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Register for Staff Recognition and Development Day

Staff Recognition and Development Day will take place May 7 from 9 a.m. to noon. Sign up for grab-and-go lunch by April 23. Read more

Deadline extended: Faculty commencement RSVP, videos

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Be sure to RSVP and submit your faculty gauntlet video by April 13. Read more

Math Department NSF grant aims to help Calculus I students

A new grant from the NSF may help improve outcomes for Calculus I students with weak prerequisite skills. Read more

Food, energy, water, renewable energy — in a nutshell

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ACEP researchers are collaborating with others to understand how renewable energy affects food, energy and water security in Alaska. Read more

UAF in the headlines

Registration opens April 19 for Summer Sessions kids' programs

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Registration for the 365 SMART Academy opens Monday, April 19, 45 in-person summer day camps and 51 virtual enrichment courses. Read more

What's on today

Deadlines and reminders

National Student Employee Appreciation Week

National Student Employment Week is this week! Be sure to thank the many student employees across UAF. Read more

IAB Life Science Seminar: Memory and animal movement

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Jerod Merkle will present "The Role of Memory in Shaping Animal Movement" on Friday, April 16, at
1 p.m. via Zoom. Read more

'Principles and Practices of Mentoring Graduate Students'

The Graduate School is hosting a faculty development workshop on mentoring graduate students. The workshop will take place Monday,
April 19, from 1-2:30 p.m. on Zoom. Read more

Grad Week April 19-24

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Get ready for Grad Week 2021, a week of celebration and giveaways for 2021 UAF graduates! Read more

First-gen cording ceremony

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Celebrate UAF's first-generation students at a baccalaureate cording ceremony Sunday, April 25, at 2 p.m. Read more

About Cornerstone

The Cornerstone employee newsletter is produced by University Relations and emailed to all UAF staff and faculty. You can submit news items here.
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