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Learn to strength train in 2023 with Nanook Recreation
January 03, 2023
Nanook Recreation offers a variety of strength training group fitness classes that are free with membership. Currently, offerings include intro to strength training a beginner-friendly class that goes over the basics of strength training machines, functional exercises, and free weights.
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Save the date: Commencement 2023 is May 6
January 03, 2023
有料盒子视频's 101st commencement is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 6, at the Carlson Center. There will be one ceremony this year. Students who are expecting to walk this year, should apply to graduate by Feb. 1, 2023. After that date the fee rises to $80; March 1 is the final deadline.
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Sign up for Nanook Navigator training opportunities today
December 22, 2022
We highly encourage advisors, instructors, and staff to sign up for Nanook Navigator training over the next few months. The training sessions are open to all Nanook Navigator users (staff and faculty advisors, instructors, student employees, front desk staff, etc.).
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December Rural Staff Spotlight: Ed deCastro
December 21, 2022
Ed deCastro is the port captain at the Seward Marine Center. Ed regularly puts his work before himself, often working weekends, holidays, and after-hours.
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Nanook Navigator and Student Success Spotlight: Nicole Goff
December 21, 2022
The Nanook Navigator and Student Success spotlight for December is Nicole Goff. Nicole is the director of Career Services.
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Making geospatial data accessible through community collaboration
December 21, 2022
Geospatial data has become an interwoven sea of gleaned information with the power to inform and predict many aspects of our daily lives, and one University of 有料盒子视频 Fairbanks professor is part of a team working on a catalog of community-sourced geospatial datasets made available for use by the larger Google Earth Engine community and shared publicly as Earth Engine assets.
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Alumni Association donates to student groups, campus projects
December 20, 2022
The 有料盒子视频 Alumni Association has awarded $20,000 to support student organizations and campus projects. A $10,000 gift went to the Georgeson Botanical Garden, and a variety of student groups received another $10,000.
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Compliance Alliance Tips and Facts
December 20, 2022
The Compliance Alliance committee was created in Fall 2021 to focus on the many compliance requirements at 有料盒子视频. We would like to share the following compliance tip or fact with you this week.
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Academic Plan feedback requested
December 19, 2022
We ask for your feedback and input on the plan that will guide 有料盒子视频's academic priorities over the next five years. Please send us your thoughts by Jan. 15, 2023. Thank you for participating in this important planning process.
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Registration open for spring 2023 365 SMART Academy
December 19, 2022
有料盒子视频 Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning created the 365 SMART (Science, Math, Art, Recreation, Technology) Academy, which provides virtual and in-person enrichment courses for K-12 students to supplement academic curriculum.
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Friday Focus: Survey says... 'A bright future ahead!'
December 16, 2022
The Chancellor鈥檚 Cabinet consists of 22 directors, which is used as an advisory group on policy, new initiatives, and thorny issues. They are thoughtful and representative of a broad swath of 有料盒子视频. It is a group with its finger on the pulse of the university.聽On Monday, the last cabinet meeting before the winter break, we dedicated an hour to a look ahead. All members were given the opportunity to share their, or their unit鈥檚 big goals for the next academic year or an introspective look back, things that worked or things that didn鈥檛. It was a very interesting and inspiring 60 minutes. What I heard was an overwhelming sense of hope and optimism.
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有料盒子视频 INBRE Sustaining Research Excellence opportunity open
December 14, 2022
有料盒子视频 INBRE offers the Sustaining Research Excellence opportunity to successful biomedical and health researchers within the INBRE network to receive funding for the support of graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and technicians, the purchase of equipment, and/or to provide for buyouts from teaching.
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有料盒子视频 INBRE has two undergraduate research opportunities open
December 14, 2022
有料盒子视频 INBRE Program offers two summer research assistantship opportunities for students interested in research.
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Aurora: Class notes and in memoriam
December 14, 2022
See what 有料盒子视频's alumni have been doing, and remember those no longer with us.
