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Reminder: Head of libraries presentation Oct. 1

Clement Guthro, a candidate for the head of libraries position, will give a public lecture from 4-5 p.m. in
ELIF 401. Read more

New UA travel card

The card will reduce the monetary burden to the traveler, streamline administrative processes, reduce costs and increase reporting capabilities. Read more

Departing director reflects on 24 years of distance ed

Christen Bouffard photoCarol Gering started working at UAF's Geophysical Institute in 1989. Five years later she moved to what was then the Center for Distance Education (now eLearning) for a part-time receptionist position. She has since worked her way up to executive director.
Twenty-four years ago, Carol Gering began as a part-time receptionist for the Center for Distance Education, now known as eLearning. Together, they have evolved to better support students who want higher education with flexible options. Read more

Opportunities and earthquakes make a fine Alaska career

Opportunities and earthquakes make a fine Alaska career
During his 8,000 days here, Jeff Freymueller has dabbed a good deal of paint on the blank canvas of what is happening beneath Alaska. Today, we know a lot more about how and why the landscape stretches, buckles, collapses and inflates. Read more

What's on today

Poet Rebecca Lindenberg reading
Museum early explorers: berries
Alaska Overnighters play in a day (thru Sept. 29)
Startup Weekend (thru Sept. 30)

What's on this weekend

Museum junior curators: berries (Sat.)
Great American Read (Sat.)
Volleyball v. Concordia (Sat.)
Hockey v. Simon Fraser (Sat.)
Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra (Sun.)

Deadlines and reminders

Title IX training due (Sun.)
Staff Council nominations due (Sun.)
'Bag It for the Food Bank!' ends (Sun.)
Alaska Native-theme syllabi due (Sun.)

Symphony begins 60th concert season Sunday

Bryan Emmon Hall will kick off the orchestra's diamond anniversary concert season. Read more

Museum offers 'Ask An Archaeologist' event

The UA Museum of the North will host Ask An Archaeologist, where visitors can meet archaeologists from noon-4 p.m., Oct. 1-5. Read more

Fall 2018 professional development offerings

Learn from UAF's own subject matter experts! Fall 2018: UAF branding; personality types; personal branding on social media. Read more

Featured photo of the week

A drenching rain didn't faze Starvation Gulch participants during this year's bonfires on Saturday, Sept. 22, in the Nenana parking lot.
A drenching rain didn't faze Starvation Gulch participants during this year's bonfires on Sept. 22 in the Nenana parking lot. View online

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