FY14 Budget Priorities
August 2012
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Student Learning
enhanced by faculty
scholarship,
undergraduate
research and creative
activities, community
engagement, and the
cultures and
environment of
Southeast Alaska
UAS Mission
◦ Student Success
 Supporting access and
completion
◦ Teaching and Learning
 Inspiring scholarship and
academic excellence
◦ Community Engagement
 Connecting citizens to meet
challenges
◦ Research and Creative
Expression
 Discovering and
disseminating knowledge
UAS Core Themes
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Assistant Professor of Biology – Fisheries
(New Funding)
◦ Integration of Fisheries into Current Biology
programs
 Creates a pathway for students completing AAS
degrees in Fisheries Tech at Community Campuses to
pursue BS degree in Biology or Marine Biology at UAS
as well as advanced graduate studies at UAF.
 Coordinate Internships and Undergraduate Research
Opportunities for Students with State & Federal
Agencies.
 Mentor Alaskan Native students participating in ANSEP.
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Assistant Professor of Teacher Education:
Reading & Literacy (New Funding)
◦ Fulfills expectations of the Alaska State Literacy
Blueprint
 Provide future teaching professionals with strong
foundation in literacy instruction.
 Prepare and teach courses designed to meet current
needs of Alaska’s P-12 students and school districts.
 UAS degrees and certificates awarded in Education
have doubled in past six years. Additional faculty
needed to sustain current program.
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Career Services & Community Engagement
Coordinator (New Funding)
◦ Initiative to improve student completion rates and
assisting graduates entering Alaska’s workforce.
◦ Position will be responsible for:
 Facilitating Academic Internships.
 Directing the UAS AL-I Leadership Program.
 Working with Faculty and Community Partners to
develop Service and Experiential Learning
Opportunities.
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Recruitment & Student Success
(TVEP Replacement)
◦ Initiative to improve access to e-learning and
educational opportunities in Alaska’s high demand
jobs in business and accounting.
◦ The initiative aims to stimulate new program
growth and retention by:
 Building relationships and contacts with high school
counselors and potential and current students in Rural
Alaska.
 Increase outreach efforts to industry partners.
 Increase the school’s visibility around the state.
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Director of UAS Center for Mine Training (Soft
funding replacement)
◦ Addresses State’s need for a trained mining
workforce
 Expands opportunities for state partnerships
◦ Student Completion
 Increase OEC completion
 Increase AAS in Mine Training enrollment
 230 non-credit instructional units per year for MSHA
courses.
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New Construction
◦ Freshman Student Housing in Juneau – Phase 2
 Locate student housing to center of campus
 Enhances freshman student college experience
 Facilitates a community of students to provide peer support
◦ Marine Davit Platform Completion in Ketchikan
 Completes project begun with Title III Funds
 Aids in training State of Alaska Marine Highway employees and
US Coast Guard personnel
◦ Facilities Services Plant Replacement (Planning Funds) in
Juneau
 Replaces an aging building
 Current space is inadequate
 Addresses safety and efficiency issues
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Freshman Dorm – Site Concept
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Renewal and Renovation
◦ Auke Lake Way Campus Entry Improvements
 Improves campus safety and the physical environment for
students, faculty, and staff.
 Removes vehicular traffic from campus core
◦ Hendrickson Building Remodel & Renovation
 Provides for a more effective and efficient use of space
 Replaces building heating and ventilation systems
◦ Bill Ray Center Remodel
 New home for School of Management
 Closer proximity to industry partners and government
 Opens space on main campus for program expansion
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Auke Lake Way – Phase 1 South Entry
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Master planning process to date:
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Gathering input from stakeholders
Assessing program space requirements
Evaluating current space utilization and capacity
Exploring options for campus concept development
and circulation
Master plan will be presented to the Board in
December. Approval will be sought at
February meeting.
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