Marie Greene was recently named president of NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., a Native corporation founded after passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Greene holds a bachelor's degree in Rural Development from UAF's Chukchi Campus and is currently seeking a master's in the same subject.

Lt. Gov. Fran Ulmer is the keynote speaker for the Duckering Building re-dedication on Feb. 23 at 11 a.m. The $13 million revitalization to correct code violations and modernize the labs and facilities was completed this fall, creating a modern engineering center for the 21st century. The re-dedication, the UAF Engineering Open House and the American Society of Civil Engineers' Ice Arch are being held during National Engineers Week.

UAF's College Bowl team won the regional championship held Feb. 14-16 at Oregon State University. They will compete for the national championship April 26-28 at Kansas State University.

The Coalition of Student Leaders has embarked on the "UA Road Show" to encourage the Legislature to fully fund the $17 million requested budget increase for the university. The coalition will deliver more than 3,000 postcards signed in support of full-funding for the UA system to legislators in Juneau during the 17th annual Alaska Student Legislative Conference Feb. 23 - 26.

Rasmuson Library's "Alphabetical list of Online Resources," at http://www.uaf.edu/library/, has been upgraded to provide easier access from off-campus locations. Faculty, staff and students can now log on to these resources by using their Aurora account log-on and password, including those who use a non-UAF internet service provider.

The UA Foundation has announced the publication of "Rock Poker to Pay Dirt: The History of Alaska's School of Mines" by Leslie Noyes in collaboration with Earl Beistline and Ernest Wolff. Two discussions and book signing events are scheduled; March 7 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. at the Westmark Hotel for the Alaska Mining Association Conference and March 9 from 2 - 4 p.m. at Gulliver's Books on College Road. For more information or to order this book call the UA Press at 5813 or e-mail fypress@uaf.edu.

Greg Petrowich, general manager at KRCU-FM in Cape Girardeau, Mo. has accepted a job at KUAC. Petrowich will assume his duties as general manager of KUAC in April.

Thomas Riccio, CLA, was recently invited to present several workshops at the International Puppet Festival 2002 in Nairobi, Kenya Feb. 15 - 28. Riccio's workshops focus on the application of theater and puppetry for community health and awareness.

The Rural Alaska Honors Institute (RAHI) is hosting students for its 20th year May 25 - July 6 on the Fairbanks campus. The application deadline is March 31. For more information contact RAHI at 1-800-478-6886, fyrahi@uaf.edu or visit http://www.uaf.edu/rahi/.

Anita Hartmann, CLA, has received a President's Special Projects Fund grant for a "Grantsmanship in the Liberal Arts" conference scheduled for Sept. 28, 2002.

Six UAF French students have received full scholarships for the Summer Intensive French Language Program in Quebec after winning a national competition sponsored by the Société des Professeurs Français et Francophones d'Amérique.

UAF Codes and Safety is asking for your help to make the campus a safer place for everyone. If you notice an unsafe condition on campus, please report it to Codes and Safety at 5413 or through the online form at http://www.safetyservices.uaf.edu/codesweb/forms.htm.

CSEM's Science Potpourri 2002 open house will be held April 6. If you wish to participate in this event contact Marlys Schneider at 6287 or fnmes@uaf.edu.

UAF's English department has announced its ten annual contests for UAF students. Prizes include cash, tuition waivers and scholarships. Information is posted on the department's contest door on the eighth floor of the Gruening Building. The first deadline is March 1. For more information contact 7193 or faengl@uaf.edu.

George Winford, former UAF department head and professor of journalism, passed away in Missoula, Mont. on Feb. 3, 2002. Winford retired from UAF in 1989.

February is Black History Month. To celebrate, the Hutchison Career Center Cafeteria is hosting a soul food lunch buffet Feb. 22 from 11 a.m - 1 p.m. Wood Center is hosting the Creative Expressions Talent Show Feb. 28 in the multi-level lounge from 1:30 - 3 p.m. For more information about either event contact LaJuana Williams at 7300.

