Cornerstone: March 27, 2024

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One day left for UA Giving Day: 49 hours for Alaska!

Giving Day continues through 1 p.m. on March 28 so you still have time to rally support for UAF with Nanooks around the world! Please consider donating to a program or challenge important to you, and maximize support for UAF during Giving Day 2024! Visit the website to see where your donations can be supersized thanks to our challenge sponsors.

Lifelong ties lead to long-term impact

Graduate students and family celebrate Jerry Swartz and his birds, mammals and devotion to proper English. Read more in the Spring 2024 Aurora.

Deadline extended: Staff Make Students Count Award

The deadline to apply has been extended to April 5! The award recognizes staff who have provided outstanding service to students anywhere in the UA system. Read more about submitting someone for the award.

Staff Recognition and Development Day registration open

The registration period for this year's Staff Recognition and Development Day on April 10 is now open and will close on Friday, April 5. There are a few sessions that have limited seating, so please be sure to register early! Learn more about SRDD and register for sessions.

FEMCON cosplay competition

Fem-Con is a program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, focused on the idea of celebrating and empowering femininity, and many events are being hosted throughout that week. Come show off your Cosplaying skills on Saturday, March 30 from 1-2 p.m. at the Wood Center-Multi-Level Lounge, and come dressed to impress! Read more on the event and registering.

What's happening

Deadlines and reminders

Art-o-Mat machine on campus for April

UAF Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting an Art-o-Mat machine for April. This machine has been refurbished to dispense small works of original art for $5. Learn more about the Art-o-Mat machine on campus.

Ice experts aid U.S. military in Arctic Ocean exercise

Finding a good spot for the U.S. military's biennial Operation Ice Camp falls to people at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. Read more about support to the exercise.

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