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Candidate presentations for vice chancellor for student affairs
Three candidate presentations and Q&A sessions for the position of vice chancellor for student affairs will be held Thursday, Aug. 3; Monday, Aug. 7; and Friday, Aug. 11.
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Fulbright Arctic Initiative presentation Aug. 14
Faculty members are invited to attend an Aug. 14 presentation on the Fulbright Arctic Initiative scholar program by Gwen Holdmann and Tamara Harms, 2015-2016 Fulbright Arctic scholars.
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Teaching Tip: Four apps to easily transcribe audio
These four audio transcription apps are becoming both more precise and affordable thanks to the advancement of voice-to-text technology.
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GeoFORCE seeks students from rural Interior Alaska
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A UAF program that brings rural high school students on geological field trips across the state and nation is looking for students from Interior Alaska.
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New nurse balanced school with pregnancy, newborn
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Two days after finding out she was pregnant, newlywed Deanna Pavil got another big surprise — an acceptance letter to the nursing program hosted at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Kuskokwim Campus in Bethel.
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Crossing the divide into a new world
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Goodbye, red squirrels. On our summer-long hike along the path of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, this morning my dog Cora and I left the last tangle of boreal forest along America’s highway system.
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Residence hall move-in dates
The Department of Residence Life is aligning its move-in dates with the UA system, to Wednesday, Aug. 23, and Thursday, Aug. 24.
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Flip at the fair for UAF scholarships
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Join your fellow alumni, family and friends to "flip for UAF" at the Alumni Hamburger Booth at the Tanana Valley State Fair Aug. 4-13.
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Tanana Valley State Fair to host UAF Day on Aug. 8
UAF Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair is Tuesday, Aug. 8. UAF employees, students, alumni and friends are encouraged to wear UAF apparel to show their school pride.
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Week's events: UAF leaders, plant-based eating, black history, big band tunes
Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting nearly 50 free lectures, concerts and other events this summer. Here is what’s happening during the week of July 30-Aug. 5.
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Gold Rush photographs on display at the museum
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An exhibit featuring photographs by Fairbanks photographer J. Jason Lazarus will be displayed in the Café Gallery at the University of Alaska Museum of the North. The public is invited to an opening for “Stories Fading Fast: Capturing the Remnants of the Alaska Gold Rush” on Friday, Aug. 4, from 5-7 p.m.
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UAF student wins fellowship in nation's capital
Maggie Chan, a Ph.D. candidate in the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, has received a prestigious fellowship in Washington, D.C., starting next year.
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About Cornerstone
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The Cornerstone staff and faculty newsletter is emailed to employees each Wednesday. Please visit the news website, too.
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