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Tom Hough, UAF Military and Veteran Services director

Friday Focus: Your Department of Military and Veteran Services

Last week in Chancellor White's Memorial Day message the Chancellor mentioned "At the University of Alaska Fairbanks, we are proud to be a veteran-serving institution. Almost 20% of our student body are veterans, active-duty members, or their dependents." Here in the UAF Department of Military and Veteran Services, we have the great privilege of serving our military-affiliated UAF students. Today I would like to tell you a little more about how we in the UAF Department of Military and Veteran Services work to support our students and engage with our military community here in Alaska and throughout the United States. Continue reading the Friday Focus.


June training spotlight: Team-building and collaboration

This month the UA HR Talent Acquisition and Development Team has curated four training collections, spanning from team-building activities to mentoring, all bound together by the theme of working better together. Whether you want to feel more cohesion within a group, have been tasked with leading a committee or project, or are a supervisor looking for ways to coach your staff, our team-building and collaboration collections have you covered. Learn more about the courses available.


UAF in the News

Alaska’s first radiocarbon dating lab coming to UAF (Alaska's News Source)

UAF will have first college of indigenous studies in the nation (KTVF)

Decisions, decisions: How to decide what to grow this season (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)

Ketchup and Conversations: Sustainable Energy with Added Equitability (Alaska Business)

Military Report: Navy visits Fairbanks seeking out cooperative solutions (KTVF)

What's happening

Deadlines and reminders


Healthy Living lecture series begins June 4

The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host the 14th annual Healthy Living lecture series starting on June 4. The free series offers a variety of presentations by Alaska medical specialists and experts. Read more about the series topics and guest speakers.


A distant view on a blue-sky day of a large building with a satellite on the roof, with yellow sunflowers in the foreground.

Geophysical Institute, Poker Flat offer free summer tours

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute is offering free public tours through Labor Day. Learn more about the two different guided tours available.


Discover Alaska lecture series starts June 5

The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host the Discover Alaska lecture series starting on June 5. This year's lectures feature scientists whose research explores various aspects of Alaska. The series is presented by UAF Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning in cooperation with UAF's Institute of Arctic Biology. Read more about the series guest speakers.


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/.