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Expedited academic program review recommendations released

— by Dan White. The Expedited Academic Program Review Committee released its recommendations earlier today. Of the 87 programs reviewed, 52 programs were recommended to continue without change. Seventeen were recommended for continuation with an improvement plan, 15 for restructuring/revising, and three were recommended for deletion. Read more

Friday Focus: Pre-pandemic and post-pandemic values

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— by Julie Queen. What things should we let go of to make room for new, post-pandemic values?
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Nominations open for 2020-2021 Regents' Adjunct Award

The Regents' Adjunct Award recognizes adjunct faculty members for excellence in teaching. The nomination period is Feb. 5-March 5. Read more

Blue beads in the tundra

Blue beads in the tundra
Glass beads the size of blueberries found by archaeologists in a Brooks Range house pit might be the first European item ever to arrive in North America, predating the arrival of Columbus by a few decades. Read more

Special pricing on laptops

Special pricing is still available for Dell laptops. These pre-configured machines means minimal wait time for a new, fully supported laptop. Read more

What's on today

Geoscience Seminar: Joshua Knicely
IAB Life Science Hour: Sarah Nash

Deadlines and reminders

BLaST scholarship applications (Feb. 7)
iTeach Online registration (Feb. 7)
Nominations for Alumni Association board (March 15)
Arctic Innovation Competition submissions (March 19)

Learn the basics of Canvas

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Join UAF eCampus instructional designers on Monday, Feb. 8, from 10-11:30 a.m. to learn the basics of Canvas, a learning management system. Read more

Seminar on working with dual-enrolled students

On Feb. 9, join members of the 2020 Faculty Learning Community on Dual Enrollment to learn about best practices for working with dual-enrolled students. Read more

Science Communication Club meetings for spring 2021

The UAF Science Communication Club meetings are for all students, staff and faculty interested in communicating science. Read more

Chance encounter with celebrity chef sparks UAF student's dream

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After Daniel Christensen's brother died, Daniel found himself adrift. He decided to join the applied business program, mostly as a distraction. 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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