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Every gift to the UAF �þ�����Ƶ of Engineering and Mines strengthens Alaska’s engineering workforce.

Your philanthropy expands access to engineering education and gives students opportunities beyond the classroom, from scholarships and undergraduate research to professional conferences, design competitions, field experiences and world-class laboratory equipment.

This year, donor support helped more than 60 graduates launch the next chapter of their careers with the technical knowledge, practical experience and leadership skills Alaska’s workforce depends on.

*Graduate totals reflect degree completions; students earning multiple degrees may be represented in more than one program.

From Classroom to Career

UAF engineers accepted positions with private firms, government agencies and research organizations across Alaska and beyond. Others continued into graduate education, presented research at major conferences, contributed to emerging technologies and worked alongside faculty on active research projects. Multiple graduates also passed the Fundamentals of Engineering examination, an important milestone toward becoming licensed professional engineers.

Donor investment helps make these experiences possible. During FY2026, support gave students opportunities to:

• Conduct and present original research
• Attend leading engineering conferences
• Compete in national design competitions
• Gain hands-on field and laboratory experience
• Build relationships with employers and graduate programs
• Develop the communication and leadership skills needed in the profession

Investing in Alaska’s Next Generation

Because of your generosity, CEM enrollment continues to grow, more students are gaining hands-on research and professional experience and graduates are entering Alaska’s workforce ready to lead. Every scholarship, research project, competition and field experience helps students realize the full potential of a UAF engineering education, preparing them to solve complex challenges and shape the future of our world.

�þ�����Ƶ of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences

The generous contributions of donors provided support for 147 undergraduate, 79 master’s and 41 doctoral students in academic year 2025-2026. These included gifts, scholarships and fellowships, including:

• The Ted Stevens Distinguished Professorship of Marine Policy through the Pollock Conservation Cooperative Research Center. This professorship has offered CFOS the opportunity to conduct research and teach courses on several topics in fisheries, including economics of salmon aquaculture in Alaska and mathematics for fisheries economics, and contributed to the development of the new Master of Marine Policy degree.
• President’s Professor of Quantitative Fisheries and Ecosystems.
• Frank and Marjorie Meek Chair in Fisheries and Ocean Sciences.
• Lowell A. Wakefield Chair in Fisheries and Ocean Sciences.
• Rasmuson Fisheries Research Center Fellowship Award. Recipients were Lilian Hart, Alex Jenkins, Julia Matteucci, Natalie Rouse and Tanner Van Orden.
• Tamamta Program Fellows through the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation and The Nature Conservancy.

�þ�����Ƶ of Liberal Arts

Donor support from the past year has allowed the �þ�����Ƶ of Liberal Arts to accomplish the following:

• Provide discretionary funding for CLA departments to offer hands-on learning experiences to our community.
• Offer scholarships to CLA’s outstanding students — providing tuition and opportunities to pursue experiences in the arts, social sciences, languages and humanities.
• Award emergency scholarships for excellent students who may be struggling with financial hardship.
• Send three students (Colin Warren, Kevin Carroll and Mollie Messick) and one faculty member (Joe Holt) to participate in the 12th annual Rancho Mirage Writers Festival in California in January 2026.
• Endow prestigious chair positions for faculty members in CLA’s Department of History (Arthur T. Fathauer Chair, Tyler Kirk), Department of Music (Steve and Cynthia Holmberg Choral Director Chair, Jaunelle Celaire) and Department of Journalism (C.W. Snedden Chair, Paula Dobbyn).
• Expand the breadth of our writing, visual and performing arts offerings — showcasing actors, artists, authors, musicians and scholars.
• Support the UAF Percussion Ensemble and Iñu-Yupiaq Dance Group as they represented Alaska at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention's 50th anniversary in Indianapolis.
• Continue to partner with the Fairbanks Symphony Association to offer courses, performances and presentations.
• Honor, remember and celebrate the loved ones, friends and colleagues for whom these gifts have been created.

