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Teaching Tip: Addressing discrimination in learning environments
September 28, 2021
To facilitate student success, instructors can become more aware of their own implicit bias and learn how to address discrimination to promote relative safety.
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Celebrate coffee and cake this week
September 27, 2021
Indulge in a coffee-inspired dinner Sept. 29, then get free birthday cake Oct. 1, even if it's not your birthday!
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Apply for URSA Community Engaged Learning Awards
September 27, 2021
Apply by Oct. 17 for up to $500 to work with a community partner to explore a community need or problem. The focus must support undergraduate learning.
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Friday Focus: Many hands make light work
September 24, 2021
I have always been a believer in the expression "Many hands make light work." And to that end, I'm always happy to lend a hand.
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CRCD hires graduate student coordinator
September 24, 2021
Christine Davenport will draw from her own experience as a first-generation, nontraditional, distance learner to support and foster student success.
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September 24, 2021
The 2021 Career Fair will be held Wednesday, Oct. 27, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. as a virtual event on Handshake. The fair is open to all students and alumni.
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Share your thoughts with Dining Services
September 24, 2021
The staff at Dining Services want to hear from you! Just send a text to give your feedback anonymously.
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Join virtual writing retreat in October
September 24, 2021
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Faculty Accelerator is hosting a virtual writing retreat on Fridays in October. Register for a spot to kick-start a new or tabled writing/publication project of your choice!
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¾«¶«Ó°Òµ business college sponsors national student-athlete council
September 24, 2021
The National Junior College Athletic Association has named ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ's College of Business and Security Management as the presenting sponsor of its student-athlete council.
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Changes happening at Rasmuson Library
September 22, 2021
The library is moving into the more active phase of modernizing the library's sixth floor, which will eventually house an academic success center for students.
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Extenuating circumstance letters
September 22, 2021
To help students overcome challenges and be successful in the classroom, the Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities may send out extenuating circumstance letters.
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September 21, 2021
Everybody's gotta eat, but sometimes allergies or dietary preferences can make that harder.
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CARE for students: Connect, advocate, refer, educate
September 21, 2021
Through early intervention, CARE case managers help students who may be experiencing social, emotional or behavioral health problems.
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Project to study interactions between permafrost, agriculture
September 21, 2021
A team of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ researchers has awarded been $3 million by the National Science Foundation's Navigating the New Arctic program to study permafrost and agriculture interactions.
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Call for proposals: Faculty Initiative Fund
September 20, 2021
UA President Pat Pitney and the UA Faculty Alliance announce calls for proposals for the FY22 Faculty Initiative Fund. Proposals are due by Oct. 8, 2021.
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Join OER Innovation Quest, conquer open education resources
September 20, 2021
Join the OER Innovation Quest and become an education superhero by saving your students money on textbooks and materials!
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Teaching Tip: Canvas mobile apps for teachers and students
September 20, 2021
Stay on top of what is happening in your courses and communicate with your students with the Canvas app.
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Accommodations for people who experience disabilities
September 20, 2021
Working with the Office of Disability Services to put accommodations in place is one of the best ways to consistently address the impacts of a disability in a variety of settings.
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Deanna Fitzgerald joins DANSRD as new academic advisor
September 20, 2021
Deanna Fitzgerald is the new academic advisor for the Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development.
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Ashley Lindsoe joins Governance Office
September 20, 2021
Ashley Lindsoe has been hired as the new Governance Office manager. She began her career at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ in 2013.
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Alaska INBRE development research pilot project funding opportunity
September 17, 2021
Letters of intent are due Sept. 24 for multiyear development research pilot projects that fulfill research themes of One Health and health disparities in Alaska Native peoples.
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Departments invited to Student Employee Job Fair fall 2021
September 17, 2021
Departments can participate in a Student Employee Job Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 28, from noon-2:30 p.m.
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Friday Focus: Life is a marathon
September 17, 2021
-- by Nettie La Belle-Hamer That life is a marathon rings true for me in so many ways. With the Equinox Marathon coming just around the corner, this has been on my mind a lot!
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Invitation to join Arts, Humanities and STEMM Integration Working Group
September 16, 2021
This expanding group of ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ faculty, students, staff, researchers and administrators works to advance the integration of arts, humanities and STEMM at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ.
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Teaching Tip: Reinvigorate online discussions with Hypothesis
September 14, 2021
Hypothesis is a collaborative annotation tool that merges the tasks of reading and discussion through the act of annotation, allowing students to hold contextualized discussions and share their reading experience.
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