Student Ambassador Nominations

Do you know someone who is a great leader? Nominate him or her to be a student ambassador! Student Ambassadors offer campus tours, blog about college life, help plan recruitment events, gain valuable professional experiences, reach out to students in K through 12 schools, and are the face of UAF to future college students all over Alaska. As a student ambassador you are able to share your college experience with others and promote all the amazing opportunities UAF has to offer. Being a student ambassador is a great way to be involved and encourage others to do the same.

Qualified student ambassador applicants must have completed two semesters at UAF by Fall 2012, commit for the entire 2012-2013 school year, and maintain full time status with at least a 2.5 GPA (3.0 for graduate students).

Pick up a nomination form at Signer's Hall, Residence Life, Wood Center, or go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6H25KMB

Anyone can nominate an ambassador so start thinking of those students who have great leaderships skills, a positive attitude, a desire to help others, and have a love of UAF and start nominating!

Inside Out: A Very Big Deal

It’s almost here, the event of the century (or at least the semester): University of Alaska Fairbanks, Discover UAF: Inside Out of spring, 2012. This event was designed to introduce incoming freshmen to college life and parents to their child’s next adventure, whether at UAF or another school. The event is one that entails everything, from talks to tours, from classes to workshops. There is even a panel of current students excited to answer questions and share with new students what the college experience is all about.

8:30 am – Check-In, Registration, and Breakfast!

Enjoy tasty treats while meeting with representatives of the different departments in the Great Hall.

9:00 am – Welcome

An overview of the day in the Davis Concert Hall

9:45 am – Students: Q&A with Current Students & Admissions Staff

Bring questions about campus life, activities, academics, and whatever else you would like to find out about to the Wood Center Ballroom.

10:30 am – Student: Class Observation

Attend a real live college class!

11:45 am – Students & Parents: Major Mania/Job Fair & Lunch

Explore the vast realm of opportunities on campus, both academic and career-oriented, at the Wood Center. Next, enjoy a delicious lunch at the Lola Tilly Commons.

1:45 pm – Students & Parents: Campus Tour

Experience the campus first hand on a guided tour.

3:30 pm – Students & Parents: Mini Workshops

Sort out the vastness of information with small workshops designed to put the student in touch with the right people. More questions can be answered and important people talked with.

4:30 pm – Grand Finale!

Conclude the day with prizes, surveys, and a picture with our loveable symbol, the UAF Nanook. Learn what to do next in order to make your college experience an amazing one!

This event is perfect for both students and parents, with a separate, but equally enjoyable and occasionally identical schedule for each. There is no charge, but a quick registration is needed. For more information, visit <http://www.uaf.edu/admissions/insideout/>. As the site says, “Choosing a college is a big decision. We can make it easy.”

Nanook Rifle Team Brings Home National Bronze

Earlier this month at the 2012 NCAA Men's and Women's Rifle Championships at Ohio State's French Field House, the Nanooks aimed and fired an aggregate score of 4661, taking home bronze and making us fellow Nanooks proud! A little late in recognizing but nevertheless a story of success to be shared, did I mention this is national success? Our university has had a rifle team since 1937, and since their participation in the NCAA over the past 20+ years have finished as the NCAA National Champions ten times or runner-up four times including a record-tying six-peat ('99-'04) - so it's not the first and indubitably not the last time the Nanook Rifle Team has been deemed a premier program and an outstanding team. Go 'Nooks!

Air final of Alaska Nanook Rifle Team member, Mats Eriksson.

Read more at Alaska Nanook's Official Athletics Website.