headlines
Dr. William Ransom Wood, the University of Alaska's fourth president,
was remembered at a memorial service held in the Patty Center March 3.
The venue was especially appropriate since Wood presided over the first
commencement held there in 1963. The gymnasium shook as Wood received military
honors and a salute with the firing of howitzers followed by the playing
of taps. A reception at Wood Center allowed those who knew him to share
their memories with each other and on video tape which will be edited for
the family. He was also remembered at UAF basketball and hockey contests
held March 3. Dr. Wood died on Feb. 25 at the age of 94.
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for your information
Ned Rozell, GI, is
traveling the historic 1925 Serum Run of the Iditarod on skis. Rozell,
writer of "Alaska Science Forum," is writing about the trip while in route
to Nome. He will stop at villages along the route and email the columns
back to the GI for publication. Rozell and a friend left Nenana on Feb.
24. For more information contact the Geophysical Institute information
office at 7558.
The TVC Office
Management Technology program is now offering Microsoft Office
User Specialist (MOUS) certification. Testing is offered on Fridays at
the Downtown Center beginning March 23 with a fee of $75. For more information
call Jean Heusinkveld at 1115 or email ffejb@uaf.edu.
UAF's Social Work department
has been reaffirmed for national accreditation by the Council on Social
Work Education. This is one of a few social work programs in the country
to be offered entirely by distance education.
The Division of Computing and
Communications (DCC) technicians are asked to carry identification
to insure computer security. Staff and faculty are encouraged to ask
for identification when technicians arrive to work on their desktop
machines. Each ID card has a web address that will verify DCC personnel.
For more information visit http://www.uaf.edu/dcc/services/authtechs.html
or call 6564.
The UA Press announces
the publication of "Permafrost: A Guide to Frozen Ground in Transition"
by UAF alumnus and professor emeritus of the Geophysical Institute, Neil
Davis. For more information on this and other titles email fypress@uaf.edu.
The UAF College Bowl team took second place in competition against
eight other teams at the Region 14 tournament held Feb. 16 - 17 at Washington
State University in Pullman.
UAF Staff Council
announces the annual fund raiser raffle for the Carolyn Sampson Memorial
Scholarship. Tickets are available from Staff Council representatives or
the Governance Office. The drawing will be held May 17 at the staff longevity
awards program and picnic.
Faculty members may purchase or rent academic robes for commencement
through the bookstore. Deadline
for ordering is March 31. For more information call 6859 or contact fybook@uaf.edu.
UAF's Public Information Officer is looking for stories that
bring the accomplishments of the class of 2001 to life. If you know a student
who would like to share their story contact Carla Browning at 7778 or email
carla.browning@uaf.edu.
UAF's School of Management
is hosting the UAF Summer Finance Camp June 4 - 15 for high school and
middle school students. The camp will focus on stock market investment
and other student interests. For more information visit http://www.som.uaf.edu/fep/
or
call Joyce Whitehorn at 7461 or email fnjew@uaf.edu.
UAF news releases are available electronically. To be added to
the electronic distribution list, please send a message to fyurel@uaf.edu.
For more information contact UAF Public Information Officer Carla Browning
at 7778 or email carla.browning@uaf.edu.
UAF Residence Life Conference Services summer guest housing price
list and registration is now available. For more information call Nathan
Platt at 5846.
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events
The Museum Saturday Family Program presents Alaska's Prehistoric
Animals March 10 from 10 a.m. - noon. The program is open to children age
7 - 12 who must be accompanied by an adult. Admission is $10 per child.
For more information or reservations call 6948.
Colorful Flags, a presentation on proactive approaches to bridging
cultural differences, is being held March 19 from 3 - 5 p.m. in the Wood
Center Ballroom. For more information contact JoAnn Ducharme at 7871.
UAF Bookstore is
holding a graduation fair in Wood Center March 21 - 23 from10 a.m. - 4
p.m. This is a one-stop shopping opportunity for all graduation needs.
For more information call 7348.
Women's History Month is being celebrated with guest lectures
by women elders March 22 - 23 at 4 p.m. in Rural
Student Services on 5th floor Gruening. Eliza Jones, Koyukon elder,
and Bessie Cooley, Tlingit elder, will speak March 22. Catherine Peter,
Gwich'in elder, will speak March 23.
