for your information
The annual College Town Dinner, hosted by the Greater
Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce, was held on Feb. 8 with Chancellor Lind
featured as the keynote speaker. UAF men's basketball coach Al Sokaitis
was honored for his exemplary service to the community, and UAF alum Clark
Milne, instrumental in the current Brooks Building renovation, received
an award for outstanding service to the university.
F.S. (Terry) Chapin, IAB,
authored an article published in the Jan. 11 edition of the journal "Nature."
According to research conducted by Chapin and colleagues from 1992
- 1997, the article suggests the world's grasslands could lessen the impacts
of global warming.
Susan Todd, SALRM,
received special recognition from the Alaska Land Manager's Forum for her
role as mediator for the Fortymile Caribou Herd Management Planning Team
in its efforts to successfully implement a plan to restore the herd. The
Fortymile caribou herd has increased 40 percent since the plan was put
in place.
Members of the Sigma
Tau Delta English Honor Society chapter at UAF have had several
papers accepted for presentation at the 2001 international convention in
Corpus Christi, Texas March 15 - 18. For more information call Susan Blaylock
at 7187.
UAF's ROTC Ranger Challenge
team took third place overall during the Western Regional and Pacific-Rim
university competition in Seattle. The team took first in the rope bridge
building competition and second in the co-ed division out of the 11 teams
competing in the event.
Cooperative Extension Service
(CES) announces the 20th Annual Alaska Greenhouse and Nursery Conference
Feb. 21 - 22 in Girdwood. Included in the conference are the Polar Grower
Trade Show, discussion of current technical information and a tour of Alaska
greenhouse and nursery operations. For more information call CES at 7246
or Julie Riley at (907) 786-6300.
Teachers Experiencing Antarctic and the Arctic (TEA) is seeking
nominations of K-12 teachers. Applications for the 2002 field season are
due May 1, 2001 and are located at http://tea.rice.edu/join.html.
For more information on TEA visit http://tea.rice.edu
or contact Fae Korsmo at (703)292-8029 or email fkorsmo@nsf.gov.
UAF's Women's Center is seeking input on the formation of new
groups. New proposals include; a single parent support group, a general
support group for women, campus based AA meetings and a book discussion
group. To join a group or suggest others call 6360 or email fywoc@uaf.edu
The International
Arctic Research Center's
map office, in room 204, has the new 2000 edition of the "North Circumpolar
Map" from the national atlas series of Canada available for $12. Other
new maps are also available. For more information call 6960.
UAF's web calendar is a great resource with listings from more
than 30 departments about events happening around campus. Anyone may submit
a UAF-related item, subject to approval by the calendar administrator.
Visit http://www.uaf.edu/events
to view the calendar.
The UAF Small Business Development Center presents: "How to Write
a Business Plan" Feb. 15 from 6 - 9 p.m. with a $25 fee and "Self Employment
Retirement Plans" Feb. 22 from 6 - 9 p.m. with a $25 fee. For more information
or to register call 456-7232.
Employee notice, protection for whistleblowers: Any employee
may in good faith report to testify before a public agency concerning:
a violation of federal, state or local law: a danger to public health or
safety; gross mismanagement; a substantial waste of funds or clear abuse
of authority; or a matter under investigation by the state. Employee protections
and obligations regarding reports of these matters of public concern are
fully stated in Alaska statutes 39.90.100 through 39.90.150, which are
available for review at UAF University
Relations, 201 Eielson Building.
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events
The State of the University address by president Hamilton is scheduled
for Feb. 20 from 1 - 2 p.m. in the Charles W. Davis Concert Hall.
UAF's Music Department
is hosting a string workshop Feb. 9 - 11 featuring
renowned string pedagogue Phyllis Young. The workshop will feature
colorful and imaginative teaching ideas for string instruments. For more
information and registration call Linda Jennings at 5113.
A Visiting Writer's reading of"Love, Lust, & Literature"
read by Vicki Hendricks is being held Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. in the Wood
Center Pub. The event is free and you must be 21 or older to enter
the Pub. For more information contact Jeri Maxwell at 7037.
The Arctic Region Supercomputing Center
(ARSC) is hosting a tour for new and prospective users on Feb. 14 from
3 - 4 p.m. The tour will provide an overview of ARSC,
discuss how ARSC serves UAF and show
participants how to obtain an account. For more information call Jenn Wagaman
at 6551 or email wagaman@arsc.edu.
