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William Anti named head coach of Alaska Nanooks rifle

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William Anti has been named the new head coach for the Alaska Nanooks rifle program. Read more

Alaska INBRE pilot project proposals request

Alaska INBRE 4 is soliciting applications for its multiyear developmental research pilot project. Letters of intent are due Sept. 10. Read more

Teaching Tip: Three tips for semester startup

After development, many instructors teach the same course semester after semester. Here are three things to do at the beginning of each semester.
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What's on

Discovering Alaska: 'Diversity of Birds' (Aug. 12)
Extension Week (thru Aug. 14)
Music in the Garden: Tears for Beers (Aug. 13)
Blackboard Bootcamp (Aug. 13)
VA Educational Benefits 101 (Aug. 13)
Blackboard Course Copy training (Aug. 13)
Orientation for new-to-online students (Aug. 13)

Deadlines and reminders

Apply: Nanook Brotherhood Scholarship (Aug. 12)
Start-to-finish course design (Aug. 17-19)
Register for Student Worker Job Fair (Aug. 21)

Reminder: COVID-19 forum
Aug. 14

The chancellor’s leadership team will host the second in a series of online forums at 10 a.m. this Friday, Aug. 14. Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services Julie Queen will lead the forum this week.
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UAF partners with edX to share Arctic courses, research globally

Franz Meyer talking to a camera operator in front of the Akasofu Building on a summer day.
UAF is now offering massive open online courses (MOOCs) via edX. UAF's courses focus on the circumpolar North and its peoples. Read more

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