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Black Student Union chapter

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The Black Student Union is a student organization promoting cultural diversity, with special regard to students who identify as Black. Club meetings are Thursdays at 1 p.m. Read more

Tracey Martinson named director of EHSRM

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Tracey Martinson has accepted the director position of Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management after a competitive recruitment.
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Join the OER Innovation Quest, conquer open education resources

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A real-life game for UAF instructors to conquer open education resources and banish high-cost materials for students in their course. Read more

Special Faculty Senate meeting

The Special Faculty Senate meeting is Monday, Feb. 15, from 1-3:20 p.m. via livestream. Read more

What's on today

ICE Jam founder fundraising mixer
TEK Talk: ‘Project Evaluation in Indigenous Contexts’
BLaST Mentoring Discussion Group workshop

Deadlines and reminders

UA Foundation and private scholarships (today)
Apply for spring graduation (today)
One Health, One Future 2021 poster sessions (today)
Survey on winter experiences (Feb. 28)

BLaST Mentoring Discussion Group workshop

Graduate students, staff and faculty are invited to BLaST's mentoring group workshop Monday, Feb. 15, from 1-2 p.m. on goal setting. Read more

BOR public testimony

The University of Alaska Board of Regents will hold a one-hour public testimony session Tuesday, Feb. 16, from 4-5 p.m. Read more

'Venus, Volcanoes and More'

On Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m., five UAF graduate students will present “Venus, Volcanoes and More: UAF Graduate Research Stories.” This is part of the Science for Alaska Lecture Series. Read more

Sport and recreation business speaker series begins Feb. 16

Sport and recreation business professionals will share their experiences during a series of free public online discussions. Read more

BLaST undergraduate professional development series

BLaST's undergraduate professional development workshop Feb. 18, from 3:30-5 p.m., will be Writing for Publication (aka How to Achieve Scientific Immortality). Read more

Shine a Light talk on Black history in Alaska

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Jo Malbert Narváez will present Black in Hindsight: A Review of Black History in Alaska on Monday,
Feb. 22, at 6:30 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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