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September 06, 2023
If you are open to or seeking undergraduate students to join your established project, please let us know! URSA would like to provide a campus-wide listing of opportunities for undergraduate students to participate in research and/or creative projects with ²ÝÁñÉçÇø faculty and graduate students.
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Friday Focus: Welcome, near and far
September 01, 2023
Welcome! Not only to the first week of classes but to ²ÝÁñÉçÇø locations across the state. I'm writing from Juneau, ²ÝÁñÉçÇø, after attending this week's Board of Regents meetings at the University of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Southeast. It is nice to acknowledge the feeling of welcome extends to all UA campuses, not just ²ÝÁñÉçÇø.
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Apply now! Fall applications closing Sept. 10
September 01, 2023
The Sept. 10 application deadline is quickly approaching for four different Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity Award programs. Undergraduate students, graduate students, researchers, staff and faculty across disciplines and locations are encouraged to apply now!
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College Savings Month sweepstakes
September 01, 2023
²ÝÁñÉçÇø 529 is excited to offer ²ÝÁñÉçÇøns the "What Can a 529 Do For You?" national sweepstakes through the College Savings Plan Network! September is College Savings Month, and CSPN is giving away almost $5,000 in contributions to 529 accounts to celebrate.
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Nanook Recreation fall group fitness
August 30, 2023
Nanook Recreation is offering a variety of fitness classes for the fall semester. We will offer some familiar programs such as Intro to Strength Training, Intermediate Strength Training, Intro to Olympic Weightlifting, Mat Pilates, Outdoor Bootcamp, and Indoor Cycling. Classes are being added through the fall so keep checking in to our group fitness calendar for the latest offerings.
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August 30, 2023
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity is seeking members for the 2023-2024 URSA application review panel (first review opportunities start Sept. 13). Faculty members from all ²ÝÁñÉçÇø campuses and disciplines are invited to participate.
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The NSF I-Corps Site program: Customer Discovery
August 29, 2023
At Center ICE, we provide a six-week National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Site (I-Corps) program to accelerate academic research and startup business projects that are ready to move toward commercialization. Through the I-Corps program, teams complete 15 – 20 interviews over the six weeks. The closing date for the next cohort is 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 3.
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Call for FY25 Federal Appropriations requests
August 28, 2023
The call for FY25 Federal Appropriations requests has officially opened and will close on Sept. 29, 2023. ²ÝÁñÉçÇø is requiring that all individuals interested in submitting an appropriations request to the Congressional delegation complete the Google request form. If you submit more than one request, please clearly rank your requests.
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Save the date: Chancellor's Convocation Sept. 12
August 28, 2023
Please join Chancellor Dan White from 1-2 p.m. at the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Davis Concert Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 12, for a celebration of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø's accomplishments over the past year.
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Friday Focus: Transformative academic journey
August 25, 2023
This past week I participated in some of my favorite events at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø, welcoming students to the start of a new fall semester. All week, hundreds of new ²ÝÁñÉçÇø students came onto campus from across the state and around the world to start their educational journey. Each one of them took a unique path to get to this starting line, and each one of them will make the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø experience their own. This year's incoming first-year students are arriving at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø at a time of great transition and opportunity.
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Reminder: Office of the Chancellor DocuSign procedures
August 25, 2023
All documents requiring the Chancellor's digital signature should be sent to uaf.chancellor@alaska.edu. Documents sent to other email accounts will not be approved.
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Share free Nanook Navigator mobile app with your students
August 25, 2023
The Office of Student Success would like to remind advisors, instructors, and staff the Nanook Navigator (Navigate Student) Mobile App is free for all active students to download.
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Students2Startups program provides hands-on startup experience
August 23, 2023
Getting boots-on-the-ground experience in the entrepreneurial and business world is valuable, especially for the students involved in the 2022 Students2Startups programs. This summer, Center ICE supported six interns embedded in six startup companies and small businesses across ²ÝÁñÉçÇø.
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²ÝÁñÉçÇø Student Health and Counseling Center back at Whitaker Building
August 23, 2023
The staff members at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Student Health and Counseling Center have moved to their newly renovated space! You can find them on the second floor of the Whitaker building, which is next to the fire department and above the police station.
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Submit student engagement reports starting Sept. 1
August 23, 2023
Instructors, please reach out to your students before completing engagement reports. We encourage you to provide context within the comment section of the engagement report to assist advisors and student success staff in their outreach support.
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Introducing Nanook Technology Services' website debut
August 23, 2023
Nanook Technology Services is the new name for ²ÝÁñÉçÇø IT and the user services team formerly embedded in OIT. Under the direction of Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services Julie Queen and Chief Information Technology Officer Ben Shier, Nanook Technology Services has been created as ²ÝÁñÉçÇø’s IT unit.
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Deadline reminder for Academic Leadership Institute
August 23, 2023
The application deadline for the 2023-24 Academic Leadership Institute is 5 p.m. on Aug. 25. Please fill in this application form to be considered for participation.
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²ÝÁñÉçÇø Emergency Scholarship
August 23, 2023
The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Emergency Scholarship is a one-time resource available through the Financial Aid Office that helps address the immediate and unexpected needs of students. After submitting an application and following review by a committee with more than 10 departments currently represented from across campus, students are able to seek assistance throughout the school year.
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²ÝÁñÉçÇø Staff Make Students Count Award recipient
August 21, 2023
Congratulations to this year's ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Staff Make Students Count awardee, Cody Rogers! The awards were established in the spring of 1999 to recognize university staff who have provided outstanding service to students.
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Library instruction for your class
August 21, 2023
University instructors can easily schedule library instruction classes. Enhance your students' research skills and information literacy by booking a session today.
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Friday Focus: Fall-time transitions and higher education
August 18, 2023
Growing up in interior ²ÝÁñÉçÇø, fall time represents a season of transitions. The long summer days begin to shorten. The air gets a little crisper. The leaves begin to change color. And we at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø are busy preparing for the start of the new academic year. Our various campuses from Dillingham to Fairbanks and everywhere in between are teeming with the energy of students, faculty and staff. It is a great time to be a part of the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø community. An aspect of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø that I appreciate most is our enduring commitment to increasing the accessibility of higher education.
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Kate Juneau new Chartwells catering manager
August 18, 2023
Chartwells is pleased to announce Kate Juneau is the new Catering Manager for ²ÝÁñÉçÇø. Juneau has worked in the hospitality industry for 26 years with a focus in culinary arts and a passion to serve others. Previously, she was the head chef of the catering department at Rollins College in Orlando, Florida.
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Wildfires in Maui - How you can help
August 18, 2023
A tragic event like the destruction brought on by the wildfires in Maui can inspire friends and strangers alike to offer assistance to those impacted and in need. Whenever the question is asked, "How can I help?" the best answer usually given is "money." Donating money is one of the most straightforward and easily managed forms of support because it allows volunteer and non-profit organizations to purchase what is needed for victims and survivors, such as food, blankets, and water. To avoid any current and future fundraising scams, consider these tips before clicking that "Donate" button online.
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²ÝÁñÉçÇø utilities wins operational excellence award
August 18, 2023
The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Department of Environmental Conservation awarded the University of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Fairbanks water treatment facility Ursa Major status in Water System Excellence for the operating year 2022.
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²ÝÁñÉçÇø Student Success Center construction kicks off
August 17, 2023
Construction on the new ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Student Success Center will kick off on Monday, Aug. 21. Contractors from GHEMM Company, LLC will erect fencing around the south side of the Rasmuson Library to serve as their staging area. The walking deck around the library will also be closed.
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