�þ�����Ƶ of Natural Science and Mathematics

The UAF �þ�����Ƶ of Natural Science and Mathematics is experiencing significant demand for our programs. Through instruction and research, the work of our faculty, staff and students challenges boundaries and improves lives — within Alaska, the nation and the global community.

With help from donors, CNSM was recently able to:

• Provide funding to host the Science Potpourri, CNSM’s largest K-12 outreach event.
• Graduate 152 students, including 33 with master’s degrees and 21 Ph.D. students.
• Fund Geoscience summer field camps and four scholarships to geoscience undergrads to offset the cost of summer field work course work.
• Provide $127,212 in scholarships to 77 CNSM departmental students.
• Send 31 kids from rural Alaska communities to attend GeoFORCE Alaska, a four-year summer-based geoscience academy, touring the Oregon volcano systems in summer 2026.
• Supply new computers for the Physics Department labs.
• Purchase a TV screen for an Atmospheric Sciences Department class room.
• Provide seven kids with support to attend summer camps.

�þ�����Ƶ of Indigenous Studies

Donor support helps the UAF �þ�����Ƶ of Indigenous Studies continue to offer academic programs designed to serve Indigenous and rural communities and build a new generation of leaders. CIS serves over 160 rural communities statewide, offering 11 remote degree programs from certificate to Ph.D. In 2026, CIS conferred 63 degrees, including two doctorates and 21 master’s.

With help from donors, CIS has been able to:

• Host the annual Rural Alaska Honors Institute in Fairbanks, offering 100% free college prep to rural Alaska and Alaska Native high school students. Last year, 42 students completed the program, earning a combined 400 college credits and joining ranks with the program’s 1,990 graduates since its creation in 1983. Together, they have earned over 1,500 degrees and certificates, ranging from occupational endorsements to Ph.D.s.
• Support Rural Student Services, a vital program that creates pathways to success for Alaska Native and rural students. RSS provides students a home away from home, offering culturally responsive advising and directly improving student retention and academic achievement.
• Power One Health education and research that unites Indigenous and Western knowledge to protect the health of people, animals and the environment, expanding access to our fully online master’s program that trains problem‑solvers for Alaska and beyond.
• Maintain the Alaska Native Language Center, which supports language revitalization efforts by offering academic programs and courses in six languages and hosting resources for 20+ languages in the world’s largest Alaska Native language archive.
• Support UAF’s four rural campuses in Dillingham, Bethel, Nome and Kotzebue, serving a combined area of over 180,000 square miles statewide, offering accessible, relevant and culturally responsive education.
• Sustain the Festival of Native Arts, an iconic, student-led celebration that brings Alaska Native dance, art and storytelling to life each spring. This support ensures the festival continues to inspire cultural pride, connection and learning for communities across Alaska.
• Financially support students to pursue language revitalization, leadership development, applied arts and more. These scholarships empower students to grow their skills, deepen cultural knowledge, stay connected to learning that matters to them and impact their communities.

Community and Technical �þ�����Ƶ

This past year, the UAF Community and Technical �þ�����Ƶ continued to grow in response to Alaska’s labor needs, serving more than 3,300 students, with programs that lead directly to in-demand careers. Donor support played a key role in helping students access training, complete degrees and enter the workforce.

With help from donors, CTC was able to:

• Celebrate the graduation of 83 first-generation students across CTC programs.
• Receive accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing for the licensed practical nurse program.
• Expand scholarship funds to support students in aviation programs.
• Establish new scholarship opportunities in process technology.
• Earn accreditation renewal for the medical assistant certificate program.
• Strengthen the process technology program by supporting high school workforce pathways, updated training equipment and enhanced instructional resources to prepare students for industry careers in Alaska.
• Enhance hands-on learning through the donation of two hospital beds for allied health programs.

These contributions make a lasting difference in the lives of students and help build a strong, skilled workforce for Alaska.

School of Education

The School of Education is committed to preparing exceptional teachers and counselors who inspire and empower Alaska’s K–12 students. Your generous donation fuels this mission, making a lasting impact on education across our state.

