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Gov. Knowles has recognized 20 Interior residents who were appointed to serve on various state boards or commissions, and many of these outstanding citizens have UAF connections. Dick Brickley, Jackie Bisbee, Peggy MacDonald Ferguson, Dorothy Jones, Wendy Redman, Robert Grove, Ronald Johnson, Sharon Johnson and Kes Woodward are representing the local community in the state's decision-making process.

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UAF's Student Apartment Complex will be renamed the Howard Cutler Student Apartment Complex in memory of UAF's first chancellor. The dedication will take place Nov. 19 at 9:15 a.m. in the Hess Recreation Center.

The IARC has currently received more than 155 proposals totaling $41 million, to fund a variety of research projects aimed at jumpstarting several IARC science programs. A panel of international scientists will review the proposals to award the $4.5 million currently available. Awardees will be selected in November and receive authorization for funding in early 2000.

The third annual Scholarship Breakfast will take place Nov. 18. The event will recognize 1999-2000 student scholarship recipients and the donors who made the awards possible. Donors are paired with the students who benefited from their award.

The UAF Police Department will host their second annual Police Ball Card contest, beginning this month. Each officer carries a card with their picture and background information, and the first to meet every officer and get their card will win a $100 certificate to the UA Technology Center. Call 6200 for more details.

An Alaska Native anthology written by rural UAF students, titled "Authentic Alaska: Voices of its Native Writers," and edited by John Creed and Susan Andrews, Chukchi campus, won a Certificate of Commendation for preserving and interpreting local, state and regional history.

The Small Business Development Center presents "Practical Record Keeping for Small Business" Nov. 9; "Marketing Your Small Business" Nov. 11; "Starting a Small Business" Nov. 13; "Selecting a Legal Business Form" Nov. 16; and "How to Write a Business Plan" Nov. 18. All workshops are from 6-9 p.m. Call 6700 for cost and registration details.

A UAF LIFE lecture titled "Dnya Band Dynamics" will be presented by Michelle Combellick Nov. 9 from 12:15-1:15 p.m.

UAF Testing Services will administer a special paper and pencil GRE exam Nov. 20 at 8:30 a.m. in 405 Gruening, and an institutional TOEFL exam Nov. 12 at 1 p.m. in 531 Duckering. Contact Patty White at 5277 or fnpmw@uaf.edu for fees and registration information.

Pressure Canners are needed by the ACE home economics program at UAF. They are setting up a lending plan to loan out the canners, after giving lessons on proper usage. Call Roxie Dinstel at 1530 for information.
 

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The 31st annual Christmas Bazaar, hosted by the University Women's Association, will be held at Wood Center Nov. 13-14 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and will feature handmade Alaskan crafts from all over the state.

A "Turkey Shoot," sponsored by UAF ROTC, will be held Nov. 27 from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. at the UAF Patty Center rifle range. Participants can attend the gun show upstairs, and then come downstairs to prove their marksmanship and win gift certificates to local businesses by hitting turkey targets with a .22 caliber rifle. Call 7501 for more details.
 
 

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The Nanook ski team, in association with the Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks, hosted the first annual Ski Fest, and featured ski clinics on waxing, equipment selection, technique discussion and a raffle for new ski gear. The event helped establish a bond between the local ski community and the UAF program.
 

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Ballots will be distributed shortly for even-numbered units. Please be sure to vote. The results will be announced at the December meeting, and remember, Staff Council meetings are open to the public, so everyone is encourage to attend.

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Dec. 1, 1999: Deadline to submit proposals to the provost's office for funding of student academic competitions during this academic year. Contact Hild Peters at 5178 or fnhmp@uaf.edu for more information.

Until filled: Nominations for the Northern Momentum Teacher/Scholar Program will be accepted until all places are filled. Visit http://www.uaf.edu/provost/NMTSP.htm or call 5178 for more details.
 
 

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Rollout of the ProCard (MasterCard) program for enhancing purchasing processes is well underway with over 200 cards issued. A ProCard expedites small orders (up to $2,500) with some exclusions, saves time (no Banner entries, no backup to Purchasing), allows order placement directly with the vendor, sets accounting at card level, and provides limits as specified by the department. We anticipate over 10,000 ProCard transactions and $4 million will be processed this fiscal year, all paid for with just 12 checks.

I encourage more departments to consider using ProCards for allowable, small dollar purchases. Purchasing has developed the program so units can ease into it as they discover how to use the new procurement mechanism. The process involves three people: a cardholder (name is on the card and is responsible for its use), a reconciler who makes certain that the charge is posted to the proper account (can be the card-holder), and an approving official who reviews the charges (cannot be the card-holder, may be a fiscal officer, supervisor, director, etc.).

Just this morning a key reconciler stopped by and said, " I love it, it's a good thing. The end users get their merchandise right away."

Helen Connor, at 6465, is the key contact for application forms or questions. Card-holders only require about an hour of training in order to receive their cards and it's even shorter for reconcilers. Classes are scheduled as cards come in, currently at least once a month.
 
 

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