Welcome to University Advancement

 

Advancement means progress.
We are storytellers.
We are relationship builders.
We are fundraisers.
We connect you to һФһÂëÖÐ³Ö in ways that are meaningful to you.

Meet the Advancement team
 
 

University Advancement Departments

һФһÂëÖÐ³Ö graduates and their families embrace following the 2023 commencement ceremony at the Carlson Center

Alumni Relations

The Office of Alumni Relations team collaborates with members of the һФһÂëÖÐ³Ö Alumni Association and its board of directors, striving to build relationships and connect and support members of Nanook Nation. Alumni Relations provides opportunities to engage in lifelong involvement with the university community through the online engagement platform , events like the Nanook Rendezvous and communication via The Alumnus newsletter. Alumni Relations mobilizes һФһÂëÖÐ³Ö alumni to support students through the һФһÂëÖгÖAA Benefactor Fund.

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Philanthropy

The Office of Development works with alumni, benefactors, students, employees, friends and corporate partners to advance һФһÂëÖгÖ's mission and strategic goals through private giving. Philanthropy — including major gifts, annual funds, planned gifts, endowments and sponsorships — makes incredible things possible at һФһÂëÖгÖ. These gifts help build a diverse community driven by curiosity and intellectual rigor. They empower students, faculty and researchers to address complex challenges in the circumpolar North and beyond.

Learn more about giving to һФһÂëÖгÖ

һФһÂëÖÐ³Ö Chancellor Dan White, Kinross Gold Corporation Director of External Affairs U.S. Anna Atchison, Kinross Alaska Vice President and General Manager Terence Watungwa, and Kinross Alaska Communications Specialist Brenna Schaake display a check to University of Alaska for $350,000 donated by Kinross Alaska for the new Kinross Alaska Future Leaders Scholarship during the Blue & Gold Celebration at Dine 49 in the Wood Center on the һФһÂëÖÐ³Ö campus Thursday evening, May 11, 2023.

University Relations

The Office of University Relations leads strategic communications, marketing and public relations activities that enhance awareness, build support, increase engagement, strengthen our brand, and elevate our reputation and position һФһÂëÖÐ³Ö as Alaska's research university and America's Arctic university. University Relations also manages events on and off campus, including commencement, Golden Days, the chancellor's holiday gathering, Sparktacular and convocation.

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