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Owen Guthrie, vice chancellor of student affairs and enrollment management

Friday Focus: UAF is vibrant - and that is no accident!

Over the past couple of weeks, many people have told me that the campus feels more vibrant than they can remember. We have all been seeing this, but when I walked into Arctic Java around lunchtime on Tuesday, it was downright packed! I don't recall the last time I saw so many gathered in our central oasis of coffee and snacks. It is great to feel the surge of energy that accompanies the start of a new academic year, and it is great that our classrooms and buildings are teeming with the voices, footsteps, and laughter of students returning to UAF. Fall is in the air and we are back! This is the time when our campus truly comes to life, and it is easy to be reminded of the purpose behind everything we do: building opportunities for our students to explore and thrive. Continue reading the Friday Focus.

ACUASI aircraft flying at Nenana airport

Monday open house set for ACUASI's new Nenana drone hangar

A public open house for the new Nenana hangar of the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration is scheduled for 2-4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16. Learn more about the open house event.

Mental Health First Aid training Sept. 26-27

Student Health and Counseling is offering Mental Health First Aid training to all students, staff and faculty at UAF. They will be hosting the next class Sept. 26 and 27 in Hess Rec, located in the MBS building. Read more and register. 

Riders gather for a guided fat bike ride on UAF campus trails, hosted by UAF Green Bikes and Student Leadership, Nov. 14, 2023.Winter gear workshop

Employees are invited to The Pub on Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 4:30-6 p.m. to learn about the latest technology and gear to help you get out and enjoy winter in Interior Alaska. Refreshments will be served. Registration is required. Email Carla Browning at UAF-welcome-team@alaska.edu for details. This employee experience is brought to you by Onboarding and Engagement, Outdoor Adventures and Staff on Tap at The Pub.

Josiah Borkovec

Josiah Borkovec new tech support services manager at Nanook Technology Services

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Josiah Borkovec to the technology support services manager position at Nanook Technology Services. Learn more about what Borkovec brings to his new role.

NTS customer satisfaction surveys

NTS announces the introduction of customer feedback surveys! This new feature is a step toward enhancing its service quality and ensuring its staff meet UAF's IT needs effectively and satisfactorily. Read more about the surveys.

A group of small brown mushrooms grow in a rocky clearing.

Webinar to discuss role of mycorrhizae in soil health

Learn about mycorrhizae and their role in creating a healthy soil environment for plants in a free webinar at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Caley Gasch, research assistant professor of soil science at the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center in Palmer, will shepherd participants through the world of mycorrhizal fungi. Learn more and register to attend.

UAF in the News

New research hopes to find better ways to manage interactions between Juneau’s black bears and people (KTOO)

Native-led suicide prevention program focuses on building community strengths (NPR)

Study gives updated estimate for wolverine population on Alaska’s North Slope (Alaska Beacon)

Nanook Hall of Famer joins Nanooks Women’s basketball (KTVF)

North to Remembrance: Firefighters, residents honor 9/11 first responders at annual stair climb (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)

What's happening

Deadlines and reminders

Gallery opening for 'Seize the Awkward' suicide prevention poster campaign

Join ORCA POD and the UAF Art Department for an art gallery opening on Friday, Sept. 13 from 5-7 p.m. The gallery (Fine Arts Complex, Room 313) will feature art from 'Seize the Awkward' - a national campaign focused on supporting friends and family in crisis through healthy conversations. Refreshments and resources provided.

Midnight Sun Visiting Writers series: Mieke Eerkens

The Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series presents author, Mieke Eerkens on Friday, Sep. 13 from 7-8 p.m. online and in the Schaible Auditorium. Eerkens will read from her debut book, All Ships Follow Me: A Family Memoir of War Across Three Continents, a powerful narrative that intertwines her father’s childhood internment in a Japanese labor camp in Java during World War II with her mother’s experience in a Dutch children’s home following the arrest of her Nazi-allied parents. Learn more on the free, public event.

Blue Course evals: Info and resources

As the fall 2024 semester gets underway, important information and resources are available regarding course evaluations. Read more on Blue Course evaluations and where to find additional guidance.

Register for Zumba Fitness today!

Sign up today for this ten-session introduction to basic Zumba Fitness/Latin dance. Explore salsa, merengue, cumbia, reggaeton, belly dance and other international rhythms. Let the music and the movement energize you in this non-credit fitness course taught by Reina Hasting. Read more and register early for the fitness class.

A person shows a large clove of garlic in preparation for planting in the field in the background.

Webinar to discuss growing and preparing garlic

Learn to grow garlic and to cook the flavorful vegetable in new ways during a free webinar led by Heidi Rader on Sept. 28 from noon-1 p.m. Learn more and register to attend.

Windows 11 upgrade to begin Oct. 17

Microsoft will be ending extended support for Windows 10 on Oct. 14, 2025. To ensure continued security compliance and access to the latest features, Nanook Technology Services will upgrade all eligible Windows 10 devices to Windows 11. Read more about the upgrade and steps to take to prepare.

Alliance Members at the Alaska Alliance for Community Engagement - Climate and Health 2nd Annual Meeting in Anchorage, Alaska.

Addressing health impacts of climate change in Alaska Native communities

The National Institutes of Health Climate Change and Health Initiative awarded four sites funding as a first step in establishing the Alliance for Community Engagement on Climate and Health. One of the four sites is The Alaska Alliance for Community Engagement - Climate and Health (AK ACE-CH) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Learn more about what the new UAF site will focus on.

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