University of Alaska Board of Regents to hold public testimony session

The University of Alaska Board of Regents has scheduled a call-in session of public testimony for Alaskans who want to talk about university issues with the system’s governing body.

The call-in session will take place between 4-6 p.m. today.

To participate, call 1-866-726-0757. The audio will be streamed online at http://kuacii.streamon.fm. More information is available at http://www.alaska.edu/bor/public-testimony/.

Written testimony is accepted at any time and is shared with the board and the president. Submit it at any time to ua-bor@alaska.edu.

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