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Friday Focus: A season of gratitude, an opportunity to give
February 21, 2025
I always find myself focusing on gratitude this time of year. As much as I love ²ÝÁñÉçÇø and living in Fairbanks, January and early February can be hard days. I am happy to report that the sun is back! We are currently at 9 hours of daylight and gaining almost 7 minutes a day. It's time to reflect and be grateful. We have sunshine, great snowpack and the perfect conditions to get out and enjoy living in this incredible place. Another incredible thing that starts this time of year here at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø is Giving Day. This annual event provides funding for scholarships, programs, athletics and campus events that benefit us all. Giving Day this year will occur from March 25-27, and I am excited to share with you that we are already off to a really great start as we prepare for this year's event.
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February 21, 2025
This online training workshop on Thursday, March 6 from 11 a.m. to noon will address how worry habits develop and methods of intervening with worry and anxiety.
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People's Endowment Funds awarded
February 21, 2025
²ÝÁñÉçÇø Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, Anupma Prakash, is pleased to announce the 2024-2025 People's Endowment cycle awardees.
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TimelyCare Medical Services available to students
February 21, 2025
TimelyCare virtual health and well-being resources are available for students. Download the TimelyCare app to your phone, register using your ²ÝÁñÉçÇø email address, and access a provider in minutes.
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Online only Mental Health First Aid class
February 21, 2025
²ÝÁñÉçÇø Student Health and Counseling is offering an online Mental Health First Aid Class, on Friday, March 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Enhancing private scholarship support at UA: A System-wide transformation
February 20, 2025
The University of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø is making significant strides to improve its private scholarship process, creating more flexible, accessible, and student-friendly opportunities across the system. This initiative aims to reduce financial stress and enhance the academic experience for students.
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Avalanche Safety Training: New date and open seats
February 20, 2025
Rescheduled for March 27! Seven seats are available for this training on a first-come, first-serve basis. This awareness level course is important for anyone heading into the mountains during seasons in which snow is likely.
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Healthy Lifestyles: Changing the way you think about diet and exercise
February 19, 2025
This workshop provides an overview of safe and effective strategies to improve overall fitness through manageable changes in diet and exercise. Of course, before beginning any changes in diet and exercise, it is best to first consult with your doctor.
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Limited submission funding opportunity for EPA grant
February 19, 2025
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is soliciting white papers for the Philanthropy Northwest’s Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grant call for proposals. ²ÝÁñÉçÇø can submit 1 proposal of $350,000. White papers are due Feb. 21.
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Summer Camp registration opens on March 7
February 17, 2025
Mark your calendars. ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning will open registration for summer camps for pre-K-12 students on March 7 at 10 a.m. The website will be open for preview on March 1. There will be over 100 camps to choose from this summer, with something for everyone.
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Pedagogical Pathways: Strategies for Student Success workshop series
February 17, 2025
Each hour-long workshop in this series introduces instructors to a foundational topic for teaching in higher education. Participants in each workshop will complete the first module in a professional microcredential on the topic, with the opportunity to enroll and complete the credential after the workshop.
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February 17, 2025
Attention students, alumni, and the broader ²ÝÁñÉçÇø community! Seeking a career change? Summer gig? Part-time job? Join ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Career Services for two in-person career fairs: the Engineering Career Fair on Feb. 18 and the all-majors Job and Internship Fair on Feb. 20. Over 100 employers will be in attendance to meet our ²ÝÁñÉçÇø students across both days from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.!
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Limited submission funding opportunity for DOE EXPRESS
February 17, 2025
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is soliciting white papers for the DOE Exploratory Research for Extreme-Scale Science: 2025 call for proposals. White papers are due Feb. 19, 2025, at 5 p.m.
