Stephen Jones has been named the new chancellor of UAF. Jones, currently vice chancellor for extension and engagement at North Carolina State, will arrive in mid-July. Provost Reichardt will be acting chancellor during the break between Chancellor Lind's departure and Jones' arrival. For more information visit www.uaf.edu/chancellor/.

The UA system is replacing social security numbers as identification for students and employees. Each person will be assigned a new eight-digit identification number. To learn your new number or for more information visit http://uaonline.alaska.edu.

Construction projects around campus and on Thompson Drive are ongoing. Physical Plant retaining wall construction will require temporary closure of the eastbound lane of Alumni Drive. Be alert to new traffic patterns and watch for construction crews.

The Kasitsna Bay laboratory in lower Cook Inlet is being renovated this summer by the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. A total of $12 million in renovations will be complete after this summer's construction. The facility is operated by SFOS. For more information visit www.ims.uaf.edu/kbay/.

Friends and colleagues of Chancellor and Mrs. Lind have established an endowed scholarship in their honor. For more information contact the Development office at 6402.

The UAF Office of International Programs and the Northwest Council on Study Abroad are seeking faculty interested in teaching a term in Europe or Latin America. Applications are due Sept. 1. For more information contact Donna Anger at 6131 or fyoip@uaf.edu.

Scientific American Frontiers episode “Hot Times in Alaska” features researchers from IAB discussing global warming trends. The show will air on AlaskaONE, Channel 9, at 8 p.m. June 15. For more information visit www.pbs.org/saf/.

The UA Press and the Alaska Native Language Center recently published Taprarmiuni Kassiyulriit: Stebbins Dance Festival, a collaboration between the residents of Stebbins and anthropologist Ann Fienup-Riordan.

The Rural Alaska Honors Institute is hosting its 22nd year with 45 junior and senior high school students. Participants arrived on campus May 29 and will graduate from the program July 9.

Richard Carr, CLA, delivered “The Fallout from Wild Cat Falling: Mudooroo's Quest for Aboriginal Identity” at the Red River International Conference on World Literature in April.

Gary Laursen, CSEM, has been elected to a three-year term as chair of the 48 Regional Directors' Executive Council of the National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium and the JSHS Advisory Board of Directors.

The UA Press published the biography Ernest Gruening: Alaska's Greatest Governor by Professor of History Emeritus Claus-M. Naske. For more information visit www.uaf.edu/uapress/.

Robbie Herrick, recently hired by GI, is biking his way to Alaska. Herrick set out from Houston, Texas April 2 and is currently in Canada. He begins his duties July 1. You can read his online journal and view photos at www.ghg.net/herrick/.

UAF departments can spread the word about their programs at the UAF booth at the Tanana Valley State Fair Aug. 6-14. For more information contact Brandon Maitlen at 6959 or fbasb@uaf.edu.

The Division of Computing and Communication has a new tool called Usermin to help e-mail account users set vacation messages, forward e-mail and with other services. For more information visit www.uaf.edu/dcc/helpdesk/docs/usermin/.

An additional 2003-2004 Outstanding Academic Advisor award recipient is Karen Erickson, CLA.

The Center for Distance Education is asking for donations of mailing peanuts. If you have a large quantity, contact 5177 or fncmt@uaf.edu.

UAF safety and crime statistics are available online at www.uaf.edu/police/crime.html.

Most UAF offices will be closed July 1-2 in observation of Independence Day.

Summer activities and tours have begun at various locations around campus. You can take a walking tour of campus, check out the museum, visit the GI, IARC and ARSC Discovery Lab, see the animals at LARS or tour Poker Flat Rocket Range. For more information visit www.uaf.edu/summer/events/campus_tours/.

Out to Lunch, a program with live music, food, drinks and ice cream, takes place every Thursday from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on the Rasmuson Library deck.

The International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations' 33rd annual meeting is being held at Wood Center June 10-12 from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. each day.

A free, outdoor concert featuring Barefoot Bluegrass takes place June 20 from 6-9 p.m. in Beluga Field outside the SRC. For more information call 7037.