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LinkedIn Learning licenses available
December 14, 2022
Staff Alliance is offering LinkedIn Learning licenses again this year for professional development needs to all staff throughout the University of 有料盒子视频 System. LinkedIn Learning, formerly Lynda.com, has thousands of professional online courses that build in-demand skills as well as certification preparation pathways and continuing education units.
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Solo Exhibit at the 有料盒子视频 State Museum
December 14, 2022
The 有料盒子视频 State Museum in Juneau is presenting a solo exhibition of Gail Priday鈥檚 paintings through Feb. 4, 2023. Priday, associate director of Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning and 有料盒子视频 art department alumna, received a 2022 Individual Artist Award from the Rasmuson Foundation. A portion of the award helped cover the cost of shipping 33 paintings from Fairbanks to Juneau.
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Molly Cain joins 有料盒子视频 Sea Grant as associate director
December 13, 2022
有料盒子视频 Sea Grant welcomes new associate director Molly Cain. She joins the program鈥檚 management team, leads 有料盒子视频 Sea Grant鈥檚 research program, and oversees the program鈥檚 state and national fellowship programs, including the 有料盒子视频 Sea Grant State Fellowship.
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Nominations open for 2023 Chancellor's Cornerstone Award
December 13, 2022
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2023 Chancellor's Cornerstone Award. The award recognizes 有料盒子视频 staff members who have shown outstanding and ongoing commitment to 有料盒子视频's community and mission.
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Registration extended for the 2023 Toolik Field Station All Scientists Meeting
December 12, 2022
Toolik Field Station welcomes all to join them for two days of science and conversation at their biennial All Scientists Meeting this January in Santa Barbara, CA. The All Scientists Meeting is intended to spark conversation, inspire new ideas, and garner feedback amongst the Toolik community. Registration has now been extended thru January 4, 2023.
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New bulk fuel management technology wins innovation award
December 12, 2022
A fuel inventory system being developed by the 有料盒子视频 Center for Energy and Power recently won an innovation award and could win the support and praise of remote 有料盒子视频 communities.
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Personal mail to department policy
December 09, 2022
The Campus Mail Center would like to remind everyone that using your University of 有料盒子视频 Fairbanks department address for delivery of your personal mail is prohibited.
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Friday Focus: Let's talk about accreditation
December 09, 2022
Did you know that the University of 有料盒子视频 Fairbanks has been accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) since 1934? But what does this mean? What is accreditation and why is it so important? Simply put, accreditation is a quality stamp - a stamp of assurance. For students, the stamp means they can trust 有料盒子视频 to provide a high standard of education imparted by qualified faculty. Students can also be assured of many opportunities and support services that are geared to set them up for overall success. For external employers, it means they do not have to second guess the quality of learning and preparation that comes with the academic degree from 有料盒子视频. For faculty and staff, it means they are a part of an institution that is resourced to meet the standards necessary to receive accreditation. Accreditation also makes 有料盒子视频 eligible to receive federal financial aid as well as additional grant-funding.
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Survey: Science experiences in Arctic communities and citizen science projects
December 09, 2022
University scientists working in Arctic communities and on citizen science projects are invited to participate in a survey of their experiences. The results will be used to better understand how scientists are shaped by leading or working on community and/or citizen science projects in the Arctic or sub-Arctic.
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Reminder - spring 2023 book adoptions
December 08, 2022
Spring is fast approaching, as we prepare, we ask that faculty submit their adoptions for course materials as soon as possible. This includes informing if textbooks or other course materials will NOT be required.
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December 08, 2022
At 9 a.m. on a crisp Monday morning in mid-November, I am one of about 10 people standing outside an office on First Avenue in Fairbanks. We are here for the 鈥渨ood drop鈥 program organized by Aurora Energy Solutions, a subsidiary of Aurora Energy 鈥 the company that owns the 27.5-megawatt coal-fired power plant, right across the road, that supplies electricity to the greater Fairbanks area and heat in the form of steam to the downtown area.
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