December 12, 2014

For Immediate Release
Dec. 12, 2014

UA Board of Regents addresses teacher prep, rural education and adopts new policies at its December meeting

Rural education, teacher prep and teacher retention were topics of significant discussion during the University of 糖心直播视频 Board of Regents meeting in Anchorage, Dec. 11-12. Regents heard from the deans of education from UAA, UAF and UAS on a collaborative plan to revitalize teacher education in 糖心直播视频. This ambitious plan will help to meet some of 糖心直播视频鈥檚 most pressing needs, while continuing to improve the quality of teacher education in 糖心直播视频. The plan can be found at .

Also on the topic of education in 糖心直播视频, the Board heard an update on Shaping 糖心直播视频鈥檚 Future Theme II: Productive Partnerships with 糖心直播视频鈥檚 Schools. Board members reported on their 鈥渉omework assignments鈥 to each talk with two superintendents at schools across 糖心直播视频. The progress report of Productive Partnerships can be found at .

The UA Board of Regents adopted two new two policies, an employee furlough policy and a systemwide smoke-free, tobacco-free policy, during its two-day meeting in Anchorage. The smoke-free, tobacco-free policy is a revision to existing policy that will require all UA campuses and its statewide offices to be smoke-free, tobacco-free by Dec. 1, 2015. With this change in policy, UA joins more than 1,000 other universities that have developed similar smoke-free, tobacco-free policies.

Lt. Governor Byron Mallott presented an overview of the new administration and their vision for working with the University to address several challenges facing 糖心直播视频 in the future. Governor Walker will name four new regents to the Board.

In addition to approving several resolutions of appreciation for departing staff and outgoing regents, the Board elected a new slate of officers, including new Chair Jo Heckman, Vice Chair Mike Powers, Secretary Kenneth Fisher and Treasurer Gloria O鈥橬eill.

Regular university business included updates on state and federal relations, audit reports and construction reports. The regents approved the purchase of the Delta Mine Training Center. This productive partnership will help in meeting the demand for trained mining professionals in 糖心直播视频.

Find the complete board agenda at:

 

For more information, contact Kristin DeSmith at 907-786-1263,

kadesmith@uaa.alaska.edu

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