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Friday Focus: The power of celebration
May 10, 2024
Last weekend marked the biggest celebration of the year for 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø. At our 102nd commencement, thousands of people packed the Carlson Center to cheer for the members of the Class of 2024, joining graduates in a raucous round of chanting U! A! F! As they walked across the stage, graduates accepted some well-deserved congratulations from university leaders. They posed for photos with the faculty who made their degrees possible. And they joined the community of more than 35,000 alumni who are the heart of Nanook Nation. Commencement is 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø's largest public event. It's a big deal for the university advancement team.
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Victorino is BLaST Scientist of the Month for May 2024
May 08, 2024
BLaST announced BLaST Scholar Kaia Victorino is selected as their BLaST Scientist of the Month for May 2024. To read about this recognition or any previous BLaST Scientist of the Month content, go to the BLaST SOM website.
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Five faculty awarded Dennis Demmert Award
May 08, 2024
Five faculty were honored in the Dennis Demmert Award ceremony hosted by Rural Student Services on Thur. April 25, 2024
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URSA announces spring 2024 internship award recipients
May 08, 2024
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity has named recipients of the URSA spring 2024 internship awards.
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Student health, counseling center posts summer hours
May 08, 2024
The 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Student Health and Counseling Center has updated summer hours.
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Nanook Rec offering lunchtime strength training
May 08, 2024
Nanook Recreation is offering a summer introduction to strength training class at noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Orientation, graduation fees to be combined
May 08, 2024
Starting in fall 2024, 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø will combine the new student orientation and the graduation fee into a single $225 matriculation fee.
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Campus heat, hot water outage through May 19
May 08, 2024
Facilities Services has started its annual preventative maintenance work on the power plant and utilidor system. The work is expected to take about two weeks.
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CNSM names 2024 outstanding students and faculty
May 07, 2024
College of Natural Science and Mathematics Dean Karsten Hueffer has named the outstanding student awards and outstanding teaching recipients for the 2023-2024 academic year.
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Students recognized for 2024 Research and Creative Activity Day entries
May 06, 2024
51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø's Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity recognized 16 undergraduate students for outstanding presentations during the 2024 Research and Creative Activity Day.
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URSA announces 2024 Innovative Technology and Education Award recipients
May 06, 2024
The 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity has recognized 19 individuals who received a 2024 Innovative Technology and Education award.
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Nanook Network - get connected today!
May 05, 2024
Nanook Network has a fresh new look and now is the time to join. Discover the best resource for 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø students and alums. Get career advice, find jobs, connect with classmates, keep up with events and so much more.
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Teaching tip: Proactive measures to help students with post-COVID mental health issues
May 05, 2024
Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, there has been a massive increase in students requesting disability accommodations. Explore the data behind this trend, and learn what the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Disability Services office recommends to make your class more accessible.
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51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Summer Sessions still has camp openings for kids' camps
May 05, 2024
We have filled over 1,500 summer camp slots, but we still have openings. We have a camp for everyone, and we have added new sections of several popular camps, such as Little Nook Running Camp, Wood and Bark Carving, Going Ballistic with Physics, and Rifle Camp. Scholarships are available. Visit summer365.alaska.edu to view camp details and to register.
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Seismology conference attendees get close-up look at hazardous Barry Arm landslide
May 03, 2024
A high point for about 300 seismologists, geologists and other scientists gathering in Anchorage for a weeklong conference came Monday on the waters of Prince William Sound with an approach to a wide and high unstable hillside that could cause a catastrophic tsunami if it rapidly collapses.
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51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Google Gemini AI workshop
May 03, 2024
Join the Faculty Senate IT Committee on May 14 to learn about AI, including Google's new Gemini large language model. We will cover Google AI tools and resources that can help 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø achieve R1 status faster, with a focus on streamlining administrative processes, accelerating Ph.D. student graduation rates, and enhancing research capabilities.
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May 03, 2024
Commencement is one of my favorite days in our annual calendar. I love the gathering of our community and the celebration that fills the great cement hall of the Carlson Center. The whole academic year culminates in this wonderful afternoon. The Nanook Ice Hockey arena, normally floored in a sheet of ice, is filled with celebration and warmth. All the months and years of work by our students and their support teams, and all the work by our staff and faculty from the months gone by come together in this wonderful, uplifting exhalation of collective joy. It is great. I hope to see you there! (1 p.m. in the Carlson Center.) It recently occurred to me that commencement refers to both a beginning and an end. I don't know why I never thought of this before, but it struck me as being so appropriate for our special day of celebration. For our students, commencement IS both. It is the day when we celebrate the completion of their great journey with us and their moment of a new beginning. It is a great stepping off into the next chapter of their lives.
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Volunteers needed for 2024 Really Free Market on May 18
May 03, 2024
This is a call for volunteers for the 15th annual Really Free Market, the ultimate freecycling event, on Saturday, May 18. The event is held on the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Campus in the Lola Tilly parking lot. As in past years, drop off is from 8-10 a.m. and cleanup usually begins about 11:30 a.m.
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URSA announces Summer 2024 Student Project Award recipients
May 01, 2024
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity congratulates the individuals and groups who received an URSA Summer 2024 Student Project Award.
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The Really Free Market is coming soon
May 01, 2024
The Really Free Market is the ultimate freecycling event! Bring items to the parking lot adjacent to the Lola Tilly Commons on May 18, from 8 to 10 a.m. At 10 a.m. the market opens and will run for one hour.
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Annual building and window washing
May 01, 2024
Our annual window and building washing contract is kicking off a few days early this year. Please see the scheduled dates, times and service for each building.
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Academics: Celebrations and gratitude
May 01, 2024
As we wrap up one more academic year and celebrate the successes of our graduating students during 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø's 102nd commencement, I want to recognize the tremendous amount of work that goes on to provide a quality education and experience to every student. Every individual's work at the university, directly or indirectly, contributes to the powerful academic engine that, in turn, contributes to student success.
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URSA announces Spring 2024 Travel Award recipients
May 01, 2024
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity congratulates undergraduate students who received a Spring 2024 Travel Award to actively participate in a gathering of their professional peers this semester.
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Danish bird collection comes to 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø
May 01, 2024
The University of Alaska Museum of the North is delighted to announce the arrival of an invaluable gift — the Erritzoe collection from the House of Bird Research in Denmark.
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May training spotlight: Performance management, evaluation
May 01, 2024
As we navigate performance evaluation season, and in response to the 2023 UA Employee Feedback Survey, UA HR's Talent Acquisition and Development team is highlighting development resources available to you for coaching, setting goals, supervising diverse teams (including remote and hybrid team structures), and conducting evaluations for this month's training focus.
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