Header Logo

Apply for 2024-25 UA general scholarship

The 2024-2025 University of Alaska General Scholarship Application is due on Feb. 15. The UAF Financial Aid Office is available to help you with any questions you might have! Read more about applying.


Backlit fireweed during an Alaskan sunset. USFWS photo by Lisa Hupp.

Seminar: Co-stewardship, from concept to actions

February's A Place for Knowledge Exchange virtual seminar is on co-stewardship, from concept to actions. The conversation on Thursday, Feb. 15 from noon to 1 p.m. will include Carrie Stevens, Mary Hostetter and Ralph Wolfe. The seminar is co-hosted by the College of Rural and Community Development and the International Arctic Research Center. Learn more and register.


Shine a Light Series

Join UAF’s Northwest Campus, the UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability, and the Nanook Diversity and Action Center for this month's Shine a Light Speaker Series event, A Life of Community Service with Wendy S. Dominique on Tuesday, Feb. 20 from noon to 1 p.m. Register in advance:  https://bit.ly/480IWzY. For more info, or to make an accommodation request at least five days in advance of this event, please contact the UAF Northwest Campus via email or call 907-443-8403 for assistance. Read more about the event and speaker.


Business leaders of the year in the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel.

Nominations for UAF Business Leader of the Year due March 10

Nominations are being accepted for the 2024 University of Alaska Fairbanks Business Leader of the Year award. The award, presented by the UAF College of Business and Security Management, honors a person who has demonstrated leadership, business acumen, community engagement and educational support at any level. Learn more about nominating someone for recognition.


Join conversation on Parental Leave Policy

The Committee on the Status of Women will host a conversation on changes in the UA benefits and parental leave policy. All graduate students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend this hybrid discussion on Feb. 21 from 2-4 p.m. Learn more about the discussion event.


Person holding four puppies

Apply for Summer 2024 BLaST URE funding

The Biomedical Learning and Student Training program invites students to apply to earn up to $6,000 to conduct research for summer 2024. The deadline to apply is Sunday, Feb. 25 by midnight. Learn more and apply.


Apply for URSA's Summer 2024 Student Project Awards

URSA's Summer Student Project Award offers up to $6,000 for both individual and group applicants to use toward an undergraduate research or creative activity project in the summer 2024 term. Students from all UAF campuses and all disciplines are encouraged to apply! Applications accepted until Feb. 25 at 11:59 p.m. Read more info on this program.


Ajiel Mae Basmayor, who earned a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences, listens to class speaker Jessica K. Obermiller during the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ 97th commencement ceremony on May 4, 2019, at the Carlson Center.

Navigating the scholarship application journey

UAF offers hundreds of scholarships every year, totaling more than $4 million annually. The best part is that a single application will apply you to several opportunities! You'll be automatically matched with scholarships for which you meet the criteria. Read more at this blog post.


Southeast Alaska landscape. Photo by E. Figus. Practicing partnership: Co-production and boundary spanning in rural Alaska

Join a dialogue on Feb. 22 from 1-5 p.m. in-person in Akasofu 501 or virtually for rural campuses that brings together graduate students, staff, and faculty to discuss the nuts and bolts of implementing co-production and boundary-spanning frameworks in research. Limited seats are available, so register now.


Student feedback requested

The Tuition and Fees Committee and ASUAF seek student feedback on the value students receive from the programs supported by the UAF Consolidated Fee revenue. Please fill out the survey here for a chance to win an annual parking pass.


Staff Make Students Count nominations

Every year, Staff Alliance members partner with UAA, UAF, UAS, and System Office Staff Councils to honor staff who go above and beyond to support students in the university system. We need your help to learn who and how these hidden gems "Make Students Count." Learn more and submit your nominations.

What's happening

Deadlines and reminders


Grad Fair 2024

A Graduation Fair will take place Wednesday, Feb. 21 from 4-6 p.m. in the Wood Center ballroom. Enjoy food while learning about the spring commencement ceremony happening at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 4 at the Carlson Center. There will be a check-in at the fair for students who may be eligible to graduate this year. Find out more about this year’s ceremony. Get more info on what's available at the grad fair.


Submit for AK INBRE summer '24 undergrad research awards

Apply for the Alaska INBRE Summer 2024 Undergraduate Research Assistantship Awards by the Feb. 16 deadline. Awards will be announced on March 8. Read more about the research awards


Alejandra Campoverdi’s memoir, “First Gen,” tracks her path to success but also the pains of being the first in her family to go to college. (Photo by Brie Lakin)

Join us for TRIO Day

Student Support Services invites everyone to the TRIO Day Celebration on Feb. 29 from 1-3 p.m. in the Wood Center multi-level lounge, and on Instagram live. Our featured speaker is award winning author and former White House aid Alejandra Campoverdi. She'll share the stage with a current SSS student and talk about her book First-Gen: A Memoir, life as a first-gen college student, and her path to becoming a nationally recognized advocate. Afterward, she will answer questions and stay for a book signing! Complimentary snacks, door prizes, and two $500 student scholarship drawings (contingent on financial aid eligibility) will also be held. Learn more about the event.


Alaska certified pesticide applicators workshop set

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will host a two-day continuing education course for Alaska certified pesticide applicators, arborists and landscape professionals. Learn more about the workshop and register.


Lab Safety Awareness Week is Feb. 12-16

Feb. 12-16 is Lab Safety Awareness Week, and a particular focus this year is the safe storage of chemicals. Read tips on keeping you and your lab environment safe.


Alaska Nanooks Gold Rush logo designed by Hatty Design

Alaska Nanooks Gold Rush tickets on sale

Get your ticket for the 2024 Alaska Nanooks Gold Rush fundraiser presented by Usibelli Coal Mine. Join your Nanooks on Saturday, March 23 at 6 p.m. in the Alaska Airlines Gymnasium for a night of food, friends, games, a silent and outcry auction and a reverse raffle event where $6,000 in cash prizes will be given away. Learn more about the Alaska Nanooks Gold Rush event.


About Cornerstone

The Cornerstone student newsletter is produced by University Relations and emailed weekly to all students. You can submit news items here. If you are no longer a student, please contact us at UAF-Cornerstone@alaska.edu.

 

UAF is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, educational institution and provider and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination/.