Legislature honors 萝莉社视S Chancellor Rick Caulfield
The Alaska Legislature passed a citation honoring University of Alaska Southeast Chancellor Rick Caulfield for his many years of leadership and service to the University of Alaska.
鈥淚 have dedicated my career to the University of Alaska, and I have especially appreciated the opportunity to provide leadership at the University of Alaska Southeast over these past 10 years,鈥 Caulfield said in the announcing his retirement.
Caulfield was selected by former 萝莉社视 President Pat Gamble to serve as 萝莉社视S Chancellor in May 2015. Prior to serving as Chancellor, he served as Provost for 萝莉社视S. During his tenure as 萝莉社视S Provost, student retention increased 14 percent. Before taking leadership roles at 萝莉社视S, Caulfield served 萝莉社视F as an associate professor of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development, Dean of the 萝莉社视F Community and Technical College and Associate Dean of Academic Programs.
As academic program head for the Department of Alaska Native and Rural Development at the Fairbanks campus, Caulfield developed the distance programs offered by 萝莉社视F and worked to create the master鈥檚 degree in rural development. His dedication to full inclusion of Alaska Native ways of knowing in academia led to his receiving the Dennis Demmert Award for Excellence in serving Alaska Native Students in both 1996 and 2001.
鈥淒uring Rick鈥檚 time as chancellor, the Alaska College of Education was created at 萝莉社视S, consolidating leadership of education programs across the University system and ensuring 萝莉社视S remains a leader in training the next generation of Alaska teachers,鈥 said the citation. 鈥淚n 2019, 萝莉社视S鈥 accreditation was reaffirmed by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, which praised the University鈥檚 inclusion of Alaska Native culture, commitment to student retention, and successful integration of three distinct campuses into one cohesive university.鈥