Your support helps us:

• Empower Future Educators
  Provide stipends and scholarships to student interns, reducing financial barriers as they complete the rigorous journey toward earning their teaching licenses.

• Expand Access to Education Careers
  Fund scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students, opening doors for an even greater number of talented individuals to become educators and counselors.

• Strengthen Alaska’s Schools
  Support the preparation of skilled professionals in elementary, secondary, music and special education, as well as in school and clinical mental health counseling.

Last year, the SOE proudly graduated 62 students — each now shaping classrooms and communities throughout Alaska. With your continued support, we can prepare even more passionate, dedicated educators who will uplift and transform the lives of Alaska’s youth.

Geophysical Institute

The Geophysical Institute continues to be a leader in Arctic research. For more than 80 years, scientists at the GI have studied geophysical processes from the center of the Earth to the surface of the sun and beyond, turning data and observations into information useful for state, Arctic and national priorities.

The GI is grateful for the donors who support our student research opportunities, as well as free public science outreach from UAF experts. Some year highlights include:

• Four and a Pub flash talk night welcoming Fairbanksans and hundreds of curious viewers across the country to engage with UAF science research
• Student travel to present at international science conferences like AGU, the “Super Bowl for geophysicists” with over 20,000 attendees and valuable collaboration opportunities
• The opening of the new Walt & Marita Babula Planetarium at the UA Museum of the North, where visitors can explore discoveries from Arctic researchers up close in the new GI-produced film, “Listening to Alaska”
• for two doctoral students, helping today’s students become the breakthrough scientists of the future. Recipient Zack Williams, who studies space physics, said: “As a new father, it can be difficult to balance research, coursework, family time and teaching assistantships. Receiving a fellowship through the Geophysical Institute has been the biggest blessing, allowing me to focus on learning, completing research and spending time with my 8-month-old.”

This year, the GI also launched the new Geophysical Institute Graduate Student Research Award with a generous donation from GI Director Bob McCoy and other institute leaders. Students are critical to the research we do. This fund helps meet gaps in support for students to access the unique research opportunities offered by Alaska’s natural laboratory.

International Arctic Research Center

The International Arctic Research Center is a leading collaborative effort that brings together world-class researchers to understand and address some of the Arctic's most pressing challenges.

Your support makes a difference and helps us:

• Collaborate on Arctic research to understand changing conditions, such as extreme �þ�����Ƶ events and permafrost thaw, that directly impact Alaska communities.
• Connect decision-makers with scientific information to support informed policy.
• Partner with local communities in research and observation, such as monitoring sea ice, snowfall and permafrost.
• Develop useful, science-based tools to better understand and respond to change in the Arctic.
• Engage and advance the next generation of scientists with Arctic research.

Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension

The Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension works to enrich the lives of Alaskans through research and outreach in areas that include agriculture, health, Alaska ecosystems and much more. Support for IANRE has allowed for the following programs:

• Ten young people aged 14-18 traveled to Juneau, Alaska, to participate in the Alaska 4-H Youth in Governance program to learn about Alaska’s governmental process.
• Donations to the Georgeson Botanical Garden contributed to salaries for critical staff, including seasonal garden maintenance staff who keep the garden beautiful for thousands of summer visitors and install a holiday lights display during the months of December and January.
• One Tree Alaska was able to provide support for programs like the annual green-up tracking, Fairbanks pollen count, K-12 outreach and other science, technology, engineering, art and math activities.

Toolik Field Station

Toolik Field Station is a leading year-round Arctic research, observation and education facility, providing insight to address local and global challenges in the rapidly changing Arctic. As the world’s largest Arctic research station, Toolik promotes a greater understanding of the Arctic by safely and sustainably fostering research and education in response to the needs of science and society. Thanks to donor support in 2025-2026, Toolik Field Station:

• Awarded six students and early career researchers with our Tundra award, which provides recipients with 10 days at the station to complete an independent project. Read more about the Tundra award on the award program’s website and learn more about this year’s awardees.
• Hosted a five-day artist residency with graphic artist Elise Imbeau to share Arctic research through the convergence of art and science.

