Chancellor Rogers is hosting an open forum Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. in the Wood Center multilevel lounge.

The University Police Department, in coordination with local police departments, plans to conduct training exercises Wednesday – Friday, Nov. 11 – 13, on the UAF campus. The first two days of training will take place in Skarland Hall and the third day will be in the Butrovich Building. You may see police vehicles and personnel at both locations. Please avoid the training areas.For more information e-mail semcgee@alaska.edu.

The Rasmuson Library recently launched the Electronic Book Library, a collection of more than 90,000 electronic books. UAF faculty, staff and students can use the library's online catalog, Goldmine, to find, read and download books. New titles will be added monthly. For more information contact Karen Jensen at kljensen@alaska.edu or 474-6695.

The UA Board of Regents met in Fairbanks Oct. 30 to discuss the FY11 budget request. The board delayed taking action to allow further discussions with Gov. Parnell's budget office. The board's next regularly scheduled meeting is Nov. 30 – Dec. 1 in Anchorage.

Jordan Lewis, CLA, was selected by the National Institutes of Health as one of six people to serve on the Director's Council of Public Representatives, the advisory committee to the NIH director.

Glenn Juday, SNRAS, was the featured author in the Witness the Arctic newsletter with his article "Coincidence and Contradiction in the Warming Boreal Forest," published by the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States.

James Bicigo, CLA, and Sheri Throop, UAF alumna, were recognized for recent compositions in the October 2009 edition of the International Trumpet Guild Journal. The journal reviewed Bicigo's The Bremen Town Musicians and Throop's Playford Dances.

The UA Museum of the North’s Halloween event collected more than 450 pounds of food for the Fairbanks Community Food Bank. This is the second year the museum has used the Halloween event as a food-raiser.

Do you know what to do if you're told to shelter in place during an emergency? You should close and lock all windows and office doors; close shades, blinds or curtains and seek cover behind a dense, sturdy object; monitor online and broadcast news sources for information about when it is safe to leave; call 911 to report an emergency. For more information, refer to the Emergency Response Guide (PDF), the back cover of the UAF Directory.

Registration for the spring 2010 semester begins today, Monday, Nov. 9.

The UAF German Club is hosting a panel discussion on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (PDF) Monday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. in 201 Reichardt Building. For more information e-mail mrfarrell2@alaska.edu.

ARSC provides free training for new and current users of high-performance computing resources Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:15 – 11:15 a.m. in 009 West Ridge Research Building. Topics include Parallel Distributed Memory Programming Using MPI Nov. 10, 12, 17, 19 and 24.

The UAF Wind Symphony, under the direction of Karen Gustafson, CLA, presents a fall concert Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 8 p.m. in Davis Concert Hall. Admission is $10 adults, $5 students, seniors or military, and children 12 and under are free. For more information call 474-7555.

The UAF Bookstore is hosting open forums in November. Small group meetings are being arranged by ASUAF and the Faculty Senate for Thursday, Nov. 12. Open forums take place Friday, Nov. 13, with a student forum at 12:30 p.m. and a faculty and staff forum at 1:30 p.m., both in the Wood Center multilevel lounge. Representatives from Follett, UAF's textbook partner, will be on hand to answer questions. For more information call 474-5145.

The Financial Aid Office presents Finan˘ial $ense, a series of workshops held each Thursday at 1 p.m. in 413 Gruening. The workshops are open to all faculty, staff, alumni and students. Applying for Scholarships takes place Nov. 12 and Debt Management takes place Nov. 19. Workshops can also be scheduled for a group or to replace a canceled class. For more information call Ashley Munro at 474-1934.

The Alaska Trio and Chamber Players present a fall concert Friday, Nov. 13, at 8 p.m. in Davis Concert Hall. Admission is free. For more information call 474-7555.

The Student Drama Association presents Winter Shorts 2009, student directed and produced one-act plays, featuring Zoo Story by Edward Albee and an adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Show times are Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13 – 14 and Nov. 20 – 21, at 8:15 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 22, at 2 p.m., in the Salisbury Theatre. Admission is $8 general or $6 with a UAF ID.

