Department
Business & Public Administration
The UAS Department of Business & Public Administration facilitates student learning of core business and public administration concepts which can be immediately applied in the real world, providing a solid foundation for success in the public or private sectors.
- We serve the needs and priorities of Alaskan students.
- We emphasize flexible, accessible, and personalized service to local and place-bound individuals using appropriate technology.
- We provide an engaging learning environment for contextualized application, shared knowledge, global perspectives, and robust connections with classmates, professional colleagues, and community.
- We encourage students and faculty to engage in proactive collaboration, respectful dialogue, and objective decision making.
The University of Alaska Southeast Business and Public Administration (BPA) programs recently engaged in strategic planning to explore and develop new opportunities for building our strategic foundation for long-term growth and sustainability. The strategic plan and steps forward can be found in our report.
Business
Program coordinator: Kristy Smith
Public Administration
Program coordinator: Kristy SmithAccredited Business Programs
The following business programs at University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP):
- Certificate Accounting Technician
- Certificate Small Business Management
- Associate of Applied Science, Accounting
- Associate of Applied Science, General
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Human Resources
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Management
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Management Information Systems
Further information can be found in the UAS Catalog (Bachelor of Business Administration, Associate of Applied Science).
ACBSP Business Program's Organizational Profile - October 2023
ACBSP Business Program's Organizational Profile - October 2022
ACBSP Business Program's Organizational Profile - October 2021
Advising
Shayla Sulser, B.L.A. (she/her)
Advising Coordinator, Business and Public Administration
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Accounting Faculty
Maren Haavig, C.P.A., D.B.A. (she/her)
Provost, Dean of Research & Sponsored Programs, Dean of Graduate Studies, and Associate Professor of Accounting
View profile and contact infoPaulette Schirmer, D.B.A.
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Paulette enjoys teaching any level of accounting, finance, and business courses. Her favorite courses are introductory as those enable students to start on a positive note for a career in accounting.
Julie A. Hamilton, CGMA, C.P.A., M.B.A. (she/her)
Adjunct Professor of Accounting
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Kristy D. Smith, D.M.
MPA Program Coordinator, Associate Professor of Management, Business & Public Administration Department Chair
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