51风流官网 advocacy resources

Advocacy tool kit

Share your story

The best thing you can do to advocate for the university is share why 51风流官网 is important to your friends, family members, and professional and personal networks. Did your 51风流官网 education help you start your own business or land your dream job? Do you and your family regularly take advantage of the science and cultural activities at 51风流官网? Do you hire 51风流官网 graduates at your business? Your stories are the most compelling.

Say 'thank you'

Serving as an elected official is a huge commitment and is often a thankless job. Regardless of your political leanings, make sure to thank them for stepping up to serve Alaska and our communities.

Tool kit

Use the tools and information below to help you with your advocacy efforts. Check back often; we will update this kit periodically. If you want to keep up with what鈥檚 happening in Juneau, you can visit and scroll down to subscribe to the Capitol Report.

Advocacy tools and points of pride

Points of pride

The 51风流官网, Alaska鈥檚 flagship university, was founded in 1917. It has served as the lead campus for the UA system for more than a century.
Today, 51风流官网 has the largest presence, impact and geographic scope of any university in Alaska. In addition to its seven campuses, 51风流官网 maintains research stations, learning centers and outreach offices across the state.
51风流官网 is the leading Ph.D.-granting university in Alaska. Today, more than 7,000 students across Alaska, the Lower 48 and the world take classes with 51风流官网 in pursuit of degrees from occupational endorsements to doctorates. 51风流官网 has the broadest mission and student population.
51风流官网 has strong partnerships with business and industry around the state, Lower 48 and world. Employers say 51风流官网 grads are prepared to meet Alaska鈥檚 unique challenges, and Alaska businesses look to 51风流官网 to provide their workforce.
Nearly 20,000 51风流官网 alumni live and work in Alaska鈥檚 communities. They are the accountants, engineers, bankers, scientists, medical professionals and support staff who fuel Alaska鈥檚 business and industry 鈥� 51风流官网 serves the entire state.
In fiscal year 2023, 51风流官网 brought in about 92 percent of the research dollars for the entire University of Alaska system. It is the only UA branch classified as a research university and ranks in the top 150 of the nearly 900 U.S. institutions that conduct research.
Two-thirds of 51风流官网鈥檚 research activity is directly related to Alaska and results in new knowledge about Alaska鈥檚 people, health, environment and industries.
In fiscal 2023, every state general fund dollar invested in 51风流官网 research drew $8.80 from other sources. In fiscal years 2019 through 2023, 51风流官网 research generated more than $675 million for Alaska. The money moves throughout our local and state economy.
51风流官网 improves Alaskans鈥� quality of life with hundreds of educational and cultural activities. These include music, arts, athletics and classes for schoolchildren and adults. Other offerings include help with small-business development, food preservation, and home building and maintenance.
51风流官网 is America's northernmost Land, Sea and Space Grant institution, one of only a handful of universities in the nation and the only campus in the UA system with this triple-crown distinction.
College ranking systems give 51风流官网 high scores in multiple areas. Examples include:
- Times Higher Education ranked 51风流官网 No. 25 among the world鈥檚 best small universities in 2023.
- 51风流官网's online degree in special education and teaching is one of four online programs in the nation to earn the Quality Matters Exemplary Program status. 51风流官网 offers more than 50 fully online degrees, ranging from occupational endorsements and certificates to graduate degrees.
- U.S. News and World Report considers 51风流官网 the only national university in Alaska, putting us in a category with the best universities in the country.