Announcements of Â鶹´«Ã½ system leadership changes, employee recognition and personnel news.
Personnel News
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Â鶹´«Ã½F's director of Indigenous programs announces departure
November 21, 2019
Sandra Kowalski, director of Indigenous programs, has announced she will leave her position at the Â鶹´«Ã½ Fairbanks College of Rural and Community Development effective Dec. 6.
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New leadership elected for the Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Regents
November 15, 2019
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Regents elected new leadership on Nov. 7. Sheri Buretta, who presently serves as vice chair, will replace John Davies as chair. Karen Perdue will serve as vice chair. Dale Anderson and Lisa Parker will continue in their roles as secretary and treasurer respectively.
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Dr. Math Trafton to serve as Interim Â鶹´«Ã½S Sitka Campus Director
November 13, 2019
Dr. Math Trafton will serve as Interim Director at the Sitka campus of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Southeast (Â鶹´«Ã½S) once the post is vacated by Leslie Gordon. Dr. Trafton will begin his interim position December 8, 2019, and the search for a permanent director of the Sitka campus will begin in January 2020.
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Benjamin Shier appointed interim CIO
November 12, 2019
Dr. Beverly Shuford has appointed Benjamin Shier as interim CIO for Â鶹´«Ã½A effective Dec. 2. Later this year, Â鶹´«Ã½A will launch a recruitment for a permanent CIO
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Â鶹´«Ã½S Chancellor Rick Caulfield announces retirement plans
November 08, 2019
After 35 years of exemplary service and leadership at the Â鶹´«Ã½, Â鶹´«Ã½S Chancellor Rick Caulfield plans to retire at the end of the academic year in June 2020.
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Longest-serving KPC professor, Alan Boraas, passes away
November 07, 2019
On Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, Kenai Peninsula College's (KPC) longest-serving professor, Alan Boraas, professor of anthropology, passed away peacefully with family at his side at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage.
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Steven J. Patin leads Â鶹´«Ã½'s human resources
November 01, 2019
Throughout his distinguished service as a U.S. Army officer, businessperson, and a professor at institutions around the globe, Steven J. Patin’s career has been guided by one leadership principle: people first. A philosophy whereby people are the most important asset for any organization is what guides Patin in his work as the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) for the Â鶹´«Ã½.
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Keith Martin plans KÂ鶹´«Ã½C departure
October 31, 2019
Keith Martin, KÂ鶹´«Ã½C general manager, announced Tuesday that he will be leaving the public broadcasting station to move on to other endeavors.
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Â鶹´«Ã½S Sitka Campus Director Leslie Gordon to take new position
October 31, 2019
Leslie Gordon, Sitka Campus Director for the Â鶹´«Ã½ Southeast (Â鶹´«Ã½S) will be leaving her position in early December. She has accepted a position with the Southeast Regional Health Consortium in Sitka as the Director of Performance Improvement.
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October 15, 2019
Ingman plans to use the $7,500 award to advance his knowledge and performance by studying with a champion piper and traveling to piper gatherings