The Alaska Native Knowledge Network serves as a resource for Native people, government agencies, educators and the general public in gaining access to the knowledge base that Alaska Natives have acquired over millenniums.

The Alaska Native Knowledge Network produces and distributes materials and publications and is home to an extensive library of curriculum resources catalogued by cultural themes. Publications, materials, and curriculum resources can be viewed in person and online.

Alaska Native Knowledge Network
164 University Park Building
907-474-1902
fyankn@uaf.edu
http://www.ankn.uaf.edu

The Alaska Native Language Center (ANLC) is devoted to research, teaching, and publishing in Alaska’s 20 Native languages. The ANLC archive of 10,000 paper documents and 5,000 audio and video tapes is the most comprehensive collection of Alaska Native language material in the world.

Publications are available in local bookstores or directly from ANLC. Staff are available to show the archive and speak with visitors about Alaska languages and topics such as language maintenance and revitalization.

Alaska Native Language Center
417 Brooks Building
(907) 474-7874
fyanlp@uaf.edu
http://www.uaf.edu/anlc/

Alaska Sea Grant (ASG) funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the State of Alaska supports research in marine-related subjects, produces educational publications and videos about Alaska’s seas and coasts, and convenes scientific conferences. Alaska Sea Grant books include Field Guide to Sharks, Skates, and Ratfish of Alaska, featuring cover art by artist Ray Troll, and Guide to Marine Mammals of Alaska.

ASG also works with community members on economic and social issues related to the conservation and wise use of marine and coastal resources through a network of 15 Marine Advisory Program agents and specialists located in ten coastal communities from Nome to Ketchikan.

Alaska Sea Grant College Program
Wells Fargo Building
794 University Avenue
(907) 474-7086
fygrant@uaf.edu
http://www.uaf.edu/seagrant/

The Alaska Teacher Placement (ATP) program mission is to provide leadership in identifying, attracting, and placing highly qualified educators in Alaska. ATP works with Alaska’s school districts, university leaders, and other educational entities to promote the teaching profession in Alaska.

Visit alaskateacher.org for job fair dates and locations including online discussions and virtual-hosted chat sessions with education leaders around the state.

Alaska Teacher Placement
1157 Deborah Avenue
(907) 450-8400
(877) ATP-6644 (toll free)
atp@alaska.edu
http://www.alaskateacher.org

The UAF Bookstore has a large selection of general reading materials, study aids, calculators, personal care items, greeting cards, clothing and gift items.

Textbooks for most Summer Sessions classes must be ordered online. Please visit the bookstore website at http://www.uaf.edu/bookstore/ for ordering details.  You may order books online after April 20, 2009.

MAYmester textbooks are the only textbooks that will be available for purchase at the UAF Bookstore and cannot be ordered online.

Bookstore Hours
Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Saturday noon–5 p.m.
Closed Sundays and May 25, June 27, July 2, 3

Bookstore
Constitution Hall
(907) 474-7348
fybook@uaf.edu
http://www.bookstore.uaf.edu

Summer jobs in a variety of areas are available for students. Student employment is a valuable tool in learning new skills, connecting to the university, and developing a network of professionals that can help you in the future. A Career Services counselor can help in the process of finding student employment on campus as well as reviewing the employment application prior to submission. Student employees must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credits. Student employment is just one of the ways to make your educational experience at UAF unique and rewarding.

Alumni and current students can take advantage of the summer months to update a resume, research potential internships or employers. Career Services offers resources to make the transition from UAF to your future career as smooth as possible. Please stop by and visit our office.

Career Services
110 Eielson Building
(907) 474-7596
http://www.uaf.edu/career/

Cooperative Extension is a collaboration among local, state, and federal governments in partnership with the University of Alaska Fairbanks. With offices statewide, Extension provides research-based information about everything from blueberry recipes and gardening to building an energy efficient home. Information is also available on the web. Extension publications are viewed a million times a year through its online publications catalog at http://www.uaf. edu/ces/publications/. Extension introduced another way to help Alaskans can and preserve foods in 2008. Seven interactive web-based Flash modules combine writtten, audio, and video instructions on canning basics and food preservation. View the modules at http://www.uaf. edu/ces/preservingalaskasbounty/.

Cooperative Extension Service
308 Tanana Loop, UAF Campus
(907) 474-5211
(877) 520-5211
fbcit@uaf.edu
http://www.uaf.edu/ces/

The Disability Services office provides services to students who have documented disabilities protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). 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 through Thursday 8 a.m.–1 p.m. For more information contact the director of Disability Services.

Center for Health and Counseling
208 Whitaker Building
(907) 474-5655
(907) 474-1827 TTY
fydso@uaf.edu
http://www.uaf.edu/disability/

Fairbanks Denakkanaaga Elderhostel is an Alaskan Native organization offering educational tourism programs for people 55 or older, along with their companion of any age. Lectures, presentations, and daily field trips provide a broad range of information on Fairbanks and other areas of Alaska.

Summer programs run for 7 to 11 nights with meals, housing and travel within Alaska included. Choose from offerings going north from Fairbanks into the Arctic all the way to Prudhoe Bay and the Arctic Ocean; going south on the railroad with overnight stays in Denali, Anchorage, and Seward, traveling the whole length of the Alaska Railroad route; or go west to Nome.

Online registration is available through Elderhostel headquarters in Boston at http://www.elderhostel.org or call toll free (877) 426-8056.

