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The medical assisting component of Tanana Valley Campus' Allied Health Program has received national accreditation by the Commission of Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. The accreditation was based on the recommendation of the American Association of Medical Assistants' Endowment after its Curriculum Review Board's site visit to TVC in May 2001. BP and Phillips Petroleum presented the UA Foundation with checks totaling more than $4 million as the second annual contribution under the terms of the companies' charter agreement with the state. Last year's contribution was $2.5 million. Some of last year's funds were used for hiring new faculty and to develop programs including Alaska Native Language and Culture, global logistics and nanotechnology. The UA Board of Regents approved the following items for UAF at its Dec. 6 - 7 meeting in Anchorage: the addition of a master of computational physics and a doctorate of engineering degree, funds for accelerated planning of the biological and computational science facility and related West Ridge infrastructure, establishment of the Center for Nanosensor Technology, approval of Yukon Flats Training Center expansion and the Bristol Bay Campus addition project, approval of design for the Wood Center and Fine Arts Complex renewal projects and the Hutchison Career Center renovation and addition project. CRA Executive Dean Bernice Joseph was recognized as the University of Alaska's first Native Executive at the recent Native Education Summit in Anchorage. Keynote speaker Howard Rainer presented Joseph with a plaque and spoke of all that she signifies to Native people today. UAF's Interior-Aleutians Campus has received a $1.9 million grant for scholarships to village-based students from the Interior and Bristol Bay regions aimed at increasing the number of graduates in science, math, engineering and technology related fields. 
Craig Dorman has accepted the position of Vice President for Research for the University of Alaska and will begin his duties in March 2002. The UAF Summer Fine Arts Camp will be taking a two-year hiatus in 2002 and 2003 due to space issues with the scheduled renovations of the Fine Arts Complex. UAF's College of Liberal Arts has hosted a music or fine arts camp each year since 1964. While the Summer Fine Arts Camp is on hold, the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival is expected to continue. For more information about the festival visit http://www.fsaf.org. The UA Foundation has announced the availability of privately funded scholarships for students attending any of the UA campuses during the 2002-2003 academic year. There are 50 scholarships ranging from $500 - $8,000. Students can apply for up to eight scholarships. The application deadline is March 1, 2002. For more information visit http://www.alaska.edu/uafound/. Lawrence Duffy, associate dean for graduate studies and outreach for CSEM, has been elected to a three-year term on the board of directors for the American Institute of Chemists. James Ruppert, CLA, edited the book "Nothing But The Truth: An Anthology of Native American Literature" which was recently selected as "Anthology of the Year" for 2001 by the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers. Michael Whalen, CSEM, was recently awarded the 2001 Medal of Merit from the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists for the best paper published in 2000 on a subject related to the petroleum geology of Canada. Jim Gardner, CSEM, was chosen to receive the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior 2001 Wager Medal for his outstanding contributions to the study and understanding of volcanic rocks. Rudy Krejci, professor emeritus (1960 - 1997) and founder of UAF's Department of Philosophy and Humanities, was featured in the article "Czech Philosopher in Alaska" published in the 2001 yearbook of the Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. Paintings by Yelena Matusevich, CLA, are currently being exhibited as part of the Miniature Show at New Horizons Gallery in Fairbanks. The UAF Bookstore also has holiday cards designed by Matusevich on display. The UAF College Bowl team needs your help. We are looking for folks who would like to spend a couple hours a week practicing against the team. If you like trivia, excitement and an academic challenge, we need you! For more information contact Sarah at 7037 or fnsrc1@uaf.edu. The UAF Alumni Association has great gift ideas! What about a year-long membership to the association or diploma frames available in gold and oak? "A Class Act," posters signed by all University of Alaska presidents, are also available. Stop by today and finish your holiday shopping at 201 Constitution Hall. For more information call 7081. The UAF
Fairbanks campus will be closed for the holidays from Dec. 21 at 
The
Large Animal Research Station is holding a holiday sale Dec.
14 from The annual pottery sale by the Student Ceramics Arts Guild will be held Dec. 14 from noon - 6 p.m. in room 415 Fine Arts Complex. The
UA Museum is hosting the special exhibit "Quilts of Alaska:
A Textile Album of the Last Frontier" Dec. 16 - Jan. 7, 2002. The
quilts tell stories about Alaska families and communities and were selected
from the Alaska Quilt Survey. A junior curators camp for children in
grades 6 - 8 is being offered Dec. 27 - 29 from 8 a.m. - noon. Chancellor Marshall Lind invites all UAF students, faculty and staff to a holiday gathering in the Wood Center Multi-Level Lounge Dec. 18 from 4 - 6 p.m. Be sure to stop by for holiday cheer (and goodies, of course!) The U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) is holding a recruitment fair at Eielson Air Force Base Dec. 18 - 19. People not affiliated with the military must call (907) 377-1852 by Dec. 17 to attend. For more information about AFOSI call the listed number or visit http://www.dtic.mil/afosi/. The UA Press is hosting a book signing of "Fifty More Years Below Zero: Tributes and Meditations for the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory's First Half Century at Barrow, Alaska" by editor Dave W. Norton and local contributors in the Keith B. Mather Library at 202 IARC Dec. 18 from 4 - 6 p.m. For more information call 5345. A Sparktacular Celebration at the UA Museum will be held Dec. 31 from 7 - 9 p.m. Enjoy hot chocolate and cookies before and after the New Year's Eve fireworks display. Get a good parking spot, a great view of the fireworks and tasty treats for free. For more information call 7505.
Dec. 21, 2001: Deadline for Fairbanks campus students' grades to be submitted to the Office of the Registrar. Jan. 18, 2002: Deadline for applications to be submitted for Alumni Benefactor funding. The program was developed to raise money from our alumni for student life enhancement projects. Applications are available at the UAF Alumni Association in 201 Constitution Hall. For more information call 7081. Feb. 1, 2002: Deadline for applications to the Graduate Program in Regional Resilience and Adaptation through the National Science Foundation Interdisciplinary Graduate Education and Research Training Program (IGERT). Fellowships are available for Ph.D. candidates entering the program and additional funding is available to both Ph.D. and master's students through participating departments. For more information contact Terry Chapin at terry.chapin@uaf.edu or visit http://www.regional-resilience.uaf.edu. Adapting and Applying Knowledge Last fall "911" took on a double meaning for Americans. Much has been said and written about how our lives were changed forever on September 11, 2001. I have been amazed at how much this tragedy and subsequent events have influenced the thinking of leaders in higher education. I suspect many of their thoughts and proposals will come and go, but I do believe that the events of 9.11 and their aftermath highlight our greatest responsibility in contemporary education – to assist our students in preparing for a life characterized by unpredictable changes. Think of the challenges posed to our students by the following: the disappearance of "dot coms" that seemed to offer endless employment opportunities, the bankruptcy of one of the world's largest energy corporations, the symbolic and strategic importance of Kandahar (how many of us could even spell it three months ago?). What does all this have to say about our obligations as educators? I think it means we must place increased emphasis on our efforts to focus on what our graduates are able to do. Factual knowledge is important, but as we have seen, the really important facts change. The outcome we must seek for our graduates is an ability to adapt and apply what they know to new and changing situations. That's an important idea to keep in mind as we begin our cycle of program reviews and as we revise our curricula. |
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