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SFOS Mission Statement

The School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences creates and shares knowledge about marine and freshwater ecosystems, and their responses to global change, by training leaders in Alaska to understand, protect and sustainably manage our resources.

University of Alaska Fairbanks Mission Statement

The University of Alaska Board of Regents approved UAF's latest mission statement at its June 8, 2006 meeting in Kodiak. The following statement is now contained in UA Board of Regents Policy 10.01.03:

The University of Alaska Fairbanks, the nation's northernmost Land, Sea and Space Grant university and international research center, advances and disseminates knowledge through teaching, research and public service with an emphasis on Alaska, the circumpolar North and their diverse peoples. UAF--America's arctic university--promotes academic excellence, student success and lifelong learning.

UAF School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Strategic Plan (3.9MB)

UAF's Strategic Plan