ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ

Ìý
Header Logo

May 30, 2025

Dear University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Faculty and Staff,

In a spirit of gratitude after a rewarding 30-year career at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, I have decided to retire from my position as ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ chancellor. Earlier this week, I informed President Pitney that my last day will be July 26, 2025. In the near term, I will retain my affiliation with ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ through my faculty position in civil engineering.

I am so thankful to the many ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ employees, alumni and affiliates who have given me opportunity, advice, support, and mentorship. ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ is such an amazing institution and I appreciate the joy the institution has brought to my life.Ìý

Today, like times in the past, the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks faces uncertainty. There is also a great deal of opportunity within reach! ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ has an outstanding core of leadership, a growing collection of emerging leaders, strong and growing enrollment, state support for our run to R1, and a wide range of expertise that will serve the state, nation, and world well into the future. The university has choices to make, but those choices will be made wisely by a very thoughtful, strategic, and experienced leadership core, President Pitney, and the Board of Regents who are well-aligned and well-positioned to support the university. Thank you so much to those who have given your time, talent, and treasure to ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ. It is worthy of your support.Ìý

I look forward to conversations with many of you in the coming months as an opportunity to express my thanks to you for your positive impact on ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ and on my life. I have expressed a few of my personal thoughts in my Friday Focus that will be in this afternoon’s Cornerstone.

Thank you and thanks for choosing ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ!

Dan White, chancellor

Ìý

The is an equal opportunity/equal access employer and educational institution. The university is committed to a against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.