for your information
The UAF rifle team won a third straight title at the NCAA National Championships on March 9 and 10 at Ohio State University. Sophomore Matt Emmons led the way winning both the air rifle and smallbore individual national titles. Individual honors went to Emmons and teammates Melissa Mulloy and Karl Olsson who were named first team All-Americans in both air rifle and smallbore. Per Sandberg was named first team for smallbore and second team air rifle. Grant Mecozzi was also named first team air rifle and second team smallbore and Amber Darland was named second team for both air rifle and smallbore. A victory celebration is being held in the Wood Center multi-level lounge March 27 from 4:30 - 6 p.m.
UAF's commencement 2001 will recognize four honorary degree recipients. Nathaniel Rutter, UAF alumnus, will be the keynote speaker and receive an honorary doctor of science degree. Poldine Carlo and Art Buswell will receive honorary doctor of laws degrees. UAF alumnus Richard Osborne will receive an honorary doctor of science degree. The ceremony will be held May 13 at the Carlson Center.
UAF's alcohol awareness activities include an interactive display in the Wood Center multi-level lounge. The display includes facts and statistics about alcohol and sexual assault and real-life stories of people whose lives who have been adversely affected by alcohol abuse. Students, faculty and staff will be able to calculate blood alcohol content and undergo screening for alcohol abuse. For more information contact Sarah Comstock at 6025.
"No Charge" Spring Clean-up week is being sponsored by Codes and Safety and Facilities Services April 23 - 27. During this week, labor crews will haul away unwanted items at no cost to be disposed of or sent to surplus. Do not place any items in the halls as this is a violation of state law. To have items removed call 7000 and leave a message with your name, department, phone number and description and location of items to be removed.
UAF's Geophysical Institute hosted more than 30 Alaska Native middle school students, elders and teachers from Noatak and Galena who participated in an enrichment program to improve science and math skills. The visit was funded by a $230,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
Patrick Brown, residence life, was recently nominated for a two-year term as the Alaska representative for the Northwest Region Association of College and University Housing Officers.
The UAF residence life department encourages new faculty and staff to apply for housing as early as possible to ensure availability. For more information call 7247 or visit http://www.uaf.edu/reslife.
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events
The UA Museum presents "Threads of Community History" on display through March 31 showing two gowns donated by Dr. William R. Wood from the Dorothy Jane Wood Collection of Historic Gowns. The gowns are accompanied by a portrait of Mrs. Wood painted by Fred Machetanz.
Winter Shorts 2001 will be presented in the Lee H. Salisbury Theatre March 23 - 24 at 8:15 p.m. and March 25 at 2 p.m. For more information call 7751.
The UAF XCITES Ski-stravaganza 2001 is being held March 25 from 1 - 4 p.m. in front of the Student Recreation Center. There will be sprint races as well as food, music and games.
The UAF Music department is hosting a community wide cello choir March 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Davis Concert hall. A mass cello choir will provide the grand finale. Admission is $8 adults, $5 children. For more information or to play in the mass cello choir contact Linda Jennings at 5113.
ASUAF and the Blood Bank of Alaska are holding a blood drive in Wood Center conference rooms E and F March 26 - 27 from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. For more information or to sign up visit http://www.as.uaf.edu/blooddrive/.
The UAF Bookstore clearance sale is being held March 26 - April 1. Selected items will be from 20 - 75 percent off. For more information call 6859 or email fybook@uaf.edu.
Women's History Month events wrap up March 30. The UAF Women's Center is hosting pediatrician, activist and author Helen Caldicott at lunch from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. A showing of "Nuclear Dynamite" in the Wood Center Ballroom follows at 5 p.m. with a reception at 6:15 p.m. and a keynote speech by Caldicott beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the multi-level lounge, followed by a book signing.
The Skiathon is being revived March 31 at 10 a.m. to celebrate the UAF trail system and to raise funds for continued trail improvements. Participants can register at the Student Activities office, All Weather Sports or Beaver Sports for $15 before noon March 30 or $40 after that. For more information call Stan Justice at 479-5017 or email ffsrj@uaf.edu.
