Bazaar anchors UWA history of university support
October 28, 2014
The University Women’s Association will host its annual holiday bazaar this weekend,
Nov. 1-2.
The bazaar, at Pioneer Park, has been part of welcoming the holiday season to the
Interior for nearly five decades. Its proceeds are key to the association’s longstanding
support of the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
The University Women’s Association has been part of the fabric of UAF since 1952,
when it was formed to help the wives of new faculty adjust to the extremes of life
in Fairbanks. The members of the UWA helped them learn the ropes, making their transition
easier and their desire to stay at UAF more likely.
Today, a new faculty member is just as likely to be a woman as a man, Fairbanks is
far less isolated, and our goods and services rival those available Outside. The University
Women’s Association has evolved as well. Along with maintaining its roots as a social
and networking organization, the primary goal of today’s association is university
support, via scholarships for students and smaller gifts to things like KUAC and the
UAF Bunnell House. The $10,000 in proceeds from the 2013 bazaar funded seven scholarships
for both women and men during the 2014-15 school year.
The bazaar will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Pioneer Park Exhibit Hall. Admission
is free and the event includes live music, door prizes and more than 130 vendors selling
handmade items.
For more information about the University Women’s Association, the bazaar, or to volunteer
or become a member, visit https://www.uaf.edu/uwa.