Campus and community receptions for the three finalists for the position of UAF athletic director have been set. The receptions will be held Oct. 21 for former Nanook hockey coach Ric Schafer, Oct. 22 for Evansville University associate athletic director Corene Schwartz and Oct. 31 for John Thurston, general manager of the Suwanee Sports Academy in Atlanta. All receptions will be held in the Nanook Lounge of the Patty Center at 5:30 p.m. For more information contact Scott McCrea at 1157.

Assistant Research Professor Jeff Tilley, GI, is a member of the Federal Aviation Administration's In-Flight Icing Product Development Team that has been awarded the FAA 2002 Excellence in Aviation Award. Tilley has worked with other scientists to provide experimental real-time modeling of aircraft ice potential to benefit the aviation community in Alaska. The experimental icing potential products and other weather prediction models can be viewed online by selecting "MM5 Weather Forecast" from GI's website at www.gi.alaska.edu/welcomenews.html.

The Provost's Office has announced an official name change from the Faculty Technology Resource Center (FTRC) to the Center for Academic Technology (CAT), effective immediately. The address and phone number for the office remains the same.

The Learning Center is now open on the fifth floor of the Gruening Building to provide expanded academic services to all UAF students. The center is a collaboration between the Academic Advising Center and Student Support Services. For more information contact Sarah Furhmann at 7806 or fnskf@uaf.edu.

The UAF Staff Council is soliciting photographs for its 2003 calendar. Please send submissions by Oct. 25 to Staff Council in the Governance office. Color slides or digital images of 300 ppi for 8 x 10-inch prints will be accepted. The subject matter may be landscape scenes, wildlife and bears. For more information contact darleen masiak at fndtm@uaf.edu or Lynette Washington at fystaff@uaf.edu.

The UAF Women's Center is sponsoring a logo contest. All entries need to be recognizable in small and large formats and must include the words, "UAF Women's Center." The prize for the winning entry is a $500 gift certificate to the UAF Bookstore. Take your entries to the Women's Center in 112 Eielson before Nov. 15.

The Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward has internships available throughout the year in a number of departments including the aquarium, education, avian, orca project, marketing and exhibits/graphics. For more information contact Theresa Zabala at 224-6307 or theresa_zabala@alaskasealife.org.

In compliance with federal requirements, the safety and crime statistics for UAF are available online at www.uaf.edu/police/crime.html.

"Options for Restructuring the Alaska Salmon Industry" is the topic of a free two-day workshop on the UAA campus Oct. 28-29. The meeting is part of a new initative sponsored by UAF, UAA and Washington Sea Grant to address the salmon crisis felt across Alaska's coastal communities.

The history, political science and northern studies departments at UAF, along with the Nordic Council of Ministers, are sponsoring a public lecture by Kenneth Olwig, professor of landscape planning from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Tuesday, Oct. 29 from 7 - 9 p.m. in 413 Gruening.

Le Club Francais de UAF invite tous let francophones a parciper a la journee internationale le 19 octobre pour soutenir la langue et la culture francaises a Fairbanks. Pour les renseignements appelez 479-3199.

Traditional Indian medicine woman and doctor of traditional medicine Gale Kurtz will speak at an event sponsored by the UAF Women's Center. Kurtz, who has practiced traditional medicine for more than 30 years in communities throughout the world, will speak on "Crossing Cultural Boundaries and Traditional Medicine," Oct. 25 at 4:30 p.m. in 307 Gruening.

A free winter survival class is scheduled for Oct. 30 from 2 - 4 p.m. in the Boyd Lecture Hall in the Natural Sciences Facility. Taught by Steve Knecht of Eielson Air Force Base, the class should benefit everyone from the homebody to the outdoor enthusiast. For more information, contact UAF Codes and Safety at 5413 .

