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The University of Alaska Fairbanks will welcome hundreds of new students during orientation
activities this week.
Please take note of the various parking lot closures this week for prep and paint
striping work.
New Graduate Student orientation, Fall Social scheduled for Aug. 26
New graduate student orientation is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Schaible Auditorium.
Those who need the Zoom registration link, can email the UAF Graduate School. The Fall Graduate Student Social is an excellent way for all new and returning graduate
students to connect with others in and outside their discipline. The event is Aug. 26 from 6-8 p.m. at the UAF Pub. All attendees must be 21 years or older
to enter the Pub. To enter, you must show a valid US driver's license, US military
ID, or passport.) Join us for nachos and fun!
 What does it mean to be first? To some it means to push boundaries exploring new territories,
for others the term may carry no weight at all, still others may think it shows a
vanity on the part of the person trying to be first. We were the first. We were the first people to drive electric vehicles to Oliktok Point. Oliktok Point
is the farthest-north point in the United States that can be driven to — a total of
1,096 miles, round trip. There were certainly a few hurdles to overcome along the
way, but in the end we all made it.
A new type of festival that combines the arts, sciences, and Indigenous cultural and
knowledge systems to help explain and respond to climate change in the North will
open later this month in Fairbanks, Alaska.
The Alaska Center for Energy and Power is conducting an electric thermal storage heater
field study that will take place over three years in North Pole, Alaska. The goal
of the study is to learn whether electric thermal storage heaters, a type of supplementary
heating appliance, can help reduce home heating costs and improve air quality, especially
PM2.5.
The Graduate School congratulates 10 students who will receive a degree completion
award in Fall 2022. Three students earned dissertation completion fellowships, three
students earned thesis completion fellowships, and four students earned degree completion
scholarships. For more information, email the Graduate School.
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The Alaska Nanooks volleyball team and UAF athletic director Brock Anundson have announced
a four-year contract extension for head coach Brian Scott. Scott is currently entering
his eighth year as the head coach of the Nanooks' volleyball program, first taking
over in 2015.
Nanook Recreation is offering a variety of fitness classes for fall semester 2022.
We will offer some familiar programs such as strength training, Olympic weightlifting,
mat pilates, yoga, outdoor bootcamp and adult speed training. We will also be expanding
into other new areas such as CrossFit later in the semester. Register for classes online. For more information, email Chris McComb.
The student services team at UAF eCampus wants to welcome students to a new semester!
Learn how to succeed with online learning and how eCampus is here to help. There will be a Q&A session after the presentation. This session is open to all UAF
students. All attendees will be entered into a drawing for a student care package.
Join via Zoom. For more information, contact Alexis Carstens.
The office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (URSA) is now accepting
applications for the 2022 Mentor Awards.
Jessa Long, the libero for the Alaska Nanooks volleyball team, was named the Great
Northwest Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, Aug. 22.
The UAF Graduate School is hosting the Fall 2022 Seminar Series:
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Aug. 30 (Student Health & Counseling Center)
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Sept. 1 (Alaska Center ICE)
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Sept. 6 (Library Services)
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Sept. 8 (Center for Student Rights & Responsibilities)
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Sept. 13 (Nanook Diversity & Action Center)
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Sept. 15 (Nanook Recreation)
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Sept. 20 (Library Services)
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Sept. 22 (Career Services)
All events are one hour long and begin at 1 p.m. Advance Zoom Registration is required (click on the date you'd like to attend). Questions can be directed to
the Graduate School email or (907) 474-7464.
Harry Potter Lake did not die quietly. Water in the basin on Alaska's North Slope
cut through a 30-foot strip of tundra in early July 2022. The lake then roared into
a creek. The creek swelled like a python for a day, robbing Harry Potter Lake of the majority
of its water.
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