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UAF conferred degrees to more than 900 graduates during the 2001 Commencement ceremony on May 13 at the Carlson Center. The degrees included 96 certificates, 211 associates, 489 bachelors, 137 masters, and 27 doctorates. Margaret Workman was the oldest graduate at age 62 and Joy Beth Moser was the youngest at age 19.

The 2001 Emil Usibelli Distinguished Teaching, Research and Public Service Awards have been announced. Claus-M. Naske, professor of history, was recognized for his research contributions. Charlie Dexter, professor of applied business for TVC, was recognized for his teaching. And Robert Carlson, professor of civil engineering, was recognized for his public service efforts. Each will receive a $10,000 award.

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The Gathering of Wisdom Keepers recently brought to UAF the Alaska Native honorary degree recipients from around the state. The UA system has conferred more than 30 Alaska Native leaders with honorary degrees since the practice began in 1932. Those in attendance included; Walter Soboleff, Sidney Huntington, Mary Jane Fate, Ethel Lund, Nathan Jackson, Poldine Carlo, Willie Hensley, Gil Truitt, Delores Churchill, Ellen Hayes, Katherine Peter and Esther Shea. President Hamilton and Chancellor Lind both spoke at the event to honor those attending.

The Electrical Engineering Program is changing its name to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. This is a department name change only and not a program change. The change was requested to more accurately reflect the strong computer engineering aspects within the program.

UAF has been featured on the covers of two national publications recently. Education West magazine and Liberal Education, the journal of the Association of American Colleges and Universities both display images of the UAF campus in recent issues.

Richard Boone, IAB, and Brenda Norcross, IMS, have been selected to attend the Aldo Leopold Leadership Program in Tuscon, Ariz. The program is operated by Oregon State University on behalf of the Ecological Society of America. It began in 1998 and is designed to assist scientists who want to be more effective communicators of scientific information.

Paige McLaughlin will assume her new role as director of the Early Childhood Learning Lab at the Tanana Valley Campus on June 1. The program allows early childhood students to work directly with children and provides high quality early childhood education and care for children of UAF faculty, staff and students.

The Geophysical Institute Machine Shop has signed a licensing agreement with UAF to split potential profits from the development of two pin-bone removal machines. The devices are designed to remove the tiny pin bones from salmon that conventional processing machines leave behind.

Need help publicizing your campus event? University Relations has a Publicity Guide that can help. Learn how to promote your special campus activity using UAF's web calendar, electronic bulletin boards and other local outlets. Call 7581 to request a copy.

UAF Facilities Services announces a building-wide fumehood outage for the Natural Sciences Building from 6 a.m. May 18 to 6 p.m. May 22. All fumehood operations must be discontinued and all hazardous materials need to be tightly sealed during this time. For more information contact Bill Krause at 5487 and reference work order 04900-1532.

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The UAF Good Time Swing Dance Club is co-sponsoring a visit and performances by the 26-member Southern Utah University Ballroom Dance Company in "Ballroom Bonanza" May 18 at 8 p.m. and May 19 at 2 p.m. in the Davis Concert Hall. Tickets are $10, $8 for students and swing club members, and are available at Wood Center and Hoitt’s Music. The company will also be giving beginning and intermediate dance classes May 19 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. For more information visit http://www.ballroomfairbanks.org or call 456-5750.

The UA Museum Saturday Family Program presents "The Boreal Forest is Our Backyard" May 19 from 10 a.m. - noon. There will be two tours, one for children age 7 -12 and one for adults. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Admission is $10. For more information call 6948.

The 7th Annual Campus Flower Planting day is set for May 30. The event is sponsored by the College of Fellows and was established to help beautify the campus for summer visitors and local residents alike. For more information or to volunteer contact Jim Matthews at 457-3537 or Judy Kelliher at 474-0021.

The Geophysical Institute is hosting "The Properties of Mid-latitude Cirrus Clouds Derived for the Facility for Atmospheric Remote Sensing (FARS) 13 - year Dataset" seminar by atmospheric sciences faculty candidate Kenneth Sassen May 30 at 3:30 p.m. in 214 Elvey Building. For more information call 7371.