Large Animal Research Station

The Large Animal Research Station is a 130-acre facility that supports research, education and outreach related to some of Alaska’s most charismatic large animal species. LARS houses animals for a variety of research projects involving reproduction, nutrition, energetics and behavior.

Your donations help provide husbandry support for our muskoxen and reindeer. Contributions to LARS also allow us to continue important community outreach activities, including the LARS Birthday Bash and Locals Day, and educational programming for K-12 and college students, local organizations and visitors to Fairbanks.

Alaska Sea Grant

Alaska Sea Grant supports healthy coastal habitats and economies through extension, research and education. Support for Alaska Sea Grant funded the following activities:

• Alaska Sea Grant’s Marine Advisory Program extension agents and specialists bring university outreach, applied research and education to coastal communities from Nome to Petersburg. The Marine Advisory Program regional agents and topical specialists are “honest brokers” of scientific and applied information, translating complex data for nonscientific audiences to support local, regional and statewide needs. Our classes, workshops, training events and other resources help Alaskans sustain healthy coastal economies, communities and ecosystems.
• Competitively selected research projects support Alaska researchers and at least one graduate student each. Current investigations focus on coastal erosion, effects of environmental changes on fish and marine mammals, environmental stressors on oyster mariculture, and approaches to improving fisheries stock assessments.
• Coastal Connections Camps for middle-school students in Gulf of Alaska communities. The camps continue to expand, with Kodiak and Bethel both recently holding their first camps. Coastal Connections uses a unique “camp in a box” model that provides camp leaders with training, supplies and resources to organize and lead camps in their own communities.
• Hands-on job training workshops for Alaska’s seafood industry. Programs reach everyone from new entrants to burgeoning leaders in commercial fisheries, mariculture and seafood processing.
• Community workshops throughout the state that discuss resilience issues and develop plans to address local needs. The events are tailored to meet the evolving challenges faced by coastal communities, from reducing environmental risks to bolstering food and energy security.
• Food testing, processing and product development at the state-of-the-art Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center. Alaska Sea Grant staff, faculty and collaborators at KSMSC help discover better methods to harvest and preserve Alaska seafood, supporting the state’s coastal economies.

Institute of Northern Engineering

Research that serves Alaska and beyond

INE’s research enterprise is supported by competitive grants, government and industry partnerships and other research funding. Philanthropy plays a different and especially valuable role: It gives INE the flexibility to strengthen the capabilities behind that work.

Donor support can help us acquire specialized equipment, improve research and testing facilities, support students, expand field and laboratory opportunities and pursue promising ideas that might otherwise fall outside the scope of traditional research funding. INE has philanthropic funds specifically designed to provide this kind of flexible support.

Arctic Infrastructure Development Center

The Arctic Infrastructure Development Center advances the design, construction and performance of infrastructure for cold and remote environments. Researchers study structures, materials, transportation and construction methods under the demanding conditions found across Alaska.

Continued investment has enhanced AIDC’s specialized testing capabilities and provided researchers and students with the equipment and facilities needed to test infrastructure at meaningful scales.

Water and Environmental Research Center

The Water and Environmental Research Center investigates the water, permafrost, climate and environmental systems that shape life and infrastructure throughout the North. Its researchers combine laboratory analysis with extensive fieldwork to understand environmental processes and change.

Philanthropic investment has helped to expand access to specialized laboratory and field equipment while creating opportunities for graduate students to participate more fully in research and professional development. Existing donor funds already support WERC graduate research and help students travel to present their work at scientific and professional meetings.

Natural and Energy Resources Engineering Center

The Natural and Energy Resources Engineering Center brings engineering expertise to Alaska’s energy and natural-resource challenges. Its work creates opportunities to explore emerging technologies and approaches to responsible resource development while connecting researchers and students with communities, agencies and industry.

