Jim Johnsen – University President Letter to Employees & Students

Jim Johnsen sent out a note to all employees and students Sunday evening. This is his letter:

March 22, 2020

Dear students, staff and faculty,

Tomorrow morning, we will end our extended spring break. When students return to classes, things will

look much different than they did less than three short weeks ago.

As we restart the spring semester, our university communities, like those throughout our state, now

must study, work, live and play differently. These new conditions bring new responsibilities for all of us,

and a new way to serve our friends, neighbors and colleagues.

For Alaskans, that means avoiding long-distance travel, even within the state.