headlines
The late Elmer Rasmuson, who passed away on Dec. 1, 2000, set aside
$19 million in his will for the University
of Alaska Foundation. The UAF
library which bears his name received $5 million for the acquisition
and care of rare books and periodicals and the UA
Museum expansion fund received $5 million. The Rasmuson Fisheries Research
Institute and the Department of Economics at UAA received the remainder
of the funds.
Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) has presented the first half
of a $100,000 donation to the UA
Museum's Northern Treasures Expansion Campaign in honor of the Morris
Thompson family.
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for your information
The 19th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium held in Anchorage
Jan. 17 - 20 hosted crab experts from around the world including two UAF
students. Jonathan Warrenchuk and Jennifer Boldt, both SFOS graduate students,
presented their research on crabs at the symposium. A call for papers has
been issued for the next Lowell Wakefield Symposium in May 2002. For more
information call 6701, email fyconf@uaf.edu
or visit http://www.uaf.edu/seagrant/Conferences.
Jonathan Prater has been named the new assistant professor/coordinator
of the process technology program at TVC.
Prater served as an adjunct instructor at the UAF
Chukchi campus prior to joining TVC.
He brings more than 30 years experience in education and the vocational-technical
industry to the position.
UAF's music department
has
been approved for continued accreditation in good standing with the National
Association of Schools of Music. The department is scheduled for evaluation
again in the 2009 - 2010 academic year.
UAF's TechRefresh program deadline is Jan. 29. This program is
a three-year, incentive based program to replace obsolete desktop computing
equipment currently in use by faculty and staff. For more information visit
http://www.uaf.edu/dcc/services/techrefresh.html.
Planning a major conference, but don't know where to start? As
result of the closure of UAF's Conferences and Special Events office, University
Relations can provide resource information for faculty or staff who
are considering options for meeting management services. Contact Tiffany
Seth at 7581.
UAF Codes and
Safety has several training programs available, including an ergonomics
educational program. Take the ergonomics computer workstation self-audit
at http://www.safetyservices.uaf.edu/codes.htm.
For more information contact Annette Chism at 6164.
UAF's Volunteer Program is looking for volunteers to help serve
a warm meal at the Immaculate Conception soup kitchen and help sort donations
at their warehouse on Jan. 27 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Transportation will
be provided. Postings of agencies currently looking for volunteers are
on the bulletin board by the Wood
Center front office. For more information or to signup email volunteer@uaf.edu
or call 2760.
UAF's Summer Sessions preliminary class schedule includes more
than 325 courses. The course list is online at http://www.uaf.edu/summer/.
Registration for the summer session begins April 2.
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events
Talent Hour at the Pub
provides entertainment during lunch from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Enjoy
the performances or join in. To participate in talent hour call Debi Wilson
at 6661 to be placed on the performance schedule.
The Grand Reopening of the West Ridge Cafe takes place Feb. 1
- 2. The cafe has been expanded to offer more seating and the menu now
includes both breakfast and lunch items. Dining
Services will buy patrons a cup of Starbucks coffee with any purchase
during the reopening.
The 2001 Science of Alaska lecture series offers free public
lectures in the Noel Wien Library auditorium. The next lectures are: "A
Day in a Dinosaur's Life" on Jan. 30 and "The Immune System: Who Needs
It?" on Feb. 6. Lectures take place at 6 and 7:30 p.m.
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making a difference
Ryan Reinheller, a senior right wing and assistant captain for the
Nanooks,
has been named a finalist for the College Hockey Humanitarian Award for
the third consecutive year. Reinheller is the first person in the history
of this award to be a finalist three times. The award is presented to a
college hockey player who has made a difference both on and off the ice
to the team, the program, the school, and the community in which the player
lives.
UAF's Sigma
Phi Epsilon fraternity has been ranked third in the nation for
community service hours during the 1999 - 2000 academic year. By U.S. government
standards of monetary value for volunteer service, the chapter's 4,098
hours are worth more than $60,000.
