Alan Boraas, UAA, is the 2009 recipient of the Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence. Boraas is a professor of anthropology at Kenai Peninsula College. The $20,000 award was made possible this year by a gift from First National Bank Alaska.

Chancellor Rogers' Convocation 2009 archived webcast and transcript are available online.  Provide feedback on convocation by completing a short online survey.

Pamela Couzin from the Alaska Department of Retirement and Benefits will be on campus Monday – Friday, Nov. 16 – 20. Couzin will offer group retirement sessions, individual retirement counseling appointments and PERS/TERS retirement application workshops. Individual sessions are by appointment only. To schedule an appointment call HR at 474-7700. The PERS evening session takes place Tuesday, Nov. 17, and the TERS evening session takes place Thursday, Nov. 19, both at 6 p.m. in the Rasmuson Library Media Classroom, room 340. Registration for the PERS and TERS evening sessions is required. For more information call HR at 474-7700.

The UA Presidential search advisory committee is posting updates online.

The UAF Center for Health and Counseling is providing updates on H1N1 influenza and student services via Twitter. H1N1 influenza information is also available at UAF on Alert.

A project headed by David Atkinson, IARC, Social Vulnerability to Climate Change in Alaskan Coastal Communities, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is available as a video online. The project, with assistance from Bill Schneider, Rasmuson Library, and Craig Gerlach, CLA, looks at understanding the effects of warming temperatures on Alaska's coastal communites by asking residents about day-to-day weather issues that cause difficulties for them.

The Arctic Innovation Competition, a statewide contest organized by the School of Managment, seeks new, creative and useful ideas to solve real-world problems. The contest is open to the public. Submissions are due by Thursday, Oct. 1. For more information contact Ping Lan at 907-474-7688 or plan@alaska.edu.

Eric Heyne has been named interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts.

Wayne Marr, SOM, gave an interview on KRLD NewsRadio of Dallas-Fort Worth on Sept. 5 about things taught in finance or economics class that the average investor should know. Marr's Twitter site is also one of the top three followed in the Alaska Twitter Directory.

UA Press recently published The Little Seal, by Ram Papish, a children's book about the life of a northern fur seal in the Bering Sea.

Alaska Sea Grant released Clean Boating for Alaskans, a new 28-page booklet. The booklet includes tips on how to keep the marine evironment pristine, save fuel, mitigate marine debris, respect wildlife and access the latest boat technology. Free copies of the booklet are available online.

The UA College Savings Plan is celebrating College Savings Month by making a $50 contribution to any new account opened and funded in September. For more information call 474-5671.

University employees can now add Bear Bucks to a PolarExpress card, for themselves or one other recipient, via payroll deduction. Amounts deducted will be added to cards by noon each payday. Bear Bucks deductions are non-refundable.

The Borealis Bistro, operated by TVC's Culinary Arts Program, opens for the fall semester Tuesday, Sept. 22. The bistro is open Tuesday – Friday, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Weekly menus are available online.

The Northern Leadership Center presents the Susan Herman Distinguished Speaker Series lecture, "Leading Multicultural Teams," by Joseph Garcia, Western Washington University, Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m. in Schaible Auditorium.

UAF TechFest '09, sponsored by OIT,  takes place Wednesday – Friday, Sept. 23 – 25. Most events will be held in Wood Center. Sessions are free but registration is required. Virtual Track, sessions offered via webstream and eLive, will be available for those not in Fairbanks. For more information contact oitevent@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 Viz Part 1: Introduction to Integrated Data View Sept. 24 and 29, and Introduction to Midnight (Sun Opteron Cluster) Oct. 1.

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. Financial Aid 101 takes place Sept. 24 and University Resources takes place Oct. 1. Workshops can also be scheduled for a group or to replace a canceled class. For more information call Ashley Munro at 474-1934.

The 2009 UAF Alumni Reunion takes place Thursday, Sept. 24 – Saturday, Sept. 26. The awards luncheon will be Friday, Sept. 25, at 11:30 a.m. at the Princess Riverside Lodge and the Nanook Hall of Fame Brunch will be Saturday, Sept. 26, at 10:30 a.m. in the Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom. Reservations for the luncheon or brunch are due by Tuesday, Sept. 22. For more information or to register call 474-7081 or e-mail fyuafaa@uaf.edu.

