UAF Registrar Ann Tremarello is retiring June 30 after nearly 50 years with the university. Tremarello came to UAF in 1953 as a student, graduated in 1957 with a bachelor's degree in business administration and has been continuously employed at UAF since then.

Judith Kleinfeld, CLA, discussed her findings about the "six degrees of separation" theory on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" Jan. 11. For more information or to listen to the broadcast visit http://www.npr.org/archives/.

George Divoky, IAB, was featured on the cover of the Jan. 6 New York Times Magazine issue with the article "George Divoky's Planet" by Darcy Frey.

UAF honorary degree recipient and Native elder Howard Luke will participate in this semester's Elder in Residence program. Luke is highly respected as a Native leader and is considered a role model by Native and non-Native people alike. His dedication to education led to having Fairbanks' Howard Luke Alternative School named for him. Luke received an honorary doctor of humane letters from UAF in 1996. He will be on campus Jan. 28 for five weeks.

The Instructional Technology Development Center in the Rasmuson Library will be closed beginning Jan. 25 through September 2002 due to renovations on the library's third floor. During the closure, center personnel will be available for consultations and assistance. For more information contact Michael Scott at 6350 or fnmcs@uaf.edu.

UAF and the Russian Academy of Sciences have signed an agreement to establish a marine science laboratory at the Pacific Ocean Institute in Vladivostok. The lab will serve as a training center for UAF and Russian fisheries and oceanography students.

Hans Stenbaek-Nielsen, GI, used a high-speed camera capturing 1000 frames-per-second to obtain the highest resolution photos to date of the clouds of a meteor's dust and plasma that create the glow effect of a shooting star. The images were taken during the Leonid meteor shower in November.

UAF staff, faculty and students have already pledged nearly $65,000 to the United Way. That's more than $4,000 over last year's total and pledge forms are still trickling in. If you want to add to UAF's contribution contact Chris Bennett at 7112.

Scholarship awards for 2001-2002 are expected to reach the half-million dollar mark. Students can now apply for and get specific scholarship information online at http://www.uaf.edu/giving/scholarships/.

Richard Carr, CLA, delivered the paper "They Behave Like Servants: Identity Hope and Identity Failure in Peter Carey's Illywhacker" at the Modern Language Association Annual Conference in New Orleans Dec. 27 - 30, 2001.

UAF Dining Services and the Wood Center Pub are hosting "What's Up Wednesdays." Come join the fun each Wednesday throughout the semester from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. in the Pub with "Sizzlin' Shrimp" sauteed in butter and garlic served on a bed of rice, with a piece of garlic bread and "all you care to eat" salad bar for $9. There are also door prizes and giveaways including Alaska Airlines miles and munch money coupons.

UAF's website has new resources including online student services at http://www.uaf.edu/UAF/services/students.html, the UAF rapid response communication plan at http://www.uaf.edu/univrel/crisisplan/ and the insider's guide to campus publicity at http://www.uaf.edu/univrel/publicity/.

UAF Codes and Safety's website was upgraded to provide new information pertaining to fire and life safety issues and new policy and procedures for UAF. For more information visit http://www.safetyservices.uaf.edu/codesweb/.

The Wood Center scheduling office now offers online space scheduling. For more information or to schedule space contact Mani Owens at 6023 or fnmo@uaf.edu or visit http://www.uaf.edu/woodctr/services/scheduling/.

The UAF telephone directory is only as accurate as you make it. If your contact information has changed, please submit the changes to fyphone@uaf.edu or online at http://www.uaf.edu/directory/.

The UAF Life Program is offering three aerobics classes this semester. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 4:45 - 5:30 p.m. is Aqua Aerobics and from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. is Floor Aerobics. On Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. is Step Aerobics. For more information contact Ruth Olsen at 6814 or visit http://www.uaf.edu/uaflife/.

Theatre UAF is holding auditions for the spring 2002 season Jan. 26 at 10 a.m. in the Salisbury Theatre. For more information or audition forms visit http://www.uaf.edu/theatre/audition/.

The Geophysical Institute is hosting the free Science for Alaska public lecture series Tuesdays nights Jan. 29 - March 5 at 6 and 7:30 p.m. at the Noel Wien Library. The Jan. 29 topic is "Watching the Aurora from Earth and Space" by GI Director Roger Smith and the Feb. 5 topic is "The Birth of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes" by John Eichelberger.

The 2002 Visitor Industry Job Fair is being held Jan. 30 - 31 from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. in Wood Center. More than 30 employers will collect applications and conduct interviews. For more information call 7596 or visit http://www.uaf.edu/career/.

"American Voices," a one-person play that addresses issues of muliculturalism, will be performed Feb. 1 at 8 p.m. in the Davis Concert Hall. Admission is free. For more information contact Carrie Dershin at fncjd@uaf.edu.

The UAF Alumni Association is holding a wine tasting fundraiser Feb. 2 from
6 - 8 p.m. in the Wood Center Pub. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. There will be music by the Scarlatti quartet, door prizes and items to bid on. You must be 21 to attend. For more information call 7081.

Theatre UAF is hosting Perseverance Theatre's production of "Moby Dick," a uniquely Alaskan adaptation of Herman Melville's classic novel, in the Salisbury Theatre Feb 7 - 9 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 9 and 10 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $18 for adults and $16 for student and seniors, plus an outlet fee. For more information visit http://www.uaf.edu/theatre/season/.

Will Harrison, GI, received the title of fellow from the American Geophysical Union (AGU) at its annual meeting in December. Less than one-tenth of one percent of AGU members receive this honor.

Nanook hockey player Aaron Voros was named Rookie Player of the Week for a second time this month. On Jan. 7 Voros shared the honor of Player of the Week when teammate Preston McKay was named Defensive Player and Voros was named Rookie Player of the Week.

Continuing a tradition that began in 1934 when the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines was first accredited, UAF's accreditation has been reaffirmed. The Commission on Colleges and Universities of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges reaffirmed UAF's institutional accreditation in a letter to the chancellor dated Jan. 11, 2002. In that letter the commission reiterated the recommendations and commendations listed in the Evaluation Committee Report and included two additional recommendations.

First, the commission recommended that UAF ensure that all certificate and associate degree programs contain instructional components in the areas of communication, computation and human relations and that these components be clearly defined in our publications (e.g. the catalog). Second, the commission recommended that an assessment of student learning be conducted in all certificate and degree programs. The assessment of the core curriculum, which was a commendation for UAF, was suggested as a model for programs.

After the October site visit, the Evaluation Committee recommended that UAF address space issues, address salary compression, create a faculty and staff handbook, secure and fireproof students records, better integrate CRA into planning and programming and address direct appointments of senior officials.

The commission met in Portland to review the Evaluation Committee's final report on UAF's accreditation. Chancellor Lind, Provost Reichardt and accreditation steering committee co-chairs Dana Thomas and Ron Gatterdam answered questions at a meeting Dec. 13, 2001.

The commission requested that UAF submit a progress report in fall 2003 which addresses the recommendations on the development of a faculty and staff handbook, secure and fireproof student records, related instruction (certificate and associate programs), and assessment of student outcomes for all programs.