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grants & awards
Ryan Hardin, B.A. Communication, and Kimberly Ivie, B.A.
Alaska Native Studies and Education, are the fall 2000 recipients of the
fifth annual Graduation with Leadership Honors Award.
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scoreboard
UAF student athletes had an overall fall 2000 GPA of 3.17. Nine
student athletes were named to the chancellor's list and 13 were named
to the dean's list. The department's cumulative GPA now stands at 3.20.
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deadlines
Jan. 26, 2001: Department deadline for the Student Job Fair registration.
The job fair is being held Jan. 30 in the Wood
Center multi-level lounge from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information
contact Career Services at 7596
or email fycsc@uaf.edu.
Jan. 26, 2001: Deadline for nominations for the Community Member
Award to be presented at the annual College Town Dinner Feb. 8 at the Chena
River Convention Center. Applications can be picked up at University
Relations in 202 Eielson. For more information call the Greater
Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce at 452-1105.
Feb. 3, 2001: Deadline for viewing Looking North. The UA
Museum's Looking North exhibition, the prototype for the Rose Berry
Alaska Art Gallery, ends Feb. 3. For more information call 7505.
Feb. 9, 2001: Deadline for 2001 - 2002 Thesis Completion Fellowships.
Applications with supporting documentation must be submitted by Feb. 9
to the Graduate School. For more
information visit http://www.uaf.edu/gradsch/general/FAQ.html
or call Elke Richmond at 7464.
Feb. 15, 2001: Deadline to apply for graduation. Applications
and fees are due by the close of business on Feb. 15 for anyone expecting
to graduate in May. Forms are available at the Registrar's
Office or online at http://www.uaf.edu/reg/forms/graduation.pdf.
For more information call 7253.
March 1, 2001: Deadline for nominations for the 2001 - 2002 Academic
Liaison Faculty Fellow in the office of President Hamilton. For more information
visit http://gov.alaska.edu/faculty/facultyfellow/2000-12-22-FY02-ALFF-Recruitment.html,
or call Larry Duffy at 7525 or Richard Hacker at 6928.
March 9, 2001: Deadline for application to the 2001 Global Change
Student Research Grant competition. Applications are being accepted for
one and two-year projects. For more information call 5818 or visit http://www.cgc.uaf.edu.
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from Marshall Lind
Welcome Back
The state's largest newspaper editorialized earlier this month on the
future of the University of Alaska. The Jan. 5 Anchorage Daily News editorial
stated "Magnificent describes the potential for higher education in Alaska."
We have already started building a stronger university. Our academic and
strategic planning documents have outlined what the Anchorage Daily News
editorial has suggested to help the University reach its potential. We
are creating clear measures of our success so we are accountable for our
actions, setting standards of excellence and seizing opportunities
to enhance specific programs so they are truly world class.
Over the next few months you'll be hearing a lot about UAF's academic
plan and initiatives. Provost Reichardt has worked very hard this past
semester with deans and directors to develop this planning tool. UAF now
has an academic platform from which will spring any initiative or budgetary
decision, rather than budget processes driving academic programs or needs.
Following an academic planning retreat in December, more than 180 planning
initiatives were presented. From those discussions, seven target areas
upon which UAF will concentrate its efforts over the next several years
were identified. These areas of emphasis are: Arts and Humanities, Economic
Development, Environmental and Human Science, Renewable Natural Resources
and Teacher Preparation. This does not imply they are UAF's best or most
important programs. They are, however, areas where judicious enhancements
in the near future are likely to have the best potential for moving UAF
toward our strategic planning goals.
As we begin the spring semester, I want to not only welcome faculty
and staff back for the second half of the academic year, but also thank
you for your contributions creating university support throughout the state.
This momentum will only continue throughout the spring as we develop measurements
to track our progress toward meeting the goals in the Strategic
Plan - UAF 2005 and continue to build a stronger university.
UAF Academic plan
- http://www.uaf.edu/provost/academic_plan/
UAF Strategic plan
- http://www.uaf.edu/strategic/2005/
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