The UA Board of Regents has selected nine semi-finalists for president of the university and will interview them Feb. 27 – 28. The list of finalists will be released Feb. 28. The finalists will visit UAF, UAA and UAS to meet with faculty, staff, students and community members March 1 – 3. Video links to rural sites will be arranged as much as possible.

The 2010 Poker Flat Research Range rocket season has begun. The season kicked off Feb. 1 and runs through Feb. 28. Two rockets are scheduled for launch this season.

Requests for updates for the 2010 – 2011 UAF academic catalog general information sections will be distributed via e-mail Wednesday, Feb. 10. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, March 3. For more information contact LJ Evans at 474-6479 or ljevans@alaska.edu.

UAF Cooperative Extension invites Alaskans to fill out an online survey by March 15 as part of its strategic planning process. Responses will help guide programming in the areas of health, energy, youth and families, food security, and economic and community development.

Debbie Toopetlook and Carol Murphrey, College of Rural and Community Development, presented "Connecting Rural Alaska to UAF through video teleconferencing" at the Regional National Academic Advising Association conference Jan. 26 in Seattle, Wash.

The New Student Orientation office is seeking students who have completed at least one semester at UAF and have a minimum 2.0 GPA to submit applications to become 2010 – 2011 orientation leaders and laborers. Applications are due Friday, Feb. 12, at 5 p.m. For more information call 474-1103 or e-mail orientation@uaf.edu.

Nicole Mölders, Geophysical Institute and College of Natural Science and Mathematics, and Gregory Newby, Arctic Region Supercomputing Center, published the editorial "Polar weather and its research and forecast challenges" about the Alaska Weather Symposium 2008 in the journal Atmospheric Research.

Marge Thompson, Digital Photographic Services, has two photographs accepted in the annual "Patterns of Influence" juried show at the Fairbanks Arts Association's Bear Gallery. The exhibit will be on display for the remainder of February.

Gerhard Kramm, Geophysical Institute, and Nicole Mölders, Geophysical Institute and College of Natural Science and Mathematics, authored the paper "Planck's blackbody radiation law: Presentation in different domains and determination of the related dimensional constants" published by the Journal of the Calcutta Mathematical Society.

Faculty members please update course syllabi to include new contact information for Disability Services. The office is located in 208 Whitaker Building. Students can call 474-5655 or TTY 474-1827, or e-mail fydso@uaf.edu.

Pets are allowed on campus only when in a personal vehicle or on a leash and accompanied by someone who can be responsible for the animal and its waste. Pets and animals are not permitted in campus buildings and may be impounded if found tethered to structures, vehicles, trees, railings, light poles, benches, parking meters or posts. Problem animals will be removed. For more information review the campus pet policy (doc).

The UAF Bookstore is hosting a "garage sale" Monday – Friday, Feb. 8 – 12 with up to 80 percent off old edition textbooks and vintage technology items. Purchase more than one sale item and receive an additional discount on your entire garage sale purchase. Other sales include all general and Alaska books for 20 percent off, all marked down clothing for an additional 20 percent off and additional discounts on selected supply items. Bookstore hours are Monday – Friday, 7:45 a.m. – 6 p.m. For more information call 474-6858.

UAF Human Resources will offer an open lab style UAKJobs training Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 8 a.m. – noon in the Rasmuson Library Computer Lab. For more information contact Sabrina Holt at 474-7584 or sabrina.holt@alaska.edu.

The Academic Advising Center is hosting a series of skill workshops including, How to Read a Textbook, Tuesday, Feb. 9, DegreeWorks: Graduate in Four Years!, Thursday, Feb. 11 in Rasmuson 301, and Reducing Math Anxiety, Thursday, Feb. 18. Most workshops take place at 1:05 p.m. in 409 Gruening. For more information contact the Advising Center at 474-6396 or advising@uaf.edu.

"Religion and Science: Conflict, Coexistence or Cooperation?," a lecture by Juan Roederer, professor emeritus of physics, takes place Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 6 p.m. in Wood Center conference rooms C and D.

The 2010 Science for Alaska Lecture Series continues Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in the Westmark Gold Room. "What's Smoking Now? Fairbanks Air Quality and PM2.5" by Cathy Cahill, associate professor of chemistry, Geophysical Institute, UAF, takes place Feb. 9 and "Listening for Magma: How to Forecast a Volcanic Eruption" by Michael West, research assistant professor of seismology, Alaska Volcano Observatory, Geophysical Institute, UAF, takes place Feb. 16. The series continues in Fairbanks on Tuesdays through Feb. 23; selected lectures will also be offered in Anchorage and Juneau.

The Student Organizations Fair is Wednesday, Feb. 10, from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. in Wood Center. Representatives from campus organizations will provide information about their groups.

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 Feb. 11. Admission is free. For more information call 474-7555.

University employee e-learning demonstrations via webinar are offered throughout the semester including Friday, Feb. 12, at 10 a.m. Register online.

The Geophysical Institute and International Arctic Research Center Staff Council are hosting a valentine flower sale Friday, Feb. 12, from noon – 2 p.m. in the Elvey Globe Room. Red and pink roses will be available for three for $10 or a dozen for $35. Pre-order your flowers by e-mailing carolyn.simmons@gi.alaska.edu. Payment must be cash or check only.

Dancing with the Cars, a fundraiser to support the UAF Arctic Innovation Competition and Doyon Foundation scholarships, takes place Friday, Feb. 12, from 7 – 11 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum. Join Chancellor Rogers and Sherry Modrow and celebrate UAF and Fairbanks community partnerships with food, music, dancing, a live auction and a preview of the Fairbanks Concert Association's performance by Street Beat. Dress is Fairbanks-appropriate. Tickets are $75 per person or $60 each for two or more. For more information call 474-2600 or e-mail fyevents@uaf.edu.

