Free and discounted software available to UAA students

UAA students, staff and faculty have access to software with their UAA-affiliated email accounts.

‍Microsoft Office 365 is one of the available software programs. This includes Microsoft Office suite, Skype, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams and Foxit – a PDF editor comparable to Adobe Acrobat – and more.

UAA students have access to LinkedIn Learning’s database of training materials and sessions for business skills and different software. There is also a section for coding practice. LinkedIn Learning has materials for professional certifications for software such as Adobe and Microsoft.

Accessibility software available to students includes Read&Write for literacy and Equatio for mathematics. According to UAA’s website, “Read&Write helps employees with additional language or literacy needs, such as those with ESL or dyslexia, who need unobtrusive extra support with reading and writing.” In the same article, “Equatio software allows learners to create mathematical equations, formulas (and more!) directly on their computer or device.”

GlobalProtect VPN is a free VPN available to students, staff and faculty. It is already downloaded on UAA computers and is available for personal computers using UA login information.

UAA students also have discounted access to EndNote Clarivate for citations.

Several other software vendors offer discounts for college students. UAA’s website recommends contacting the vendors directly via email or looking at their websites for more information.

Some software is available only to permitted students, staff and faculty depending on the departments they are involved with.

For a full list of software available to UAA students, staff and faculty, visit UAA’s software catalog or contact uaa.techsupport@alaska.edu.