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  • Office of Grants and Contracts Administration returns to VCAS

    March 23, 2023

    In 2019, the Office of Grants and Contracts Administration was organizationally repositioned from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research to test better synergy with research units.
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  • Omni CMS edit server outage and upgrade

    March 21, 2023

    The Omni CMS edit server, edit.alaska.edu, will have the newest version of Omni CMS web content management system installed on Friday, March 24, from 9 a.m. to noon. During this time website editors will not be able to make changes to their Omni CMS-hosted content for www.uaf.edu and www.alaska.edu.
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  • Nicholai Joekay, the Title III college success coordinator at the Kuskokwim Campus, was chosen for the March 2023 rural staff spotlight.

    March Rural Staff Spotlight: Nicholai Joekay

    March 20, 2023

    Nicholai Joekay serves as the Title III College Success Coordinator at the Kuskokwim Campus. Nicholai has successfully grown the KuC dual credit/tech prep program to an impressive 12 courses for the spring 2023 semester.
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  • Jeremy Kasper has been named director of the ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Center for Energy and Power after serving as interim director since May 2022.

    Jeremy Kasper named ACEP director

    March 15, 2023

    Jeremy Kasper has been named director of the ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Center for Energy and Power. Kasper has served as the interim director since May 9, 2022, when ACEP founder Gwen Holdmann stepped down to take the role of ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ associate vice chancellor of research for Innovation and industry partnerships.
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  • T3 students present their Orca Adventure Lodge energy audit results.

    ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ T3 students conduct energy audit during Cordova Iceworm Festival

    March 15, 2023

    A group of ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ students demonstrated their knowledge of energy concepts by conducting an energy audit on a historic lodge in Cordova, ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ, leading to potential cost savings for its owner.
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  • Kaarle Strailey is working with Tom Marsik on the active vacuum insulation project while working towards a masters degree in interdisciplinary studies at ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ.

    Kaarle Strailey brings passion on sustainability to ACEP team

    March 15, 2023

    Kaarle Strailey recently joined ACEP. While working toward his master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies at ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ, he works as an assistant to ACEP’s Tom Marsik on the active vacuum insulation project.
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  • Nettie La Belle-Hamer, vice chancellor for research

    Friday Focus: Doing hard things

    March 10, 2023

    If you are reading this you are probably within academia in some way - student, staff, or faculty. If you are in academia, you are probably doing hard things every day. I am not going to tell you about how, if you face challenges and do hard things, your life will get easier and you can convert to eating bonbons every day. In fact, I want to encourage you to do more hard things without even having the goal of 'easy.' The goal of doing hard things, rising to the challenge, and resiliency through hard work is to be better at doing just that. That is what I want to talk about today.
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  • Blue box with the ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ logo and yellow and white text that reads You're invited to Staff Recognition & Development Day

    Staff Recognition and Development Day sessions announced

    March 10, 2023

    The list of topics for the 2023 ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Staff Recognition and Development Day on April 5 is now available. Don't forget to mark your calendars and watch for the exact times, presenters and locations coming soon!
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  • Sean McGee, director of the bachelor of security and emergency management program, was selected as the 2023 Robert Piacenza Excellence in Teaching Award winner.

    Sean McGee honored with 2023 Robert Piacenza Excellence in Teaching Award

    March 08, 2023

    The ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Honors College is delighted to announce Sean McGee, director of the bachelor of security and emergency management program, as the 2023 Robert Piacenza Excellence in Teaching Award winner.
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  • CourseLeaf and NoLo classes for fall schedule

    March 07, 2023

    The Faculty Senate Open Education Resources Ad Hoc Committee would like to remind ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Faculty and Course Administrators to update the CourseLeaf 'Course Section Scheduler Attribute' to reflect NoLo classes occurring in the Fall schedule. The designator is located in CourseLeaf under the course 'section alterations' pull-down menu.
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  • Vera Alexander observes the area from inside the bridge of a vessel. Alexander was instrumental in the launch of the Research Vessel (R/V) Sikuliaq. (ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ photo by Todd Paris)

    Academic Tuesdays: March 7, 2023

    March 07, 2023

    Women's History Month, celebrated during March in the U.S., honors the trailblazing women who have shaped the course of American history and who continue to chart the course of our nation's future. At ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ, we are fortunate to have countless examples of women who have changed ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ and the world with their groundbreaking and inspirational work. Vera Alexander is an excellent example.
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  • The ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Student Support Fund receives a check from the United Way.