Donor investment strengthens NEREC’s ability to respond to new research opportunities, support student researchers, acquire specialized equipment and build connections between research and real-world applications.

Investing in research capacity

Across all three centers, philanthropy provides something particularly valuable: flexibility.

A major research grant may fund a specific project. Donor support can help build the underlying capacity that makes the next project possible: a piece of equipment, a student research opportunity, fieldwork, professional travel, a new partnership or an emerging idea worth exploring.

That investment also fosters the student experience. INE students work alongside researchers in laboratories, testing facilities, field sites and communities. Philanthropic funds can help students participate in Arctic projects, present research and build professional connections beyond the classroom.

When you invest in INE, you help us build the people, tools and capabilities that allow northern research to keep moving forward, creating new opportunities to serve Alaska and contribute solutions far beyond it.

Women’s and Men’s Basketball

Men’s basketball had an outstanding season and entered the GNAC Championships as the sixth seed, where they made it all the way to the semifinals. Donations to men’s basketball this last year helped provide the team with a new shooting machine, travel aid for coaches and a foreign summer tour.

Women’s basketball battled hard all season long as they focused on rebuilding the team. The team hosted a preseason fundraiser, and, thanks to donors like you, they were able to have the extra support needed to help with expenses while competing on the road, new team gear and so much more.

Men’s and women’s basketball thank you for your support and for attending or watching their games all season long.

Cross-Country Running

The men’s and women’s cross-country teams finished their season strong at the 2025 GNAC Championships. Both teams finished in eighth place and had two Nanooks, Lucca Duke and Dexter Delaney, with top-10 finishes in their events. Duke was named All-GNAC, and Delaney was the GNAC Men’s Cross-Country Freshman of the Year alongside his All-GNAC finish. Delaney went on to complete his historic season at the NCAA Division II championships.

Gifts to your Nanooks greatly supported their 2025 season as they competed on the road, helping with team building and dinners. Thank you to everyone who supported Nanooks running.

Men’s Ice Hockey

Your Nanooks hockey team secured the Alaska Airlines Governor’s Cup for the 15th straight season and brought home two new trophies. On the road, they secured the win at the Adirondack tournament and won the inaugural United Collegiate Hockey Cup.

This last season, your Nanooks celebrated 100 years of hockey and announced their campaign for a new scoreboard at the Carlson Center to help bring their program into the next era. Thanks to you, a new scoreboard is on the horizon. Be part of this next era and make a gift today.

In addition to the scoreboard, the Nanooks received amazing support from family, friends and alumni to assist with costs while competing on the road, including team meals, team outings and new sports performance equipment.

Rifle

The rifle team faced a competitive season, and without fail, they qualified for the program’s 39th NCAA NC Rifle Championship appearance. Additionally, two Nanooks were named to the 2025-26 CRCA All- American teams.

Donations to the rifle team made possible the new Spirit of Alaska All-American Wall, which went up at the beginning of the 2025-2026 season in the E.F. Horton Rifle Range. Additional support to the team aided in a team fishing charter, dinners and more. Thank you for supporting the Alaska rifle team!

Nordic Skiing

The season concluded at the NCAA Championships, where Rosie Fordham became a two-time NCAA champion with wins in both the 7.5K classic and the 20K freestyle. Rosie, alongside Ben Dohlby and Phillip Moosmayer, secured All-American placements. At the 20K freestyle, the men’s team took third in the Nordic standings and the women’s team took sixth.

Donations to the Nanooks men’s and women’s ski team greatly help with travel, including team dinners and post-regular-season competitions. Your gift is also helping with planning to host more home races for the 2026-27 season. Nordic ski thanks you for your ongoing support of them and the Usibelli Coal Mine Ski Trails and looks forward to competing at home.

Women’s Swimming

The Nanooks swim team concluded their season at the PCSC Championships, matching their best conference finish in the past 12 years by securing fifth place. Nanook Dorka Dancsok qualified and competed at the NCAA Championships, where she recorded three top-30 finishes and earned All-American Second Team in the 400-yard individual medley.