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Friday Focus: Returning light a reassuring presence
February 14, 2025
This time of year I find myself obsessing about our returning daylight. I count the accumulating hours and minutes and the time gained each day (six minutes and forty-nine seconds today!). Even though I have absolutely no control over the returning light and warmth, the phenomenon is a reassuring presence. It brings me joy; it just gets better and better from here and I am already excited that we will cross over the ten-hour-day mark in two weeks! At the other end of the not-in-my-control spectrum is the current turmoil in Washington, D.C., and the uncertainties related to federal funding in general and for ²ÝÁñÉçÇø in particular. Because of that stress, I am especially thankful for the returning daylight as a source of strength.
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Jill Faudree receives distinguished teaching award
February 14, 2025
Mathematics faculty, Jill Faudree has been awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award for the Pacific Northwest Section of the Mathematical Association of America.
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BLaST celebrates February 2025 Scientist of the Month
February 14, 2025
Spencer Baysinger, a third-year BLaST scholar and a junior at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø pursuing a bachelor of science degree in computer science with a minor in mathematics, is the BLaST Scientist of the Month for February 2025! Baysinger is also a ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Honors student, President of the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø National Society of Leadership and Success and a ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Residence Life resident assistant.
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Chance to win at the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Nanooks Gold Rush
February 14, 2025
Support your ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Nanooks at the Gold Rush reverse raffle and auction on Saturday, March 22 at 6 p.m. Gold Rush is proudly presented by Usibelli Coal Mine and promises a night of food, drinks, games, and big prizes!
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February 14, 2025
There is still time to register your child for a spring break camp. Spaces are available in the Spring Break Drama Camp with the Fairbanks Shakespeare Theater and the Spring Break Field Day Camp with the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Volleyball Team.
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Registration open for summer 2025 via Schedule Planner
February 14, 2025
Course registration is open for the summer 2025 semester. Students can now browse available courses, generate possible schedule options and register for classes in one place with the mobile-friendly Schedule Planner.
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Are you a ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Researcher? Where have you published?
February 12, 2025
The Vice Chancellor for Research Office is compiling a list of journals where ²ÝÁñÉçÇø researchers have published their work. This will be used to compile a history of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø's research success and create a data visualization graphic.
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Apply for URSA Innovative Technology and Education Awards
February 12, 2025
URSA's 2025 Innovative Technology and Education Awards offer up to $5,000 to support technology-related equipment or software purchases for student-based instruction, research or project work. Funds for these awards come from a percentage of student fees.
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Academic Coaches available for your students
February 10, 2025
Academic Coaching is a partnership between students seeking to improve their study strategies and peer coaches trained to listen, ask thought-provoking questions, help students identify barriers to success and resources and set goals. Coaches are available to talk to your class about the services available to help them succeed.
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Invite a Study Away Peer Advisor to visit your class
February 10, 2025
The Study Away Program has some brand-new team members! Our four new Peer Advisors are all current students who have studied away before themselves. They are now available to talk to classes or other campus groups about the Study Away Program, and are excited to share about the program and their experience.
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²ÝÁñÉçÇø Alumni Association board nominations sought
February 07, 2025
The University of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Fairbanks Alumni Association is accepting nominations to serve three-year terms on its 12-member board of directors. Nominations will be accepted through March 10, 2025.
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Friday Focus: Responsibility, accountability and ownership
February 07, 2025
²ÝÁñÉçÇø began proactive strategic enrollment planning in the fall semester of 2018. Since then, our administrators, faculty, staff, and students have worked together to implement dozens of action plans that have improved our operations, enhanced our reputation, and increased our enrollment (and revenue) despite a nationwide decline in enrollment trends. And we know there is more we need to do. New data from the Census Bureau indicate not just one, but two demographic cliffs, which will result in fewer high school graduates across the United States. In ²ÝÁñÉçÇø, when population figures are adjusted for the likelihood of attending college after high school, this results in a sharp enrollment decline that we are already witnessing. The University of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Board of Regents has emphasized the urgency of addressing this challenge by increasing our share of new students in the competitive enrollment market and focusing on retaining and graduating the students we enroll.
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