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Friday Focus: Change brings new opportunities

— Owen Guthrie. Almost exactly 9 years ago I began work at UAF eCampus (then called the Center for Distance Education). I had returned to UAF after some years away (again). I was so excited to join the team.


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Nanook Navigator and Student Success Spotlight: Cassandra Kendall

The Nanook Navigator and Student Success spotlight for January is Cassandra Kendall. Cassandra is a math tutor, coordinator, and DEVS instructor at the Developmental Education Department in the UAF Community and Technical College.


Teaching Tip: Strategies for first 6 weeks of class

The first six weeks are critical to student success as well as UAF's retention goals. Here are three small things you can do to help your students succeed this semester.

What's on today

What's on this weekend

Deadlines and reminders


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Fun with ice physics in the cryosphere

A recent winter storm that featured a heavy rainfall caused hardships for many animals of Interior Alaska, but some people found the event fascinating.


HR offers Brown Bag Lunch Forum for supervisors

University of Alaska Human Resources' talent acquisition team is rolling out a Brown Bag Lunch Forum specifically for supervisors.


OER Innovation Quest applications open

Join the OER Innovation Quest and become an education superhero by saving your students money on textbooks and materials! Implementing OER in a course or program requires imagination, creativity and innovation. The Quest runs from Feb. 8 - May 18.


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.

 

UAF is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, educational institution and provider and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination/.