Starvation Gulch 2009 takes place Friday – Saturday, Sept. 25 – 26. Bonfire building is Sept. 26 from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. with lighting at 10 p.m.

IAB and the Department of Biology and Wildlife present Avian Influenza Virus Pathogenesis: The Role of Host and Virus, a seminar by Carol Cardona, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Friday, Sept. 25, at 3:30 p.m. in Elvey Auditorium. For more information call 474-7640.

Outdoor Adventures offers trips and rental equipment to students, faculty, staff and alumni. Upcoming trips include the Gulkana Glacier overnight Sept. 26 – 27, Angel Rocks climbing Sept. 26, Delta Peak climb Oct. 3, a GPS hiking clinic Oct. 3 and a naturalist fall hike Oct. 4. Outdoor Adventures also offers north campus hikes twice a month with the next hike Tuesday, Sept. 22. For more information call 474-6027 .

Engineering and Geoscience Career Week 2009 (PDF), sponsored by Career Services, is Monday – Friday, Sept. 28 – Oct. 2. Employers will be on campus to recruit students for internships and jobs. A job fair takes place Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. in Wood Center. For more information call 474-7596.

A student health fair, hosted by the UAF Health and Counseling Center, will take place Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. in Wood Center and Thursday, Oct. 1, 6 – 8 p.m. at the Moore-Bartlett-Skarland complex. For more information call 474-7043.

The UAF Graduate School presents "Academic Stimulus Package" by Jorge Cham, creator of Piled Higher and Deeper (PhD Comics), Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. in Schaible Auditorium.

UAF HR is offering UAKJobs training including How to Create a Job Posting Thursday, Oct. 1, and UAKJobs Hiring Proposal Wednesday, Oct. 7. Both take place from 1:30 - 3 p.m. in the Rasmuson Library computer lab. Class size is limited and registration is required. For more information call 474-7700.

The UA Geography Program and the World Affairs Council present a free lecture, "Media Coverage of the Israel-Palestine Conflict, U.S. Foreign Policy Regarding the Middle East," by Alison Weir, founder of If Americans Knew, Thursday, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. in Schaible Auditorium.

The 12th annual Farthest North Forest Sports Festival takes place Saturday, Oct. 3. The fun begins at 10 a.m. at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm field across from the Georgeson Botanical Garden, and at 1 p.m. moves to Ballaine Lake. The festival is sponsored by SNRAS and the Resource Management Society. For more information call 474-7084 or e-mail jdfox@uaf.edu.

Chena Fest, a fundraiser for FFA (formerly known as Future Farmers of America) natural resources education, takes place Saturday, Oct. 3, at 6:30 p.m. at Chena Hot Springs Resort. The fest includes an all-Alaskan grown dinner and entertainment. Tickets are $25. For more information call 474-6916.

The UA Museum of the North is hosting the exhibit The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming World through Saturday, Oct. 3. For more information call 474-7505.

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.

Wanda Chin, UA Museum of the North, Rudy Krejci, professor of philosophy and humanities, emeritus, and James Kari, professor of linguistics, emeritus, are recipients of the 2009 Governor's Awards for the Arts. Chin won the Arts Advocacy Award and Krejci and Kari won the Governor's Awards for the Humanities.

Oscar Kawagley, associate professor of education, emeritus, was awarded the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Indian Education Association.

Nanook hockey's annual Blue and Gold game takes place Saturday, Sept. 26, at 6 p.m. in the Patty Ice Arena.

The Alaska Nanook athletic event scores from last week are: Home games – volleyball vs. Montana State Billings, 3-2.

Sept. 25: Faculty and staff submissions for technology fee proposals are due.

Sept. 28: Applications for Alaska EPSCoR's travel grants (PDF) are due.

Oct. 2: Student submissions for technology fee proposals are due.

Oct. 5: Applications for Alaska EPSCoR's undergraduate research fellowships (PDF) are due.

Oct. 15: All application materials (PDF) for December 2009 graduation are due. For more information call 474-7523.

Nov. 2: Applications for Alaska EPSCoR's integrated faculty development awards (PDF) are due.

Nov. 9: Applications for the Harold T. Caven Professorship are due.

Nov. 16: Proposals for the Angus Gavin Memorial Migratory Bird Research Grant are due.

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