Please join me Thursday, Sept. 29 at 1:15 p.m. in the Davis Concert Hall for 2022
Convocation. Details about the scavenger hunt leading up to Convocation, which will
include prizes, will be in the Cornerstone next week. I also invite you to recognize
your colleagues via this form. A selection of shout-outs will be included in my remarks and on the screens in the
Great Hall during the ice cream social after Convocation.
Technology startup company Colossus Biosciences and national organization The Explorer's
Club will host a presentation about the company's work toward resurrecting the woolly
mammoth. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place Monday, Sept. 12,
at 6 p.m. in the engineering building atrium and Schaible Auditorium.
Minnie Lucy Naylor, an academic advisor with University of Alaska Fairbanks Rural
Student Services, was recognized by the UA Board of Regents for her personal dedication
to student success, friendly and caring nature, and dedication to UAF and its students.
Naylor was among four outstanding staff members recognized with the “Staff Make Students
Count” award that recognizes staff who have made a difference in the lives of students.
Each received a plaque, $1000, and two Alaska Airlines vouchers.
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