    Last chance to support the United Way Campaign!

    March 06, 2023

    The ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ United Way Campaign, usually set to conclude in December, has been extended through March 13 to give employees one last chance to support our community.
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  • Left to Right: Scott Roselius, Samara Taber and Theresa Bakker at the ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ alumni pre-game event in Tempe, Arizona.

    Friday Focus: It's a good time to be a Nanook!

    March 03, 2023

    February has been a tremendous month, full of many ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ engagement opportunities and the entire advancement team is going full steam ahead!
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    Raymond joins Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee

    March 02, 2023

    ACEP’s data governance lead Vanessa Raymond will join the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee as a co-lead of its Data Management Collaboration Team. This week she and other IARPC co-leads will attend IARPC Collaboration’s Implementation Launch Workshop in Anchorage and online.
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  • 2022 student commencement speaker, Rodolfo Garcia.

    Nominations open for 2023 student commencement speaker

    March 01, 2023

    ASÃÛèÖÊÓƵ is accepting nominations for student commencement speakers. Any ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ faculty, staff or student may nominate a fall 2022, spring 2023 or summer 2023 graduate to give the student address at Commencement on May 6, 2023.
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  • Alexander Hirsch, director of the ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Honors College and Climate Scholars Program

    Friday Focus: Transformative experience

    February 24, 2023

    ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ has an energizing new vision statement: "Excellence through transformative experiences." This is a bold and expansive new vision for America's Arctic university. It invites us to consider that post-secondary education at ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ's research institution is about creating meaningful discoveries, fully embracing our unique and inspiring place, and ultimately enriching lives.
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  • Laura Collins, program development manager at the ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Northwest Campus, was named the rural staff member for February 2023.

    February Rural Staff Spotlight: Laura Collins

    February 23, 2023

    Laura Collins serves as the program development manager at the ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Northwest Campus. Whatever she is working on, you know it's going to be high quality and just what is needed.
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  • Faculty survey on Open Education Resources

    February 23, 2023

    The Faculty Senate Open Education Resources Ad Hoc Committee invites ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ faculty to take a brief survey to assess OER use, creation, and interest across ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ, and to collect information about specific courses that are using no or low-cost (NoLo) course materials.
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  • Request for Proposal for capital projects - FY25 budget cycle

    February 20, 2023

    In preparation for the FY25 budget cycle, the Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services Julie Queen is soliciting funding proposals for capital projects, major facility refresh/renovation, or research/IT equipment from ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ faculty and staff. Capital project requests are typically large-scale one-time funding items. Requests may include modifications or updates to existing capital plan items.
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  • New ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ professional development offering: 3-day Emerging Leaders Program

    February 20, 2023

    ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Administrative Services, in partnership with the HumanLink, is offering a learning and development opportunity for aspiring team leaders. This is open to participants campus wide that have not yet had supervisory experience, but would like to build these skills for future supervisory roles.
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  • Owen Guthrie, vice chancellor for student affairs and enrollment management

    Friday Focus: Super-size your UA Giving Day impact

    February 17, 2023

    UA Giving Day is next week, Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 22 and 23. During last year's Giving Day, 700 donors gave nearly $700,000 in gifts to ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ. This year, donors have committed to over $620,000 in giving challenges alone! Go to the website and check out some of the great challenges to super-size the impact of your gift. With your help, we are poised to smash last year's record.
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  • Registration open for Spring Break Field Day Camp

    February 17, 2023

    Registration is now open for Spring Break Day Camp, March 13-17 hosted by the ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ Volleyball Team and Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning. This full-day action-packed camp is designed to provide a wide range of sports activities including but not limed to basketball, dodgeball, ultimate frisbee, kickball, capture the flag, soccer, and more.
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  • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Opportunity for Gateway courses

    February 15, 2023

    Faculty participating in this program will have the opportunity to address equity gaps in online courses at ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ by implementing course-level, equity-focused interventions. Applications are due by Feb. 20.
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  • White paper submissions sought for NSF Accelerating Research Translation program

    February 15, 2023

    The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is soliciting white papers for the National Science Foundation’s Accelerating Research Translation program. Submissions are due by March 3.
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  • Take action! Have your Banner printer checked today!

    February 14, 2023

    Are you a Banner user who prints through Banner? The go-live date for Banner in the cloud is March 13! Plan ahead and schedule a review of the Banner printer setup before March 9. The review is necessary to ensure you will be able to print once Banner is operating out of the cloud.
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