For virtual coaching between Monday, 12/9 and Friday, 12/13, please contact Nike Jacob (nbahr2@alaska.edu). 

The COMCenter will be closed for Winter Break between 12/14 and 1/13.  

Spring

 

Hours and location

Hours

  Virtual appointment + drop-in:
Monday 7:30-11 a.m., noon-3 p.m., 5:30-8:30 p.m. 
Tuesday 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 3-4 p.m.,  5:30-7:30 p.m. 
Wednesday 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 5:30-7:30 p.m. 
Thursday 7:30-11 a.m., noon-3 p.m. 
Friday 7:30-9:30 a.m., 5-7 p.m. 

 

In-person drop-in in the Student Success Center:
Tuesday 1-5 p.m.  
Wednesday 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Thursday noon-5 p.m. 
Friday 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. 

Location

We’re in the Student Success Center, located on the 6th floor of the Rasmuson Library, 1732 Tanana Loop, Fairbanks, AK 99775.

 

WHY UAF COMMUNICATES

The UAF Communication Center increases the personal, professional, and civic impact of UAF by enhancing the communication competence of its community members.

We are a student-focused resource center that offers assistance and coaching services for a wide range of needs, including:

  • Speech outline structuring
  • Topic selection
  • Thesis statements development
  • Communication anxiety management
  • Visual aid assistance
  • Critical listening
  • Presentation practice
  • Nonverbals
  • Interview prep
  • Mock interview
  • Elevator speech development
  • Video review

... and more! Schedule a one-on-one 30 minute session with a Communication Coach. We're here to help you with anything communication related.


COACHES

 

UAF Communication Center is lead by the Department of Communication (COM) Faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistants in the Professional Communication program. The Center is helping students prepare for course-related oral presentations, as well as for speaking engagements outside the classroom. 

  Nike Jacob

Nike Jacob
she/her/hers
Director & Coach
nbahr2@alaska.edu
Term Faculty 
Department of Communication


  Cheffy Thomas
cheffy thomas
he/him/his
Coach
Graduate Teaching Assistant
MA, Professional Communication '25
  Ayleen Gontz
Gontz
she/her/hers
Coach
Graduate Teaching Assistant
agontz@alaska.edu
MA, Professional Communication '26
  JaVeon Brigham
Brigham
he/him/his

Coach
Graduate Teaching Assistant
jbrigham3@alaska.edu
MA, Professional Communication '26
 
  Dr. Amy May, Ph.D.
Dr. May May
she/her/hers
Coach
Department Chair
Department of Communication
  Dr. Tori McDermott, Ph.D.
Tori McDermott
she/her/hers
Coach
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication
 

 

This could be you! Interested in becoming a public speaking leader? Contact Nike Jacob for more information!