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Patrick O ' Rourke 24 Chancellor University of Alaska - Fairbanks, Chancellor - Patrick O ' Rourke.
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Jay Barton has been president of the University of Alaska, Statewide System, since 1979. He serves as the chief executive for the University and as executive officer of the Board of Regents. The statewide system which Barton oversees includes: three university centers at Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau; ten community colleges at Anchorage, Bethel, Fairbanks, Kenai, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Nome, Palmer, Sitka and Valdez; thirteen rural education centers at Adak, Cold Bay, Delta Junction, Dillingham, Fort Greely, Fort Yukon, Galena, King Cove, McGrath, Nenana, Sand Point, Tok and Unalaska; as well as numerous research institutes and experimental stations around the state. Total 1981-82 student enrollment for the University of Alaska, Statewide System, averaged over 25,000 students per semester. That ' s quite a responsibility! Statewide University of Alaska President-Jay Barton President
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The desire to get out of the megalopolis of New York and the feeling that Alaska would be a rewarding place to live brought Patrick O ' Rourke to this state in 1964. Since then, his rewards have been many. He has served as Chancellor of Community Colleges, Rural Education and Extension Service, as well as director of Upward Bound, a student service program. He became Chancellor of the University of Alaska — Fairbanks in August of 1981. His life in Alaska is shared with his wife, Charla Ranch, and their four children, Colin, Kirsten, Meghan and Conor. Unfortunately, most UAF students know the Chancellor only indirectly. How many know that Chancellor O ' Rourke played a major role in the provision of funds for new dormitory furniture? So next time you settle down into an oak chair or sofa... count your blessings... and remember that not everybody in the administration is out to get you! O ' Rourke receives publicity in SUN STAR end of year spoof. Chancellor 25
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