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Last chance to support the United Way Campaign!
March 06, 2023
The UAF United Way Campaign, usually set to conclude in December, has been extended through March 13 to give employees one last chance to support our community.
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UAF spring snow removal March 7-26
March 06, 2023
Facilities Services works around the clock to provide drivable roads and parking spaces for all university stakeholders. A significant part of the snow clearance is hard pack removal. To provide a safe and conducive working environment for our plows and graders and to protect your personal vehicles, we need to close certain parking lots.
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Friday Focus: It's a good time to be a Nanook!
March 03, 2023
February has been a tremendous month, full of many UAF engagement opportunities and the entire advancement team is going full steam ahead!
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Nominations sought for outstanding student awards
March 03, 2023
UAF is accepting nominations for its 2023 outstanding graduating student awards.
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Volunteers needed for URSA's Research and Creative Activity Day
March 02, 2023
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity will hold the 2023 Research and Creative Activity Day event on April 6 in the Wood Center Multilevel Lounge, and we are in need of volunteers!
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Raymond joins Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee
March 02, 2023
ACEP’s data governance lead Vanessa Raymond will join the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee as a co-lead of its Data Management Collaboration Team. This week she and other IARPC co-leads will attend IARPC Collaboration’s Implementation Launch Workshop in Anchorage and online.
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Low Carbon Energy Transitions Workshop: March 7-8
March 02, 2023
Don’t miss the “Low Carbon Energy Transitions: Lessons Learned from Global Pathfinders” free virtual workshop on March 7-8, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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URSA Internship Awards accepting applications
March 01, 2023
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.
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Nominations open for 2023 student commencement speaker
March 01, 2023
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.
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Responsible Conduct of Research Training - March 25
March 01, 2023
Responsible Conduct of Research training will be offered in-person on Saturday, March 25 from 9 a.m. - noon AKST. This workshop fulfills the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health requirements for formal RCR instruction.
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Academic Tuesdays: Feb. 28, 2023
February 28, 2023
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.
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Mental Health First Aid Classes offered in Spring
February 28, 2023
Student Health and Counseling will be teaching Mental Health First Aid to those interested on March 23-24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and April 13-14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This course is open to any student, staff, faculty or member of the administration and will cover very valuable information to be used personally and professionally.
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The Sun Star: Hot off the Presses!
February 27, 2023
The Sun Star newspaper is back with its first print issue in half a decade! The Sun Star staff plan to publish print issues monthly for the rest of the academic year. Pick up your free copy at various locations both on- and off-campus.
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Friday Focus: Transformative experience
February 24, 2023
UAF has an energizing new vision statement: "Excellence through transformative experiences." This is a bold and expansive new vision for America's Arctic university. It invites us to consider that post-secondary education at Alaska's research institution is about creating meaningful discoveries, fully embracing our unique and inspiring place, and ultimately enriching lives.
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February Rural Staff Spotlight: Laura Collins
February 23, 2023
Laura Collins serves as the program development manager at the UAF Northwest Campus. Whatever she is working on, you know it's going to be high quality and just what is needed.
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Faculty survey on Open Education Resources
February 23, 2023
The Faculty Senate Open Education Resources Ad Hoc Committee invites UAF faculty to take a brief survey to assess OER use, creation, and interest across UAF, and to collect information about specific courses that are using no or low-cost (NoLo) course materials.
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Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference call for abstracts
February 22, 2023
Researchers are invited to submit abstracts for presentations or posters by March 1 for the Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference in early April.
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Summer 2023 Graduate Mentoring in Research support available from Alaska INBRE
February 22, 2023
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.
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Bivalent COVID-19 boosters available
February 22, 2023
The UAF Student Health and Counseling Center is offering students, faculty and staff bivalent COVID-19 boosters by appointment during the spring 2023 semester.
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Deadline to apply for graduation is March 1, 2023
February 22, 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 the commencement ceremony on May 6 must RSVP for the ceremony by April 15.
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Learn to strength train before work with Nanook Recreation
February 22, 2023
Nanook Recreation is offering intro to strength training Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., starting Feb. 28. This class is free with Nanook Recreation membership and designed for those who are new to strength training.
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Academic Tuesdays: Feb. 21, 2023
February 21, 2023
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.
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Request for Proposal for capital projects - FY25 budget cycle
February 20, 2023
In preparation for the FY25 budget cycle, the Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services Julie Queen is soliciting funding proposals for capital projects, major facility refresh/renovation, or research/IT equipment from UAF faculty and staff. Capital project requests are typically large-scale one-time funding items. Requests may include modifications or updates to existing capital plan items.
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February 20, 2023
Giving Day starts at 10 p.m. on Feb. 21 and runs for 49 hours through 10:50 p.m. on Feb. 23. We're inviting the entire UAF community to join us in participating in UA Giving Day 2023 so all of our alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends can directly support UAF. Last year, about 750 alumni, donors and supporters took the time to give a combined $664,000 to support students and programs at UAF, and with challenges available this year, we could supersize our donations to support even more programs and research vital to the community and state.
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New UAF professional development offering: 3-day Emerging Leaders Program
February 20, 2023
UAF Administrative Services, in partnership with the HumanLink, is offering a learning and development opportunity for aspiring team leaders. This is open to participants campus wide that have not yet had supervisory experience, but would like to build these skills for future supervisory roles.
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