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Black History Month events at UAF

The Nanook Diversity and Action Center invites you to 2022 Black History Month festivities. This year UAF's Black History Month celebration is dedicated to bell hooks and her legacy.


Inspiring Girls program seeks undergraduate coordinator

Inspiring Girls Expeditions of Alaska is seeking a UAF undergraduate for a summer student coordinator position.


Online scholarship workshop

A Zoom Scholarship workshop will be held Tuesday, Feb. 1, from 4-5 p.m. Students can get tips on writing essays and learn how to find and apply for scholarships.


Spring career fair registration open

Registration is open for the UAF Spring Career Fair, which will be on Thursday, March 31, from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Wood Center Ballroom and mall area.


Charlie Parr

Student's research gets Editor's Choice Award

A research paper by Charlie Parr, a graduate student and former Geophysical Institute research technician who now works at the International Arctic Research Center, received an Editor's Choice Award from Water Resources Research, a journal of the American Geophysical Union.

Grad Fair set for Feb. 17

A Grad Fair for those eligible to graduate will take place Thursday, Feb. 17, from noon -2 p.m. in the Wood Center ballroom. This is your chance to learn about in-person commencement ceremonies scheduled to take place at the Carlson Center on Saturday, April 30.


Applications open for student commencement speaker

Are you a graduating senior and want a chance to speak at the commencement ceremony? If so, you can apply to be the student commencement speaker.


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Students2Startups internship registration

Are you a student fascinated by an idea? A startup looking for a summer intern? The 2022 Students2Startups internship applications are now open.


Community Mental Health Clinic taking new clients

The UAF Community Mental Health Clinic is accepting new clients. Graduate-level counseling students are accepting new clients for 50-minute Telehealth counseling sessions occurring once per week from Jan. 10 to April 28.


Lunchbox Games event planned

Staff Council's University Advocacy Committee will host a Lunchbox Games competition on Thursday, Feb. 3 from 1-2 p.m. Individuals or groups will compete for trivia glory using questions from Trivial Pursuit with Alaska, University of Alaska, and UAF trivia added in.


'Love Pedagogy' presentation on Feb. 4

The Committee on the Status of Women will host Lisa Arrastia via live stream on Feb. 4 at noon for a presentation on "Love Pedagogy: Oral History Remix and Disrupting Notions of Difference."


About Cornerstone

The Cornerstone student newsletter is produced by University Relations and emailed weekly to all students. You can submit news items here. If you are no longer a student, please contact us at UAF-Cornerstone@alaska.edu.

 

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