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Frank Keim ’66, ’73 has studied, drawn and written for decades about some of the unique
avian residents of the Bering Sea. Find out more in the spring 2022 Aurora.
The UAF Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning concert series Music in the Garden will
move to the Great Hall for June 30 because of the air quality due to wildfire smoke.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 barring sex discrimination, has stood
as a cornerstone of equal access to education at federally funded institutions. Last
week, the U.S. Department of Education released new proposed rules on Title IX. The Department's proposed rules will be open for public comment for 60 days from the
date of publication in the Federal Register. The press release announcing the proposed changes is located on the U.S. Department of Education's website.
As Pride month comes to an end, let’s celebrate Pride the right way, as a university
full of love and support, year-round. Support your friends, family, students, co-workers,
and fellow community members by showing up for them in the day-to-day and at events
and programs during Pride month, LGBTQ+ History Month, UAF’s Pride week, Lavender Graduation, and other UAF celebrations and observances.
Winter storms spinning off the Gulf of Alaska have sculpted these hemlocks on the
outer coast of Glacier Bay National Park into mountain men waving at you, the letter
Z, and umbrellas.
Three small Alaska schools will receive refurbished smart devices for use in a new
drones program under a partnership between the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical
Institute and Green Star of Interior Alaska. Schools in Nulato, Nenana and Valdez will receive the electronics through the Drone
Research and Opportunities for Native Elementary Students program, or DRONES, a project
of the Geophysical Institute Education Outreach Office and funded by the National
Science Foundation.
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UAF is working to improve its Field Safety Emergency Plans (FSEP) for those traveling
to field locations within the United States and abroad. The FSEP is intended to provide
UAF travelers with a sound action plan to cope with emergencies that may be encountered
on official travel. Please review the improved field safety document and provide feedback by July 5, 2022. We want to ensure we have asked the right questions to capture critical information.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is currently casting students for The College Tour,
an Amazon Prime streaming series, and we're looking for fun and engaging students
to be featured in our episode! Each episode tells the story of a single college through the lens of its students. Have a student you think would be great? Encourage them to apply by July 8 by sending
them
here to learn about the segments and to submit a short selfie video.
As we near the end of Pride month at UAF, we're highlighting a scholarship supporting
LGBTQ2IA+ students and allies from the UAF community. In 2011, a group of UAF alumni
and friends established the LGBT Friends and Allies Scholarship. This UAF scholarship
is the only one of its kind in the University of Alaska system.
Please plan to join us for this year's Golden Days Grande Parade, the first since
2019. UAF will have a large float pulled by a University Fire Department fire truck accompanied
by representatives from across the university. Employees, students and alumni are
welcome to walk in the parade and will receive a new UAF T-shirt design. Family members
are also welcome to attend. Please read through the parade guidelines and
sign up in advance.
The genres available for purchase include Dixieland, jazz, blues, Christmas, music
theater, big band and classical. Those interested can call 907-474-5291 or email the UAF Music Department to schedule an appointment.
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