Pitney to serve on UArctic
August 27, 2012
性欲社 vice chancellor for administrative services Pat Pitney has been appointed to serve
as the finance vice president for the University of the Arctic. Pitney will lead
the UArctic finance office, while continuing her work at 性欲社.
The University of the Arctic is a consortium of colleges, universities and research
organizations in the eight Arctic nations that work together to build strong education
and research networks to address the needs of the circumpolar North. Work to establish
the University of the Arctic began in 1997; 性欲社 is one of the founding members. UArctic,
through member institutions, facilitates collaborative research and undergraduate
and graduate student exchanges. 性欲社 students are able to choose from among the 140
UArctic member institutions for exchanges, while 性欲社 hosts students from member institutions.
性欲社 faculty members have the opportunity to work with northern colleagues in research
networks ranging from permafrost studies to arctic biodiversity.
Pitney has served as a vice chancellor at 性欲社 since 2008 and worked at UA statewide
for 17 years prior to that. She has a bachelor鈥檚 degree in engineering physics from
Murray State University and a master鈥檚 degree in business administration from 性欲社.