UAF Student Activities
presents the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Feb. 16 at 8 p.m.
in the Charles W. Davis Concert Hall. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12
at the door. Tickets can be purchased at Wood Center. For more information
contact Sarah Comstock at 6025.
The UA Museum is hosting
the 27th Alaska Positive statewide juried exhibition from Feb. 19 through
March 30. Entries include digital images, emulsions on three-dimensional
media and traditional prints. Camera Arts is sponsoring a free opening
reception Feb. 23 from 5 - 7 p.m. For more information call 7505.
Making the Koyukon Athabaskan Dictionary, a Geist Lecture, is
being held in the Noel Wien Library auditorium on Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. Native
scholar Eliza Jones will discuss how the dictionary evolved from Jesuit
missionary Jules Jett's handwritten manuscript to the published edition.
Admission is free. For more information call 7505.
The eighth Science Potpourri, the annual open house for the CSEM,
is being held April 7 in the Natural Sciences Facility. For more information
or to reserve a space contact Marlys Schneider at 6287 or email fnmes@uaf.edu.
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grants & awards
Kim Armstrong has been named the Rasmuson
Library's Employee-of-the- Year for 2000 in recognition of her efforts
supporting distance education students and faculty and assisting interlibrary
loan staff throughout Alaska.
UAF's 2000-01 television recruiting series recently won the Admissions
Marketing Report's silver award for a television advertising series for
schools with 5000-10,000 students. More than 800 universities compete for
the award.
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deadlines
Feb. 14, 2001: Deadline for application to the 2nd Annual Job Shadow
Program hosted by the UAF
Alumni Association and UAF Career
Services. For more information call 7596 or email fycsc@uaf.edu.
Feb. 16, 2001: Deadline for nominations of students for the Marion
Boswell Award, the Joel Wiegert Award and the Gray Tilly Memorial Award.
These awards recognize outstanding UAF graduates each year. Students nominated
must receive their baccalaureate degree during the 2000-2001 academic year.
Forms are available at the Wood Center front desk. For more information
contact Lydia Anderson at 7037.
Feb. 28, 2001: Deadline for nominations for the 2001 graduation
ceremony student speaker. For more information contact Sarah Comstock at
6025.
March 30, 2001: Deadline for application to the Howard Adams
Memorial Scholarship. The award is $10,000; $5,000 each semester for the
2001-2002 academic year. For more information and application forms visit
http://www.uaf.edu/advance/scholarships/pages/record0001.html.
March 30, 2001: Deadline for application to the Robert L. and
Virginia R. Rausch Scholarship. This scholarship awards $2,500 for the
2001-2002 academic year. For more information and application forms visit
http://www.uaf.edu/gradsch/general/financial/rausch.html.
March 30, 2001: Deadline for application to the Austin Cooley
Talent Grant. The grant is for $1,200; $600 each semester for the 2001-2002
academic year. For more information and application forms visit http://www.uaf.edu/gradsch/general/financial/cooley.html.
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from Frank Williams
Employer of Choice
For the University of Alaska Fairbanks to be recognized as the "employer
of choice" in Alaska, we want to enhance opportunities for employees. Advancing
your skills and knowledge will keep you current in your job and help prepare
you for a career at UAF.
A comprehensive career development program recognizes that employees
enter and progress on their career path from different vantage points.
An assessment of work skills and abilities is used to tailor an initial
training plan. An effective training and development program continues
by presenting topical and pertinent training that maintains and improves
technical skills, operational navigation within the system and organizational
knowledge necessary for job satisfaction. Then, with the counsel and assistance
of supervisors and UAF Human Resources personnel, a program of workshops
and courses can be designed to prepare the employee for advancement toward
the job they seek at UAF. This kind of career development program is becoming
one of the major HR initiatives for me and for your UAF HR colleagues.
UAF HR recently launched a part of this new training and development
emphasis called "Fundamentals in Supervision" (FIS). FIS provides mandatory
training on Awareness and Prevention of Sexual Harassment, Providing a
Drug Free Workplace, Performance Management, Coaching and Mentoring and
other sessions to enhance the skills of new, current and potential supervisors
that are critical to our success. Participants who complete the 16-hour
program within three years receive supervisory certification, beneficial
for promotion and professional growth.
In addition to FIS, UAF HR provides training opportunities designed
to benefit the changing needs of employees in areas such as business letter
writing, managing stress, and technical training for personnel and payroll
assistants. For information on these programs and others, contact
UAF Human Resources at 7700 or visit them on line at http://www.uaf.edu/uafhr/.
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