The UA Museum of the North's junior curators camp, Art of Collage, takes place June 21-24. The camp is open to middle and high school students and costs $200. For more information call 7855. The museum also has summer lectures. Explainer Talks are offered throughout the day on various Alaska topics and are free with museum admission. The Dynamic Aurora is offered at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily with a $5 admission fee. For more information call 7505.

The Life in the Cold 2004 symposium, hosted by Brian Barnes, IAB, takes place July 25-31 on a cruise ship between Vancouver, B.C. and Seward. For more information visit www.alaska.edu/litc/.

Abby Powell, AKCFWRU, received more than $1.1 million from the USGS Minerals Management Services for her proposal “Breeding Biology and Migration of King Eiders on Alaska's North Slope.”

Amy Lovecraft, CLA, has been awarded a $120,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the use of science in natural resource policy in the north. Lovecraft will work with Ian Urquahart from the University of Alberta.

Gretchen Gordon, KUAC, has been awarded the Certified Fund Raising Executive designation by CFRE International.

UAF Alumnus Teriskovkya Smith, class of 1997, is the recipient of the Petrie Foundation Fellowship at Columbia University. Smith is pursing a master's degree in education.

Joe Margraf, AKCFWRU, has received $37,450 from USGS for his proposal “Non-lethal Estimation of Energy Content of Yukon River Chum Salmon.”

Matt Emmons, UAF alumnus and former rifle team member, became the first U.S. athlete in more than 40 years to qualify for three different Olympic rifle teams. Emmons won the 50-meter three-position and the 50-meter prone competitions and took second in air rifle at the Olympic team trials held in May.

The athletic director's honor roll recognizes student athletes with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. For the spring 2004 semester 61 percent of UAF's student athletes made the honor roll, with 15.9 percent earning a perfect 4.0.

Rich Mendoza has been hired as UAF's new assistant men's basketball coach. Mendoza comes to UAF after two years as a graduate assistant coach with Humboldt State University.

Domenica Curran has accepted the position of UAF's assistant women's basketball coach. Curran, formerly assistant coach at Sonoma State University, will join Coach Andrew for recruiting in July and join the team in Fairbanks in August.

June 18, 2004: Applications for the Inland Northwest Research Alliance Subsurface Science Graduate Fellowship are due to the graduate school office. The fellowship offers an annual stipend of $25,000 for up to two years. For more information call 7464.

June 30, 2004: Presentation and poster abstracts for the 2004 Environmental and Subsurface Science Symposium are due. The symposium is being hosted by the Inland Northwest Research Alliance Sept. 20-22 in Spokane, Wash. with keynote speaker Bruce Babbitt. For more information visit www.inra.org.

July 15, 2004: The Western Association of Graduate Schools and University Microfilms 2004-2005 WAGS/UMI Innovation in Technology Award nominations must be sent to the Graduate School. Nominations must come from a program that does not offer a Ph.D. For more information visit www.wiche.edu/wags/innovation.htm or call the Graduate School at 7464.

Our university campus environment changes during the summer. The majority of traditional students are gone, as is most of the faculty, and the campus is populated by summer students, summer conference groups, summer camps, Upward Bound Math and Science, Upward Bound and RAHI students. Just because the type of students we have on campus changes, their basic needs and expectations don't. Just as in winter, there are numerous programs available for faculty, staff and students to attend. Some of those activities are offered through Outdoor Adventures and Student Activities.

The Outdoor Adventures program offers trips and classes for those wanting a taste of the Alaska outdoors. These activities include day hikes around Fairbanks and in Denali, canoeing down the Chena on solstice evening, whitewater rafting, rock climbing and sea kayaking in Prince William Sound, among others. Information on these activities, which are open to faculty, staff, students and alumni, is available at www.uaf.edu/outdoor/.

The Student Activities office is sponsoring several activities this summer. An ongoing program is Out to Lunch. Every Thursday from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on the Rasmuson Library deck the campus community can enjoy live music and the chance to buy sandwiches, cold drinks and ice cream. The Student Activities office and the Fairbanks Folk Fest will host a free, outdoor concert featuring Bearfoot Bluegrass June 20 at 6 p.m. It should be fun for the whole family and will take place at the SRC's Beluga Field. I hope you will take the opportunity to participate in one of these exciting programs or others that are taking place on campus this summer.