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UA Giving Day is next Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 22 and 23. During last year's Giving Day, 700 donors gave nearly $700,000 in gifts to UAF.
This year, donors have committed to over $620,000 in giving challenges alone! Go to
the website and check out some of the great challenges to super-size the impact of your gift.
With your help, we are poised to smash last year's record.
Registration is now open for Spring Break Day Camp, March 13-17 hosted by the UAF Volleyball Team and Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning. This
full-day action-packed camp is designed to provide a wide range of sports activities
including but not limed to basketball, dodgeball, ultimate frisbee, kickball, capture
the flag, soccer, and more. This camp is supervised by UAF student-athletes and coaches.
Nanook Sports Update
Hopkins leads the way with another double-double; Nanooks down the Wolves 61-58 in
Fairbanks
Five student-athletes named to 2022-23 GNAC Women's Basketball All-Academic Team
Three 'Nooks score in double-digits but Alaska falls to Western Oregon
Pulles posts Top-5 finish on day one of Denver Invitational
Pulles cracks the Top-5 again on day two; Nanooks finish with 220 team points
Burgan posts Top-10 finish in 400-yard IM at PCSC Championships; Nanooks Swim preps
for final day at Championships
Ruppert makes the podium with second-place finish in 200 Fly finals on final day of
PCSC Championships
Nanooks announce details for 2023 Usibelli Coal Mine Gold Rush Reverse Raffle
The Festival of Native Arts returns as an in-person celebration Feb. 24-25 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Davis Concert Hall. The student-led event showcases Native culture through dance, music and arts. Read more.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks on Thursday premiered its episode of the streaming
television show "The College Tour." The half-hour episode, developed in partnership with “The College Tour,” offers a
view of UAF through the voices of current students. The episode is part of UAF’s strategic
marketing efforts aimed at increasing enrollment. The episode will premiere on Amazon
Prime on March 22. The show also streams on Roku and other platforms and has a potential
audience of millions worldwide.
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Join UAF Upward Bound and Student Support Services in the Wood Center multi-level
lounge on Thursday, Feb. 23 from noon to 2 p.m. as we celebrate the positive impacts of federal TRIO programs in our community and
state. Light refreshments and food will be provided following the celebration!
UAF veteran students are invited to join a roundtable discussion with VA Secretary
Richard McDonough on Wednesday, Feb. 22 from 3-4 p.m. This is a great opportunity to represent UAF and share veteran student experience
directly with our nation's senior leader in the Department of Veterans Affairs. RSVP here to join. Once you RSVP, you’ll receive more information including the location of the event.
Space is limited. Please email questions to the Department of Military and Veteran Services or call 907-474-7400.
UAF in the News
A year after Russia invaded Ukraine, a walrus discovery is caught up in geopolitics
(Alaska Public Media)
UA Launching Teacher Internship Scholarship as a Pilot Program (Alaska Business)
In response to labor shortage, Dunleavy removes degree requirement for most state
jobs (KTOO)
Sitting on PairWise bubble, Alaska aiming for at-large bid to NCAA tournament as Nanooks
‘starting to see that we can play with anyone in the country’ (U.S. College Hockey
Online)
Homeless below zero: After a man’s death in a Fairbanks snowbank, a city reckons with
emergency shelter (Anchorage Daily News)
The University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Engineering and Mines will host its
annual Engineering Open House from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Usibelli Engineering Building on the Troth Yeddha’ Campus in Fairbanks.
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