"We are committed to getting this right, " UAA Chancellor Tom Case said in a news release issued Thursday.

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The University Alaska Anchorage (UAA) said Mr Cheseto, who is studying nursing and nutrition, will remain in hospital for some time to come.

BBC: Kenya runner Marko Cheseto has feet amputated in Alaska

Last month, the UAA Hockey Alumni Association issued a no-confidence vote in UAA athletic director Steve Cobb after what it said had been years of estrangement.

WSJ: UAA suspends search for head hockey coach

Mr Cheseto has reportedly been suffering from depression since fellow UAA student runner William Ritekwiang, from his hometown of Kapenguria, took his own life in February.

BBC: Kenya runner Marko Cheseto has feet amputated in Alaska

After his 48 hours out in freezing temperatures, Mr Cheseto stumbled into a hotel near the UAA campus in the early hours of Wednesday 9 November.

BBC: Kenya runner Marko Cheseto has feet amputated in Alaska

"He seems very upbeat and anxious to get on with a rehabilitation programme, " Steve Cobb, UAA's director of athletics, is quoted by Reuters news agency as saying.

BBC: Kenya runner Marko Cheseto has feet amputated in Alaska