Complaint Procedures
UAF's mission is to discover and disseminate knowledge through teaching, research, engagement, and creative expression. UAF believes in intellectual honesty, mutual respect, and freedom from discrimination, intimidation, harassment, and violence. As valued members of the university community, all students' opinions are important. University students have a variety of procedures available to them to process complaints or disputes about actions or inaction by members of the university community that adversely affects them.
Assistance with Complaint Resolution
UAF's Resources
Resources are available on each campus to help students seeking assistance with UAF's complaint procedures
| CAMPUS | RESOURCES |
|---|---|
|
Fairbanks CTC Interior |
Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability Office (907) 474-7317 uaf-deanofstudents@alaska.edu |
|
Bristol Bay |
Student Services (907) 842-5109 |
|
Chukchi |
Student Services (907) 442-3400 |
|
Kuskokwim |
Student Services (907) 543-5822 |
|
Northwest |
Student Services (907) 624-3157 |
External Agencies
Students have the right to address complaints to relevant external agencies. Most
external complaint processes require that the student exhaust avenues of complaint
internal to the institution before the external agency will consider a grievance.
The following contact information is for UAF's state regulatory agency and its institutional
accreditor.
State regulatory agency:
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education (ACPE)
PO Box 110505
Juneau, AK 99811 -0505
Accrediting body:
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
8060 165th Ave. NE, Suite 100
Redmond, WA 98052
If you are residing outside of Alaska while attending UAF, you may be able to file
a concern in the state in which you are residing. The State Higher Education Executive
Officers (SH EEO) have compiled a PDF of state complaint contacts for reference.