University of Alaska-AnchorageInformation: Services and Facilities



















University of Alaska-Anchorage - Services and Facilities

Overview - Services & Facilities - Campus Life - Extracurriculars

Address:
3211 Providence Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508

Website: http://www.uaa.alaska.edu
Email: enroll@uaa.alaska.edu

Student Services

Basic Services Offered: placement service, day care, health service
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, veteran student, academic, psychological, birth control

Careers

Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Students That Enter the Job Market...

Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Anchorage School District, Providence Alaska Medical Center, Alaska Regional Hospital, Community companies, IBM, FBI, KPMG, Peat Marwick, Tesoro, Waddell & Reed

Library

Does the school have a library on campus? Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 935,756
Number of current serial subscriptions: 3,580
Number of microforms: 666,127
Number of audiovisuals:
Number of ebooks: 7,156
Other library facilities: The new Consortium Library boasts the latest technology, student-friendly space, and the world's furthest north Foucault pendulum. Besides meeting the academic and research needs of the students, staff, and faculty of UAA, Alaska Pacific University, and the general public, the Library shares space with the Alaska Resources Library and Information Services (ARLIS), the Alaska Moving Images Preservation Association (AMIPA), and general-use computer lab. In addition to housing over 1,000,000 volumes on site, the Consortium Library offers access to more than twenty thousand electronic journals, magazines, and newspapers. The Library?s digital resources can be accessed from the wireless network on campus, from home or from the dorms. Reference librarians are available nearly all of the hours the library is open and will reply to questions via email. The Consortium Library has state and federal government documents, collections of photographs and unpublished papers on Alaska and the Arctic, and an extensive specialized collection of health and medicine resources and publications. Books from other local libraries can be requested online for pick-up at the Consortium Library. The Library participates in a joint regional catalog with the Anchorage Municipal Libraries, the Anchorage Museum, and the UAA libraries at Mat-Su, Kodiak, Soldotna, Homer, and Valdez. Students can also request materials from libraries around the world through interlibrary loan at no charge.

Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus:N/A

Technology

Is a computer course required? No
Is a computer required? No
Number of available computers for all students: 680
Available internet access? Yes
Available email accounts? Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Number of available wired connections available in...

The Library (not including computer labs): 12
Classrooms: 5
Labs: 5
Other areas: 30

Is there a wireless network? Yes
Where is wireless available?
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 6,000

Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? Yes
Is there online registration? Yes

Safety

Campus Safety Services Offered:24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)




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