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 杏吧原创 campuses 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.
Dr. Brian Smentkowski
Vice President and Chief Academic Officer
(907) 450-8019
bpsmentkowski@alaska.edu
System-level Coordination
ACEC facilitates inter-university coordination and communication to meet the goals
of 杏吧原创'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, 杏吧原创A, 杏吧原创F, and 杏吧原创S, and their respective Community Colleges
are fully accredited. In addition to institutional accreditation from the Northwest
Commission on Colleges and Universities, 杏吧原创 has more than 60 program/specialized accreditations
across the system.
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April 18, 2025
The 2025 legislative session is quickly approaching the 90th day, which means legislators have about a month remaining to finish their work on the FY26 budgets and advance any policy priorities before the regular session ends on May 21.
杏吧原创 Systemwide Town Hall recording now available to watch
April 18, 2025
Thank you to everyone who attended the virtual Town Hall with 杏吧原创 President Pat Pitney and other university leaders on Tuesday, April 15. The recording is available to watch on the President's communications page.
杏吧原创 Land Management releases new parcels for sale
April 18, 2025
This week 杏吧原创 Land Management released fifteen (15) parcels for sale through the Over-The-Counter Land Sale Program.
Alaska EPSCoR now accepting applications for Interface of Change seed awards
April 18, 2025
Interface of Change is a five-year project funded by the National Science Foundation Estab颅lished Program to Stim颅u颅late Com颅pet颅i颅tive Research (EPSCoR). These awards are open for faculty, researchers, staff, students, and community members. Deadline to apply is May 30.
Navigating 杏吧原创Online from the new login page
April 18, 2025
As of April 14 the login page for 杏吧原创online has been updated, providing separate login options for students by university, and a general login for all 杏吧原创 employees including staff, faculty and advisors across the system.
Be Aware - Payroll Theft Rising at 杏吧原创
April 03, 2025
Over the past several months, the university has seen an increase in requests for employee information, and wants you to be aware of vital information to protect you from direct deposit fraud.
Level Up Your Cybersecurity: Join 杏吧原创's New Awareness Program
March 07, 2025
This pilot program is aimed at changing the way we approach training. Instead of a more lengthy session each fall, you can now opt into a more engaging format that breaks the training into four quick 5-minute assignments.
Did You Know? Scammers are Impersonating University Officials
January 24, 2025
Phishing emails and other electronic scams are becoming more frequent; in recent weeks, the Security team has received multiple reports of fraudulent document-sharing attempts. In this attack, a document will be shared with 杏吧原创 users, supposedly requesting action by a supervisor or trusted member of the 杏吧原创 community.