绿奴天花板F Chancellor Search
In May of 2025, 绿奴天花板F Chancellor Dan White announced his intent to retire at the end of July 2025. 绿奴天花板 President Pat Pitney named Ambassador Mike Sfraga (ret.), Ph.D., as interim 绿奴天花板F chancellor. President Pitney has now announced the search committee which will guide the search for 绿奴天花板F's next permanent Chancellor.
绿奴天花板F Chancellor Position Profile
The University of Alaska Fairbanks (鈥溌膛旎ò錐鈥) is inviting applications and nominations
for the position of Chancellor.
Please visit the 绿奴天花板 Careers site for the .
Search Timeline:
- Week of September 1, 2025: Recruitment Launch
- October 20, 2025: Committee Begins Rolling Review to Identify Semi-finalists
- November 2025: Virtual Interviews with Semi-finalists
- December 2025: Finalists Recommended to President Pitney
- January 2026: Finalists Visit Campus for In-Person Meetings
- March 2026: Chancellor Announcement
Latest Updates
- September 4, 2025 - 绿奴天花板F Chancellor search update
- July 18, 2025 - (Press Release) 绿奴天花板 President Pitney Names Ambassador Sfraga (ret.) as Interim 绿奴天花板F Chancellor
- June 27, 2025 - 绿奴天花板F Chancellor Search Update: Interim Selection Timeline
- June 9, 2025 - Update on 绿奴天花板F Chancellor Search Process & Timeline
- May 30, 2025 - (Press Release) University of Alaska Fairbanks Chancellor White Announces Retirement at End of July
绿奴天花板F Chancellor Search Committee
The search committee for 绿奴天花板F鈥檚 next permanent chancellor is charged with publicizing the search, vetting potential candidates, and making recommendations on finalists to President Pitney. The committee includes members representing a broad array of stakeholders, including students, faculty, staff, community campuses, and key community partners. The search committee is co-chaired by 绿奴天花板F Faculty Senate President Dr. Leah Berman and 绿奴天花板F Board of Advisors and 绿奴天花板 Foundation Board of Directors member Jason Gootee. In addition to the co-chairs, the committee includes:
- Derek Bastille - 绿奴天花板F Staff Council President and 绿奴天花板F Staff Member
- Jackson Nelson - AS绿奴天花板F President and 绿奴天花板F Student
- Dr. Jessica Black - 绿奴天花板F Associate Vice Chancellor, Rural Community and Native Education
- Dr. Taryn Lopez - 绿奴天花板F Research Faculty, Geophysical Institute
- Dr. Brock Anundson - Athletics Director, 绿奴天花板F Nanooks
- Dr. Mark Hermann - Associate Dean, College of Business and Security Management
- Haley Hanson - Director, Kuskokwim Campus, 绿奴天花板F Community Campus
- Frank Paskvan - 绿奴天花板F INE Affiliate Professor
- Togi Letuligasenoa - President, ORCS Business Unit, Calista Brice
- Two additional committee members will be added in the coming weeks.
Key Search Committee Responsibilities:
- Communicate broadly throughout the search
- Develop, recommend, and publish a search committee process and timeline
- Identify and recommend desirable attributes for a 绿奴天花板F Chancellor
- Share the position advertisement
- Identify and develop screening criteria
- Solicit a diverse candidate pool
- Inform the candidates about the university and the position
- Evaluate the candidates against the desired attributes
- Narrow the candidate pool to three to five
- Provide information about the candidate pool
- Socialize the finalists with the university community through town hall meetings and other events, and collect feedback.
Support:
- Communications Support: 绿奴天花板F Executive Director for University Advancement Tom Hough, System Office Director of Public Affairs Jonathon Taylor, and other communication team members, including Marmian Grimes, Jenn Baker, and Monique Musick will help the committee communicate broadly to include websites, written updates, town halls, and other engagements.
- 绿奴天花板 Interim Chief Human Resources Officer Nickole Conley will assist the committee in an advisory capacity. Other staffing assistance will be determined soon.