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Friday Focus: Program Review and Accreditation
September 08, 2023
As the newly minted vice provost and accreditation liaison officer, I wanted to first welcome everyone back to the new academic year. Fall has always been my favorite time of year, and a large reason for that is the excitement that comes with the start of the new school year. Fall is also a time for reflection as we forge ahead into a new academic year. This fall semester should be a particularly exciting time for reflection because we will (1) implement the second year of our revamped academic program review process and (2) host a peer-evaluation team from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities for our Mid-Cycle (year 3) Accreditation Evaluation site visit. Since I will be overseeing both endeavors, I wanted to highlight them for your awareness and because many of you will be involved in these processes.
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Faculty fellows sought for Assessment and Accreditation
September 08, 2023
The Office of the Provost is searching for one faculty fellow to work on all areas of accreditation and assessment. The faculty fellows will work with the Office of Accreditation and Assessment and provide support to faculty and academic programs.
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September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
September 06, 2023
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Suicide is a major public health concern and a leading cause of death in the U.S. Here in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, all too often our neighbors and loved ones are impacted by it.
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Environmental, Health, Safety and Risk Management virtual office hours
September 06, 2023
If you have questions or need guidance about anything related to EHSRM procedures, you are invited to attend our virtual office hours. No appointment necessary - pop in when you are able. Office hours will be held most Tuesdays from 1:30-2:30 p.m.
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September 06, 2023
Please Join the Nanook Diversity and Action Center on Thursday, Sept. 14 from 6-8:30 p.m. for an exciting new program, the SoBear Lounge in the Wood Center.
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Wood Center Food Pantry seeks donations
September 06, 2023
Do you have any spare shelf-stable food, paper products, or menstrual items? The Wood Center Food Pantry needs your donations! Over the summer, there was a 300% increase in people using the food pantry. From Aug. 21-30 the program has received as many requests for assistance as it did in the first six weeks of fall 2022.
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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 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ 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 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ locations across the state. I'm writing from Juneau, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, after attending this week's Board of Regents meetings at the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Southeast. It is nice to acknowledge the feeling of welcome extends to all UA campuses, not just ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.
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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
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ 529 is excited to offer ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñns 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 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ 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. ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ 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 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Davis Concert Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 12, for a celebration of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ'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 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, welcoming students to the start of a new fall semester. All week, hundreds of new ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ 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 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ experience their own. This year's incoming first-year students are arriving at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ 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 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ.
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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Student Health and Counseling Center back at Whitaker Building
August 23, 2023
The staff members at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ 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 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ 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 ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ’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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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Emergency Scholarship
August 23, 2023
The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ 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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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Staff Make Students Count Award recipient
August 21, 2023
Congratulations to this year's ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ 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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