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Bernice Joseph was recently named executive dean of the College of Rural Alaska. Joseph is the current deputy commissioner with the Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development and a former UAF faculty member. She will join UAF in November.

The Gruening Building will be undergoing elevator modernization beginning in November to replace equipment and address code and ADA issues. The project is scheduled to be complete by the end of January. One elevator will be in service at all times during the upgrade, but users are advised to allow extra time to get to other floors. For more information about the project call Ron Moore at 5756.

The Rasmuson Library is currently undergoing a major code correction and revitalization process. The sixth floor of the library is scheduled to be completed in November and features the addition of a window wall.

The Brooks Building is being renovated to meet code and to become the home of an educational center for Alaska Natives.

The UA Board of Regents has decided not to reschedule the cancelled Sept. 13 - 14 meeting. The agenda items from that meeting will be rescheduled for the Nov. 9 Fairbanks and Dec. 6 - 7 Anchorage meetings. The meeting regarding the SFOS scheduled for Oct. 19 in Fairbanks has also been cancelled and will be rescheduled. For more information call 7908.

The UA Center for General Aviation Research is asking the aviation community to help identify research needs to maintain or improve general aviation. Representatives from the FAA will be in Fairbanks Oct. 5-7 and information will be provided at the university booth at the Aviation Expo at noon on Oct. 6 at the Wedgewood Resort. For more information contact Steve Mattingly at 7977.

Kathleen Schedler, associate vice chancellor of facilities, recently announced her decision on the exterior panels for the UA Museum expansion project. The exterior will be a painted, factory fabricated panel system.

Kimberly Williams has been appointed by Cooperative Extension Service as the new land resources agent for the Tanana Chiefs Conference Extension Indian Reservation Program. Williams earned her bachelor's degree from UAF and a master's from UAA.

Summer Sessions is seeking course proposals, including special topics, from academic departments for summer 2002. Proposals need to be submitted by the end of October. For more information contact Summer Sessions at 7021 or summer@uaf.edu.

The Hutchison Cafe is now open for the fall semester. Breakfast is served from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m., soup and sandwich specials are available between 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and lunch is served from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. weekdays.

The UAF Women's Center, 112 Eielson Building, is open to faculty, staff, students and community members. The center's office hours are Monday - Friday 9:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Weekly meetings include a single parent support group on Tuesday from
6: 30 - 7:30 p.m. and an open forum coffee hour on Wednesday from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. For more information visit http://www.uaf.edu/uafwomen/ or call 6360.

The University of Alaska is participating in the Wall Street Simulations January 2002 StockMarket Tournament. Participants have the chance to win a $10,000 first place, $5,000 second place or $1,000 third place prize. Registration forms must be received by Oct. 15, 2001. UA faculty, staff and students can register for free. For more information visit http://www.WallStreetSimulations.com and click on the Educational Institutions link.

The Alumni Association is selling Christmas wreaths as a fund raiser. Wreaths cost $20 each or $25 with a velvet or plaid bow. Orders placed by Nov. 1 will be delivered between Dec. 1 - 15. For more information contact the Alumni Association at 7081.

Paintings by Yelena Matusevich, CLA, are currently being exhibited at the New Horizons Gallery in Fairbanks.

University Relations has learned of a 35mm camera reported being found in China. The processed film in the camera contains photos of a college-aged woman in a UAF t-shirt. The camera's finder will help the owner recover it if it can be identified. If you have information on the missing camera, contact Susan Gibson at 2784.

The accreditation site visit team will present accreditation findings for UAF
Oct. 10 at 11:30 a.m. in the Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom.

The UAF hockey season opens Oct. 5 - 6 at 7 p.m. in the Carlson Center with exhibition games versus Air Force. UAF will face off with UAA on Oct. 19 - 20 at 7 p.m. in the Carlson Center. For more information visit http://www.uafhockey.com/.

The Office of Multi-Cultural Affairs is hosting a series of brown bag lunches in the UAF Women's Center, 112 Eielson Building, from noon - 2 p.m. The series includes Family History on Oct. 8, German History on Oct. 15, National Disability Awareness on Oct. 29 and National Japan Culture Day on Nov. 5.

