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Alex Sommerfield named to GNAC All-Academic Team

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Alex Sommerfield is a digital journalism major and has maintained a 4.0 GPA in his year and a half with the Nanooks basketball program. Read more

Staff performance management guide, Coaching Conversations

If you haven’t already done so, now is a great time to begin the staff performance evaluation process. Read more

UAF's Student CARE Program

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Sometimes students may struggle due to extenuating circumstances, mental health concerns or a lack of resources. To help, UAF has implemented the Student CARE Program. Read more

Rocket launches reveal water vapor effect in upper atmosphere

Photo credit: NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility/Poker Flat Research Range/Zayn Roohi. Time lapse of the Super Soaker launch on Jan. 25-26, 2018.. Three rockets launched with the mission, two using vapor tracers to track wind movement and one releasing a water canister to seed a polar mesospheric cloud. The green laser beam visible at the top left is the LIDAR beam used to measure the artificial cloud.
Results of a 2018 multirocket launch at Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks will help scientists better understand the impact of more water vapor accumulating near the fringe of the Earth’s atmosphere. Read more

What's on today

Movie Monday: 'Feels Good Man'
TEK Talks 10: Philip Wight
March Faculty Senate meeting
Educators Rising Alaska conference
Science Communication Club meeting

Deadlines and reminders

Summer fellowships for STEM undergraduates (today)
Nominations for Staff Make Students Count Award (March 26)

Teaching Spotlight: Kate Quick

Kate Quick will give a presentation and Q&A on "Creating Online Classroom Environments" on Friday, March 5, from noon-1 p.m. Read more

Midnight Sun Science Symposium

Undergraduate and graduate students should register by March 5 to participate in the Midnight Sun Science Symposium, April 15-16. Read more

Seminar on federally qualified health centers

Cheryl Kilgore will speak on “The Role of a Federally Qualified Health Center in a Community System of Care” Monday, March 8, from 4-5 p.m. Read more

Bookstore hours and commencement regalia

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The Bookstore hours are changing to weekdays,
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Order your graduation regalia by
March 25. Read more

Quick info for faculty, staff at one-stop shop

You’ll find important deadlines highlighted at the top, plus links to things like units and departments, employee news, directory information, maps, representation and working at UAF. 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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