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Friday Focus: The Division of Student Affairs and values-based leadership

Keith Champagne
Vice Chancellor Keith Champagne discusses his view of the role of the Division of Student Affairs in public higher education in the 21st century. Read more

Alaska Nanooks half-season ticket packages on sale now

Ticket packages can be purchased at the Patty Center ticketing office Monday–Friday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. or at the door of home Patty Center events.
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Register food pantry drives to help promote event

Nanook stands beside a large stack of canned and boxed goods.
Please fill out the food pantry food drive registration form. NDAC can help maximize your food drives to be the best that they can be! Read more

What's on today

Hockey v. Bowling Green
Museum Early Explorers: Sculpture

What's on this weekend

Museum Junior Curators: Sculpture (Sat.)
Men's basketball v. Central Washington (Sat.)
Hockey v. Bowling Green (Sat.)

Deadlines and reminders

URSA spring travel award due (Sun.)
Alaska Civil Rights Day — most offices closed (Mon.)

Indoor cycling for SRC members, Pilates for everyone

Train for a triathlon with back-to-back swim and cycling programs, or stretch it out with Pilates on Fridays. Read more

Alaska’s year without a summer

Alaska’s year without a summer
Two-hundred and thirty-six years ago, a volcano erupted in Iceland. Using evidence held in white spruce trees, researchers think the Laki eruption was a catastrophe for northwest Alaska residents, who had no idea why their July turned into November that year. Read more

Featured photo of the week

Featured photo of the week
Temperatures dipped below 40 degrees Fahrenheit on the Fairbanks campus before the start of the 2019 spring semester. UAF photo by JR Ancheta.
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