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Visit the website to see the areas of donation and the various challenges posted to supersize your
gift. Please consider donating to a program or challenge important to you, and being
a UAF champion to maximize our support for Giving Day 2023!
The late deadline for students to apply for graduation is March 1, 2023. Graduates must submit their application to Degree Services by 11:59
p.m. Graduates who have already applied or graduated who plan to participate in commencement
on May 6 must RSVP for the ceremony by April 15.
UAF veteran students are invited to join a roundtable discussion with VA Secretary
Richard McDonough today from 3-4 p.m. This is a great opportunity to represent UAF and share veteran student experience
directly with our nation's senior leader in the Department of Veterans Affairs. RSVP here to join. Once you RSVP, you’ll receive more info including the event location. Space is limited.
Please email questions to the Department of Military and Veteran Services or call 907-474-7400.
Join UAF Upward Bound and Student Support Services in the Wood Center multi-level
lounge on Thursday, Feb. 23 from noon to 2 p.m. as we celebrate the positive impacts of federal TRIO programs in our community and
state. Light refreshments and food will be provided following the celebration!
Science Olympiad will take place Feb. 24-25 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, which is hosting the Alaska student competition
for the first time. Learn more.
Nanook Sports Update
Hopkins leads the way with another double-double; Nanooks down the Wolves 61-58 in
Fairbanks
Strong offense from Saint Martin's downs the Nanooks on Senior Day
Dubois tallies third-period winner in 3-2 win over Long Island
Six unanswered goals powers Nanooks past LIU for weekend sweep
Pulles grabs win on day one of UAA Invitational before third-place finish on day two;
Kalev joins on podium in men's race on Day two
Barnick leads the way for Nanooks Rifle in NCAA qualifier at UTEP
Three 'Nooks score in double-digits but Alaska falls to Western Oregon
Nanooks celebrate three Seniors but fall to Saint Martin's
The University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Engineering and Mines will host its
annual Engineering Open House from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Usibelli Engineering Building on the Troth Yeddha’ Campus in Fairbanks.
 Last year, UAF's Community and Technical College joined many other units across UAF
in embarking on a strategic enrollment planning process. SEP is a data-informed process
designed to help groups identify, evaluate and modify strategies and enrollment goals.
Through the work of numerous committees driven by faculty and staff, CTC identified
several promising strategies to both maximize existing programs and develop new initiatives.
Join us on Thursday, Feb. 23 from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Murie Auditorium for Alex Hunt's public talk, Where the Far North Meets the Southwest: Western American
Studies, Climate Work, and the Fiction of Leslie Marmon Silko. This event is free and open to the public. RSVP and learn more.
The Federal Aviation Administration has granted a regulatory waiver to the University
of Alaska Fairbanks unmanned aircraft systems test site. Read more.
Learn the basics of starting a home-based, cottage foods business in a free, online
class from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. Read more.
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What's happening today
Deadlines and reminders
Academic Deadlines
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Begin summer 2023 priority registration (UAF degree students) (now)
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Begin summer 2023 open registration (all UAF, UAA and UAS students, including nondegree
students) (Feb. 27)
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Spring break (no classes) (March 13-17)
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Fall 2023 course list available at UAOnline (March 20)
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Last day for student- and faculty-initiated withdrawals (W grade appears on academic
transcript (March 31)
Researchers are invited to submit abstracts for presentations or posters by March
1 for the Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference in early April.
Toolik Field Station managers will give an informative overview regarding summer 2023
operations, including updates to the COVID-19 mitigation plan and our summer truck
schedule. Following the overview, there will be time for questions and comments. The meeting will be held on Friday, Feb. 24 via Zoom. Register in advance. A recording will be made available for those who are unable to attend. Please send
questions about 2023 operations ahead of time to the Toolik management team at uaf-iab-toolik@alaska.edu.
The Geophysical Institute will host free public talks at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays live at Schaible Auditorium and via Zoom. On Feb. 28, Evans Onyango will present “Plate to Plate: Rupture of the Great Alaska Earthquake.” Read more.
The UAF Student Health and Counseling Center is offering students, faculty and staff
bivalent COVID-19 boosters by appointment during the spring 2023 semester. Any questions can be directed to the SHCC at 907-474-7043.
Take out your phones, because I’m pretty pumped about Navigate Student – UAF’s mobile
app to help you stay on track throughout your time as a Nanook. Navigate will organize your to-do’s on one easy timeline, remind you about deadlines,
give you tips to create good habits, and more. 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). Reach out to Jessica Skipper with questions or visit our website.
Thanks to everyone who shared their UAF love story last week during the Show Your
Love event. Check out the UAF Facebook album to see some of the stories of Nanooks who met their spouse, found a career they love
or developed a new appreciation for the world around them during their time at UAF.
The weekly Music at One series continues every Thursday at 1 p.m. with the UAF Department of Music. This concert hour allows students to exercise their performance practice in front
of a live audience. They are free and open to the public. You can watch the live performances, which will be held through April 27, on the UAF Department of Music's YouTube channel or in person in the Davis Concert Hall. Read more.
Fairbanks and nuclear fusion research usually aren’t mentioned in the same sentence.
But they could be. Plasma physicist David Newman at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute
is a leading researcher in nuclear fusion energy. His latest research, funded by the
U.S. Department of Energy, is in magnetic confinement fusion, one of two major pathways
in the nuclear fusion field. Learn more.
Graduate students can apply for salary support to mentor undergraduate students. Salary
support will also be provided for an undergraduate mentee if the mentee has no other
form of support. Proposals are due March 10 by 5 p.m. Alaska Time. For more information, read the Funding Opportunity Announcement.
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Where the Far North Meets the Southwest
