• Alaska COVID ENX helps you track exposure

    January 18, 2022

    You can now use your mobile phone to stay informed about COVID-19 exposure on campus and in the community. Alaska COVID ENX is an opt-in platform available on both iPhones and Android devices.
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  • Emergency alert test scheduled Thursday

    January 18, 2022

    The university will test its emergency alert system on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022.  Students, employees and visitors to campus should receive one or more test messages. All test messages will clearly note that they are part of the emergency notification test.
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  • HR offers Brown Bag Lunch Forum for supervisors

    January 18, 2022

    University of Alaska Human Resources' talent acquisition team is rolling out a Brown Bag Lunch Forum specifically for supervisors.
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    Nanook Navigator and Student Success Spotlight: Cassandra Kendall

    January 18, 2022

    The Nanook Navigator and Student Success spotlight for January is Cassandra Kendall. Cassandra is a math tutor, coordinator, and DEVS instructor at the Developmental Education Department in the ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê Community and Technical College.
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  • OER Innovation Quest applications open

    January 18, 2022

    Join the OER Innovation Quest and become an education superhero by saving your students money on textbooks and materials! Implementing OER in a course or program requires imagination, creativity and innovation. The Quest runs from Feb. 8 - May 18.
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  • UA Coastal Marine Institute research review

    January 18, 2022

    The University of Alaska Coastal Marine Institute will hold its annual research review on Wednesday, Jan. 19, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring numerous presentations by ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê faculty and graduate students.
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  • Shine a Light series returns today

    January 17, 2022

    ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê's Northwest Campus, the Nanook Diversity and Action Center, and ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê's Department of Equity and Compliance will host the next Shine a Light Series presentation, "Preserving and teaching Inupiat: Renewing relationships to the land and each other," at noon, Jan. 18, with Roy Apaagzuk Agloinga.
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  • New book club picks for spring 2022

    January 17, 2022

    ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê's book clubs invite faculty, instructors and staff to connect through reading and dialogue. Spring reading lists have been announced by the Indigenous Authors, UA Press Synthesis and Innovations in Learning book clubs.
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    IAB Life Science Hour seminar

    January 17, 2022

    IAB Life Sciences Hour Seminar Series returns on Friday, Jan. 21, with a presentation by Morgan Benowitz-Fredericks, associate professor of biology and Bucknell University.
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  • EHSRM to host youth activities planning workshop

    January 17, 2022

    ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management will host a mini workshop on Jan. 31 at 1 p.m. to offer guidance for planning summer events for youth.
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  • Friday Focus: Snowmageddon and pyramids

    January 14, 2022

    For my family, winter holidays have traditionally been a time of celebration and reflection. We enter them with the joy of the holiday season and, then, as we look to the beginning of a new year, we often reflect on dreams, goals, and resolutions.
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    'Love Pedagogy' presentation on Feb. 4

    January 13, 2022

    The Committee on the Status of Women will host Lisa Arrastia via live stream on Feb. 4 at noon for a presentation on "Love Pedagogy: Oral History Remix and Disrupting Notions of Difference."
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  • GERC committee nominations open

    January 13, 2022

    The General Education Requirements and Core committee of Faculty Senate is taking nominations for a faculty member to serve in an at-large position.
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  • Teaching Tip: Recentering relationships for learning

    January 13, 2022

    Student-instructor relationships are a key component to student engagement and success in our courses. Learn six simple practices you can use to strengthen these relationships.
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    Alaska INBRE welcomes back Jay Butler

    January 12, 2022

    Alaska INBRE has announced that Dr. Jay C. Butler will serve on its External Advisory Committee.
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  • Reminder about United Way

    January 12, 2022

    If you did not have the opportunity to give to the United Way of the Tanana Valley last year and you would like to, you still have time.
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  • Guided conversations: cultivating trust

    January 12, 2022

    Navigating new opportunities or conflict at work can be challenging. Human Resources would like to invite you to "Guided Conversations" sessions on Jan. 18 or Jan. 27 to help connect you to your largest work resource, your peers!
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  • Disrupting negative thoughts

    January 11, 2022

    University of Alaska Human Resources will offer a professional development training session from 11 a.m. to noon on Friday, Jan. 21, on disrupting negative thoughts.
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  • Volunteer for Staff Recognition and Development Day

    January 11, 2022

    The University Advocacy Council and Staff Council are looking for staff willing to help with this year's ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê Staff Recognition and Development Day on May 5.
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  • Lunchbox Games event planned

    January 11, 2022

    Staff Council's University Advocacy Committee will host a Lunchbox Games competition on Thursday, Feb. 3 from 1-2 p.m. Individuals or groups will compete for trivia glory using questions from Trivial Pursuit with Alaska, University of Alaska, and ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê trivia added in. 
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  • ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê campus re-key project underway

    January 11, 2022

    Several years of planning have culminated in a new keying system for most buildings on the Troth Yeddha' Campus in Fairbanks. The project will increase building security and occupant safety.
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  • Personal mail restrictions

    January 11, 2022

    The Campus Mail Center reminds everyone that using your ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê department address for delivery of your personal mail is prohibited.
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  • Bookstore temporarily closed

    January 11, 2022

    The ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê Bookstore is closed Tuesday, Jan. 11, due to a staffing shortage, and is expected to reopen Jan. 12 for textbooks only.
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  • Whistleblower protection

    January 11, 2022

    ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê promotes a community of mutual respect and ethical conduct, including encouraging the members of its community to promptly report activities which violate law, regulation or policy.
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  • Introducing the Compliance Alliance

    January 11, 2022

    The Compliance Alliance will evaluate risks associated with compliance issues, identify university policies that need to be enhanced and analyze the effectiveness of compliance processes at UAF.
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