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Last week I had the opportunity to meet with Tod Leiweke, President and CEO of the
Seattle Kraken. Mr. Leiweke gave me a tour of the new Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle
and we discussed potential opportunities that lie ahead for a partnership between
the Seattle Kraken and the Alaska Nanooks. He asked me why I support athletics. My
response was simple. Because it matters. It doesn't matter a little. It matters a
lot. It matters to the athletes and their families, and importantly, it matters to
our future as a university. Why? Athletics builds community. Not just our community
of Fairbanks or the community of Alaska. Athletics builds a community of friends,
supporters, allies, and future students.
Alaska 529 would like to remind employees that 529 Day is a great time to start, review,
or increase education savings through paycheck or automatic monthly contributions
from a bank account. Alaska 529 will contribute $250 to the first 5,000 new accounts in 2022 with Dash
to Save.
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Research Services and the University of
Alaska Fairbanks Center for Alaska Native Health Research are organizing a series
of semi-monthly seminars and a hybrid symposium on Artificial Intelligence/ Machine
Learning (AI/ML) and its possible use in improving Alaska Native health. Follow this page for webinar dates, events and resources.
The 2022 Legacy Lecture will honor businessman, legislator and University of Alaska
Fairbanks alumnus Steve Frank at 7 p.m. Monday, June 6, at UAF's Murie Building auditorium.
The event will feature a film about Frank’s life, followed by a conversation with
Frank and a question-and-answer session, both led by veteran journalist Robert Hannon.
Changes in technology and funding can make it difficult to keep track of the current
resources available to instructors interested in captioning their instructional videos.
Read this article to refresh options. This Teaching Tip provided by Clara Noomah, an instructional
designer and adjunct faculty at the University of Alaska Fairbanks with more than
a decade of experience in education and curriculum design.
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