Thanks to your generous support, your Nanooks received travel aid, including team dinners, training trips, bonding activities and more. Thank you for all your support!

Women’s Volleyball

Your Nanooks volleyball team became the 2025 GNAC volleyball co-champions and qualified for the NCAA West Regional Championships for the first time. At regionals, your Nanooks swept UAA, knocking them out in the first round. The home season saw record-high attendance at the Alaska Airlines Gymnasium during the Pack the Patty event, helping bring the program to new heights.

Thanks to donors, your Nanooks were able to make necessary upgrades to training equipment to keep the team competing at the highest level, including new nets, setter net tape, hitter boxes and a new camera for streaming and taping practices. Your Nanooks thank you for your support and look forward to the 2026 season.

The UAF First Gen Support Fund helps UAF celebrate students who are in the first generation of their families to go to college. Students have been directly impacted by scholarships, and funds have been used for recognition ceremonies like UAF’s First-Gen Baccalaureate Cording Ceremony and Trailblazer Recognition Ceremony held each spring.

Student Support Services serves bachelor’s degree-seeking students who are low income, are first generation or experience a documented disability. Thanks to the donations from our community, we will be able to award scholarships to students who need additional support to help make ends meet. Some of our focus areas include funding for studying abroad and providing scholarships for students to purchase textbooks and other course materials. In addition, these funds have allowed us to purchase food items for our SSS Food Pantry to support SSS students experiencing food insecurity.

The Student Support Fund assists UAF students with unanticipated or unexpected emergency needs. The Student Support Fund has provided funding for emergency situations, including travel for loss and medical expenses, as well as housing and food insecurity. Students are able to connect to one place to review funding and academic advising support opportunities customized to their needs. The funds have been used to keep students enrolled in school by providing basic needs, as well as to lessen the financial burden of withdrawing from school when a break is needed due to an emergency situation. The applications are reviewed by case managers at the Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability to ensure quick responses to emerging situations. This fund is a lifeline for students and helps ORCA extend that help when our students need it most.

Annual Fund

The UAF Annual Fund is one of our most essential assets, giving university leadership the flexibility to act on high-impact opportunities, support students and advance initiatives across campus. This flexible funding helps make possible high-profile programs like UAF’s recent “Diplomatic Dialogue: A Conversation on Ukraine with former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William “Bill” Taylor and Chancellor Mike Sfraga, former U.S. ambassador-at-large for Arctic affairs”, while also providing the extra support needed to fund student-led extracurricular projects, engagement activities and other opportunities that enrich the UAF experience.

UA Museum of the North Support

The UA Museum of the North thanks our generous donors! Together we were able to:

• Open the Walt and Marita Babula Planetarium in partnership with the UAF Geophysical Institute and visionary donors.
• Celebrate the creative continuum of UAF Native Art Center mentors, alumni and students in a current special exhibition.
• Create opportunities for more than 4,000 local students to discover Alaska’s science, art, cultures and history through museum field trips.
• Send museum kits to classrooms and libraries for hands-on learning across Alaska.
• Offer free community events such as Halloween and Open House.
• Showcase community artists through a series of rotating exhibitions in a newly designated art gallery space.
• Equip UAF undergraduate and graduate students with hands-on experience in research, collections management and curation.

Rasmuson Library Support

Thanks to the assistance of generous donations, the Rasmuson Library celebrated the following achievements this past year:

