Rural Nutrition Services students host practicum fair and join in 5K
Rural Nutrition Services students, from many rural Alaska communities, joined RNS faculty Desiree Bergeron and Sarah McConnell for a 5K Water Walk and Run. The following students participated: Eliza Winfrey, Clara Gray, Rowena Sam, Cara Bethe and June May. The event emphasized the importance of physical activity. Earlier that day, the RNS students hosted the [more ...]
Campus construction topic on radio May 16
Martin Klein, business manager for Auxiliary & Contract Services, will be interviewed on KIAK and KFBX radio stations on Wednesday, May 16, about summer campus construction projects. Construction begins May 15. Drivers and pedestrians on campus should watch for signs and allow extra time to reach their destinations. Download a construction map (PDF) showing construction projects, closed [more ...]
2012 Usibelli Award recipients honored
UAF has announced recipients of the 2012 Emil Usibelli Distinguished Teaching, Research and Public Service Awards. Debendra Das, professor of engineering and mines in the College of Engineering and Mines, received the teaching award; Sergei Avdonin, professor of mathematics and statistics in the College of Natural Science and Mathematics, received the research award; and Kenji [more ...]
Staff Longevity Award recipients and May 16 ceremony
The Staff Longevity Awards ceremony will take place from 3:30 – 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16, in the Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom. The longevity recipient list (PDF) is available online. Come to the ceremony to help recognize the contributions of UAF staff!
Brewster publishes Boots, Bikes and Bombers
Karen Brewster, Research Associate with the Oral History Program/Project Jukebox, Alaska and Polar Regions Collections and Archives in the Rasmuson Library, has published a book titled Boots, Bikes and Bombers: Adventures of Alaska Conservationist Ginny Hill Wood (UA Press). The book is an intimate biography of Ginny Hill Wood, a pioneering Alaska conservationist and outdoorswoman, who served as a [more ...]
What UA campus issues are students talking about?
Campus life issues, student learning barriers and the need for flexibility are all discussed in this week’s issue of “Shaping Alaska’s Future 2017.” The next step for the Strategic Direction Initiative will be a meeting on July 23 to begin compiling results. Read more about who will be attending, and what they intend to do at www.alaska.edu/shapingalaskasfuture/updates/volume-1-issue-26/. Help shape [more ...]
Tech Fest t-shirt design contest
The Tech Fest Planning Committee is currently accepting submissions of original designs for the 2012 Tech Fest t-shirt. All designs should be at least 300dpi, up to 3 Pantone colors and must contain the UAF and OIT logos and the dates of Tech Fest 2012 (October 10-12, 2012). The theme this year is “Bridging Art [more ...]
Promotion and tenure review process begins May 19
Plan for next year’s (AY12-13) promotion and/or tenure review process. Candidates who wish to stand for promotion and/or tenure prior to their mandatory year must notify their dean and/or director of their intent to do so no later than May 19. Candidates planning to stand for promotion and/or tenure must also submit their CV and [more ...]
UAF graduation topic on radio May 9
Jake Poole, vice chancellor for university advancement, and Cheri Renson, director of public events, will be interviewed on KIAK and KFBX radio stations Wednesday, May 9, about UAF’s 90th graduation ceremony. UAF Commencement will be held Sunday, May 13, in the Carlson Center. Congratulations to all of our graduates! The radio shows will air: Live at [more ...]
Three new books available from UA Press
The University of Alaska Press announced the publication of the three new books: Finding the Arctic: History and Culture Along a 2,500-Mile Snowmobile Journey from Alaska to Hudson’s Bay, Mission of Change in Southwest Alaska: Conversations with Father Rene Astruc and Paul Dixon on Their Work with Yup’ik People, 1950 – 1988, and Boots, Bikes, [more ...]
Connect with UAF!