The University of Alaska Museum has a number of activities scheduled in the near future. On Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to noon, participants in the Saturday Family Program can learn about rocket science and then build and launch their own rocket. On Oct. 24 at 7 p.m., Neal Brown presents “The Science that Helped Fairbanks Grow” as part of the museum’s lecture series. And trick-or-treaters are encouraged to come in from the cold to see bugs, bats, birds and other specimens emerge from the museum’s collection Oct. 31 from 6 - 8 p.m. Call 7505 for more information.

The UAF Office of Multicultural Affairs invites the UAF community to a discussion and book signing in the Wood Center Conference Room C-D from 1 - 3 p.m. Oct. 24. The topic is “Strategies for Success in a Multicultural Environment” and is based on the book Our Stories: The Experiences of Black Professionals on Predominantly White Campuses which features LaJuana Williams and Rev. Penni Sweetenburg-Lee. A reception in the Wood Center multi-level lounge will follow the discussion.

The issue of child care at UAF is the subject of three open forums being sponsored by the ASUAF Ad-hoc committee: Comprehensive Child Care Task Force. Forum 1 is Oct. 24 from 7:30 - 9 a.m. in the Carol Brown Ballroom; Forum 2 is Oct. 27 from 2 - 3:30 p.m., also in the Carol Brown Ballroom; and Forum 3 is Oct. 28 from 7 - 9 p.m. in the Wood Center Conference Room E-F. For more information, contact Thom Walker at 7271 or fstmw@uaf.edu.

Award-winning author Velma Wallis will read from her new memoir, Raising Ourselves, on Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. in Schaible Auditorium. The reading is sponsored by the Midnight Sun Visiting Writers series and the UAF Bookstore.

John Lehman, SOM, is the next scheduled presenter in the UAF Leadership in Action Seminar series. Lehman will speak about Chinese leadership philosophy Oct. 29 from 1 - 2 p.m. in Schaible Auditorium.

The Arctic Region Supercomputing Center has received the first installment of a $187,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to support the center's summer intern program. In place since 1998, the Alaska Summer Research Challenge allows students from minority-serving institutions to spend 10 weeks in the summer working with faculty and staff at ARSC.

UAF's chapter of Psi Chi, the academic honor society in psychology, has earned recognition as a "Model Chapter," fulfilling a variety of criteria. The recognition carries a cash award of $100.

Junior goaltender Preston McKay secured his first career shutout during the Nanook's 4 - 0 victory over UAA on Saturday in Anchorage. The win earned UAF a split in the standings for the coveted Governor's Cup, to be determined when the Seawolves visit Fairbanks in March. The Nanooks return to the Carlson Center this weekend for a pair of games against the Ohio State Buckeyes.

The rededication of the Brooks Building in September was a big success. The blessing ceremony kicked off a week-long celebration attended by students, faculty, administration and special guests from around the state.

Each department that relocated into Brooks sponsored an event one day of the following week. On Sunday, Rural Student Services offered tours throughout the day. Monday was sponsored by the Alaska Native psychology staff who brought Ramona Bennett, former chair of the Puyallup Tribe of Washington, as a special guest presenter. Wednesday's presentation by the College of Rural Alaska featured a panel of elders from all the Native cultures of Alaska together to share their history and culture. Thursday's celebration was sponsored by Alaska Native Studies featuring a book signing and reading of Alaska Native Ways: What Elders Have Taught Us. The week culminated with a potluck on Friday hosted again by the Rural Student Services staff. It was a quiet day with students coming and going between classes to enjoy a good home-cooked meal of moose and caribou soup, fried bread and delicious desserts.

The Brooks Building signifies the commitment to the goal emphasized in UAF's strategic plan, "to serve as the premiere educational center for Alaska Natives." The relocation of the six programs and departments is a positive step toward that goal. The Rededication Week was the first of many special events that the building will host in the future.

The Brooks Building has three classrooms available to departments across campus and is currently being equipped with a smart cart. The Gathering Room, equipped with a full kitchen, is also available for special events and can be scheduled through Rural Student Services. It is our goal that all departments will utilize the classrooms and feel welcomed into the beautifully renovated Brooks Building.