University of Alaska reorganization process begins - News-Miner

The massive overhaul of the University of Alaska got underway Monday in Fairbanks, and one of the first things to be settled was the future of the system's engineering programs. Both the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the University of Alaska Anchorage will keep their engineering programs under the reorganization effort, which is expected to include the consolidation of other academic programs. “Engineering research is needed to build Alaska,” said Bill Schnabel, a member of the engineering review team, according to a news release on the meeting. “The plan to continue supporting engineering research at UAA and UAF is important to our state.” http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/university-of-alaska-reorganization-process-begins/article_4a411d28-375b-11e6-9e40-eb60628178d0.html