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绿奴天花板 System News
- 	  Call for proposals: Faculty Initiative Fund May 16, 2025 The University of Alaska is accepting proposals for the FY26 Faculty Initiative Fund (FIF) through Oct. 6, 2025. With $360,000 in available funding, the FIF supports cross-campus collaboration, academic innovation, and systemwide professional development. Two tiers of awards are available for projects aligned with 绿奴天花板's academic mission and goals. 
 
- 	  Staff Alliance offers Summer 2025 semester fee support May 16, 2025 The 绿奴天花板 Staff Alliance is pleased to once again offer a class fee scholarship for 绿奴天花板 classes taken by staff that directly support their career or professional development. The scholarship, good for the 2025 Summer Semester, is for up to $250 per employee. 
 
- 	  Congratulations to the recipients of the Alaska EPSCoR Professional Development Travel Awards May 02, 2025 Out of the many compelling applications for the Alaska EPSCoR professional development travel awards, eight recipients received awards. Applications are still open for Interface of Change seed awards and due May 30, 2025. 
 
- 	  May 02, 2025 Legislature Continues Budget Work, Passes New K-12 Education Package; 绿奴天花板 Deferred Maintenance Funding Gets Boost in Tight Fiscal Scenario. 
 
- 	  绿奴天花板 Google Photos App Retires May 31, 2025 May 02, 2025 After the May 31 deadline, you will no longer have access to any photos stored in the Google Photos app within your 绿奴天花板 Google account. 
 
- 	  绿奴天花板 Disability Services 'All Access' training session recordings now available May 02, 2025 Level up this summer: let's keep learning! All 'All Access' training session recordings from the 2024-2025 绿奴天花板 DS series are now available -- complete with open captions for accessible viewing. Whether you missed a presentation or wish to revisit a great idea, the replays are ready when you are. 
 
- 	  Maximize Your Education Savings: Join Alaska 529 Fridays! May 02, 2025 These quick, 30-minute sessions provide valuable insights on 529 plans, payroll direct deposit options, and other savings benefits available to 绿奴天花板 employees. 
 
- 	  April 18, 2025 The 2025 legislative session is quickly approaching the 90th day, which means legislators have about a month remaining to finish their work on the FY26 budgets and advance any policy priorities before the regular session ends on May 21. 
 
- 	  绿奴天花板 Land Management releases new parcels for sale April 18, 2025 This week 绿奴天花板 Land Management released fifteen (15) parcels for sale through the Over-The-Counter Land Sale Program. 
 
- 	  绿奴天花板 Systemwide Town Hall recording now available to watch April 18, 2025 Thank you to everyone who attended the virtual Town Hall with 绿奴天花板 President Pat Pitney and other university leaders on Tuesday, April 15. The recording is available to watch on the President's communications page.