The UAF Small Business Development Center presents: "Selecting a Legal Business Form" Oct. 11 from 6 - 9 p.m. with a $25 fee, "Simple Financial Statements"
Oct. 16 from 6 - 9 p.m. with a $25 fee and "Starting a Bed & Breakfast" Oct. 20 from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. with a $35 fee. For more information or to register call 456-7232.

The UA Museum Saturday Family Program, "Winter Birds: Ravens!," will be held Oct. 8 from 10 a.m. - noon. The event is for children ages 7 - 12 and costs $15 per child. For more information or to register call 6948.

The UA Museum special exhibition, "Coming Home: Photographs by Michio Hoshino," will end on Oct. 14. For more information call 7505.

The UA Museum Geist Lecture "What's Up on the Farm?" will be held Oct. 18 at
7 p.m. Perry Barboza, chairman of UAF's Large Animal Research Station, will discuss musk ox, caribou and reindeer along with the recent activities on the farm. Admission is free. For more information call 7505.

Oct. 8, 2001: Deadline for submitting proposals to President Hamilton's Special Projects Fund. Each proposal must be endorsed by the department head and ranked by the dean or director. For more information contact Mary Floyd at 7314 or Scott Taylor at 7687.

Oct. 9, 2001: Deadline to submit applications to the UAF Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. The categories for awards are student research and student research-related travel. For more information call Mary Floyd at 7314.

Oct. 12, 2001: Deadline for the Arthur J. Schaible Memorial Cultural Enrichment Fund proposals from departments for a special event activity to take place between December 2001 and June 2002. Proposals should be submitted to department heads for a signature and forwarded to the graduate school. For more information call 7464.

Oct. 15, 2001: Deadline to submit proposals to the Natural Resources Fund. For more information contact Mary Floyd at 7314 or Dave Veazey at 7811.

Oct. 15, 2001: Deadline to submit an abstract for the 20th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium "Genetics of Subpolar Fish and Invertebrates." For more information call 6701 or visit http://www.uaf.edu/seagrant/.

Oct. 15, 2001: Deadline to apply for December graduation. Applications and fees are due by the close of business on Oct. 15. Forms are available at the Registrar's Office or online at http://www.uaf.edu/reg/forms/graduation.pdf. For more information call 7253.

Oct. 19, 2001: Deadline to submit applications for Alumni Benefactor Funding of student life enhancement projects. Spring deadline is Jan. 18, 2002. For more information call 7081.

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Around our university community it's not unusual to hear students lament about their dread of the upcoming "big test." We've all been there. Uhggh, the dread of it all.

But have we taken "the really big test" yet? I think one is scheduled for the next several months, perhaps years. It won't be a classic pencil and paper test administered in a classroom. It won't be easy to score. It won't be returned with a grade on it in just a day or two. Significant time will pass before we know whether we passed or failed. The "test" to which I'm referring is whether we can steadfastly apply the principles of freedom upon which America was built—principles that will be repeatedly tested during the "war on terrorism."

Universities have long been recognized as institutions that lead the charge for equality, religious freedom, freedom of speech and other fundamental beliefs that represent the essence of America. But lately it's disappointing that universities across our nation are rapidly becoming centers of hate speech and hate assaults; some estimates of such incidents approach 500 to date.

Perhaps assaults prompted by hate and fear in his home state of Texas encouraged President Bush to emphatically challenge Americans to resist unnecessary, unjustified retaliation and violence. In a recent Fairbanks Daily News-Miner letter to the editor, a Lathrop High School student, Joe Harris, warned, "If these attacks on innocent people…continue, then we are no better than the terrorist."

Teachers know that a basic premise of effective instruction is to set expectations at a high, challenging level for students. In many cases, students will rise to meet the established standard. In our current case of living history, the challenge is significant; the standard is high. Can we pass the test? The teacher in me says, "yes." The Nanook in me says, "yes." The American in me says, "ABSOLUTELY!"


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