The UA Museum Geist Lecture
series presents herbarium curator Amy Denton's "Plant Hunting in Tibet"
March 22 at 7 p.m. at the museum. The lecture discusses her travels in
Tibet retracing the footsteps of 19th century botanists and the similarities
between Tibetan and Alaskan flora. Admission is free. For more information
call 7505.
UAF Graduate Brass Quintet presents a concert March 29 at 8 p.m.
in the Davis Concert Hall. This concert replaces the recital by Dr. James
Bicigo which was cancelled.
The Alaska Trio concert scheduled for April 8 has been cancelled.
The trio now plans to hold a concert May 10 at 8 p.m. in the Davis Concert
Hall.
The UAF Face-Off Club's annual post season Nanook
Hockey banquet will be held April 21 at the Last Frontier Club on Fort
Wainwright. Reservations are required. For more information or reservations
call Anna Yates at 456-8534.
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grants & awards
Judy Shepherd, CLA,
has been selected as Social Worker of the Year by the Northern Regional
Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. She will be presented
with the award at the group's annual banquet in April.
Barry McWayne, UA Museum's
fine arts coordinator, received the Ken Gray Award from the International
Gallery of Contemporary Art Feb. 2 in Anchorage. This award honors exceptional
lifetime contributions to the arts and advocacy of the arts by an individual.
The UA Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
(ESPCoR) has been awarded $9 million from the National Science Foundation.
The NSF contributions will be matched by $4.5 million in state and other
non-federal funds for a total of $13.5 million over three years. For more
information visit http://www.alaska.edu/epscor.
Five UAF French program students have received full scholarships
for the Summer Intensive French Language Program at the University Laval
in Quebec.
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scoreboard
The Nanook rifle
team qualified for the 2001 NCAA National Rifle Championships in
both air rifle and smallbore. The Nanooks hold the top rank in both events
and are going for a third consecutive national title. Six team members
also qualified for individual competitions.
Five Nanook
basketball players have been named to the Pacific West Conference
All-academic team. Kamilah Webb, Melanie Wagoner, Amy Woodruff and Heidi
Arts made the women's all-academic team. Travis Knutson was selected for
the men's team.
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deadlines
March 16, 2001: Deadline for nominations for the Ruth Croxton Memorial
Fellowship. This $1,500 award supports graduate students whose research
projects involve Anthropology, Northern Studies, Museum Education, or Museum
collection-based research in Archaeology, Ethnology and History. For more
information contact Terry Dickey 6948.
April 2, 2001: Deadline to submit nominations for honorary degree
candidate to be considered for Commencement 2002. Submit letters to the
Provost's Office. For more information
contact Hild Peters at 5178 or email
fnhmp@uaf.edu.
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institutional accreditation
Accreditation Standards
Draft responses to each of the nine accreditation standards are now
available on-line for comment at http://www.uaf.edu/provost/accreditation/draft/.
An introduction and college and school sections will be added in the next
few weeks. All UAF units and constituents are encouraged to provide feedback
on the draft self-study. The self-study should represent all of UAF. Your
participation in this stage of the review process is very important and
your feedback is critical. In particular, we are asking for comments on
controversial issues, omissions, and errors in fact.
We hope that this draft, warts and all, will spark discussion. Each
page of the self-study draft includes a link to a feedback page for comments,
and all comments appear on the web as well. Please reference the page number
in your comments so we know which paragraph you are addressing. The deadline
for review of this draft isMarch 21, 2001. A revised draft will be available
for review in April and an open forum is being planned to provide an opportunity
for the UAF community to give additional feedback.
Over the next two months Accreditation Steering Committee members will
be meeting with faculty, staff, and student governance groups to receive
their suggestions for revisions. In addition, committee members will be
visiting rural campuses to seek input from faculty, staff and students.
For more information concerning UAF's self-study process visit http://www.uaf.edu/provost/accreditation/
or contact accreditation steering committee co-chairs Ron Gatterdam at
6174 or ffrwg@uaf.edu or Dana Thomas
at 6103 or ffdlt@uaf.edu.
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