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November rural staff spotlight: Chad Oleson
November 28, 2022
Chad Oleson serves as the program manager for the Northwest ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ. Chad keeps the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ Northwest ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ running with his rock solid responses to any issues, peoples, and questions that come his way -- on top of his regular duties.
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McGrath looks to the future, strives for sustainable, low-cost energy
November 28, 2022
Located in Interior Alaska, McGrath sits on an oxbow of the Kuskokwim River. As a participant in the Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project, the community is seeking solutions for affordable and sustainable energy to spur future community growth and prosperity.
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Graduate student organizational development survey
November 28, 2022
University staff and faculty are invited to participate in an organizational development survey. Graduate student Carla Browning is conducting this research as part of a University of Alaska Southeast Master of Public Administration capstone course, PADM 690-JD1. The research provides employees with an opportunity to share their experiences.
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Electric vehicle community meetings strengthen UAF research relationships
November 28, 2022
Community connections were strengthened in Kotzebue at a public meeting that took place at the UAF Chukchi ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ, and through one-on-one interviews with local partners about electric vehicles and their place in their Arctic community.
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Share AGU posters with your colleagues
November 23, 2022
Mather Library and Rasmuson Library invite everyone presenting a poster at the American Geophysical Union fall meeting in Chicago to participate in a pre-conference poster session in the Mather Library on Thursday, Dec. 8 from 1-3 p.m.
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Friday Focus: The Troth Yeddha' Indigenous Studies Center – coming soon to UAF!
November 23, 2022
Last Saturday evening, a number of UAF faculty, staff and students attended the First Alaskans Institute Annual Howard Rock and Ted Stevens Smokehouse Gala. FAI is a non-profit organization committed to advancing Alaska Natives through community engagement, information and research, collaboration, and leadership development. UAF has partnered with FAI in numerous ways. Hopefully you have heard me talk about the dialogue agreements that help to guide the ways that we agree to engage with one another. I am thankful for the dialogue agreements that we borrow from FAI.
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Sheridan joins Alaska Blue Economy Center
November 23, 2022
Tommy Sheridan has joined UAF's Alaska Blue Economy Center as its associate director. He'll serve concurrently as the site coordinator for the Cordova Community Innovation Hub through the Alaska Regional Collaboration for Technology Innovation and Commercialization program.
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Nanook Navigator and Student Success Spotlight: Denise Kind
November 21, 2022
The Nanook Navigator and Student Success spotlight for November is Denise Kind. Denise is an associate professor in the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ of Natural Science and Mathematics in the Department of Biology and Wildlife.
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Educators Rising Alaska student officer elected national president
November 21, 2022
Educators Rising Alaska is celebrating the accomplishments of one of its high school students. Torrey McClain, a senior at Palmer High School, was elected president of the Educators Rising national student officers.
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Peter Westley named finalist for 2022 edX prize
November 21, 2022
Peter Westley, an associate professor at UAF's ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, is among 10 finalists for the 2022 edX Prize for Exceptional Contributions in Online Teaching and Learning.
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Please consider giving to United Way
November 18, 2022
So far in the 2022 UAF United Way Campaign, we are just shy of six percent toward our goal of $40,000. I’m writing to share why I am committed to giving to the United Way every year, how I got involved, and how little you can give that makes a huge difference! Please consider giving a small, recurring payroll deduction to United Way of the Tanana Valley.
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Join the Staff Recognition and Development Day committee
November 18, 2022
Hello staff and faculty! If you would like to assist with putting together the Staff Recognition and Development Day, please join us! We are looking for anyone wanting to work on the committee or assist during the event.
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Combat the winter with Staff Council
November 17, 2022
The University Advocacy Committee is starting a conversation about what staff members do or experience during the winter times that helps them stay healthy and happy. We will be posting some questions for staff (faculty can join in too), and we will collect responses and photos for over a few weeks then send out another post such as this with a new link to the next week or two's questions and some of the responses we received from the previous questions.