The UAF foreign languages department is hosting an open house featuring German and Russian languages March 31 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m in the Foreign Language lab in 609 Gruening. There will be short presentations with students, faculty and staff on hand to answer questions and serve refreshments. For more information call 7396.
The Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra and the UAF chapter of the Music Educator National Conference are hosting a children's concert and instrument petting zoo March 31 from 2 - 5 p.m in the Regents Great Hall with a concert in the Davis Concert Hall. The event is free, but adults must be accompanied by a child. For more information call 5733.
National Student Employment Week is being hosted by Career Services April 2 - 6, including a celebration of UAF's student employees. Nominations for the Exceptional Student Employee Award are due April 6. For more information call 7596.
UAF Jazz Festival 2001 is being held April 5 from 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. More than 400 high school students from around the state are participating in this event. Performances begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Davis Concert Hall. Admission is $5. For more information call 7555.
The UA Museum presents the 16th annual chocolate bash and auction April 7 at 7 p.m. at the Museum. Desserts and drinks from local caterers and an outcry auction are being featured. Tickets are $50 in advance and you must be 21 to attend. For more information or reservations call 7505.
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grants & awards
Valerie A. Barber, a graduate student in the IMS, is the Interdisciplinary Research award winner of the Fifth Annual ARCUS Award for Arctic Research Excellence for her paper "Reduced growth in Alaskan white spruce in the 20th century from temperature-induced drought stress." For more information visit http://www.arcus.org/award/.
Doug Schamel, CSEM, received $25,000 from the Dorr Foundation for UAF's science based "road shows." The donation will allows the program to expand to Healy, Delta Junction, Nenana, Anderson/Clear and Minto. For more information call 6297.
Molly Lee, UA Museum ethnology curator, received an $86,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for continued research on Yupik basketry. Lee is examining how social, economic and cultural changes affect art forms of indigenous people.
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deadlines
March 30, 2001: Deadline for submitting books by faculty and staff authors for recognition at the 2001 Author's Reception hosted by Chancellor Lind and the Rasmuson Library. To be eligible, books need to have been published between March 1, 2000 - March 1, 2001. Send the books along with a short description to Director Paul McCarthy P.O. Box 756800 Fairbanks, AK 99775-6800. The books will be returned.
March 30 , 2001: Deadline for registration for the Student Job Fair April 3. For more information or registration forms call Career Services at 7596 or email fnseu1@uaf.edu.
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from Carla Kirts
Let's Brag About Student Success
Do you ever want to brag about UAF students? Take a big gulp of water, a throat lozenge and prepare for doing a lot of talking. As usual, the list of student successes this year is long and impressive.
The rifle team brought the NCAA championship to UAF for the third consecutive year. The Nanooks not only took the team trophy, but a number of individual honors as well.
The cumulative GPA for UAF athletes is 3.2. This is higher than the student body average and a testament to our student athletes' commitment to academic as well as competitive performance!
The UAF chapter of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) is the best in the U.S. and Canada out of 150 chapters! AISES received the Zanin Distinguished Chapter Award in 1994, 1996 and 2000.
UAF's College Bowl team beat prestigious competitors to place second of nine teams at the Association of College Unions International Region 14 tournament.
Five creative and talented students joined forces to create the Alaska Renaissance Project. These students have taken their education beyond the walls of the traditional classroom. Visit their web site at http://www.alaskarp.org.
Dan Jordan won the Provost Prize for 2001. Dan epitomizes the best of UAF and has distinguished himself as an outstanding athlete, sportsman and scholar.
James Hayes, last year's commencement student speaker, has been accepted to law school at American University.
1997 graduate and former ASUAF president and student regent, Joe Hayes, is now a member of the Alaska Legislature. Congratulations, Rep. Hayes.
Sigma Phi Epsilon was recognized at the national level for outstanding community service. The chapter received third place out of 147 chapters for providing 4,098 hours of service to the community.
The success of our students is a major strength of UAF! Our students know that and we know that, but do people outside UAF know what treasures we have in our midst? Not unless we tell them. As the 2000-01 academic year comes to a close, you'll be hearing even more about student achievements and awards. When you do, share the good news with others. Let's give our students the recognition they truly deserve and show everyone the outstanding accomplishments of our students who help make UAF a great place to learn.
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