The UAF Women's Center is hosting two upcoming events. "The Science of Homeopathy" by Grace Reed will be held Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. in the Women's Center. "Politics, Motherhood and Environmental Justice, from a Native American Perspective" by Winona LaDuke will be held Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom with a reception at 6 p.m. and a book signing at 8 p.m.

The Science for Alaska public lecture series is held Tuesday nights at 6 and 7:30 p.m. at the Noel Wien Library. The Feb. 26 topic is "Bears in the City" and the March 5 topic is "Tracking Caribou by Satellite."

John Harbaugh, CLA, and the Alaska Jazz Trio plus One are performing at the Starlight Ball, sponsored by the Ballroom Dance Club of Fairbanks, on Feb. 23 at the Chena River Convention Center from 8 p.m. - midnight. For more information visit http://www.ballroomfairbanks.org/.

The Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit presents its annual research review Feb. 27 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the Regents' Conference Room, 109 Butrovich Building. Talks from graduate students and faculty concerning current research will be followed by a poster session. For more information, call 7661.

The UA Museum presents "The Harriman Expedition Retraced," a free lecture by Kesler Woodward, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Noel Wien Library. For more information call 7505.

"Winter Shorts," student-directed one-act plays produced by the UAF Student Drama Association, are showing in the Salisbury Theatre March 1, 2, 8 and 9 with family shows at 7 p.m. and adult shows at 8:30 p.m. and March 10 with the family show at 2 p.m. and adult show at 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 for adults, $5 for UAF affiliates, seniors and military and $4 for children. For more information visit http://www.uaf.edu/theatre/.

A UAF faculty recital by Lee Richey on the cello will be held March 3 at 4 p.m in the Davis Concert Hall. The recital will include works by Brahms, Bach and Beethoven. Admission is free.

The UAF Small Business Development Center presents "Alaska Wage and Hour Laws" March 5 from 6 - 9 p.m. with a $25 fee. For more information or to register call 456-7232.

Matt Emmons broke his own air rifle record at the match between UAF, the U.S. Air Force Academy and the University of Texas at El Paso on Feb. 9. Emmons scored a 598 to beat his record of 597 set last year. The rifle team is hosting the University of Nebraska and Murray State University Feb. 23 and 24 in NCAA championship qualifying games at the Patty Center.

The UAF hockey team is now ranked third in the CCHA and 12th in Division I hockey heading into its final regular season home games against the fourth-ranked University of Nebraska-Omaha Feb. 22 and 23 at 7 p.m. at the Carlson Center.

The UAF women's basketball team is hosting its final two games of the season. The Lady Nanooks take on Seattle University Feb. 28 and Western Washington University March 2. Both games start at 7 p.m. at the Patty Center.

March 15, 2002: Deadline to submit applications for the Alaska Conservation Foundation (ACF) internship program. For more information contact Toni Carlo at (907) 276-1917 or visit http://www.akcf.org/grants/internship.htm.

April 2, 2002: Deadline to submit honorary degree recipient nominations for Commencement 2003. For more information contact Hild Peters at 5178 or hild.peters@uaf.edu.

• earn grades approximately equal to the UAF averages, by grade level.
• persist to sophomore and junior standing at the same rate as other UAF students.
• graduate at the same rate as the UAF average.

SSSP can accommodate 160 low-income, first-generation students (parents did not graduate from college) and students with disabilities.

SSSP is one of several federal TRIO programs helping students overcome barriers to success in higher education. Other UAF TRIO programs include Upward Bound Classic and Upward Bound Math/Science. The Upward Bound programs have the same criteria for participation except they serve high school students preparing to enter college. Approximately 100 high school students attend Upward Bound at UAF each summer.

SSSP is located in the Moore-Bartlett-Skarland complex. If you know a student who might benefit from this program, make a referral by calling 2644 or 7317 or e-mail Mary Matthews at fnmhm1@uaf.edu.