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Anne Duffy retrospective and endowment
February 24, 2022
Larry Duffy recently created the Anne Duffy Painting and Sculpture Endowed Scholarship at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ in loving memory of his daughter, Annie Duffy. There will also be a retrospective art exhibition on Annie Duffy's work in March, opening at Well Street Art Company.
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Feb. 28 deadline to nominate Honorary Degree recipients
February 23, 2022
The deadline for Honorary Degree nominations for Commencement 2023 is Feb. 28, 2022. Honorary degree recipients are selected one year in advance of awarding the degree.
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Research staff, faculty invited to join Research Integrity Committee
February 23, 2022
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Office of Research Integrity are accepting nominations from research staff and faculty for the formation of the Research Integrity Committee.
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February Rural Staff Spotlight: Mitch Erickson
February 21, 2022

In serving the community of Nome and the Bering Strait region, Mitch Erickson enthusiastically fills several roles at Northwest Campus, and he often goes out of his way to get the job done.
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Representatives sought for ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Climate Summit
February 21, 2022
The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Climate Scholars Program is calling for campus-wide representatives to attend and participate in a ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Climate Summit gathering on March 23 from 1-4 p.m. in the Wood Center Ballroom.
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Staff Council offers summer semester fee support
February 18, 2022
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Staff Council is offering a consolidated fee support for classes taken by staff that directly support their career or professional development. The stipend is good for summer semester and is for up to $250 per employee while the funds last.
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Friday Focus: A springtime of renewal
February 18, 2022
Last Friday, Provost Prakash declared that spring has sprung. I will go a step further. This spring is looking to be a springtime of renewal like we haven't seen for several years.
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Nominate a student to speak at commencement
February 17, 2022
Nominations and applications to be the student commencement speaker are open until Feb. 25.
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Some Adobe products to be discontinued
February 17, 2022
Outdated versions of Adobe Acrobat Pro XI and Adobe CS6 will be discontinued at the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ on May 9, 2022.
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RAHI applications open for summer 2022
February 17, 2022
The application period for the 2022 Rural ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Honors Institute is now open. RAHI is a competitive six-week college exploration program offered to ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Native and rural ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ students with at least a 3.0 GPA following the completion of their junior or senior year of high school.
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Career Fair information sessions available
February 17, 2022
The Spring Career Fair is on Thursday, March 31 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Wood Center. Please consider setting aside 15 minutes (or less) of class time for a discussion with Career and Academic Advisor Nicole Goff on the importance of the upcoming fair.
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Teaching Tip: Benefits of in-semester feedback
February 17, 2022
Student feedback should not be an end-of-semester event, but a continuous process of collecting and responding to new ideas.
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February 16, 2022
A communication from Blackboard on Feb. 15 led to the sharing of misinformation within the UA Blackboard community. UA Blackboard Learn is not being discontinued and courses are not being deleted, now or at any point in the foreseeable future.
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Air quality research tour and discussion, part 2
February 16, 2022
Join over 40 scientists from across the U.S. and Europe for the second part of a two-part virtual discussion series where air quality experts will describe their science questions, show the active field site and answer community questions.
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Nanook Navigator and Student Success Spotlight: Trent Sutton
February 16, 2022
The Nanook Navigator and Student Success spotlight for February is Trent Sutton. Trent is the associate dean of academic programs and director of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity (URSA).
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LinkedIn Learning for staff professional development
February 15, 2022
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Staff Council is offering LinkedIn Learning licenses for professional development needs for staff at all campuses.
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Nominations open for Learnie Awards
February 11, 2022
Nominations are open for the Learnie Awards. This year's awards, "Learnies: Breakthrough," will take place on May 5, and highlight the use of open educational resources as well as student learning experiences.
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February 11, 2022
The Curricular Responsiveness Committee is requesting the experience and perspective of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ faculty and staff to assess diversity, equity and inclusion in our programs, courses and curriculum.
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CNSM launches new pre-health website
February 11, 2022
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's College of Natural Science and Mathematics has launched a new pre-health website.
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Friday Focus: I've declared it spring!
February 10, 2022
I find myself smiling more when I see light outside my office window, and it warms my heart to see the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ community engaged in planning activities across all our campuses building up momentum to Spring Break festivities.
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Goolsby named new Kuskokwim campus director
February 10, 2022
The College of Rural and Community Development is excited to announce the hiring of Carolyn Goolsby as the new director of the Kuskokwim Campus.
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Staff Council offers professional development support
February 09, 2022
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Staff Council is offering financial support for conference registrations; professional memberships or dues; online classes outside of LinkedIn Learning; online training courses; and miscellaneous professional development needs.
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LinkedIn Learning licenses available
February 09, 2022
ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Staff Council is offering LinkedIn Learning licenses for professional development needs to all campuses. LinkedIn Learning, formerly Lynda.com, has thousands of professional online courses.
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Spring employee training offerings
February 09, 2022
University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Human Resources is announcing three upcoming training opportunities for spring 2022.
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Join the new Research Integrity Committee
February 08, 2022
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Office of Research Integrity are pleased to announce the formation of the Research Integrity Committee. The committee's goal is to foster a high standard of ethical behavior for ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ research.
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