• Purchased 22 rare books and rare maps for the library's historical collections
• Digitized six rare maps and nine rare books and added them to the online repository
• Cataloged 135 rare books, rare maps, prints and other materials from our special collections
• Digitized a historically noteworthy film documenting Alaska moose studies, created by a �þ�����Ƶ master’s student during the early 1970s
• Digitized and preserved the Curt Madison video and audio tape collection, documenting Alaska Native life in Athabascan communities such as Minto, Ruby, Huslia, Hughes and Kaltag
• Installed a fume hood for safe handling of dirty and moldy materials
• Purchased a scanner for digitizing moldy or otherwise dirty materials that require special handling apart from the main collections
• Processed materials from the Field (glaciology) and Brown (permafrost) collections
• Through the Paul H. McCarthy Student Research Award, supported the archival research of student Lydia Blanchet, on the topic, "Carved by Language: A Border, a River, and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge."
• Purchased 192 books and eight ebooks for the general collection, 19 books for the Alaska collection and 47 books for the new Graduate Research Support Hub
• Provided support for the library's pay-per-use streaming video collection
• Celebrated local artists through First Friday exhibits in the Library Gallery space
• Provided professional development opportunities for archives and cataloging staff
• Sponsored the Archives Annual Open House celebration: “Breaking Trail: History, Heritage and Huskies” recognizing the 100th Anniversary of the 1925 diphtheria serum run to Nome
• Supported a library faculty retreat to modernize our instructional program, including new resources on AI

Troth Yeddha’ Indigenous Studies Center Support

The Troth Yeddha’ Indigenous Studies Center will be the future home of the UAF �þ�����Ƶ of Indigenous Studies, the first such college in America within a public system of higher education. Its establishment is a landmark step forward for Indigenous education within academia at large.

Now, the physical home for that college is being built. The Troth Yeddha’ Indigenous Studies Center is the critical missing piece that brings together the full vision of transforming Indigenous higher education. It’s more than just a building; it’s critical to meeting the educational, social and emotional needs of the students and to help ensure their college journey is a success. It will be a Native and Indigenous gathering place with classes, services and activities, and a breathtaking tribute that affirms Alaska Native culture and contributions.

Troth Yeddha’ is about giving Native and Indigenous students not just a college but a physical place where they feel at home, can practice their cultures and make and eat their cultural foods. It’s about students hearing their own languages, feeling safe and inspired and graduating on time so they can go out and change the world. It will also serve as a hub, allowing growth in existing academic and research programs while fostering new ones. It’s about creating sparks that light a movement.

Currently, UAF plans to break ground on the project in spring 2027. Fundraising is ongoing, and the UA Board of Regents has authorized UAF to match all Troth Yeddha’ donations dollar-for-dollar up to $10 million. The match challenge ends on Dec. 31, 2026. If you’re interested in taking advantage of this unique opportunity to double your impact, we encourage you to contact UAF Development.

The Troth Yeddha’ Indigenous Studies Center team is grateful for all of our donors who are helping turn this vision into reality.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Support

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the �þ�����Ƶ is a program under Summer Sessions & Lifelong Learning. It is dedicated to offering social and educational opportunities to adults aged 50 or older in the Fairbanks and surrounding areas. Our program and the courses we offer would not have been possible without your support!

With your donations this year, we were able to accomplish the following:

• Support 1.75 office staff to plan, organize and implement program courses and events.
• Offer 200+ engaging courses in various accessible formats (in-person, online and hybrid).
• Partner with the Osher Foundation to offer an additional selection of online courses.
• Recruit 130 volunteer instructors and give them the space and materials needed to share their expertise or stories with students.
• Provide opportunities for continued learning and social engagement to more than 500 older adults across Alaska.

UAF Trails Support

The North �þ�����Ƶ UAF trail system is an amazing community resource that provides space for organizations to host races, tournaments and more. The 1,100 acres also allows valuable research, education and recreation opportunities for UAF faculty, staff students, visiting educators and scientists, and community members. Support for the UAF trails system this past year has allowed for the maintenance of all 26 miles, which includes groomed and ungroomed ski trails, as well as various multiuse trails.

Continued support will go toward new technology and updates for wayfinding, as well as continued cleanup of the trails, making them safer and more visually appealing. In partnership with the Fairbanks Disc Golf Association, there have been improvements to the UAF Gold Course, including tee pads, signage and general wayfinding. As of June 2026, there are new signs for the Gold Disc Golf Course. Additionally, donations are supporting needed repairs at the ski hut.