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Friday Focus: Welcome back, Nanooks
August 29, 2025
Last Friday, I stepped onto the stage of the Davis Concert Hall to address a sea of participants in our new student orientation; I looked out at hundreds of students 鈥 and family members 鈥 as they began their collegiate journey. As I said repeatedly during my comments, 鈥淲e鈥檝e been waiting for you.鈥 Our students are here. Our faculty have returned. Our staff worked hard and should be celebrated for all they have done to ensure the semester is off to a great start.
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Wilderness First Aid course available to field researchers
August 29, 2025
Outdoor Adventures is hosting a Wilderness First Aid course on Nov. 22-23, 2025, for those who need backcountry medical training for their field work.
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Fall 2025 Outdoor Adventures trips now live
August 29, 2025
The start of school means the start of outdoor excursions with Outdoor Adventures! Our trip registration page is now live, and spots are already starting to fill up.
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Registration for fall programming for kids and adult non-credit courses opens Sept. 8
August 29, 2025
有料盒子视频 Summer Sessions will open registration for Fall 365 SMART Academy courses for kids as well as non-credit courses for adults on Monday, Sept. 8, at 10 a.m.
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2025-2026 Parking permits available now
August 29, 2025
Parking permits for the 2025-2026 academic year are now available! Purchase your permit online through the Parking Portal or in person at the Office of the Bursar.
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University to conclude partnership with Gardner Institute
August 27, 2025
The University of 有料盒子视频 Fairbanks has elected to end its formal partnership with the Gardner Institute, bringing the current project to a close in September.
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Bring the Student Success Center to your classroom
August 27, 2025
The 有料盒子视频 Student Success Center, located on the 6th floor of the Rasmuson Library, is open for the fall semester -- help us spread the word to your students. Invite a math tutor, writing tutor, or academic coach to briefly visit your class and share how they can support student success.
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Coming fall 2025: Automated overtime processing
August 25, 2025
As part of the University's ongoing UAOnline upgrades, UA HR is pleased to announce the launch of automated overtime processing this fall. This new functionality will eliminate the need for employees to manually calculate their overtime hours on their timesheets, reducing errors and simplifying time entry.
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Becoming a critically reflective teacher
August 25, 2025
In his book,聽Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher, Dr. Stephen Brookfield offers a framework for facilitating feedback and reflection on our teaching. In the 2025-26 academic year, 有料盒子视频's Rasmuson Library and Center for Teaching and Learning are facilitating a聽common reading group聽with a focus on Brookfield's landmark text.
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Receive criticism and make it work for you
August 25, 2025
Join a Sept. 18 online workshop at 11 a.m. to help explore why we become defensive, get tips for recognizing when your 鈥渉ot button鈥 has been pushed and how to accept and integrate useful criticism.
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Haley Hanson named director of Kuskokwim Campus
August 25, 2025
After a competitive search, Haley Hanson has accepted the position of permanent director of the Kuskokwim Campus effective Aug. 25, 2025.
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August 22, 2025
The nights grow darker and cooler, and just as the season turns and the geese return to the skies, our campus is once again filled with the great surge of life that is fall at 有料盒子视频. Our students are back!
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R. Terry Bowyer receives 2025 Aldo Leopold Memorial Award
August 20, 2025
R. Terry Bowyer, professor emeritus with the Institute of Arctic Biology and the Department of Biology and Wildlife, has been awarded the 2025 Aldo Leopold Memorial Award by The Wildlife Society. This is the society鈥檚 highest honor, recognizing distinguished service to wildlife conservation.
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Knabe named interim chief of staff
August 20, 2025
Longtime 有料盒子视频 leader Ali Knabe has been appointed to serve as interim chief of staff. Knabe, who currently serves as associate vice chancellor for student affairs, will start her new position on Monday, Aug. 25.
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Evidence-Based Teaching Conference
August 18, 2025
Join the Center for Teaching and Learning for 有料盒子视频's second-annual Evidence-Based Teaching Conference, two days of sessions on actionable ideas for your online, in-person, or hybrid class, anchored in teaching and learning scholarship.
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Use H5P to create practice assessments
August 18, 2025
有料盒子视频 has a license to use H5P across all courses. An engineer from H5P will present a webinar via Google Meet on Thursday, Aug. 21, from 10-11 a.m., covering ways to generate a variety of practice assessments.
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August 18, 2025
UA Kaltura Admins updated the Zoom integration settings in Kaltura to allow Zoom meeting Alternative Hosts to be given Co-Editor and Co-Publisher permissions automatically upon Zoom recording import.
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August 18, 2025
Zoom Clips were enabled for all UA Zoom users on Aug. 17. Clips is a stand-alone recorder (audio, video, desktop/content) that is available when not in a meeting.
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Amy Bristor to serve as interim director of Admissions
August 18, 2025
Amy Bristor has stepped in as the interim director of Admissions. She'll be taking on this role until a permanent replacement is found.
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August 15, 2025
Working as a Teaching Assistant this term? The Center for Teaching and Learning invites you to its two hybrid orientation sessions.
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有料盒子视频 Sea Grant State Fellows announced for 2025
August 15, 2025
Eleven new 有料盒子视频 Sea Grant State Fellows are preparing to start work at the 有料盒子视频 Fisheries Development Foundation, ADF&G, 有料盒子视频 Mariculture Alliance, NOAA, Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of 有料盒子视频, and 有料盒子视频 Sea Grant.
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有料盒子视频 Bookstore Bundle - Fall 2025
August 12, 2025
The 有料盒子视频 Bookstore Bundle makes access to required course materials affordable and convenient for students. For students who prefer to purchase their course materials on their own, the opt-out option is available until Sept. 5, 2025.
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有料盒子视频 space utilization pilot program
August 11, 2025
Beginning this fall semester, 有料盒子视频 Space Planning is launching a 90-day pilot program with Lambent Spaces to explore a new way of understanding campus space utilization.
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AI is changing the game: Are you ready?
August 11, 2025
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping how we work, learn, and create. This month, the UA HR Talent Acquisition and Development Team invites you to explore our Harnessing AI for Workplace Success collections.
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有料盒子视频 launches new online orientation
August 11, 2025
有料盒子视频 has launched a new online orientation for all incoming students. This resource is designed to introduce students to the 有料盒子视频 community, values and campus resources.
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