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Faculty Senate Committee on the Status of Women nominations open
August 17, 2022
Nominations are open for membership on the Faculty Senate Committee on the Status of Women. Those interested in serving should submit a nomination by Aug. 31, 2022. Self-nominations are welcome.
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August 17, 2022
UAF recently submitted our annual operating and capital budget request for FY24 to President Pitney. The President will weigh our needs alongside those of UAA, UAS, the system office, and what she feels is an appropriate request to the governor. UAF is requesting an operating budget increase to support employee compensation increases (to be determined at a UA level), fixed cost increases, and strategic academic, outreach and research initiatives that align with UA’s Goals and Measures and UAF’s Strategic Plan.
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Dr. Steffi Ickert-Bond recognized with national award
August 17, 2022
Dr. Steffi Ickert-Bond, University of 91ÊÓƵ Fairbanks professor of botany and curator of the University of 91ÊÓƵ Museum of the North Herbarium, is the recipient of the 2022 Charles Edwin Bessey Teaching Award from the Botanical Society of America.
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Volunteers needed for Rev-It-Up
August 15, 2022
Faculty, staff, or students interested in volunteering for Rev-It-Up move-in event welcoming students to the University of 91ÊÓƵ Fairbanks should complete an online registration form by Aug. 18, 2022.
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Family Medical Leave (FML) updates
August 15, 2022
Unum is UA's new Family Medical Leave (FML) administrator, and FML processes have changed. Unum will host training opportunities throughout the year for UA employees and supervisors to attend.
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Experiential Education: UAF leaders go to Nome
August 12, 2022
Each July, UAF's Northwest Campus partners with the local school district in Nome to offer a unique and transformative experience to incoming K-12 teachers. The course, ED 420 91ÊÓƵ Native Education, provides a continuing education opportunity for teachers to learn about the history of education in 91ÊÓƵ as it pertains to Indigenous peoples. For over ten years, this enriching experience has provided dozens of new teachers valuable insight into the knowledge and ways of life that have, and continue to, sustain the first peoples of the Bering Straits region.
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Application Deadline Reminder: 2022-23 Academic Leadership Institute
August 12, 2022
The UAF Academic Leadership Institute is a unique and exciting, two-semester long professional development opportunity for a cohort of university employees who are interested in gaining a deeper understanding of current issues and changing landscape in higher education.
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UAF Esports joins NACE, announces scholarships
August 10, 2022
UAF Esports is returning this fall semester, with 20 scholarship opportunities for top competitors.
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Nanook Navigator student mobile app demo days next week
August 10, 2022
Advisors, faculty, staff, tutors, and student success employees are invited to join the Office of Student Success either Aug. 15 or 17 for a demonstration and to ask questions about the new Nanook Navigator mobile app.
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Blackboard's updated navigation goes live Aug. 12
August 10, 2022
Beginning Aug. 12, Blackboard users will see an updated and modernized navigation tool when logging into UA Blackboard. With the addition of Ultra Base Navigation, expect a streamlined nav experience, creating easier access to the learning tool.
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Employee tuition waiver frequently asked questions
August 05, 2022
Regular benefit eligible employees actively employed on or before the first day of the term qualify for a tuition waiver, as well as spouses, Financially Interdependent Partners (FIP)s, and dependent children (under the age of 24 as of the first day of the term) of eligible employees.
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Friday Focus: Happy anniversary, NARL!
August 05, 2022
In a rare week of blue-bird days in Utqiagvik, I had the honor and pleasure to participate in the 75th anniversary celebration for the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory (NARL). Hosted by Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) this celebration brought together North Slope Borough community members, for profit and not-for-profit corporations, and both past and present Arctic researchers, including many of us from UAF.
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Teaching Tip: Inviting nonviolent communication in the classroom
August 03, 2022
Nonviolent communication is a framework for authentic expression and a tool for building empathy and connection; it has significant potential for fostering productive communication in the classroom.
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Friday Focus: Leadership is all about balance
July 29, 2022
In a recent team-building meeting with the UAF core leadership team (the Vice Chancellors, Executive Director for Advancement Taber and Executive Officer Conley), we each were given a set of five cards, each with one word on it. We were each to choose a word that described our current state. In my deck of five was the word "balance."
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New Student Orientation swag bag items needed
July 27, 2022
New Student Orientation is around the corner, and the office of New Student Orientation would like your departments, information, and resources to be represented!
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Pause in paper, cardboard and plastic recycling
July 27, 2022
The UAF Recycling team normally collects paper, plastic, aluminum and cardboard. Due to a temporary closure of the borough's Central Recycling Facility, the team will begin picking up these materials up again when the CRF has re-opened.
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Ryan Cortez named associate director of Military and Veteran Services
July 25, 2022
The UAF Department of Military and Veterans Services is excited to announce the selection of Ryan Cortez as its new associate director.
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Concur getting new look in September
July 25, 2022
Concur, UA’s travel system, will be updated with a new look and improved user interface, and is planned for roll out Sept. 1, 2022.
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Central receiving and surplus available
July 25, 2022
A variety of items are available to UAF staff that are free to check out for any and all departments that may need them via central receiving and surplus. The section has also started Govdeals.com up again where the public can bid on items that are no longer needed by the University.
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Gail Priday joins Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning as associate director
July 22, 2022
Gail Priday has joined Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning as the associate director. She brings to the position an excellent background in program development, public outreach as well as classroom teaching experience.
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Friday Focus: Advancing university identity
July 22, 2022
Everything we see matters. It could be a name on a building, a banner on a website or the side of a building, or a story in the local newspaper. I spend a lot of time thinking about how UAF is perceived, how we talk about ourselves and how to tell our stories, while advancing this university and ensuring that UAF is a place of belonging for all students, faculty and staff.
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Shining a light on 91ÊÓƵ household solar installation motives
July 20, 2022
What are the factors that drive people to buy solar panel installations? Are people with solar panels more likely to buy an electric car or install other energy-efficiency and energy-saving technologies? These are the questions that University of 91ÊÓƵ Fairbanks senior mechanical engineering student and 91ÊÓƵ Center for Energy and Power intern Cole Sudkamp-Walker is investigating.
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Alumni awardees give back to 91ÊÓƵ and UAF
July 20, 2022
The UAF Alumni Association will recognize a pair of health care professionals and a devoted UAF booster at this year's Nanook Rendezvous.
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UAF emergency scholarship program wins national award
July 18, 2022
The UAF Emergency Scholarship Program received the 2022 Gold Star Award from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. The award recognizes innovative ideas in the financial aid arena.
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988: Three-digit dialing code for Suicide and Crisis Lifeline goes live Saturday
July 15, 2022
On July 16, 2022, callers can dial 988 to connect to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s (the Lifeline) network of highly trained call center professionals. Those in 91ÊÓƵ who dial from a 907 area code will connect to Careline 91ÊÓƵ, where trained crisis counselors can provide confidential support 24 hours, 7 days a week.
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