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The Nanook Family
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When your student joined Nanook Nation, you did too! As the family member of a UAF student, you're the core of their support system, and we're here to make sure you feel confident as you help them navigate their time at UAF. The Nanook Family Connection is a platform just for family members of UAF students — and it has everything you need.
Use the UAF Nanook Family Connection to find resources to help your University of Alaska Fairbanks student navigate the challenges, opportunities and responsibilities of college life. Take some time to explore:
- News Feed — All the information you need, in one place. You'll find University of Alaska Fairbanks campus news, upcoming events and deadlines — all geared toward your interests.
- Emailed Newsletters — No time to log in? No problem. We'll send you personalized updates about everything going on at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Choose your topics and frequency, so you'll get only what's important to you.
- Save and share articles — Save articles for later or share them across other social media platforms. We make it easy for you to share information with your students, even when they’re living on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.
- Alerts via email — We’ll let you know about important University of Alaska Fairbanks admissions deadlines, campus updates, registration dates and much more.
Campus Life
Living on campus is a proven way for students to succeed academically, connect with
their peers and engage with campus life. That’s why the University of Alaska Fairbanks
requires that all first-year students live on campus.
Fun fact: UAF’s residence halls are the only ones in the nation to boast a view of
the Alaska Range and Denali — the highest peak in North America.
Health and Safety
UAF takes your student's safety seriously. On-campus medical services, counseling services, fire department and police services are just the start of our promise to you that we'll do everything in our power to keep your student safe at UAF.
FERPA for Families
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects the education records of students, affording them rights of privacy and control over their educational records. FERPA covers any records that a university keeps that are directly related to a student. This includes their grades, class registrations, student bill, campus housing records, disciplinary records and almost everything that contains personally identifiable information. This even includes their student status with UAF — whether or not they are even currently a UAF student is protected by FERPA.
UP HERE, COMMUNITY
MEANS EVERYTHING.
An important step in succeeding in college is keeping track of important deadlines and events — such as orientation, financial aid submission dates and registration deadlines.
Academic Calendar
Wondering when your student will be home for the holiday break? You can find all holidays and residence hall closings — as well as all the other important academic dates — on the UAF events calendar or the academic calendar. See the UAF Academic Calendar.
Admissions Events
Check out the virtual and in-person events hosted by the Office of Admissions. Learn about University of Alaska Fairbanks majors, financial aid and scholarships, housing, advising, registration and more directly from the UAF experts! See the UAF Admissions Events.
UAF Events
One of the best parts of the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus experience is the number of events UAF hosts throughout the year. Are you and your student interested in learning about the forests that surround the UAF campus? Maybe you’d like to join the annual Party in the Park? Find your first adventures by browsing upcoming University of Alaska Fairbanks campus events. See all events.