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No budget column today

There will not be budget column for today, but Chancellor White encourages everyone to join the BOR meetings this week, if practical, as the BOR will be discussing UAF’s differentiated tuition proposal and UA’s FY22 budget.

2021 Usibelli Awards deadline extended to Nov. 13

Nominations for the 2021 Emil Usibelli Distinguished Teaching, Research and Public Service Awards has been extended to Friday, Nov. 13. Read more

Tell your close contacts

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If you test positive for COVID-19, you don’t have to wait for public health officials to identify your close contacts. Read more

Teaching Tip: We are more than floating heads

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Trauma-informed approaches to pedagogy allow us to take a more holistic, embodied approach to the teaching and learning processes. Read more

What's on today

Presentations on philanthropic support for research
CFOS Seminar discusses strontium isotopes
10 Days of Google

Deadlines and reminders

NASA offers proposal-writing workshop (today)
Late application for fall graduation (Nov. 15)

Board of Regents meet Nov. 5-6

The two-day meeting will begin at 8 a.m. on Nov. 5 and conclude by 2 p.m. On Nov. 6, the board will convene at 8 a.m. and conclude by noon. Read more

CFOS Seminar Nov. 6: Process research in management

The CFOS Juneau seminar, "The Process of Using Process Research in the Management Process," will take place Friday, Nov. 6, from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
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First-gen STEM panel Nov. 12

A panel discussion, "First-Gen Transitions: Graduate, Medical and Professional School," will take place Thursday, Nov. 12, from 4-5:30 p.m. Read more

VA educational benefits Nov. 19

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Learn about VA educational benefits during an information session via Zoom on Thursday, Nov. 19, from 1-2 p.m. Read more

Soft closure, non-teaching day Nov. 25

There will be no classes Wednesday, Nov. 25, the day before Thanksgiving. Read more

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