UAF to host 2010 fall convocation
September 7, 2010
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University of Alaska Fairbanks Chancellor Brian Rogers will address staff, faculty, students and community members Thursday, Sept. 9 at fall convocation. The presentation will take place at 1 p.m. in the Charles W. Davis Concert Hall on the UAF campus.
Rogers’ presentation will highlight the accomplishments of the past year and give an overview of the coming academic year. He will give an update on the accreditation and budgeting processes, and touch on what the campus can expect during this year’s review of academic, research and administrative operations.
Students, staff, faculty, alumni and the public are invited to attend. Rural sites can listen via audioconference and submit questions during the event via e-mail to marketing@uaf.edu. The event will be available via webcast at www.uafnews.com/webcasts. The link will also be available at the chancellor’s website at www.uaf.edu/chancellor/. An ice cream social in the Great Hall will immediately follow the event. The chancellor’s office will also sponsor ice cream socials at rural campuses and centers.
Following convocation, the chancellor’s remarks will be available online at www.uaf.edu/chancellor/.
NOTE TO EDITORS: Copies of Rogers’ convocation address, as well as dial-in information for reporters in remote locations, will be available from Grimes on Thursday morning.
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