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Join the Graduate School Student Advisory Board and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
and Enrollment Management, Owen Guthrie, on Thursday, April 6 from 2:30-4 p.m. in the BP Design Theater and via Zoom. This is a great opportunity to have your voice heard and connect with fellow graduate
students. Cannot attend? Submit your questions and feedback here.
The Alaska Fisheries Science Center will host a virtual seminar on Tuesday, April 11 from 9-10 a.m. featuring Jessica Glass, an assistant professor at UAF’s College of Fisheries and
Ocean Sciences. Glass will present “Long Live the Kingfish: Integrating Genomic Patterns
and Ecological Processes to Understand Evolution in the Oceans.” Glass will discuss
how the field of genomics has revolutionized evolutionary biology and our ability
to detect linkages between genes, behavior and the environment. Join online or by phone: 415-527-5035, access code 2760 445 8161.
The Alaska Center for Energy and Power is virtually hosting one of the world’s foremost
lighting design and efficiency experts, Nancy Clanton, who will give a virtual seminar
on Thursday, April 6 from 1-2 p.m. The seminar will address opportunities for outdoor lighting retrofits, including
cutting-edge research to reduce the biological impacts of light at night on humans
and animals. Join the Zoom.
Join the Nanook Diversity and Action Center in celebrating black history month with
guest speaker, activist, advocate, and sex educator Ericka Hart provide a presentation
on "White Supremacy and the Anti Black Origins of Sexual Violence in the US." This
rescheduled event will be taking place via Zoom on April 12 from 1-3 p.m. Please register for the event here. If you are interested in watching the event with catering in Arctic Java, we will
be hosting a live watch party. Catering for the event will include pizza, cookies,
brownies, and rice krispy treats. We hope to see you there!
The deadline to submit nominations for the 2023 Staff Make Students Count Award is
April 28, 2023. The Staff Make Students Count Award recognizes university staff who provide outstanding
service to students anywhere in the University of Alaska system. Click here for more information on the award and to view the nomination packet.
UAF Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning offers a variety of non-credit courses accessible
to members of the community without the requirements of typical college courses. The spring and summer lineup includes the following topics and more: bookmaking, bicycle
maintenance, field sketching, mushroom identification, photography, ballroom dance,
fly fishing, geocaching, and golf.
Join the Department of Military and Veteran Services on April 14 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Wood Center for a Military and veteran appreciation barbecue! Burgers, hotdogs and barbecue-glazed
chicken will be available. UAF students can also get registered for the Fall semester!
Meet VA benefits representatives and the team from the Wounded Warrior Project.
The University of Alaska Museum of the North will focus on feathers during family
programs in April. These programs are included with admission and free for members. Visit their website for more info.
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What's happening today
Deadlines and reminders
Academic Deadlines
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Fall 2023 open registration (all UAF, UAA and UAS students, including nondegree students)
(now)
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Application deadline to participate in commencement (April 15)
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Last day of instruction (May 1)
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Deadline to apply for admission for summer semester (May 1)
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Final examinations (May 2-5)
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Commencement (May 6)
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Residence halls close (May 7)
Join us for a transformative talk on Thursday, April 6 from 6-8 p.m. in the Wood Center Ballroom! Sonalee Rashatwar (they/he), also known as "The Fat Sex Therapist," is a renowned
social worker, sex therapist, lecturer, and grassroots organizer. They do incredible
work in the field of sexual, diet, and racial trauma, disability justice, and fat-positive
wellness. Free for UAF students and community members.
In May 2023, contractors will install a new battery backup system in the Butrovich
Building that serves the Butrovich Data Center. The new unit replaces a 25-year-old
system that has aged out and become less reliable. The backup battery provides the
data center with continuous power during an outage of the UAF power grid and with
the new system in place, the project will substantially increase the center's reliability,
resiliency, and up-time to support critical functions, academics, and business continuity.
The College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences will host a seminar on Friday, April 7 from 3-4 p.m. featuring Cecilia O’Leary, an oceanographer with the Alaska Fisheries Science Center. The seminar will be available via Zoom, along with showings in Fairbanks at O’Neill
201 and in Juneau at Lena 101. Please register in advance.
In celebration of National Student Employee Appreciation Week, Career Services and
the Center for Student Engagement invite all UAF student employees to free ice cream
on Thursday, April 13 from noon - 2 p.m. in the Wood Center Mall area. UAF is grateful for your dedication, enthusiasm, and hard work! Please stop by for
some free ice cream as a small token of our appreciation!
The College of Rural and Community Development is hosting a monthly series highlighting
our research. The series focuses on community-based research, Indigenous knowledge
in academia, and best practices for ethical research. UAF staff, faculty and students
are encouraged to attend. This month's speaker is Center for Cross-Cultural Studies Associate Professor Claudia
Ihl, who will be presenting on the habitat use of muskoxen in Nome on Wednesday, April 12 from noon - 1 p.m. Register for the event here.
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AFSC Seminar: Long Live the Kingfish
Ericka Hart: Guest Speaker
SAAM keynote speaker: Sonalee Rashatwar
CRCD Research Speaker Series with Claudia Ihl
