Media Advisory

TO                         Assignment Editors and Education Reporters

FROM                     UAF University Relations

SUBJECT                UAF Chancellor Lind to Speak at Rotary

LOCATION              Westmark Fairbanks Hotel

DATE & TIME          Thursday, March 30 at 12 p.m.

UAF Chancellor Marshall Lind will speak on "Building a Winning Team" to Fairbanks community members during a noon meeting of the Fairbanks Rotary Thursday, March 30 at the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel and Conference Center. Lind will highlight recent accomplishments and future planning for the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Marching into a new millennium leading higher education in the state means making goals and setting objectives. Lind will outline the status of UAF's current involvement in its 10 year institutional reaccreditation process and touch on the number of programs at UAF that have already received specialized accreditation. He is also expected to give an update on fall enrollment projections and the coming construction season on the Fairbanks campus.

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CONTACT: UAF Public Information Officer Debra Damron, 907-474-7587 or email at fynews@aurora.alaska.edu

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