G-Day, the kickoff event for Google Apps @ UA, takes place Tuesday, April 14, from noon – 3 p.m. at the Wood Center. Google Apps @ UA is e-mail with an entire suite of collaboration tools powered by Google. Sign up to get an account, see demonstrations and eat some cake. All UAF students, faculty and staff, and UA Statewide staff are eligible.

The UA Board of Regents met April 8 – 9 in Valdez. Among other actions the regents approved a new Ph.D. program in indigenous studies and a certificate in allied health-pre-nursing at UAF. Projects approved included upgrades at the Northwest Campus and proposed energy technology building at the Fairbanks campus.

Higher education consultant Terry MacTaggart will visit UAF April 24 – 29 to begin an external review initiated by Chancellor Rogers. He is also scheduled to visit the Northwest Campus in Nome Thursday, April 30. For more information contact Bob Shefchik at 474-7489 or rrshefchik@alaska.edu.

UAF saw a 2.3 percent increase in student credit hours and a 1.3 percent increase in student head count from spring 2008 to spring 2009. UAF was the only campus in the UA system to see an increase in both areas.

Please take a few minutes this month to review your emergency action plans and update phone trees for your department. For more information visit the Safety website.

Chancellor Rogers has authorized an extension to Sept. 30 for supervisory staff to complete the Supervisory Training Program core courses. For more information and a list of FAQs visit the training website.

Judson Scott was named the new superintendent at the UAF Matanuska Experiment Farm.

KUAC will conduct a national search for a new general manager this spring. Vice Chancellor for Advancement Jake Poole will serve as interim general manager while the search is underway.

Summer Sessions is offering a new course, Alaska Agriculture in the Classroom. The class will prepare teachers to integrate the science of agriculture into their lesson plans. The course will be offered June 2 – 4 at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm.

UA Press recently published Ultimate Americans: Point Hope, Alaska, 1826 – 1909 by Tom Lowenstein.

Alaska Agriculture Day is Tuesday, May 5. SNRAS is working with the Fairbanks Soil and Water Conservation District to promote classroom activities and is seeking volunteers to read books and plant seeds with local schoolchildren. All materials will be provided. For more information or to volunteer contact Tami Seekins at education@gci.net.

UAF students are invited to enter the Georgeson Botanical Garden park bench art contest. The winner will receive $250 and paint a park bench with their design. The contest is based on a Shel Silverstein poem. Proposals are due by Wednesday, April 15. For more information call 474-6921.

National Student Employment Week is April 13 – 17. Let your department's student employees know they are appreciated. For information on ways to recognize student employees contact Career Services at 474-7596.

The annual UAF Undergraduate Research Symposium, sponsored by the Center for Research Services, takes place Wednesday, April 15, at 4 p.m. at the UA Museum of the North. Ten undergraduate students will present their research. A reception and graduate student poster session will be held in the museum lobby. For more information contact Jenn Wagaman at 474-5082 or jenn@alaska.edu.

A foreign languages international potluck, hosted by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, takes place Wednesday, April 15, from 6 – 8 p.m. in the Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom. Everyone is welcome to bring a dish. For more information call 474-7396.

UAF is hosting I'm Going to College Thursday, April 16. Fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders from local elementary schools will visit campus and meet with faculty. For more information call 474-1934.

The Parking Advisory Committee will host open forums Thursday, April 16, from 12:30 – 2 p.m. in the Wood Center Multilevel Lounge and Thursday, April 23, from 12:30 – 2 p.m., 5th floor Akasofu Building. For more information contact committee chair Scott McCrea at 474-7905 or fnsjm@uaf.edu.

The Financial Aid Office presents workshops each Thursday at 1 p.m. in 413 Gruening. The workshops are open to all students, faculty and staff. Digging for Gold, Researching Scholarships takes place April 16. For more information call 474-7256.

Music at One, free recitals by UAF music students, take place throughout the semester on Thursdays from 1 – 2 p.m. in Davis Concert Hall. The next recital will be Thursday, April 16. For more information call 474-7555.

The UA Museum of the North is celebrating Archaeology Month with a lecture, "St. Lawrence Island Archaeology," by museum researcher Chris Houlette Thursday, April 16, at 7 p.m. Admission is free. The museum also presents the Saturday Family Program Traces from the Past April 18, from 9 a.m. – noon for ages 7 – 12 with an adult. Attendance is $15 per child/adult pair. For more information or reservations call 474-5360.

The UAF Students Who Enjoy Economic Thinking club is hosting U.S. Sen. Mark Begich Friday, April 17, from 1 – 2 p.m. in the Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom. Sen. Begich will speak about the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act and its positive effect on Alaska's economy. For more information contact Sherri Wall at 474-6526 or ffslw1@uaf.edu.

The 2009 Authors' Reception, hosted by Chancellor Rogers and the Rasmuson Library, takes place Friday, April 17, from 4 – 5 p.m. on level six of the library.

The Midnight Sun Visiting Writers Series presents J.T. Dutton reading from her works Friday, April 17, at 7 p.m. in the Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom. Admission is free. For more information call 474-7193.

An Alaska Camerata and Opera workshop takes place Friday, April 17, at 8 p.m. and a Choir of the North and Opera workshop takes place Sunday, April 19, at 4 p.m., both in Davis Concert Hall. Admission is $5. For more information contact 474-7555 or fymusic@uaf.edu.

Theatre UAF presents Caligari: Alaska by Anatoly Antohin, based on the silent movie The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Friday – Saturday, April 17 – 18, at 8:15 p.m. and Friday – Saturday, April 24 – 25 at 8:15 p.m. and Sunday, April 26, at 2 p.m. Admission is $14 for adults, $12 for seniors, military or UAF employees and $7 for students with ID. For more information call 474-6590.

An Earth Day Celebration will take place Saturday, April 18, from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Lola Tilly Commons. Enjoy live music, a barbecue, bike auction, art for kids and recycled art. The UAF Bookstore and the Sustainable Campus Task Force are hosting a Recycled Fashion Show using yellow UAF Bookstore bags from 2 – 3 p.m.  For more information call the UAF Bookstore at 474-6858.

SFOS, UA President Hamilton and Chancellor Rogers will host the dedication of the Lena Point Fisheries Building Tuesday, April 28, at 11 a.m. at the facility in Juneau. Tours are offered beginning at 9 a.m. Lunch and refreshments will be served. Please RSVP before Wednesday, April 22, with Tara Delana at 474-7210 or tara.delana@sfos.uaf.edu.

Check out the UAF Weekly Science Calendar, sponsored by the Center for Global Change and Arctic System Research, for science-related events at UAF.

Visit UAF's online calendar for information on UAF events or to publicize an event.

Petroleum engineering students Kasper Kowalewski and Ekene Chukwu took first and second place, respectively, in the American Association of Drilling Engineers National Student Poster Competition.

The Spring 2009 Exceptional Student Employee Award winners are Lisabeth Eddy, Ashley Fukuoka, Kathryn Loehr, Suzanne McBride and Kristen Mycko.

April 17, 2009: Applications for the University Women's Association scholarships for the 2009 – 2010 academic year are due.

Cornerstone banner photo by Todd Paris, UAF Marketing and Communications.