Administrator Resources
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.
- Amy Vinlove, Dean of the School of Education
- Ana Aguilar-Islas, Associate Dean for Academic Programs of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
- Bradley Moran, Dean of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
- Bryan Uher, Associate Vice Chancellor of Rural Workforce Education
- Cameron Carlson, Dean of the College of Business and Security Management
- Carrie Baker, Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
- Denise Thorsen, Associate Dean of the College of Engineering and Mines
- Diane Wagner, Associate Dean of the College of Natural Science and Mathematics
- Ellen Lopez, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
- Jenn Pedersen, Executive Director of The Center for Teaching and Learning
- Jennifer Reynolds, Associate Dean for Research of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
- Karen Jensen, Director of Libraries
- Karsten Hueffer, Dean of the College of Natural Science and Mathematics
- Kevin Alexander, Interim Dean of the Community and Technical College
- Richard Collins, Director of the Graduate School
- Teisha Simmons, Interim Dean of the College of Indigenous Studies
- Trent Sutton, Vice Provost and Dean of the Division of Exploratory Studies & Academic Success
- William Schnabel, Dean of the College of Engineering and Mines
Provost's Council meets on the fourth Wednesday of every month, barring any holidays.
- Abel Bult-Ito, Faculty Senate President
- Amy Vinlove, Dean of the School of Education
- Bob McCoy, Director of the Geophysical Institute
- Bradley Moran, Dean of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
- Cameron Carlson, Dean of the College of Business and Security Management
- Chantelle McGinness, Director of Planning, Analysis and Institutional Research
- Diane O’Brien, Interim Director of the Institute of Arctic Biology
- Ellen Lopez, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
- Ginny Eckert, Director of the ºÚÁÏÉçappSea Grant
- Hajo Eicken, Director of the International Arctic Research Center
- Jennifer Pedersen, executive Director for The Center of Teaching and Learning
- Jennifer Tilbury, Associate Vice Provost for Student Success
- Jeremy Kasper, Director of the ºÚÁÏÉçappCenter for Energy and Power
- Joanna Cruzan, Lead for the International Programs Specialist, International Student and Scholar Services
- Jodie Anderson, Director of the Institute of Agricultural Natural Resources and Extension
- Karen Jensen, Director of Libraries
- Karsten Hueffer, Dean of the College of Natural Science and Mathematics
- Kevin Alexander, Interim Dean of the Community and Technical College
- Leah Berman, Faculty Senate President-Elect
- Michelle Bartlett, Director of Summer Sessions Lifelong Learning
- Patrick Druckenmiller, Director of the University of ºÚÁÏÉçappMuseum of The North
- Richard Collins, Director of the Graduate School
- Teisha Simmons, Interim Dean of the College of Indigenous Studies
- Trent Sutton, Vice Provost and Dean of the Division of Exploratory Studies & Academic Success
- William Schnabel, Dean of the College of Engineering and Mines
Additional Resources
CIS Initial Salary Placement (Word)
Provost's Office Policy for Faculty Hires (To Be Updated - Available Soon)
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:
- Academic Faculty Job Request Form Working Draft
- Research Faculty Job Request Form Working Draft
- Joint Appoint Faculty Job Request Form Working Draft
- CIS Faculty Job Request Form Working Draft
- CTC Faculty Job Request Form Working Draft
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.
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.
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:
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