employee_May-July-2018

Prakash selected as UAF provost

Anupma Prakash
Chancellor White has announced that Anupma Prakash will serve as the university’s next provost and executive vice chancellor. Read more

Summer gold permit parking

The Bursar’s Office is offering short-term temporary gold permit for parking during the summer. The permits will cost a flat rate of $216. Read more

Kansas joins unmanned aircraft test range run by UAF

Kansas has joined the unmanned aircraft system testing range managed by UAF. Testing programs overseen by Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus are now part of the Pan-Pacific UAS Test Range Complex. Read more

Deadlines and reminders

Really Free Market (May 19)
Undergraduate Research Experience applications (due May 27)

2018 Alaska International
Piano-e-Competition

The 2018 Alaska International Piano-e-Competition will be held May 18-31 in the Davis Concert Hall on the Fairbanks campus. Twenty-one pianists from 11 countries will compete. Read more

Report suspicious emails to OIT

Over the weekend, multiple university email accounts received a spam email that contained racist statements. The email purported to be from a university employee’s personal Gmail account, and the subject line indicated that it involved a university project. Read more

Public-private partnership at university spurs Alaska’s maritime workforce training

Public-private partnership at university spurs Alaska’s maritime workforce training
Government, industry and academic representatives met in Anchorage recently to discuss new ways to advance the state’s maritime sector. While the blue economy is vibrant, it faces significant challenges. "Workforce development is not an overnight thing.”
Read more

About Cornerstone

The Cornerstone staff and faculty newsletter is produced by University Relations and emailed to employees each weekday. You can submit news items here.
custom custom custom custom custom custom custom
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is an AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual. Learn more about UA's notice of nondiscrimination
UA