Alaska Teacher Placement is holding the first of its annual Summer Educator Job Fairs in Wood Center June 3 - 4. Alaskan school districts will be recruiting, interviewing and hiring teachers and administrators. For more information or to register call 6644.

The Third Annual TOTE Family Fun Fest will be held at the UA Museum June 10 from 1 - 5 p.m. Activities include hands-on programs and entertainment for children of all ages. Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for children age 7 - 17 and free for those 6 and under. All proceeds go to benefit the museum expansion. For more information call 7505.

The Georgeson Botanical Garden is hosting classes throughout the summer including Willow Furniture Making on May 19 and Perennial Flowers for Fairbanks June 4. For more information or to register call 452-1075 or visit http://www.lter.uaf.edu/salrm/gbg.

The Arctic Region Supercomputing Center is hosting the 2001 ARSC Faculty Camp August 6 - 24. The camp is designed to inform faculty members about ARSC resources and how to include the facility in future research efforts or classes. For more information or an application contact Guy Robinson at 6386 or robinson@arsc.edu.

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Kate Wynne, Alaska Sea Grant, recently won the 2000 National Outdoor Book Award in the nature guidebook category for "Guide to Marine Mammals & Turtles of the U.S. Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico." For more information about this book or the award visit http://www.isu.edu/outdoor/books00.htm.

The Center for Global Change and Arctic Systems Research recently awarded student research grants to support projects related to global climate change and earth system science with an arctic or sub-arctic focus. Recipients include William Bolton, Hector Douglas, Dmitriy Dukhovsky, Daniel Elsberg, Jill Johnstone, Chris Larsen, Jack McFarland, Michael Palmer, Christin Pruett, Tina Tin, Katey Walter and Martin Wilmking.

The Spring 2001 Exceptional Student Employee awards go to Emily Lawson from the Wood Center Pub, Sue "Rosie" Rosenberger from the Tanana Valley Campus, and Nomie Torres from the UAF Bookstore. Each receives a $50 textbook gift certificate to the bookstore, an engraved plaque and a lunch treated by Chancellor and Mrs. Lind.

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June 15, 2001: Deadline for change orders and small dollar purchases. Change orders to reduce funds on a Purchase Order to make funds available for another purchase or to increase a purchase order to cover actual expenses must be submitted. Purchases up to $2,500 must be submitted by 5 p.m. and a reasonable required delivery date must be used.

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UAF migrated from an admissions based recruitment program to an integrated enrollment management effort about five years ago. Enrollment management involves the entire university community and focuses not only on recruitment but also on supporting student success (retention). The admissions office and University Relations have collaborated to lead the effort. Enrollment, particularly of first time freshmen (the foundation of the student body), has improved.

In 1998, UAF hired its first director of enrollment, who also doubled as the director of the admissions office. The director developed and implemented UAF’s first enrollment management plan, improved the application process, and directly involved academic deans and academic departments in recruitment endeavors. When the director position was vacated, a review indicated that the momentum of the effort should not be merely maintained but enhanced. Thus, Chancellor Lind created a dean-level position to provide enrollment leadership for UAF.

As such, UAF is hiring its first Dean of Enrollment Management. The Dean will report to the Provost and serve on the Chancellor’s Cabinet. In addition, the Dean will be responsible for administering four departments which are integrally involved in the enrollment experience for students: admissions, records, financial aid, and academic advising.

An update on enrollment management will be presented at the Chancellor’s Summit later this month. If all goes as expected, an announcement of who will fill the Dean position will be made at that time. UAF continues to be committed to effective enrollment management and will continue to enhance the effort. Expanding enrollment efforts to include community campuses and graduate studies are high priorities for the coming year.

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employee service recognition program

The following faculty and staff have 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 or 35 years of continuous permanent service with UAF. They were honored during the Employee Service Recognition Program on May 17. This program recognizes the service of UAF employees as of Dec. 31, 2000.