The Nanook hockey team swept Bowling Green to advance to the CCHA Super Six tournament at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, March 17–19.

The UAF men’s basketball team beat Western Washington to advance to the GNAC regional finals. The Nanooks faced off against Cal Poly Pomona March 14 for a bid at the regional championship and a trip to the Elite Eight March 22–23.

The Nanook rifle team took fourth place at the NCAA national championships. Matt Rawlings took first place in the small-bore competition and third in air rifle competition. Team members Jamie Beyerle, Matt Rawlings, Matt Wallace and Joe Hein earned first team All-America honors in small-bore, with Kim Harris named to the second team and John Hogle earning honorable mention. Beyerle, Rawlings and Wallace were also named to the first team in air rifle.

The Nanook cross-country ski team finished 15th at the NCAA championships. Johanna Turunen finished eighth in the women’s 10 kilometer freestyle, earning All-American honors.

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The University of Alaska 529 College Savings Plan has been named one of the best nationwide by Morningstar. For more information visit www.uacollegesavings.com.

Poker Flat Research Range staff have recovered the remnants of a rocket that crashed March 6 just five minutes into the launch. The CASCADES project was to perform auroral research. The rocket debris will be studied to help determine what caused the malfunction.

The University Police Department has received reports of a potential phone scam on campus involving a caller selling printer ink cartridges. UAF employees need to be alert for scams from all sources including phone, fax and e-mail. To report suspected scams contact the police department at 6200.

Ad Summum - To the Top, the expanded Chancellor’s Report, is now online. Read about various achievements and recent developments at UAF by viewing the publication at www.uaf.edu/chancellor/.

Kade Mendelowitz, CLA, published an article on how to make rain on stage in the Winter 2005 issue of Theatrical Design and Technology. For more information visit www.alaskasbest.com/kade/rain/.

Shann Paul Jones, TVC and Summer Sessions, will be a guest speaker at the Northwest District Convention of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance March 17–19 at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Ore.

The job classification system for staff positions continues. Administrative manager, safety services, risk management and communication/public relations will be the next job families created. For comments or questions about the project contact SW HR at syhrcd@alaska.edu or contact your UAF HR consultant at 7700.

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Meet 2004 Olympic medalists and UAF alumni Matt Emmons and Dan Jordan at a dinner to benefit the Nanook rifle team. The event takes place March 22 at 6–6:45 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. in the Westmark Hotel Gold Room. Tickets are $50 in advance or $55 at the door and may be purchased at the Patty Center ticket office or by calling 5977.

UAF Dining Services and Residence Life present Land Before the Commons, a themed dinner featuring barbecue ribs and other delights from the caveman era at the Lola Tilly Commons March 24 from 5–8 p.m. Dinner is free with a UAF meal plan or $8.25 per person.

The UA Museum of the North presents The Future of Fuels, a lecture by Dennis Witmer, AETL, which takes place March 24 at 7 p.m. in the Noel Wien Library. For more information call 7505 or visit www.uaf.edu/museum/.

The UAF Women’s Center and the Leadership Program present a lecture by Heather Kendall-Miller March 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom in honor of Women’s History month. For more information call 6360.

The IAB life sciences seminar series presents “Thoughts on Model Selection” by Richard Davis, Colorado State University, March 25 at 3:30 p.m. in 214 Elvey. For more information call 7640.

Award winning poet Angela Ball will read a selection of her work March 28 at 7 p.m. in the Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom. A book signing and reception will follow the reading. This event is free and open to all. For more information call 7609.

Antiracist activist Tim Wise presents “But Some of My Best Friends are Black ... Racism and the Culture of Denial” March 29 at 2:30 p.m. and “Beyond Diversity: Challenging Racism in an Age of Backlash” March 30 at 7 p.m. in the Wood Center Carol Brown Ballroom. For more information contact Jeff Stepp at 6026.

The Academic Advising Center is hosting a workshop entitled In the Right Major? March 31 at 1 p.m. in Gruening 409. For more information call 6396.

The NanookTech Accelerator seminar series Accelerating Economic Development in the Arctic presents a talk by Kevin Owen from First Step Internet in Moscow, Idaho March 31 at 2 p.m. in 201 Bunnell. NanookTech is a education, business and economic development project, launched cooperatively by UAF and others, designed to support start-up businesses in Alaska.

