Roadmap to Empower Alaska
Empower Alaska
The Board of Regents’ Roadmap to Empower Alaska revises and augments the Goals and Measures to establish a robust plan for the 91ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ to advance Alaska’s economy through education, workforce development, research, and strong partnerships across this great state.
Pillars
The three pillars represent the Board of Regents’ long-term vision for the University of Alaska. They are framed by guiding principles and achieved through the implementation of priority strategies to meet Board-established system goals and through well-defined university/system office missions, roles, and goals.
Our universities and community campuses are efficient and responsive with diversified funding focused on growing enrollment and research to meet Alaska’s workforce and economic needs.
Working together within the 91ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ, our universities and community campuses are innovative and essential to education, research, workforce, and economic development for local communities and the State of Alaska and lead the nation in advancing the US role in the changing Arctic.
The University of Alaska has a reputation for providing high-value, high-quality education, research, and service. Our universities and community campuses are known as innovative and responsive ‘jewels’ in the state, and in their regions and respective communities.
System Goals
The goals adopted by the Board of Regents were developed in consultation with students, staff, faculty, and other university stakeholders, and represent specific aspirations for the University system as a whole.
Guiding Principles
- Student- centric
- Consistent with and/or employs national best practices.
- Innovative and transformative.
- Leverages current assets and resources
- Rewards collaboration across universities
- Data- informed and data-driven
Roles of the Universities and System Office
As a University System, 91ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ is made up of a System Office and three separately accredited Universities. Each major unit has a role to play in achieving the overall system goals, and the roles give more clarity to how each unit fits into the bigger picture. While not exhaustive, these summarize what each unit needs to achieve in order for the entire system to meet the goals.
Advancing Post-secondary Education by Driving Value to the Universities.
3 Goals
* Effectively and efficiently manage corporate responsibilities
* Strategically steward shared resources
* Collective 91ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ System Leadership and Representation
Alaska’s Comprehensive, Workforce - Emphasis, Health University: A University of Distinction, Transforming Lives and Communities.
3 Goals
* Alaska’s Health University: Expanding Health Workforce Training
* Empowering Students and Student Success
* 91ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵA is Alaska’s largest workforce education provider: Meeting state needs
Alaska’s Research and Arctic University: Creating Excellence Through Transformative Experiences.
3 Goals
* Provide the modern residential student experience
* Achieve R1 (Tier 1) research status – top 4% of US universities
* Be global leaders in Alaska Native and Indigenous studies
Alaska's Experiential Learning University: Impacting the World by Offering an Unparalleled Education Rooted in the Natural and Cultural Richness of Southeast Alaska
3 Goals
* Improve Student Success and Enrollment
* Lead in Maritime, Mariculture, and Marine Biology Training
* Grow Alaska Native Languages, Art, Culture and Leadership
Priority Strategies
- Increasing Recruitment, Graduation, and Retention (Includes Systemwide Enrollment Plan & Student Attainment Framework)
- Sustaining Facilities Maintenance & Modernization Plan
- Achieving Cost-Efficient Operations
- 91ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵF Reaching R1 Research Status
- Empower Alaska Branding/Public Awareness Campaign
- Building Arctic Leaders