Friday Focus: Thank you

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UAF photo by Eric Engman
Interim Chancellor Mike Sfraga

Serving as UAF’s interim chancellor over the past 10 months has been a fast-paced and deeply rewarding time.

I am grateful to President Emeritus Pat Pitney for enabling me to serve in this capacity. I am proud of how much we have accomplished. The success belongs entirely to the remarkable team I have had the privilege to lead and work with, and the dedicated staff and faculty who make UAF an exceptional institution and America’s Arctic University. Your collective resilience, your passion, and your unwavering commitment to our mission are what truly drive this university forward.

As I step out of my role as interim chancellor, I do so with immense gratitude and the absolute certainty that UAF is in great hands and poised for a brilliant future. I am confident that my friend and colleague, Dr. Larry Hinzman, will serve the institution well as we await the arrival of UAF’s next leader, Dr. Russ Vander Lugt, in September.

My dedication and commitment to this university and this community does not end on this, my final day as interim chancellor. I am around and available to support you and the mission of the ҹɫ¸£Àû.

Thank you for making UAF a wonderful place to live, learn, and explore.

— Ambassador (ret.) Mike Sfraga, Ph.D., ‘84, ‘97