Grace Schaible was awarded the Medal for Excellence by University of Alaska President Hamilton. The award recognizes individuals who have exhibited unwavering dedication, far beyond the ordinary, to the university.

Chancellor Brian Rogers will host the first of two campus forums Friday, Feb. 20 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the Wood Center multilevel lounge. The second is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 27 from 3:30 – 5 p.m. in Schaible Auditorium. The forums are designed to provide opportunities for staff, faculty and students to discuss issues with Rogers. Information on the FY10 operating and capital budget will be available as well. For more information call Ann Ringstad at 474-5922.

Marge Thompson, Rasmuson Library Digital Photographic Services, had two photos accepted in the juried show “Patterns of Influence” on display in the Bear Gallery at Pioneer Park through the month of February.

Michele Hebert, CES, had her poster Alaska Invasive Species Working Group accepted for the sixth International Integrated Pest Management Symposium being held March 24 – 26 in Portland, Ore.

UA Press recently published two books: The Sea Woman: Sedna in Inuit Shamanism and Art in the Eastern Arctic by Frederic Laugrand and Jarich Oosten; and The Aleutian Islands of Alaska: Living on the Edge edited by Kenneth F. Wilson and Jeff Richardson.

The Academic Advising Center is hosting a series of skill workshops including Memory and Concentration Tuesday, Feb. 17 and Test Taking and Learning Styles Thursday, Feb. 19, both at 1:05 p.m. in 409 Gruening. For more information contact 474-6396 or advising@uaf.edu.

FAFSA Frenzy, the campaign to highlight Financial Aid Awareness Month, has events scheduled to help students learn about financial aid throughout the state during the month of February. UAF events include Financial Aid 101 Tuesday, Feb. 17 from 1 – 2 p.m. in 301 Rasmuson Library and Wednesday, Feb. 18 from 6 – 8 p.m. at the TVC Center; and Completing Your FAFSA Thursday, Feb. 19 from 1 – 2 p.m. in 301 Rasmuson Library.  For more information contact UAF Financial Aid at 474-7256.

KUAC TV is hosting DTV Delayed – Ask Your Questions, a live, local call-in program Tuesday, Feb. 17 from 6 – 8 p.m. For more information or to ask a question call 474-5822 or 474-7491.

The 2009 Science for Alaska Lecture Series takes place Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in the Westmark Gold Room. “Frosty Feathers: Avian Tales of Winter Survival” by Susan Sharbaugh, Alaska Bird Observatory, takes place Feb. 17 and “Volcano Detectives: Locating, Predicting and Avoiding Ash Clouds” by Peter Webley, ARSC and GI, takes place Feb. 24.

Alaska BioPREP is hosting a public presentation by Bard College at Simon’s Rock showcasing inquiry-based teaching Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Wedgewood Resort. For more information contact 474-5106 or sue.hills@alaska.edu.

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, Feb. 19. Admission is free. For more information call 474-7555.

The UA Museum of the North presents a free public lecture by guest curator Ann Fienup-Riordan about the special exhibits “The Way We Genuinely Live: Masterworks of Yup’ik Science and Survival” Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. For more information call 474-7505.

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is holding its annual meeting Friday, Feb. 20 from 1 – 3 p.m. in the University Park gym. Registration for March and April classes will be available.

The UAF Center for the Arts - Collaborative Arts presents a free lecture by Michael Cherlin, founding director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Collaborative Arts at the University of Minnesota Friday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. in Davis Concert Hall. For more information contact Karen Gustafson at 474-5004.

CEM hosts the annual engineering open house in the Duckering Building from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21. As part of engineering week activities the high school state robotics championships will take place 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the Wood Center Carol Brown ballroom. A free shuttle will run from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. between the Nenana parking lot and Career Tech Expo 2009 at the Hutchison Institute of Technology, the Duckering Building and the Wood Center. For more information contact Ryan Smith at 474-7390 or fnros@uaf.edu.

The fourth annual Career Tech Expo will take place Saturday, Feb. 21 from 11 a.m.-  2 p.m. at the James T. Hutchison Institute of Technology. The expo, sponsored by TVC, Fairbanks North Star Borough School District and the Alaska Department of Labor, showcases educational and career opportunities available in technical fields. TVC and Hutchison High School shops and labs will be open, and program faculty and employers from around the state will be on hand. A free shuttle will run from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. between the Nenana parking lot and the expo, the CEM open house and the robotics competition. For more information contact Michelle Renfrew 455-2833 or fnmmr@uaf.edu.

Cooperative Extension Service is hosting the fifth annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference and Organic Growers School Tuesday – Wednesday, March 17 – 18 at the Fairbanks Princess Lodge. For more information call 474-1530.

The UAF Alumni Association is hosting the seventh annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction Saturday, Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. in the Wood Center Pub. Tickets are $25 in advance and available online, at the Wood Center front desk or at the Alumni Association office, 201 Constitution Hall. For more information call 474-7081.

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

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

The UAF Marine Advisory Program received a $100,000 donation from Princess Tours. The gift will provide salary and administrative support for MAP agents in several Alaska coastal communities over the next three years.

The Alaska Nanook swim team was named a Division II Academic All-American team by the College Swim Coaches Association of America. This is the seventh consecutive semester the team has earned the honor. To qualify for the award a team must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.

Alaska Nanook hockey takes on Ferris State Friday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 21 at 5 p.m. at the Carlson Center. The Saturday game will be televised.  

The Alaska Nanook athletic events scores from last week are: Home Games – women’s basketball vs Central Washington, 85-89, and vs Western Washington, 48-81; men’s basketball vs Montana State-Billings, 80-79. Away games – hockey vs Western Michigan, 0-3 and 4-3.

Feb. 18, 2009: Usibelli Award nominations in the areas of teaching, public service and research are due to the UAF Provost's Office. For guidelines and more information visit the website.

Feb. 20, 2009: Nominations for the Marion Frances Boswell Memorial Award, the Joel Wiegert Award and the Gray Tilly Memorial Award are due. For more information contact Lydia Anderson at 474-7037.

Feb. 20, 2009: Student deadline for Technology Advisory Board (TAB) proposals.

Feb. 20, 2009: John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship applications are due. The fellowship provides a year of paid experience working on marine issues with a congressional staff or executive branch resource management agency.

March 6, 2009: Nominations for 2009 Commencement Student Speaker are due. For more information contact Patti Picha at 474-7596 or fnplp@uaf.edu.

March 16, 2009: All late application materials for May 2009 graduation are due. For more information call 474-7523.

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