The UA Museum of the North presents its 15th annual military appreciation family day Saturday, Nov. 14, from noon – 4 p.m. Admission is free for all and includes Alaska Native artist demonstrations and access to the museum’s exhibit galleries. For more information contact 474-7505.

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 session takes place Nov. 14 from 1 – 3:30 p.m.; it will provide information on the Honors Program. For more information or to make a reservation contact the Admissions Office at 474-7500 or admissions@uaf.edu.

Outdoor Adventures offers trips and rental equipment to students, faculty, staff and alumni. Upcoming trips include Hutlinana Hot Springs Overnight Ski Saturday – Sunday, Nov. 14 – 15, Wilderness First Aid Certification Saturday – Sunday, Nov. 21 – 22, and the Canwell Glacier Snowshoe Saturday, Nov. 21. For more information call 474-6027. Outdoor Adventures also offers north campus hikes twice a month on Tuesdays with the next hike Nov. 10, movement and technique climbing classes Wednesdays, Nov. 11 and 18, and the outdoor skills series Thursday, Nov. 12.

Alaska Camerata and the Choir of the North present a fall concert Sunday, Nov. 15, at 4 p.m. in Davis Concert Hall. Admission is $10 adults, $5 students, seniors or military, and children 12 and under are free. For more information call 474-7555.

The UA Foundation Gene Sharp Lectureship on Nonviolent Action presents journalist and author Dahr Jamail discussing GI resistance in Iraq and Afghanistan Sunday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. in Schaible Auditorium. Jamail is author of Beyond the Green Zone and The Will to Resist. A book signing will follow the lecture.

The University Employee Assistance Program provider, ComPsych, is hosting webinars on select Wednesdays throughout the year including Managing Holiday Stress Nov. 18 at noon. For more information call Anne Sakumoto at 786-1432.

WIN for Alaska is offering a midday health forum on portion control Wednesday, Nov. 18, from noon – 12:30 p.m. in the Akasofu Building lobby. Learn the difference between a portion and a serving and how to judge the right amount to eat. WIN also presents a holiday health screening Thursday, Nov. 19, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. in 109 Butrovich Building.

Peggy McIntosh presents the lecture, "Coming to See Privilege Systems: The Surprising Journey," Thursday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. in the Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom. Admission is free, but seating is limited. For more information contact Cody Rogers at 474-6026 or cody.rogers@alaska.edu.

The UAF Chili Cook-off takes place Thursday, Dec. 3, from 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. in Wood Center multilevel lounge. Tickets are $3 for five chili tastings or $6 for unlimited chili tasting. Free cornbread and live music will be provided. The cook-off is a fundraiser for the United Way of the Tanana Valley. For more information contact Cody Rogers at 474-6026 or cody.rogers@alaska.edu.

The Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program is hosting the 2009 Alaska Young Fishermen's Summit: Weaving a Network of Future Fishing Leaders Monday – Wednesday, Dec. 7 – 9, at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel. The registration deadline is Monday, Nov. 30. For more information contact Sunny Rice at 772-3381 or sunny.rice@alaska.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.

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Scott Greenham, sophomore Nanook hockey goaltender, was named the RBC Financial Group CCHA Player of the Month for October. Nanooks right wing Andy Taranto earned special mention for the CCHA Rookie of the Month for October.

Nanook volleyball senior Alexa Sherman was named the GNAC Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 1.

The Alaska Nanook athletic event scores from last week are: Home games – hockey vs. Notre Dame, 2-3 and 3-1; men's basketball Blue vs. Gold, 109-94 (Gold) . Away games – rifle vs. Nevada Reno, 4,666-4,610; volleyball vs. UAA, 0-3, and vs. Montana State-Billings, 0-3; cross country men's and women's at the NCAA West Regional, men's 19th place, women's 16th place.

Nov. 15: All application materials (PDF) for December 2009 graduation are due. The late application fee is $80. For more information call 474-7523.

Nov. 16: Proposals for the Angus Gavin Memorial Migratory Bird Research Grant are due. For more information call 450-8030.

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