The UA Board of Regents met Sept. 17-18 in Palmer. The board approved a 10 percent increase in tuition and in the non-resident surcharge for the academic year 2005-2006, and revised the definition of residency to two years in the state. Regents also approved funding to complete the expanded West Ridge Research Building, approved the Central Animal Facility and State Virology Lab project in the Biological and Computational Sciences Facility and approved a 1 percent staff salary increase effective July 1, 2004. For more information visit www.alaska.edu/bor/.

JoJo Ducharme, RSS, has been appointed associate dean of student services and enrollment management for CRA. Ducharme, a UAF alumna, will coordinate CRA enrollment management efforts and facilitate federal funding to strengthen student services.

Ann Parrish is the 2003 recipient of the Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence in service to the university. Parrish serves as first vice president of the UA Foundation Board of Trustees and is former chair of the board of regents. Nominations for the 2004 prize are due Dec. 1. For more information visit www.alaska.edu/uafound/.

Property thefts are increasing on campus. The UAF police department is warning faculty, staff and students to secure personal belongings and offices. Don't leave items unattended and be sure to lock offices and vehicles. To report suspicious activity call 7721.

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Construction continues in many areas of campus, so watch for signs and new traffic patterns. Pedestrian access across the West Ridge mall area will be open Oct. 5. Part of the Sheenjek parking lot continues to be closed for the installation of headbolts.

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Gordon Pullar, CRA, received the 2003 Joan Paterson Kerr book award for Looking Both Ways: Heritage and Identity of the Alutiiq People, from the Western History Association. Pullar was one of three editors of the book published by the UA Press. For more information about the book visit www.uaf.edu/uapress/.

Martin Jeffries, GI, reported a three-decade long decline in the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf that culminated in its sudden breakup between 2000 and 2002. Jeffries worked with researchers from Laval University on the study, which was reported in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.

Joy Morrison, CLA, presented a paper, "AIDS Education in Africa: A Case for Using Traditional Media," Sept. 13 to an international media conference at Stellenbosch University in Cape Town, South Africa.

Robert Parzick, CLA, will participate in the U.S. Amateur Championship pool tournament in November as one of 128 national qualifying finalists.

James Kari, professor emeritus of linguistics, was invited to lecture at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, this fall. The second edition of Kari's book, Shem Pete's Alaska: The Territory of the Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina, was recently published by the UA Press.

UAF's 2003-2004 directories are being distributed. Five listings on pages 62-63 were misprinted due to a printer error. The accurate information is available at www.uaf.edu/directory/error.html.

KBRW radio in Barrow translated 10 of Alaska Sea Grant's Arctic Science Journeys shows into Inupiaq for broadcast during the past four months.

Alaska Sea Grant, with the Alaska Marine Conservation Council, has published Living Marine Habitats of Alaska, a booklet exploring the habitats found off the coast of Alaska. For more information visit www.uaf.edu/seagrant/.

The international women's group meets Thursdays from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Women's Center, 112 Eielson. For more information call Megan Brown at 7043.

Wells Fargo Bank Alaska has joined the UA Museum's Corporate Partners program and is sponsoring Military Appreciation Day and the Yukon Quest Dog Day.

Matching funds to encourage new scholarships are available until Dec. 17, 2004. For more information contact Kim Davis at 6726 or kim.davis@uaf.edu.

The learning resources website has information for faculty, staff and students about supplemental instruction, study groups, computer programs, workshops and more. Check it out at www.uaf.edu/advising/student/.

Check out UAF's redesigned websites: the chancellor's site at www.uaf.edu/chancellor/, the registrar's site at www.uaf.edu/reg/, financial aid's site at www.uaf.edu/finaid/, the new online photo gallery at www.uaf.edu/gallery/, and the Cornerstone has a new URL at www.uaf.edu/cornerstone/.

A new tutoring center at 514C Gruening is open to all students 10 hours each weekday. The center is sponsored by Student Support Services. For more information call 2644.

Low grade reports for freshmen are due Oct. 10. For other important academic calendar dates visit www.uaf.edu/catalog/.

Safety and crime statistics for UAF are available online at www.uaf.edu/police/crime.html.

Employee notice, protection for whistle-blowers: Any employee may in good faith report to testify before a public agency concerning: a violation of federal, state or local law; a danger to public health or safety; gross mismanagement; a substantial waste of funds or clear abuse of authority; or a matter under investigation by the state. Employee protections and obligations regarding reports of these matters of public concern are fully stated in Alaska statutes 39.90.100 through 39.90.150, which are available for review at UAF University Relations, 201 Eielson.

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Career Services is hosting Accounting Week Oct. 6-10 and Engineering and Computer Science Week Oct. 13-17. Local and national firms will be on campus to interview students for jobs and internships. For more information visit www.uaf.edu/career/.

Invest in Yourself workshops are being held throughout the semester including Test Taking Oct. 7 and Credit for Prior Learning Oct. 14. The workshops, hosted by the Academic Advising Center, are held from 1:05-1:55 p.m. in 401 Gruening. For more information call 6396 or visit www.uaf.edu/advising/.

The UA Museum is holding a lecture and book signing for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land by photographer Subhankar Banerjee Oct. 9 from 7-9 p.m. in the Davis Concert Hall.

New staff hired in the last six months are invited to a Welcome to UAF new employee orientation Oct. 10 from 8:30-11:30 a.m. in the Wood Center Memorial Conference Room. For more information contact Scott McCrea at 2857 or fnsjm@uaf.edu.

The UA Museum's Saturday Family program, This is Rocket Science, is coming up Oct. 4 for children aged 7-9 and Oct. 11 for ages 10-12, from 10 a.m.-noon. Children must be accompanied by an adult and the cost is $10. Reservations are required. For more information or reservations call 6948.

Jane Hirshfield, an award-winning poet, essayist and translator, will read from her works Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. in the UA Museum. The event is free and books will be available for signing. For more information call 7193.

The 4th annual Student Leadership Conference entitled "Leadership: What Does it Mean to You?" takes place Oct. 18. For more information contact 7037 or leadership@uaf.edu.

The UAF music department is holding an open house Oct. 19 from 3-6 p.m. in the Davis Concert Hall. For more information on this fund-raising event, hosted by the UAF College of Fellows, call 6402.