IAB presents the 2005 Irving-Scholander Memorial lecture “Masters of Microfluids: Transporting Water to the Tops of Trees” by Noel Michele Holbrook, Harvard, March 31 at 7 p.m. in the Elvey Auditorium. For more information visit www.iab.uaf.edu.

Theatre UAF presents Oedipus Rex by Sophocles April 1, 2, 8 and 9 at 8:15 p.m. and April 3 and 10 at 2 p.m. in the Salisbury Theatre. A special lecture about Sophocles, Oedipus Rex and Greek mythology will be held March 28 at 5:30 p.m. in the theatre. For more information visit www.uaf.edu/theatre/.

The Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra presents Carmen April 1 at 7 p.m. and April 3 at 4 p.m. in the Davis Concert Hall. For more information call 5733 or visit www.fairbankssymphony.org.

A Cold-Climate Homebuilding Techniques workshop will be held April 2 at 9 a.m. in Schaible Auditorium. For more information call 7201.

A spring concert featuring the UAF Jazz Band, Jazz Choir and Combo directed by Barney McClure takes place April 2 at 8 p.m. in the Davis Concert Hall. Admission is $10, $5 for students, seniors and military. For more information call 7555.

ARSC is hosting Discovery Tuesday, “Using the IBM Generator,” by Greg Newby and Bob Huebert April 5 at 1 p.m. in the Discovery Lab, 375C Rasmuson Library. For more information visit www.arsc.edu.

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Kurt Byers, Sea Grant, co-authored the script for Ocean Fury, which won the 2005 Critique and Awards Program gold award in scriptwriting for visual media from the Association for Communications Excellence.

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Brad Oleson, the top scorer in Nanook men’s basketball history, was named the GNAC Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Oleson was also named Daktronics West Region Player of the Year and to the GNAC All-Conference first-team. Teammates Andrew Smith and Justin Bourne, both juniors, earned honorable mention.

Cody Burgess and Adrienne Taalak both earned Daktronics All-West Region women’s basketball honors. Burgess was named first-team All-Region and Taalak was named to the second team.

Wylie Rogers, Nanook hockey, was selected to the 2004–2005 CCHA’s All-Rookie Team. Rogers was recognized twice this season as the CCHA’s goal tender of the week.

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March 25, 2005: Alaska Community Colleges’ Federation of Teachers is accepting nominations for the Academic Freedom Award. For more information visit www.accft.org.

March 31, 2005: Submissions for the American Association of University Women scholarships are due. For more information contact Pat at 479-2360 or Ellen at 456-4518.

April 1, 2005: Graduation with leadership honors applications are due. For more information contact 1170 or leadership@uaf.edu.

April 22, 2005: Nominations for the Chancellor’s Recognition Award are due. For more information contact 7056.

April 22, 2005: Nominations for the 2005 Outstanding Staff Council Achievement Awards are due. For more information contact 7056.

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Strategic Planning

UAF began initial strategic planning activities in the early 1990s. The first strategic plan, UAF 2000, guided the institution through the fiscal challenges of the last decade of the 20th century. UAF 2005 provided a valuable roadmap for the university as it examined new programs and directions following the arrival of the new millennium. It’s anticipated that Strategic Plan 2010 (SP2010) will further guide UAF as it responds to both internal and external influences in a rapidly changing world.

SP 2010 efforts were kicked off in early February. The nearly 30 strategic planning committee members appointed by the chancellor represent faculty, staff, students and include representatives from the rural campuses and Fairbanks community members. The timeframe for SP2010 is ambitious, with completion anticipated by the end of 2005. Nonetheless, the process will be thorough and include a review of the mission statement, a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis of the university and the development of values and goals. In addition, all units within the university will participate in setting objectives specific to their areas that will support the university’s achievement of the SP2010 goals.

The term “strategic planning” means different things to each person and is dependent upon her/his past experiences with the process and subsequent results. Regardless of individual notions of strategic planning, this committee is collectively dedicated to developing an active and flexible document that has measurable goals and objectives. This plan will not sit on a shelf and gather dust; rather, it will be the cornerstone upon which all UAF planning efforts rest. SP2010 will actively guide the university as it strives to meet the education, research and service needs of Alaskans and other people of the circumpolar north, or anyone who wishes to avail her/himself of what this great university has to offer.

Visit the Strategic Planning Committee website and comment on the revised mission statement at www.uaf.edu/strategic/.

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