April 2, 2024
Daylight: 13:56:53

Four fast and furious weeks to go!

Folks,

The final four weeks of the term are flying by. How are you doing? Are you swirling with school and spring and all the insanity of the season? Or, are you the calm in the storm?

Take a moment, re-center, plant both feet and check your plan. For most of you, the last day of instruction is three weeks from next Monday, April 29. Commencement is the following Saturday, May 4. These are the final laps of the long race of the 2023-24 academic year.

Take care of yourself, stick to your routine, put in the time, and finish strong.

Here are a few things to think about and attend to in the days ahead:  

First, Financial Aid:

Financial aid may be available for summer classes. If you are eligible for the Federal Pell Grant, you may receive additional Pell funds for summer classes. Want to know more? Check-in with a financial aid advisor, or submit a notification of summer enrollment form. The UAF Summer Scholarship application is available now. Make sure to apply before the May 1 deadline. Summer classes are a great way to keep up with or work ahead on your Alaska Performance Scholarship or UA Scholars eligibility criteria.

Second, register for summer and fall classes!

We have some amazing online summer classes with too many benefits to count – just see your academic advisor and get.it.done. Also, register for fall classes! Priority registration is open (you know who you are) and general registration opens next Monday! Here are some advising events hosted by the Academic Advising Center:

April 1-5

• What? PrioriTEA Registration Week! Enjoy a cup of tea provided by the Academic Advising Center for ALL students during priority registration week.

• When? Monday through Friday  (8 a.m. to  5 p.m.)

• Where? The Academic Advising Center, 510 Gruening Building

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April 8 and 9

• What: Open Registration – Open Bar Mocktails! Enjoy one of the UAF-themed mocktails to celebrate open registration.

• When: Monday and Tuesday  (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

• Where: The Academic Advising Center, 510 Gruening Building

Third, get some coaching!

Our Academic Coaches are available if you need guidance with time management, online learning strategies, school/life balance, individualized study plans, reading and note-taking strategies, organization, effective communication, quiz and exam prep, setting priorities and goals, self-care, and much more.

Fourth, check out “FryDAY”

Friday, April 5, is "FryDAY" – ORCA and the Nanook Prevention and Empowerment Network will be teaching about the Consent Acronym, "F.R.I.E.S." = Freely Given, Reversible, Informed, Enthusiastic and Specific. We will have a Free Loaded Fry Bar + Resource Tabling – talking about Consent Culture and Healthy Relationships in the Multi-Level Lounge of the Wood Center, from noon to 2 p.m.

Lastly, wherever you are, get outside!

Get some fresh air, get some sun, and move your body. Enjoy the daylight – we are awash in daylight now with about fourteen hours each day. Take care of yourself and be at peace. This year of your college education is nearly behind you - you are doing amazing!

What can we do better to help you during these dwindling days of the term? Let me know at obguthrie@alaska.edu.

— Owen Guthrie, vice chancellor for student affairs and enrollment management