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Teaching spotlight nominations
November 23, 2021
The Faculty Senate Teaching and Learning Committee encourages all faculty, staff and students to take just a few minutes to nominate a teacher who has demonstrated excellence in teaching.
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Teaching Tip: Course revision as process, not product
November 23, 2021
Planning for an ongoing revision process can help mitigate being overwhelmed and improve course quality in the long run.
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Jennifer Tilbury named Student Success Center interim director
November 23, 2021
Jennifer Tilbury will develop and direct goals, objectives, and initiatives related to student success, including first-year experience, first-year advising, and retention efforts.
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November 23, 2021
-- by Dan White. The United Way of the Tanana Valley has begun its annual fundraising campaign. The United Way supports 18 nonprofit agencies in the Interior that help the quality of life for everyone.
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Banner finance users should review contact information
November 22, 2021
If you enter purchase requisitions into Banner, please ensure that your user profile in the Banner user profile edit form FOM2PR contains a correct email address and phone number with no dashes.
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Friday Focus: UAF's value proposition
November 19, 2021
I can buy everything I need online and have it delivered to my door. Groceries, clothing (a blue and gold tie for example), tires for my car, even a car, if I were in the market for one.
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November 19, 2021
After many COVID-19-related delays, the lock and key hardware for phase one of the campus rekey project has been received. Hardware installation started this week in the Duckering Building
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Help design a civic engagement rubric
November 17, 2021
The General Education Requirements and Core Committee is developing universitywide assessment tools, and is now looking for participants to help formulate the Learning Outcome 3 assessment.
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Budget update on tuition: Nov. 17, 2021
November 17, 2021
-- by Dan White. Last week the Board of Regents held a full board meeting. One topic discussed was UA's tuition proposal for the academic year 2022-2023 (effective fall 2022).
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Vice chancellor for student affairs, enrollment management recruitment
November 16, 2021
UAF has launched the recruitment for a vice chancellor for student affairs and enrollment management. The VCSAEM is now open for internal applicants and will be reviewed Nov. 22.
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Teaching Tip: Gather for a 'Feast of Learning'
November 16, 2021
"Feast of Learning" is a classroom activity that could help open a discussion with adult Indigenous students who may be experiencing trauma from past Eurocentric education.
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UAF faculty featured at Military Writers' Symposium
November 16, 2021
Troy Bouffard, director of the Center for Arctic Security and Resilience at UAF, was recently invited to participate in the 2021 Military Writers’ Symposium.
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Aurora: 'Shaking up the aging process'
November 16, 2021
Trey Coker researches the ideal nutritional elements to keep seniors strong.
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Seeking feedback on new indicators for accreditation
November 16, 2021
Through Dec. 18, the vice provost's office is seeking feedback on a revised set of key performance indicators for UAF's new seven-year accreditation cycle.
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UAF hosting free public COVID-19 vaccination clinics
November 15, 2021
The Â鶹¹ÙÍø Fairbanks will host free COVID-19 vaccination clinics Nov. 15-17 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Patty Center.
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Brittany Van Eck named space planner, leasing manager
November 11, 2021
Brittany Van Eck will join Facilities Services on Nov. 22 as the new space planner and leasing manager.
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Nov. 9 Staff Council recording
November 11, 2021
The Staff Council recording from the Nov. 9 meeting is now available.
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Presentations by finalists for vice chancellor for research
November 10, 2021
On Nov. 16 and Nov. 30, the two finalists for the position of vice chancellor for research will interview with various groups on the Troth Yeddha' Campus.
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Teaching Tip: Connecting with students with slow internet
November 09, 2021
To ensure that students with slow internet connections can keep up in your class, offer alternatives, recordings of class sessions, and be flexible with ways to deliver classes and exams.
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November 09, 2021
The Canvas Level 1 workshop will be held on Nov. 9 and 12 from 2-3:30 p.m. The Canvas Level 2 workshop will follow on Nov. 16 and 19 from 2-3:30 p.m.
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Happy belated 50th to the library
November 09, 2021
A small ceremony was held last Friday to present a legislative citation recognizing the Rasmuson Library's 50th anniversary, which officially took place in May 2020.
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New course refresh workshop for adjunct faculty
November 05, 2021
Apply by Nov. 12 for the Fresh Start Course Update Workshop for adjunct faculty, held Nov. 17-19. It's a three-day virtual workshop for reflecting on and refreshing a course for the spring semester.
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Nanook Navigator and Student Success spotlight: Carrie Browne
November 05, 2021
The Nanook Navigator and Student Success spotlight for November is Carrie Browne. Browne is an academic advisor at the Academic Advising Center in the Division of General Studies.
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UA to host 49-hour Giving Day event on Nov. 9-10
November 05, 2021
The Â鶹¹ÙÍø's three universities will host UA Giving Day, an online fundraising event, on Nov. 9-10.
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Seeking nominations for Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame
November 05, 2021
Nominations for the Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame are open through Dec. 15. Those selected by the Alaska State Committee for Â鶹¹ÙÍø will be inducted at the Innovation Summit in March 2022.
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