A Clarinet Chamber Recital, featuring UAF chamber musicians Jun Watabe, clarinet; Ilia Radoslavov, piano; Kathleen Butler-Hopkins, viola; Jaunelle Celaire, soprano; Dorli McWayne, flute; Candy Rydlinski, oboe; George Rydlinski, bassoon; and Jane Aspnes, french horn, takes place Friday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. in Davis Concert Hall. The event is free and open to the public. For more information call 474-7555.

A Chinese New Year celebration, with a buffet dinner and dance performances, takes place Saturday, Feb. 13, at 5:30 p.m. in the Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom. Tickets are $14 adults, $8 children ages 5 – 12 in advance, or $17 adult and $10 children at the door. For more information contact Rosalind Kan at 474-0928 or rjkan@alaska.edu.

The 8th annual Alumni Association Wine Tasting and Silent Auction takes place Saturday, Feb. 13, from 6 – 8 p.m. in the Wood Center Pub. You must be 21 to attend. Tickets are $25.

The Alaska Skijoring and Pulk Association presents skijor races on the UAF Ski Trails Sunday, Feb. 14, as part of the Race Across the Valley series (PDF). Sign-ups will be from noon - 12:30 p.m. in the ski hut and the race begins at 1 p.m. There are four- and eight-mile courses; skijorers can be pulled by up to three dogs. For more information contact Sara Elzey at skijorex2@hotmail.com.

The Faculty Senate Committee on the Status of Women invites women faculty to a brown bag lunch (PDF) discussion, Making a Great Life Here, Tuesday, Feb. 16, from 1 – 2 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge.

The Alaska Produce Growers Conference (PDF), hosted by the UAF Cooperative Extension Service, takes place Tuesday – Wednesday, Feb. 16 – 17, in Palmer. The conference will feature experts from the university and state and federal agencies discussing the latest research and crop recommendations.

UA Press author Bill Sherwonit will read from Changing Paths and Living With Wildness Thursday, Feb. 25, at 6 p.m. at Gulliver's Books.

The University Employee Assistance Program provider, ComPsych, is hosting webinars on select Wednesdays throughout the year including Sailing On: A Guide for Transitioning Into Retirement (PDF) Wednesday, March 3 at 11 a.m. Webinars are 45 minutes long. For more information call Anne Sakumoto at 786-1432.

The Skiathon, a 20k classic ski race and tour, takes place Saturday, March 20, on the UAF ski trails. Registration is $15 by March 19 or $40 for late registration after March 19. Register at the Wood Center, Beaver Sports or Raven Cross Country.

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.

Junior Nanook women's basketball player Grace Milliken has been named to the Academic All-District women's basketball second team by ESPN the Magazine. Milliken is a biological sciences major and maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA.

Nanook women's basketball takes on Central Washington Thursday, Feb. 11, and Western Washington Saturday, Feb. 13, both games at 5:15 p.m. in the Patty Center Gym.

Nanook men's basketball takes on Central Washington Thursday, Feb. 11, and Western Washington Saturday, Feb. 13, both games at 7:30 p.m. in the Patty Center Gym.

Nanook rifle hosts an NCAA qualifying match Friday – Sunday, Feb. 12 – 14, at the E.F. Horton Rifle Range in the Patty Center.  

The Alaska Nanook athletic event scores from last week are: Home games – women's basketball vs. Alaska Anchorage, 48-81; hockey vs. Michigan State, 2-0 and 1-1; and men's basketball vs. Alaska Anchorage, 42-56 . Away games – men's basketball vs. Montana State Billings, 58-75 ; and women's basketball vs. Montana State Billings, 60-61.

Feb. 10: Student interest forms for the Job Shadow Program are due. The program, sponsored by Career Services and the Alumni Association, provides half-day job shadowing March 8 – 12. For more information call 474-7596.

Feb. 12: Faculty and staff deadline for Technology Advisory Board proposals.

Feb. 15: Student deadline to apply for spring 2010 graduation.

Feb. 15: Applications for UAF privately funded scholarships are due.

Feb. 15: Applications for the UA Foundation privately funded scholarships are due. Scholarships are available to students attending any UA campus.

Feb. 18: 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 Usibelli Award nominations website.

Feb. 19: 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 or lmanderson@alaska.edu.

Feb. 19: Student deadline for Technology Advisory Board proposals.

Feb. 19: Applications for the 2011 Dean John A. Knauss Sea Grant Marine Policy Fellowship are due.

March 5: Applications for the 2010 Global Change Student Research Grant Competition for UAF and UAA graduate and undergraduate students are due. For more information contact Susan Sugai at 474-5415 or susan.sugai@alaska.edu.

March 19: Nominations for the 2010 Staff Make Students Count award are due.

March 19: Nominations for several UAF awards administered though the UAF Staff Council, including the Chancellor's Staff Recognition Award, the Chancellor's Supervisory Recognition Award and the Outstanding Staff Council Achievement Award are due.

March 25: Nominations for the Brina Kessel medal for Excellence in Science are due. For more information contact Hild Peters at 474-7941 or hmpeters@alaska.edu.

March 31: Nominations (PDF) for the Chancellor's Diversity award (PDF) are due. For more information contact Ginny Tschanz at vrtschanz@alaska.edu or Abel Bult-Ito at abultito@alaska.edu.

April 2: Nominations for honorary degrees for Commencement 2011 are due.

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