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Staff Council food drive for student pantry
November 16, 2022
UAF Staff Council is hosting a food drive to support the UAF Food Pantry. If your department is interested in participating, please put out a food box in your area to collect non-perishable/shelf-stable food and toiletries.
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Federal Work Study can save your department money
November 15, 2022
The Federal Work Study program allows for your department to hire a student worker - and not pay the full cost of wages! Your office will pay up to 50 percent of the wages while the Financial Aid Office covers the remaining amount. Any student position can be a FWS position. This is a great opportunity to save your department money while supporting UAF students through employment and training.
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Subscribe to NoLo Superheroes news
November 14, 2022
Curious about what's happening with NoLo (no/low-cost course materials) and OER (open education resources) at UAF? The NoLo Superheroes newsletter is published 2-3 times yearly.
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Climate adaptation training brings tribal communities together
November 14, 2022
Earlier this month, a cohort representing twelve Alaska tribal communities across western and interior Alaska gathered at the International Arctic Research Center to attend a Tribal Climate Adaptation 101 training led by the Alaska Tribal Resilience Learning Network within the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center at UAF.
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Friday Focus: Historic ties between UAF and veterans
November 11, 2022
Today is Veterans Day. Veterans are essential to what we have been and are essential to what we will be. This day of honor and recognition is about taking a moment to feel and express gratitude as we contemplate this generous gift of service. This specific date is rooted in the end of the First World War. Originally known as Armistice Day, the date was chosen to commemorate the armistice agreement which ended the First World War effective on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. Just as this day is rooted in the end of that historic conflict, UAF's origins are tied to its beginning.
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Extension of deadline for Faculty Initiative Fund proposals
November 07, 2022
UA Faculty Alliance announces an extension to the call for proposals for the AY23 Faculty Initiative Fund. Proposals are now due by Nov. 14, 2022.
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Book adoptions for spring 2023 due ASAP
November 07, 2022
Though our initial deadline for book adoptions has passed (Oct. 28), we are still accepting book adoptions so materials are available for students in time to prepare for spring classes!
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UAF United Way workplace campaign
November 04, 2022
The UAF United Way Workplace Campaign has begun! United Way of the Tanana Valley and its 17 partner agencies have served our community for 66 years! For nearly 50 years UAF has held a campaign to support the incredible local organizations who bring vital services to the Golden Heart Community. Please consider supporting the nonprofits who contribute so much to UAF students, faculty and staff.
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Friday Focus: Recent events reinforce exercise planning
November 04, 2022
Although I have written about emergency preparedness previously, with this week's news of the events at Lathrop High School in Fairbanks, and another school in the Eagle River area, student safety and emergency response is top of mind. This situation is unsettling. It puts stress on the community, and particularly on parents and students. It emphasizes the importance of being prepared and to know how to act, or react. Although emergencies can be unpredictable, knowing what to do can help save lives.
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Jessica Black named faculty fellow for Indigenous Research
November 01, 2022
Jessica Black has been appointed as a faculty fellow for Indigenous Research at the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ. In this capacity, Black will serve as a liaison for Indigenous research initiatives that engage the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ of Rural and Community Development campuses, faculty and programs. She will also serve as a member of the Research Planning Group led by Vice Chancellor for Research Nettie La Belle-Hamer.
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UAF Summer Sessions offers juggling class for 4th-8th grade students
October 31, 2022
UAF Summer Session's 365 SMART Academy is offering a six-week juggling class for students in grades 4-8. The course meets on campus in University Park 133 on Mondays from 4 to 5 p.m., Nov. 7 through Dec. 12, 2022.
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Friday Focus: Gold is where you find it
October 28, 2022
As I have noted in at least one Friday Focus column before, I was raised in a small mining town in Colorado. Raised atop a pile of rounded river rock that was a gold mine sometime the century before. As a kid I searched for gold missed by the miners in the nooks and crannies of the ancient river bend. I also wandered the mountains checking the crumbled remains of abandoned 19th century cabins for gold pokes deserted by fate or misfortune. To no one's surprise, I never found a mason jar full of gold nuggets beneath the old rotting logs.
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