu.

Blue Webpage

Course Evaluation Website

Archived Evaluations- Public Records

Professional Boundaries With Respect To Immediate Family Members UAF Policy

The University Representative must work in consultation with their Supervisor/Dean/Director to develop a written plan that removes them from any responsibility or influence over the student (IMF), including but not limited to reassigning grade assignments to other qualified individuals. Such a plan must be documented using the form below: 

UAF Policy 04.10.040

Contact information

For Faculty Services related inquiries, please contact Jen Hoppough at jahoppough@alaska.edu or at 907-474-7096.

For administrative assistance, please contact Sarah Thomas at uaf-provost@alaska.edu or smthomas14@alaska.edu or at 907-474-6634