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Friday Focus: Thoughts on beyond line of sight
August 04, 2023
For those of us dancing in school gyms in the early 1980s, Love is in the Air is a familiar tune. As American Bandstand would say - nice rhythm, easy to dance to. For those of us at UAF in 2023, we could morph that into Drones are in the Air, maybe do a remix to zhuzh it up. This new song, though, will not be a one-hit wonder if Cathy Cahill and the ACUASI band have anything to say about it! ACUASI has been around for over 20 years but for the last few years has really taken off (pun intended) with the growing interest in the state of Alaska in developing a drone economy. This is a heavy lift, but the team is all in. And, with the additional funding for economic development from the Governor, tremendous progress has been made.
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Submit items for orientation bags by Aug. 4
August 02, 2023
New Student Orientation is right around the corner, and the Student Activities and Orientation office is collecting materials from on-campus offices and departments to include in the NSO bags, which are distributed to all incoming students and their families.
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URSA 2023 Mentor Awards now accepting applications
July 31, 2023
Faculty, researchers, staff, and graduate students from all disciplines and all UAF-affiliated campuses are invited to apply for an URSA Mentor Award of up to $6,000. This award is an opportunity for mentors to receive funding to engage undergraduate students on their current research and creative projects.
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July 28, 2023
The Department of Residence Life is looking for volunteers to help with Rev-It-Up on Aug. 22. Rev-It-Up is our first-year student move-in and will be moving students into Nerland, Stevens, and McIntosh Halls.
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Friday Focus: Combining efforts
July 28, 2023
For the past six months, both the Department of Equity and Compliance and the Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities have been working in the same space and under a shared director. This combination was a temporary measure to maintain campus commitment to safety, compliance, and care while recruiting for a new Equity and Compliance Director. However, working together has allowed our offices to find efficiencies as well as opportunities to enhance services provided to the university community. It quickly became clear there would be a benefit to permanently integrating our efforts and expertise.
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CTC Dean Michele Stalder retiring after 42 years
July 26, 2023
The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø, Community and Technical College celebrates the remarkable legacy of beloved CTC Dean Michele Stalder in supporting Alaska students and connecting them to vital jobs within the state. After more than four decades of service to the university, Dean Stalder will retire on Aug. 1. All faculty and staff are invited to a retirement celebration on Thursday, July 27, from 4-6 p.m.
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CSRR and DEC executive director recruitment
July 24, 2023
The executive director of the Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities and the Department of Equity and Compliance is now open for internal applicants through Friday, July 28, 2023. All eligible and interested parties are encouraged to apply.
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Dr. Cheryl Rosa rejoins UAF as attending veterinarian and director of Animal Resource Center
July 24, 2023
Dr. Cheryl Rosa joined the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø on the Troth Yeddha' Campus in her new role as attending veterinarian on July 17. She most recently served as the deputy director of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission in Anchorage where she worked to strengthen Arctic research and the federal government's ties to the State of Alaska, Arctic Indigenous groups and international partners.
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Environmental, Health, Safety, and Risk Management virtual office hours
July 24, 2023
If you have questions or need guidance about anything related to EHSRM procedures, you are invited to attend our virtual office hours. These events are hosted by Industrial Hygiene and Risk Management, but we are happy to answer (or track down an answer) any question you have related to our department.
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Friday Focus: The Carnegie Classification®
July 21, 2023
The Carnegie Classification® is the nation's leading framework for classifying the diverse U.S. institutions of higher education into broadly similar groups based on nationally reported and publicly available institutional data. This classification that was first published in the early 70s is now updated every three years. So far, Carnegie offers one basic classification system that is universally applied to nearly 4,000 U.S. colleges and universities. Based on our 2020 Institutional data, UAF is classified as a Doctoral University with High Research Activity (R2). Close examination of the data reveals that UAF is on the very high end of the R2 class, and with some change in our institutional profile, we can be classified as a Doctoral University with Very High Research (R1).
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Fishery researchers, engineering students work to build better eDNA collectors
July 19, 2023
Last month, Jessica Glass and two students departed for the Kenai Peninsula toting a tub full of items that looked like plastic children's toys. Their plan for the six-day trip: Dunk them in Kasitsna Bay and see what happens. It may sound like a quirky week at the beach, but Glass, an assistant professor at UAF's College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, hopes their project will lead to a breakthrough in environmental DNA sampling.
