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UAF Bookstore

The Bookstore is located on the lower and main levels of Constitution Hall. Products available include textbooks, UAF clothing, insignia gift items, general books, study aids, school and arts supplies, calculators, snacks and sundries.

You can browse and purchase your textbooks in the lower level of the bookstore. In addition to traditional new and used textbooks, many titles are now rentable or available as e-books. Please ask your textbook clerk for instructions on renting or purchasing e-books. You can order your books online in advance for in-store pickup or have them shipped directly to you. Go to www.uaf.bkstr.com for information on how to order your textbooks.

Bookstore Hours
Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed: Saturdays and Sundays and May 30 and July 4 – 5

Bookstore
Constitution Hall
907-474-6858
Fax 907-474-7739
1191mgr@fheg.follett.com
www.uaf.bkstr.com

 

Disability Services

The Disability Services office provides services to students who have documented disabilities protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its amendments. The goal of the office is to ensure equal access to educational opportunities at UAF. Services are free and available to any student who is
eligible and enrolled in at least one credit hour. Disability Services maintains adaptive computer workstations at several places on campus. Workstations include voice activated software, screen enlargers and screen readers. UAF has an accessible shuttle bus service equipped with a wheelchair lift for transportation on campus. Most campus buildings and some residence halls are accessible.

Disability Services summer hours are Monday – Thursday 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. For more information, contact Disability Services.

Disability Services
208 Whitaker Building
907-474-5655 • 907-474-1827 TTY
fydso@uaf.edu
www.uaf.edu/disability/

 

Student Health and Counseling Center

The Student Health and Counseling Center provides heath care, counseling, substance abuse evaluation and referral, health education and assistance with health insurance. Medical staff provides primary health care. Counselors offer individual, group and crisis intervention counseling. Students must pay the heath center fee to be eligible for these services. Summer hours: Monday – Thursday 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Student Health and Counseling Center
612 N. Chandalar Drive
(907) 474-7043
(907 474-7045 (TTY)
www.uaf.edu/chc/

 

Elmer E. Rasmuson Library

The Elmer E. Rasmuson Library is the largest library in Alaska with more than 1.75 million volumes. Library faculty and staff help students identify and access information in UAF print and online collections by using a wide range of periodical indexes and catalogs. Interlibrary loan services locate and borrow materials owned by other libraries throughout the U.S.

The Alaska and Polar Regions Collections include rare books, periodicals, archives, manuscripts, historical photographs, oral histories and maps.

Wireless internet access is available throughout the Rasmuson Library building.

Your PolarExpress ID card serves as your library card, allowing you to check out library materials and media equipment. It also provides access to the all-hours study area (room 404) when the library is closed.

Rasmuson Library Hours
May 16 - 22
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. -  6 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday Noon - 6 p.m.
May 23 - August 13
Monday - Thursday 7:30 a.m.  - 9 p.m.
Friday 7:30 a.m.  - 6 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday Noon - 6 p.m.
Closed May 28 - 30 and July 2 - 5

Rasmuson Library
907-474-7481
fyref@uaf.edu
library.uaf.edu

 

PolarExpress ID Card

The PolarExpress card is the official UAF identification card. It provides access to computer labs, Rasmuson Library services, university housing, Student Recreation Center and student activities. In order to obtain a PolarExpress card, students must have registered for class 24 hours prior and have a picture ID.

Bear Bucks (purchased cash value) can be deposited on the PolarExpress card at the PolarExpress Office, the UAF Business Office, any on-campus dining location or at any Value Transfer Station on campus. Bear Bucks may be used at all campus dining services’ locations, vending machines, photocopiers, the Wood Center front counter and the bookstore. In addition, Bear Bucks are now accepted at many off-campus dining locations. A current list of those locations can be viewed at www.uafbearbucks.com.

PolarExpress Hours
Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursday 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

PolarExpress
116 E ielson Building
907-474-7657
www.uaf.edu/aux-bus/polarexpress/

 

Student Recreation Center

(Closed May 22 – June 18, 2011)
The Student Recreation Center (SRC) offers three multi-purpose courts on the main level for volleyball, basketball, badminton, tennis and soccer. Other features include an elevated 1/8 mile running track, lifecycles, stairmasters, rowing machines, Gravitron, circuit series, an aerobics area, an indoor climbing wall, hammer strength stations, Nautilus stations, free weights and stretching areas. Outside the SRC are soccer and ultimate frisbee fields, a disc golf course and numerous trails for crosscountry
running.

A second pair of shoes and photo ID are REQUIRED for entry into the SRC.

Summer SRC cards are valid mid-June through August and memberships may be purchased at the Business Office or the SRC. Children under 18 years are not permitted use of SRC facilities unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

SRC Hours
Monday – Friday 5:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday Closed
Hours subject to change.
SRC Fee
UAF students and students at any postsecondary
institution (must show university/
college ID)
$58
Student’s family member (spouse or
dependent, not UAF affiliated)
$12
Daily use $8

Student Recreation Center
907-474-5886
www.uaf.edu/src/

 

Wood Center

Wood Center is a focal point of campus activities and services available to students, faculty, staff, alumni and university guests.

Services include campus information, dining facilities, a television area, meeting rooms, laundry and shower facilities, a lost and found, and a recreation area with a bowling alley, pool tables and video games. Wood Center also hosts the Spirit of Alaska Federal Credit Union and an automatic teller machine (ATM).

Wood Center Hours
Monday – Friday 7:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday Closed

Wood Center
907-474-7037
www.uaf.edu/woodcenter/


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