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Budget update: May 19, 2021

— by Dan White. The Board of Regents (BoR) will hold a full board meeting Thursday, June 3, and Friday, June 4. Read more

Kellie Fritze named associate vice chancellor for facilities

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Kellie Fritze has been named associate vice chancellor for facilities after a competitive recruitment. Read more

Two interim directors in Office of Development and Alumni Relations

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Morgan Dulian has been named the interim director of development and Megan Bean the interim director of major gifts in the recently formed University Advancement unit. Read more

UAF listervs will retire May 31

OIT will be decommissioning the mailman lists service at the end of May. If you're the owner of a listserv, keeping reading to find out what you need to do next. Read more

Repair and replacement work on sidewalk access ramps

Contractors will be removing damaged access ramps along sidewalks on the Troth Yeddha’ Campus in May and June. Read more

Panigkaq Agatha John-Shields named 2021 Indigenous Scholar

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The 2021 Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley Indigenous Scholar Award recipient is Panigkaq Agatha John-Shields. Read more

FNA expands career training program offerings

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Fairbanks Native Association is now offering free tuition for Alaska Natives/American Indians in over 40 programs at the UAF Community and Technical College. Read more

What's on

Deadlines and reminders

School of Education video premiere today

Join the UAF School of Education's video premiere celebrating the teaching profession Wednesday,
May 19, at 4 p.m. on YouTube and Facebook.
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Alaska Sea Grant education specialist finalist presentations

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Three finalists for the position of education specialist with Alaska Sea Grant will give a public presentation May 20 and 26. Read more

Ice Cream Thursdays are back!

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Starting Thursday, May 20, the Center for Student Engagement will be offering pre-packaged ice cream items at $1 per item. Read more

Updated process for limited submission opportunity

Changes to the limited submission internal competition process will make applying for funding opportunities easier for researchers. Read more

Survey open on graduate students' well-being

UAF graduate students are invited to participate in a research survey on their well-being. The survey will take 25 to 45 minutes, and participants can enter a drawing for a $20 gift card. Read more

UAF in the headlines

NASA launches rocket in search of aurora answers

NASA launches rocket in search of aurora answers
NASA launched one of its largest sounding rockets Sunday from an East Coast facility in an experiment led by a UAF Geophysical Institute space physics professor. Read more

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