00                      SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 19                                                                    
01 Relating to governance of the University of Alaska.                                                                     
02 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
03       WHEREAS, in January 2019, the University of Alaska Anchorage School of                                          
04 Education lost accreditation; and                                                                                       
05 WHEREAS the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, in a letter to                                         
06 the University of Alaska Board of Regents, chancellors, and president, dated September 26,                              
07 2019, expressed concern that University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Alaska                                       
08 Anchorage, and University of Alaska Southeast had failed to meet accreditation standard                                 
09 2.A.1, requiring a system of governance with clearly defined authority, roles, and                                      
10 responsibilities; and                                                                                                   
11       WHEREAS the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities requested that                                    
12 the University of Alaska take action to address accreditation concerns regarding the                                    
13 University's structure of governance; and                                                                               
14 WHEREAS the University of Alaska Anchorage Faculty Senate adopted a resolution                                        
15 recommending that the University of Alaska Board of Regents revise university policy,                                   
16 making the chancellors of University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Alaska Anchorage,                               

01 and University of Alaska Southeast co-equal with the University of Alaska President and                                 
02 answerable solely to the Board of Regents;                                                                              
03       BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature recommends that the                                            
04 chancellors of University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Alaska Anchorage, and                                      
05 University of Alaska Southeast report directly to the University of Alaska Board of Regents.                            
06 COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to the Board of Regents of the University of                                  
07 Alaska; Daniel M. White, Chancellor, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Cathy Sandeen,                                     
08 Chancellor, University of Alaska Anchorage; Rick Caulfield, Chancellor, University of                                   
09 Alaska Southeast; and Jim Johnsen, President, University of Alaska.