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The University of Alaska Fairbanks has teamed up with Fairbanks' Latitude 65 Brewing
Company on a new beer that will boost scholarships for Alaska Nanooks student-athletes.
UAF's Faculty Development community is conducting a survey of all faculty, graduate
students, post-docs and others who wish to provide feedback to determine what programs
are needed. A better understanding of needs will allow the UAF Faculty Development community to
create opportunities that are targeted and responsive. Please complete the survey by the end of day Sept. 15 to ensure your feedback is included.
Know a student interested in working at NASA? They should consider a NASA Pathways
Internship. NASA Pathways interns have a high chance of a career at NASA after graduation.
The current application period is open through Sept. 16.
The upcoming UAF Graduate School fall 2022 seminars are:
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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.
You're invited to audition for "Tumyaraq-qaa" an Alaska Native Indigenous-in-space
comedic adventure. This 30-minute pilot script was written by Kavelina Torres, Indigenous
media assistant professor, with the Theatre & Film Department at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. This pilot TV project will be recorded in segments beginning in October 2022.
The Implicit Bias Training Workshop will provide an introduction to different forms
of implicit bias and its impacts. Trainers will introduce tools and methods participants
can use to interrupt and mitigate bias in the moment and in the long term. This workshop, scheduled for Sept. 27 from 1-3:30 p.m. via Zoom, is hosted by the UAF Department of Equity and Compliance and presented by Margo
Griffith, Ronnie Houchin and Casey McMillan. For more information, or to make an accommodation request at least five days in advance
of this event, please contact the office by phone at 907-474-7300 or by email for assistance.
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The UAF Graduate School is hosting training sessions in to go over how to fill out UAF graduate forms. The sessions will
be held on:
Sept. 19, 2022: 3-4 p.m.
Sept. 27, 2022: 10-11 a.m.
All sessions will be available via Zoom. You must register in advance (click on the date you would like to attend).
A series of workshops is available both in-person and online for students to develop
and practice their presentation and story-telling skills for this year's competition.
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Sept. 15: Brainstorming your research story
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Sept. 20: Presenting your research as a compelling story
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Sept. 29: Visualizing your research story
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Oct. 6: It’s all about delivery via zoom
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Oct. 13: Mock trials and feedback
One-on-one with the Speaking Center coaches (schedule anytime)
Convocation, Sept. 29
Please join me Thursday, Sept. 29 at 1:15 p.m. in the Davis Concert Hall for 2022
Convocation. The annual event welcomes faculty, staff and students back to UAF for
a new academic year each fall, and is a celebration of the university's people and
accomplishments over the past year. T-shirts and ice cream will also be available
at the event.
Federal Student Aid and the Biden-Harris Administration have announced a three-part
plan to help federal student loan borrowers get back on track with payments after
pandemic-related support expires.
Take out your phones because Navigate Student, UAF's new mobile application, is going
to help you stay in the game and on track throughout your time as a Nanook. Download “Navigate Student” through Google Play or the AppStore, search for “University of Alaska Fairbanks” and enter your UAF username and password
(same as UAOnline).
Mather Library in the Akasofu Building is hosting a houseplant sale. Proceeds help
maintain the lush plants in the long hallway between Elvey and Akasofu buildings.
The plants are cared for by a committee of volunteers from the two buildings, and
the funds pay for supplies like potting soil, fertilizer and pots. Pick up a new plant
for your office, home or dorm room! Cash sales only.
 An attempt to demystify the mysterious
NEAR GAKONA, ALASKA -- In this wild place where dump truck drivers once tipped load
after load of gravel onto the moss to make roads and building pads, scientists rolled
open an iron gate one recent Saturday afternoon.
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