MEDIA ADVISORY

TO:                     News Directors, Education Reporters and PSA Directors

FROM:                 University Relations

SUBJECT:            UAF Day at the Southside Community Center

LOCATION:          2400 Rickert St. in Fairbanks

DATE & TIME:     May 18, 2002 from 12 - 4 p.m.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is hosting the annual UAF Day at the Southside Community Center on Saturday, May 18, 2002 from 12 - 4 p.m.

“As a public institution we do a great job of inviting the community to come up to visit our campus,” said Scott McCrea, the founder of the event and president of the UAF Staff Council. “With this event, we’re looking at taking the campus to the community.”

The purpose of the family event is to create a “mini-campus” at the Southside Community Center. Various departments will be on hand with exhibits, information and activities for all ages. Scheduled participants include the Office of Admissions, Student Activities, Career Services, the journalism department, the University of Alaska Museum, Rural Student Services, UAF Athletics, KUAC-FM, the Geophysical Institute’s earthquake simulator, the Institute of Arctic Biology and many others.

Entertainment for the afternoon will include performances by the Corinthian Children’s Choir, Theatre UAF, the UAF Jazz Quartet featuring Clarence Alan Pate, the James O’Malley Potlatch Dancers and Alaska Gravity Works.

Hot dogs and refreshments will be provided, and door prizes will be awarded throughout the afternoon.

“There will be something for every age group,” said McCrea. “We want to let people know that UAF is their hometown university, and we want to invite them to experience all that we have to offer.”

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CONTACT: Scott McCrea, UAF Staff Council President at (907) 474-1157 or fnsjm@uaf.edu.

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