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We seek your input in a survey assessing the job performance of Director of Libraries
Karen Jensen. The purpose of this survey is to incorporate faculty, staff, and student
input as part of UAF’s administrator development and evaluation program. All parts
of the evaluation will be anonymous. Please complete the survey at your earliest convenience. It should take about 15-20 minutes to complete. The survey will remain open until March 14, 2023. If you have questions or want more info about the survey, please contact Jen Hoppough or call 907-474-7096.
ASUAF is accepting nominations for student commencement speakers. Any UAF faculty,
staff or student may nominate a fall 2022, spring 2023 or summer 2023 graduate to
give the student address at Commencement on May 6, 2023. Nominations may be made via this Google form. The deadline for nominations is
March 3.
Join Barrett Salisbury, manager of the State of Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical
Surveys Earthquake and Tsunami Hazards program, on Friday, March 3 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the Elvey Auditorium as he talks about active tectonic faults that contribute to the soon-to-be-released
updated Alaska Seismic Hazard maps.
 The College of Business and Security Management continues to evolve as a business
school here in Alaska as we look to new and innovative ways in which to meet the needs
of our students and the industries we serve. Learn more about their name change, new academic program, Business Leader of the Year, Arctic
Innovation Competition, and Center for Arctic Security and Resilience.
Ezgi Karasözen was packing for a trip in early February when her husband told her
of a devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake in their native Turkey and northern Syria.
Read more.
Nanook Sports Update
Men's Basketball stunned at buzzer as MSUB connects on late winner
Men's hoops falls to Seattle Pacific to end 2022-23 season
Mohamed named GNAC Men's Basketball Second Team All-Conference selection
Matsui leads the Nanooks to 4-2 victory with hat-trick
Nanooks Hockey grabs win #20 on the season with sweep of Sun Devils in Tempe
Kramer, Pulles and Ophoff all podium for Nanooks in women's and men's freestyle races
Pulles and Ophoff podium for second-consecutive day to finish RMISA Regionals
Women's Basketball overpowered on the road by Montana State Billings
Women's hoops falls to Seattle Pacific to wrap-up season
The 51st annual Delta Farm Forum will take place Saturday, March 4 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Delta Junction. The forum is a community event combined with an update on local agricultural info.
For more info, contact the district at 907-895-6279 or Phil Kaspari at the Delta Junction Cooperative Extension Service office at 907-895-4215.
Join Alaskan-born composer, sound artist, and eco-acoustician Matthew Burtner Friday, March 3 from 3-4 p.m. in the Murie Auditorium where he will discuss recent projects involving long-term ecological research (LTER)
and describe how computational audio interpretations of scientific data can lead to
new ways of “hearing” temporality and change in the environment.
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What's happening today
Deadlines and reminders
Academic Deadlines
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Begin summer 2023 open registration (all UAF, UAA and UAS students, including nondegree
students) (now)
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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)
Responsible Conduct of Research training will be offered in-person on Saturday, March 25 from 9 a.m. to noon. This workshop fulfills the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of
Health requirements for formal RCR instruction.
Eco-acoustician, composer, and sound artist Matthew Burtner will perform at the Davis Concert Hall on Thursday, March 2 from 7-9 p.m. as part of a one-week residency at UAF. The event is free to UAF students and $10 for General Admission. A reception in the
Great Hall will follow.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks had another record-breaking turnout during the
third annual UA Giving Day event Feb. 22-23. Over the course of 49 hours, more than 800 donors contributed $834,244 to support
students and programs at UAF, an increase of more than 26% over the amount raised
during the previous Giving Day event. The total included 46 large matching gifts from
dozens of sponsors. Learn more.
The UAF Department of Theatre & Film presents The Shape of Things, written by Neil LaBute and directed by Rachel Blackwell, in the Lee H. Salisbury Lab
Theatre. Showings will be Friday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, March 5 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 for students; $15 for seniors/military/UAF; $20 for adults + $2 at the door (buy online and save). This play is rated R (some language and sexuality). The show runs for 2 hours, and
there is no intermission. More information.
Tune into this free webinar on Wednesday, March 8 from 3-5 p.m. Ellise Antoinette Smith is from Detroit, Michigan, with a research focus on the
experiences of bodies that identify as fat. With an interdisciplinary focus, Smith
uses photography (#VisualActivism), podcasting, spoken word poetry, and social media
as a catalyst to center these narratives. Register here.
URSA is excited to announce the opening of a new undergraduate funding opportunity:
Internship Awards! URSA's Internship Awards offer fellowship funding up to $6,000
for the summer or $3,000 for the fall or spring term to support cost-of-living expenses
for unpaid or minimally paid* internships with organizations external to UAF.
The University of Alaska Museum of the North will offer two ARTSci workshops for teens
in March. On Monday, March 6, the program will focus on gyotaku, the Japanese art of fish printing. On March 30, the focus will be faux taxidermy. Both sessions run from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
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The Shape of Things
Presentation by Ellise Smith of Fatness Fiction: "Mammy No More"
