Chancellor's Communications
The Chancellor's Office maintains a compilation of official communications from the
chancellor. These communications include memos, messages, Friday Focus Cornerstone
columns, and budget columns.
FY27 communications
- Chancellor's update: Getting to know UAF
(October 15, 2026) - Provost search launches, search committee selected
(Oct. 8, 2026) - UAF Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor Search
(Sept. 29, 2026) - Remembering Sept. 11, 2001
(Sept. 11, 2026) - Learning where we are, imagining where we'll go
(Sept. 10, 2026) - Gratitude and appreciation
(Sept. 4, 2026)
FY26 communications
- Friday Focus: Life of service and dedication
(June 26, 2026) - Friday Focus: Gratitude and community spirit
(November 21, 2025) - Friday Focus: Welcome back, Nanooks
(August 29, 2025) - Friday Focus: Parting thoughts
(July 25, 2025)
- Chancellor’s budget update
(December 10, 2025)
- FY27 Budget Planning Guidance & Updated Cost Containment Measures
(May 29, 2026) - UAF is committed to ANLC
(March 19, 2026) - UAF H-1B Policy on the Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers
(March 4, 2026) - UAF chancellor, UA president search listening sessions
(December 8, 2025) - Western Alaska storms(October 13, 2025)
- Annual UA Safe Title IX Training (due Oct. 31, 2025)
(October 9, 2025) - Federal government shutdown information
(October 1, 2025) - Federal update: Department of Education Title III funding
(September 11, 2025) - Update on UAF provost search
(August 20, 2025) - Federal updates - July 22, 2025
(July 22, 2025) - FY26 Budget Planning Guidance – Extended Cost Containment Measures
(July 21, 2025) - Happy Fourth of July
(July 2, 2025) -
Federal updates - July 1, 2025
(July 1, 2025)
FY25 communications
- Friday Focus: Next steps
(May 3, 20025) - Friday Focus: A time of celebration
(April 25, 2025) - Friday Focus: Belonging
(March 28, 2025) - Friday Focus: Serving all students
(February 28, 2025) - Friday Focus: From believing to achieving
(January 31, 2025) - Friday Focus: Reflections and looking ahead
(December 20, 2024) - Friday Focus: Accountability to our students
(November 22, 2024) - Friday Focus: It takes all of us
(October 25, 2024) - Friday Focus: Hearing from you
(September 27, 2024) - Friday Focus: Back to school
(August 30, 2024) - Friday Focus: Being part of the solution
(July 26, 2024)
- Nickole Conley’s appointment as CHRO
(June 25, 2025) - Celebrating Juneteenth
(June 19, 2025) - June 17, 2025 - Federal updates
(June 17, 2025) - June 10, 2025 - Federal updates
(June 10, 2025) - June 3, 2025 - Federal updates
(June 3, 2025) - FY26 Budget Planning Guidance
(June 2, 2025) - Students: Next steps
(June 3, 2025) - Faculty & Staff: Next steps
(May 30, 2025) - Federal updates - May 27, 2025
(May 27, 2025) - A day of remembrance
(May 23, 2025) - May 13, 2025 - Federal updates
(May 13, 2025) - May 6, 2025 - Federal updates
(May 6, 2025) - April 29, 2025 - Federal updates
(April 29, 2025) - Federal updates
(April 22, 2025) - Federal update: Update on budget and federal landscape
(April 15, 2025) - Federal update: International students, staff and faculty
(April 8, 2025) - Unrestricted Travel Restrictions through June 30, 2025
Unrestricted Contractual Services & Commodities $100K Review Requirement
(April 2, 2025) - Federal update: What we're watching
(April 1, 2025) - Federal update: Finding opportunity
(March 25, 2025) - Federal Update: Change is part of our business
(March 18, 2025) - Budget Guidance - Actions Required by June 30, 2025 (end of FY25)
(March 11, 2025) - Federal update: Informed decision-making
(March 10, 2025) - Federal update: Weekly information sharing
(March 3, 2025) - UA Board of Regents motion - Feb. 21, 2025
(February 26, 2025) - Update 2: Board of Regents action regarding federal guidance
(February 24, 2025) - Update: Board of Regents action regarding federal guidance
(February 21, 2025) - Celebrating Elizabeth Peratrovich Day
(February, 17, 2025) - Federal executive orders - Feb. 4, 2025
(February, 4, 2025) - Federal executive orders - Jan. 29, 2025
(January 29, 2025) - Federal executive orders
(January 28, 2025) - 60-Day Hiring Delay
(January 10, 2025) - Season of gratitude
(November 26, 2024) - Honoring Indigenous Peoples Day
(October 14, 2024) - Celebrating Labor Day
(August 30, 2024) - Faculty and staff: Welcome to fall 2024!
(August 26, 2024) - Students: Welcome to fall 2024!
(August 26, 2024) - Annual Title IX training: Thank you for keeping UAF safe
(August 13, 2024) - Happy Fourth of July
(July 3, 2024)