Fairbanks Denakkanaaaga Elderhostel
201 First Avenue Suite 100
Fairbanks, AK 99701
907-452-8251 Ext. 5013
fyelder@uaf.edu

The Geophysical Institute Map Office carries Alaska maps including topographic and thematic maps published by the USGS. State, country and world maps are also available for sale.

Other items available include topographic maps of western Canada, nautical charts of Prince William Sound and Kachemak Bay, geologic maps, space and aurora posters, books and slides, plastic raised relief maps, maps on CD ROM, and select National Geographic posters. Visa, Mastercard accepted as well as checks and cash. Office hours are 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Geophysical Institute Map Office
204 Akasofu Building (IARC)
(907) 474-6960
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/services/MapOffice/

Drawing on the experience and talents of older people (50+) in the Fairbanks area, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks offers new opportunities for continued learning. Members are invited from all backgrounds; a college degree or education is not a prerequisite for membership. Members share the common bonds of intellectual curiosity and the experience of their generation.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
159 University Park
(907) 474-6607
olli@uaf.edu
http://www.uaf.edu/olli/

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. New students pick up their PolarExpress cards approximately one week before Summer Sessions begins. Students must have registered for classes 24 hours prior and must have a picture ID with them to obtain a card.

BearBucks (purchased cash value) can be deposited on the PolarExpress card at the PolarExpress Office. BearBucks may be used at all campus dining services locations, vending machines, photocopiers, the Wood Center counter, and the bookstore.

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

PolarExpress
203 Eielson Building
(907) 474-7657
http://www.uaf.edu/fyexprss/

KUAC TV and FM are public television and radio stations located on the UAF campus. KUAC radio broadcasts on 89.9 FM providing programming 24 hours a day, seven days a week, throughout the Interior. The statewide AlaskaOne Public Television Network includes KUAC TV 9 as its network programming and operations center. KUAC creates radio and television programming that is thought-provoking, trustworthy, and even life changing—connecting Alaska to the world and the world to Alaska.

KUAC / AlaskaOne
202 Fine Arts Building
(907) 474-7491
http://www.kuac.org

Spirit of Alaska Federal Credit Union offers a full line of banking services at four branches in the Fairbanks area. The UAF campus branch is located in Wood Center. Summer hours for the campus branch are noon to 5 p.m. Of the nine ATMs operated by the Spirit of Alaska Federal Credit Union, three are associated with the University. ATMs are located in Wood Center, the Hess Recreation Center and the Tanana Valley Campus Center.

For more information please visit the website at http://www.spiritofalaskafcu.com or contact a Member Service Representative.

Spirit of Alaska Federal Credit Union
1st Floor Wood Center
P.O. Box 73920
Fairbanks, AK 99707
(907) 459-5900
info@spiritofalaska.com
http://www.spiritofalaskafcu.com 

KSUA-FM, a student-operated college radio station located in Constitution Hall, serves the UAF campus and surrounding community broadcasting on 91.5 FM. KSUA can be heard throughout the Fairbanks area and as far away as Tok and Healy. Programming is student produced and available on the Internet at http://www.ksua.net.

KSUA-FM/TV
307 Constitution Hall
(907) 474-7054
http://www.ksua.net

The Student Recreation Center (SRC) offers three multi-purpose courts on the main level, an elevated 1/8 mile running track, lifecycles, stairmasters, rowing machines, Gravitron, cross training kayak machine, an aerobics area, an indoor climbing wall, hammer strength stations, Nautilus stations, free weights, stretching areas, and 45 intramural activities that take place throughout the year. Outside the SRC there are soccer and ultimate frisbee fields and numerous trails for cross-country running. A second pair of shoes is required for entry into the SRC. Summer SRC cards are valid mid-May through early September. Full-time UAF Summer Sessions students gain access to the SRC with their PolarExpress ID card. All others obtain access cards from the SRC office. 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.
Closed Sunday
Hours subject to change.

SRC Fee
$ 57.50 UAF students and students at any post-secondary institution (must show university/college ID)
$ 12 Student’s family member (spouse or dependant)
$ 8 Daily use

Student Recreation Center
(907) 474-5886
http://www.uaf.edu/src/

The University of Alaska Press publishes nonfiction and literature about Alaska, the North Pacific Rim, Arctic Canada, Siberia, and Scandinavia. UA Press is dedicated to enriching the lives of Alaskans through high-quality books on the history, art, people, and natural world of the North. Recent books include Wild Moments: Adventures with Animals of the North by Michael Engelhard, For the Sake of Light: New and Selected Poems by Tom Sexton, and Mammals of Alaska by Stephen O. MacDonald and Joseph A. Cook (expected release 3/2009).

UA students, staff and faculty always receive a 10% discount on UA Press books. Visit http://www.uaf.edu/uapress/ to preview all new and forthcoming titles.

University of Alaska Press
Wells Fargo Building, 2nd floor
794 University Avenue, Suite 220
(907) 474-5831
(888) 252-6657 (toll free)
fypress@uaf.edu
http://www.uaf.edu/uapress

The UA Technology Center provides educational discount sales of computer systems and products to all students, staff, faculty, and departments of the University of Alaska. The center keeps many computers, printers, and software in stock. Non-stock items can be ordered. The PolarExpress ID card is required for purchases.

UA Technology Center
Constitution Hall Second Floor
(907) 474-6463
fyuatc@uaf.edu
http://www.computersales.uaf.edu

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, and a recreation area with a bowling alley, pool tables, and video games. Wood Center also hosts the Spirit of Alaska Federal Credit Union, an automatic teller machine (ATM), and lost and found.

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

Wood Center
(907) 474-7037
http://www.uaf.edu/woodcenter/