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Uher, Plumb to serve as interim deans
July 19, 2023
Vice Chancellor for Rural, Community and Native Education Charlene Stern has announced that Bryan Uher will serve as interim dean of the UAF Community and Technical College starting on Aug. 2. Uher, who is currently CRCD's dean, will replace CTC Dean Michele Stalder, who is retiring.
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Revised iTeach Online open for enrollment
July 19, 2023
iTeach Online is a self-paced online course on the foundations of course design. Newly revised with an emphasis on Universal Design for Learning, iTeach Online brings together theory and practice to guide you through a course design or redesign.
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New PolarExpress design winner announced
July 17, 2023
The Office of the Bursar is thrilled to announce the winner of the UAF PolarExpress card design competition. With over 1,000 votes, the UAF community chose Ula Boughan's design, Blue and Gold, as the winner of the carding competition.
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Student Activities and Orientation office collecting items for orientation bags
July 17, 2023
The Student Activities and Orientation office is collecting materials from on-campus offices and departments to include in the NSO bags, which are distributed to all incoming students and their families.
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Friday Focus: Looking toward vibrant, lively fall
July 14, 2023
UAF continues to be bustling and vibrant this summer at the Troth Yeddha' campus. Each morning I've been watching the steady stream of Rural Alaska Honors Institute students as they make their way from McIntosh Hall to their first classes in the Joseph E. Usibelli Building. That stream culminated with RAHI's amazing graduation ceremony just yesterday, leaving not a dry eye in the house! In addition, the Visual Arts Academy and Summer Music Academy recently concluded their final celebrations. There are also visiting scholars and researchers from around the world, and scores of families and their potential students visiting campus for the first time. In fact, Troth Yeddha'Â has been more vibrant this summer than it has been for years! And, while we miss the firefighters we often provide housing for, we don't miss the fires!
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Alyssa Enriquez begins work as assistant to the provost
July 14, 2023
The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce that Alyssa Enriquez began working as the assistant to the provost starting July 10.
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Help support UAF with bra drive
July 12, 2023
The Nanook Diversity and Action Center, Office of Sustainability, and Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities are collaborating to support UAF through a bra drive.
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Nanook Rendezvous welcome reception and alumni awards presentation
July 12, 2023
The wait is nearly over. Nanook Rendezvous begins this week. Join us on Thursday, July 13 at 5 p.m. in the Regents' Great Hall for the welcome reception and UAF alumni awards presentation.
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Tell us what you love about working at UAF
July 12, 2023
New employees are excited to get started in a new position for many of the same reasons we choose to stay here. They also want to feel welcome and make connections along the way. In an effort to help foster these connections, we'd like to hear from you. Whether you are new to the university or have been around a while, you can help familiarize employees with the university by simply sharing your story.
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NASA cooperative research grants
July 10, 2023
Alaska NASA EPSCoR is beginning its Cooperative Agreement Notice grant pre-proposal cycle. Notices of intent for pre-proposals are due July 17 to uaf-spacegrant@alaska.edu.
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R1 Carnegie visit scheduled for July 14
July 06, 2023
UAF will be hosting Sara Gast, deputy executive director for the Carnegie Classifications, on July 14 to present on the Carnegie Classifications for R1 institutions. A public presentation is scheduled at 10 a.m. in the Murie Auditorium. This event is open to all UAF staff, faculty and students. No RSVP is required. Light refreshments will be provided.
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Spaces available in all-day field day camp, July 17-21
July 05, 2023
This camp for students entering grades 3-8 is designed to provide a wide range of field day game activities, including but not limited to basketball, dodgeball, ultimate frisbee, kickball, capture the flag, soccer, water games, and more.
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Friday Focus: Many hands make light (budget) work
June 30, 2023
This week, I spent a night in Anchorage between meetings at the Alaska Energy Authority and University of Alaska Anchorage. Wednesday morning at the hotel I ate a biscuit, egg, cheese and sausage breakfast sandwich. I was reminded that the people will often invoke the saying "you don't want to know how the sausage is made" when discussing the legislative budget process. This made me think about our budget process at UAF and how far from sausage-making it is. For starters, it is something that we not only want you to know about, but encourage you to participate in!
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Save the date: Nanook Rendezvous
June 29, 2023
The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Alumni Association will hold its annual reunion weekend from July 13-15. UAF alumni from all years are invited to attend Nanook Rendezvous 2023, which begins at 5 p.m. Thursday, with a welcome and awards ceremony in the Regents' Great Hall.
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