The Academic Advising Center

The Academic Advising Center (AAC) provides advising for General Studies, pre-major, nondegree students and students transitioning from one major to another. All degree students are assigned an academic advisor in their major department. To find out who your advisor is, contact your major department.

AAC advisors help students understand degree requirements, university policies and resources, plan classes over a series of semesters, explain options available, choose electives and provide materials to help decide on the selection of a major. Learning style and career inventory services are available free of charge at the AAC. More information is available under Student Information at the AAC website.

Academic advisors and all services are available weekdays from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. throughout the summer. Schedule an appointment on the AAC ’s website.

Academic Advising Center
509 Gruening Building
(907) 474-6396
(888) 823-8780 (toll free)
advising@uaf.edu
www.uaf.edu/advising/

Rural Student Services

Rural Student Services (RSS) provides academic advising services for Native and rural college students and provides vital links with the Fairbanks campus community, rural communities and other campuses throughout the state. Students may choose an RSS advisor who will provide academic advising and referrals to various academic support services on the Fairbanks campus. For more information, call RSS at 907-474-7871 or 888-478-1452. RSS is open weekdays from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Rural Student Services
200 Brooks Building
(907) 474-7871
(888) 478-1452 (toll free)
fyrss@uaf.edu
www.uaf.edu/ruralss/

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) provides computing services and support for all UAF students, faculty and staff. Services include Google Apps @ UA email accounts, Blackboard and network access. Student computing labs with both Windows and Apple computer systems are available for all UAF students in the Bunnell building, Rasmuson Library study area and the Moore-Bartlett-Skarland Complex (MBS Complex).

UA ID
Your UA ID is the number that is on your PolarExpress Card and uniquely identifies you in the university system. With your UA ID and PIN you can login to UAOnline. It is important to keep your UA ID and PIN private. Never share any password or PIN with anyone.

UA Username
Your UA Username is a standard identity used to login to the university’s central authentication service, AuthServ. It typically comprises your first initial, middle initial and your last name, which may be followed by a number to make it unique. It provides access to many UAF systems including Blackboard, OIT Lab computers, Google Apps @UA (email), EDIR and others.

Use the Easy-Login-Maintenance-Option aka ELMO at elmo.alaska.edu, to lookup your UA Username, maintain your password and reset it when necessary.

Communication via E-mail
UAF uses email to communicate with students on many important matters. Email is often the only way some information is distributed. The university automatically assigns each student an official UAF email account when a student enrolls. You are responsible for knowing and acting on all university communications sent to your official UAF email account.

If you wish to receive university communications at a different email address it is your responsibility to forward email from your assigned UAF account to the email address of your choice. Instructions on how to forward your UAF email account can be found in the FAQ section of Google Apps @ UA (www.alaska.edu/google/).

Blackboard
Blackboard is the university’s Learning Management System that allows students and faculty to participate in classes delivered online or the flexibility to use online materials and activities to complement face-to-face teaching. Blackboard enables instructors to provide students with course materials, discussion boards, virtual chat, online quizzes, an academic resource center and more. Instructors may offer resources such as lecture notes, PowerPoint slide presentations or class handouts. If you’re enrolled in a course that uses Blackboard, be sure to find out how Blackboard will be used.

Office of Information Technology
401 Rasmuson Library
(907) 450-8300
(800) 478-4667 (toll free in Alaska)
http://www.uaf.edu/oit/