The Alaska Nanook hockey team beat Ohio State in two of three games March 13 – 15, 4-0, 2-4 and 1-0,  to earn a spot in the CCHA hockey championships being held March 20 – 21 in Detroit. The Nanooks will play March 20 in the semifinals and March 21 in the finals. Senior goalie Chad Johnson is a finalist for the RBC Financial Group CCHA Player of the Year award. First-year head coach Dallas Ferguson is a finalist for the 12-team league's Coach of the Year award.

Chancellor Rogers has named Bob Shefchik as UAF's new executive officer. Shefchik will be a member of the chancellor's cabinet and serve as a liaison between the Chancellor's Office and community and state officials and organizations. He begins his new duties March 23.

Marilyn Sigman is the new Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program marine education specialist. Sigman will help create the Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence in Alaska, funded by a five-year grant from the National Science Foundation. She will be based in Anchorage.

Evelyn Ekada is the new administrative assistant for Rural Student Services.

Debbie Toopetlook and Carol Murphrey, RSS, successfully completed the National Academic Advising Association Administers Institute and the Assessment Institute. Toopetlook and Catherine Moses, education major and Association of Village Council Presidents student liaison, presented "Peer Advisors as a Tool for Student Success" at the First Year Experience national conference in Orlando, Fla.

Alaska Sea Grant recently published Marine Debris in Alaska: Coordinating Our Efforts, edited by Mike Williams and Erika Ammann, both of NOAA. The book summarizes current cleanup programs and discussions on coordination debris prevention and cleanup.

UAF teams raised nearly $38,000 for the American Heart Association in 2008. The 2009 American Heart Walk takes place Saturday, May 16. For more information on your department's Heart Walk team or to create a team of your own contact Marianne Freelong at 474-5990 or mfreelong@fs.uaf.edu.

The UAF Women's Center has posted the International Women's Day keynote address by Julia Morton-Marr online.

UAF has announced the students named to the fall 2008 deans' and chancellor's lists.

Cooperative Extension Service hosts the fifth annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference and Organic Growers School Tuesday – Wednesday, March 17 – 18 at the Fairbanks Princess Lodge. Attendance is $35 for one day or $60 for both. For more information call 474-2450.

Mark Johnson, IMS, and Molly McCammon, Alaska Ocean Observing System, are hosting a teleconference about the Alaska Marine Information System, a web-based clearinghouse for climate data, Tuesday, March 17, at 10 a.m. The event is sponsored by Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. For more information contact Brook Gamble at 474-7812 or accap@uaf.edu.

UAF's Students Who Enjoy Economic Thinking present Jeffrey Hummel, San Jose State University, discussing the causes and consequences of the recent economic downturn Tuesday, March 17, at 1 p.m. in the Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom and Wednesday, March 18, at 7 p.m. at Friends Community Church.

Staff Council's next staff tours of UAF will be of the UAF Police Department and the University Fire Department. Tours take place Wednesday, March 18 and Thursday, March 19 from noon – 1 p.m. The tours are open to all staff members. To register for the tour, e-mail your tour date preference to fnmtr@uaf.edu. Space is limited. For more information call Maria Russell at 474-7172.

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

The Academic Advising Center is hosting a series of skill workshops including Major and Career Planning Thursday, March 19, at 1:05 p.m. in 409 Gruening. For more information contact the Advising Center at 474-6396 or advising@uaf.edu.

Alaska Sea Grant presents Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 20th anniversary events including the seminar Through the Lens of EVOS: The Unpredictable and Critical Role of Citizen Input in Environmental Crisis Management Thursday, March 19, from 4 – 5:30 p.m. in the Vera Alexander Learning Center, 201 O'Neill.

The Festival of Native Arts takes place Thursday – Saturday, March 19 – 21 from 6 p.m. – midnight each day. Performances will be in the Davis Concert Hall; the potlatch and powwow in the Great Hall; and arts and crafts in the Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom.

The UA Museum of the North presents an IPY lecture by a panel of scientists moderated by Carl Benson, GI, titled "Changing Glaciers" Thursday, March 19, at 7 p.m. Admission is free.

Erich Follmann, IAB, presents "The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System Revisited: Lessons of Potential Value for Alaska's Next Large-diameter Pipeline System" Friday, March 20, at 3:30 p.m. in 214 Elvey. For more information contact Marie Gilbert at marie.gilbert@uaf.edu.

Admissions presents Discover UAF, a series of Saturday information sessions for prospective students and their parents to learn about UAF, ask questions and take a tour. The next sessions takes place March 21 from 9 a.m. – noon; it will be hosted by UA Scholars. For more information or to make a reservation call the Admissions Office at 474-7500.

Career Expo 2009 takes place Wednesday, March 25 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Students from all majors will be able to meet potential employers. For more information contact Career Services at 474-7596 or careerservice@uaf.edu.

A Business and Education Program Showcase featuring faculty from the University of Alaska Southeast will be held at the TVC Center on Thursday, March 26, from 12 – 2 p.m. and 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. The showcase is for students interested in UAS' online master of business administration, master of public administration, and master of arts in teaching or education. Refreshments will be provided. For more information call 907-786-7735.

SOM's Business Leader of the Year banquet honoring Cary Keller, the 2009 SOM Business Leader of the Year, takes place Friday, March 27 at 6 p.m. at the Princess Riverside Lodge. Tickets are $50, $40 for students and $475 for a table. For more information call 474-7461.

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.

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The Alaska Nanook athletic events scores from last week are: Home Games – hockey vs Ohio State, 4-0, 2-4 and 1-0. Away games – women's swimming at the NCAA Division II National Championships, rifle at the NCAA National Championships, fourth place; skiing at the NCAA National Championships.

March 20, 2009: Nominations for the 2009 Make Students Count awards are due.

March 20, 2009: Submissions for the UAF Bookstore Spring Break Yellow Bag contest are due. For more information call 474-6858.

March 23, 2009: Registration deadline for departments to participate in the UAF Student Job Fair taking place Wednesday, April 1. For more information contact Career Services at 474-7596.

March 27, 2009: Applications for the Art Buswell Service Award are due. The $1,000 award is given to a UAF graduate with a dedication to service.

March 27, 2009: Applications for Graduation with Leadership Honors are due. For more information call 474-1170.

March 31, 2009: Nominations for the Chancellor's Recognition Award and the Chancellor's Supervisory Recognition Award are due.

April 2, 2009: Nominations for honorary degrees and commencement speaker for Commencement 2010 are due. For more information call 474-5178.

April 3, 2009: Applications for the IAB Graduate Research Fellowships in Ecology and Wildlife Biology are due.  

April 6, 2009: Applications for the IAB Graduate Research Fellowships in Human Health for summer 2009 are due.

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.