Budget update: May 7, 2020

— by Dan White The budget picture took a bit of a change early last week with new guidance around unrestricted fund balances (UFB) and management of our debt reserves. Read more

Changes to Title IX rules

Yesterday, the Department of Education released new Title IX rules on how universities are to handle sexual harassment and assaults on college campuses beginning Aug. 14, 2020. Read more

Chemistry department mobilizes to produce hand sanitizer for hospital

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has teamed up with the Fairbanks Memorial Hospital to produce hand sanitizer. Read more

Tapping into spring

A woman and two small children stand in a small birch grove in late winter. A bucket is attached to a birch tree to collect sap.

Over 230 K-12 families and community members are collecting daily birch sap data with the home tapping kits. Read more

Deadlines and reminders

Parking permit refunds (May 8)

Protect yourself from Zoom-bombing

COVID-19 timesheet reference guides

May 8 presentations for College of Liberal Arts dean

Presentations for the CLA dean will be held May 8 starting at 9 a.m. The candidates are Patrick Marlow, Siri Tuttle, Retchenda George Bettisworth and Ellen Lopez. Read more

May 10 faculty deadline for commencement videos

The UAF commencement team is asking faculty who are interested in submitting a video for the virtual commencement to do so no later than May 10.

UAF eCampus is covering the registration fees for anyone associated with UAF to virtually attend the Online Learning Consortium’s “Innovate 2020” virtual conference. Read more

No foreigner to Fairbanks: Sara Harriger '04

Magazine cover with head shot of Sara Harriger

Read about how after diplomatic service, Sara Harriger looked homeward for "something meaningful," in the latest edition of Aurora magazine online. Read more