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Steven Jacquier, Northern Studies, has been named to USA Today's All-USA Teacher Team, which consists of 16 outstanding teachers nationwide. Jacquier travels to four remote Eskimo villages in western Alaska, teaching for 12 weeks at a time. He has taught for nine years, and specializes in providing hands-on experience for studying the sciences, making students more aware of the world around them.
 

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Dave Woodall, nuclear engineer and nationally known physicist, has been named dean of the College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics. Woodall formerly headed the University of Idaho's College of Engineering, and has spent eight years teaching mechanical engineering. CSEM interim dean since July 1998, Edward Murphy, will serve as associate dean until June 30, 2000.

An ad hoc committee of staff, faculty and students to advocate on behalf of UAF has been formed by Staff Council to provide a stronger voice with legislators. Call Scott McCrea at 6848 or Marie Scholle at 5949 for details.

Roger Norris-Tull has been named interim director of the School of Education. Norris-Tull brings 30 years of experience in education to the position, and replaces Graduate School Dean Joe Kan, who has served as interim director since 1996. One of Norris-Tull's first duties will be to lead the UAF School of Education's elementary teacher preparation program. The recruitment process for permanent director will begin later this fall.

The National Science Foundation has formed a partnership allowing secondary school teachers to transfer new knowledge to their classrooms by linking them with Arctic researchers. If you are an NSF-funded principal investigator, contact Fae Korsmo at 703-306-1029 or fkorsmo@nsf.gov for more information.

KUAC needs volunteer phone operators through Oct. 24 to assist with their on-air fundraiser. Call 6647 if interested.

UAF water safety concerns can be answered online by going to http://www.uaf.edu/fs/ and selecting the utilities section.

Ford Credit will again hold title sponsorship of the Top of the World Classic, providing signage for the tournament, website support and publicity.

The Small Business Development Center presents "Cash Flow Management" Nov. 4 from 6-9 p.m. Call 6700 for cost and registration details.

A credenza and desk in good condition are available to any UAF department on a first-come, first-served basis from Rasmuson Library. Call 7224 for more information.
 
 

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"The Dead Writers Reading and Raffle," sponsored by the English department, will be held Oct. 23 at the Blue Loon from 7-10 p.m. Call 7193 for more details.

The "Creepy Crawly Film Festival" will be held Oct. 23 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. in 202 Natural Sciences Facility, featuring three award-winning children's wildlife videos from the International Wildlife Film Festival, critter displays, crafts and hands-on activities. Kids in costume receive a treat. Call 456-0558 for details and ticket prices.

The UA Museum's Geist lecture, "Doll Makers Tell Their Stories," and matching exhibit reception, "Not Just A Pretty Face," will be held Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. in the museum lobby. Call 7505 for more information.

"Haunted Halloween" will be presented Oct. 30 by Theatre UAF for all ages from 6-9 p.m., and adults only between 9 p.m.-midnight. Call 6590 for more details.

The Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra will perform Oct. 31 at 4 p.m., featuring Gordon Wright, guest conductor and Edward Auer, piano.
 

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making a difference

Michele Hébert, ACE, attended the 1999 annual conference of the National Association of Country Agricultural Agents. More than 700 agriculturists nationwide participated in the Sept. 12-16 meeting, hosted by University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension educators.
 

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Kamilah Webb scored 64 assists against Central Missouri State Oct. 3, and set a new Nanook volleyball record for career assists with 3,516. Robyn Metzler held the previous record with 3,467 career assists.

John Hill has joined the Nanook men's basketball team as assistant coach. His responsibilities will include recruiting and academic advising in addition to his practice and bench coaching duties.

Al Sokaitis, men's basketball head coach, participated as a feature speaker in this year's "Best of the West Basketball Clinic" in Seattle. He joined coach Bobby Knight of Indiana and many others to address more than 700 coaches from the Pacific Northwest.
 

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A statewide initiative, coordinated by ASUAF, will target Gov. Knowles for full funding of UA. The goal is to collect over 10,000 postcard petitions from students, faculty, staff and community members.  Cards are available from ASUAF and must be completed by Nov. 1.
 

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Nov. 1, 1999: Deadline to submit a proposal for research funding through the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. The proposal and research is to be done by student-faculty teams. Call 7314 for details.

Nov. 4, 1999: Deadline to apply for the National Science Foundation three-year graduate fellowship. For more information, visit http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/ehr/dge/grfp.htm, or email nsfgrfp@orau.gov.

Nov. 10, 1999: Deadline for undergraduate and graduate students to enter the fourth annual ARCUS Award for Arctic Research Excellence competition. To enter, send an email to arcus@arcus.org, notifying them of an intent to submit a paper. Contact 1600 or go online at http://www.arcus.org/award/four/fr_index.html.
 

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Not long ago a Computer Science faculty member told me that he and his class had a good laugh when they read their 1997 textbook's section about the Internet.  In just over two years the cutting edge had become ancient history.

I was reminded of that conversation Oct. 8 during the festivities celebrating Fairbanks' connection to the Northwest Gigapop.  Internet2 has come to UAF!  In fact, the resources and reputation of UAF were key factors which led to Alaska's inclusion in this network.

It seems to me that this connection brings UAF two things: a great opportunity and an even greater challenge. The opportunity is greatly enhanced access to the world's communication system. It's as if you replaced your garden hose with a pipe 9 feet in diameter. Your new watering system would certainly be the talk of the neighborhood.  But what would you do with it?  We now are faced with the same question about our "9-foot pipe" to the rest of the world. In two years will we merely be using it to send and receive more email?  Will more of the data gathered here be rapidly transmitted directly to researchers elsewhere? Or will we have discovered how to use this connectivity to enhance, or maybe even revolutionize, the nature of the creation and distribution of knowledge at UAF?  The choice is ours, but it's clear that we have some homework to do if we are to capitalize on this opportunity.
 

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