Upcoming Dates To Know
  • Nov 1st -Last day for student and faculty initiated withdrawls
    • Please speak with your advisor as there may be some financial aid consequences for withdrawing from a class depending on your individual situation.
  • Nov 11th - Begin spring 2020 registration: Must meet with your advisor to register for spring classes.

RSS Tutor Schedule
Fall 2019 - RSS Gathering Room



Positive Connection Nights

Each month we host what we call a Positive Connection Night (or PCN). They're aimed at providing you with a home-cooked meal and something fun to do with friends!  Start off your weekend at RSS with a Positive Connection Night!   

Fun Holidays

Throughout the semester we will celebrate small unofficial holidays during a regular day at RSS. Here is what we have going on this fall: 


Student Health and Counseling Center Counselor at RSS
Kiana Carr will be at RSS on Thursdays from 2:30 - 4:30 pm

Welcome to Wellness Wednesdays, brought to you by Kiana at Student Health & Counseling.  Wellness Wednesdays will focus on just that - WELLNESS!  Every week I will send to you an inspirational quote, mental health tip or infographic regarding staying healthy and mentally strong.  I'll start us out this week with one of my favorite quotes by Brene Brown.  Stay strong and BE BRAVE! Come by RSS on Thursday afternoons and say hi to me, I'd love to get to know you better!
For more info call the RSS main line, 907-474-7871


2019 First Alaskans Elders & Youth and AFN
Held in Fairbanks!

Elders and Youth and AFN will be held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks. Elders and Youth starts 10/14/19. More info to come, stay tuned!

Indigenous Peoples Day
10/14/19

For more information on what is happening on Indigenous Peoples Day at UAF follow on Facebook here!

Rural Student Services Celebrates 50 Years of Assisting Students!
Come and Celebrate with us!


Gathering Room Schedule

Everyone is invited and encouraged to come to all of our events! That's why we make it super easy for you to find out what's going on. We put as much as we can in this newsletter, but because it only goes out once a month, there are some events that are inevitably absent. Because of this, we curate an event calendar on our website. We also frequently update our Facebook page, so be sure to like us! Finally, we send text messages on the day of our main events. If you'd like to receive them, just reply to this email, contact your advisor, or give us a call at (907) 474-7871.


Join a Club!

A big part of college life is getting involved in things that you're interested in. Not only do you get a chance to make a difference or submerge yourself into your hobbies, but you get to do it with other, like-minded people who have similar goals in mind. Those friendships that you create may be just the thing you need to forge ahead. Also, a ton of clubs provide free food, so there's that.

Here are some of the clubs we're involved with:

Aarigaa
Aarigaa is a group for students to come together to learn about God, worship, and spend time with one another.
Aarigaa Fairbanks Director: Tristin Jackson 1-224-612-1888

Alaska Native Education Student Association (ANESA)
 
ANESA is a student organization for students interested in becoming elementary or high school teachers. All students are welcome to join whether or not they are majoring or interested in this area.
Staff Advisor :  Colleen Angaiak  (907) 474-7871

AISES is a student organization for students majoring or interested in the natural sciences, computer science, engineering, wildlife, mathematics, health fields, as well as students who intend to be math and/or science teachers.
Staff Advisor: Carlton Hautala
 (907) 474-7871
Staff Advisor: Baxter Bond (907)-888-2532
ANSWA is a student organization for students majoring or interested in social work, sociology, psychology, human service technology.
Faculty Advisor: LaVerne Demientieff (Social Work Department)
Staff Advisor: Gabrielle Russell 
(907) 474-7871

The Alaska Native Studies Department hosts the annual Festival of Native Arts in March. Volunteers are needed to assist the student-operated organization. Your energy and ideas will contribute to this successful event.
Staff Advisor: Brianna Pauling (907)-474-6686
Staff Advisor: Sheena Tanner (907) 474-7106 

The Iñu-Yupiaq Dance Group is a student dance club that performs many Inupiaq and Yup'ik songs and dances. Everyone is invited to participate.
Contact: Minnie Naylor (907) 474-7871

Native American Business Leaders (NABL)
NABL is a student organization for students majoring or interested in accounting, applied accounting, applied business, business administration, economics, or rural development.
Faculty Advisor: Sam Alexander (907) 474-5571

Native Games 
This is a group of students that get together to play Native games.
Staff Advisor: 
Carlton Hautala
(907) 474-7871

Native Student Union of UAF
Group of students with intentions and ideas for a positive change in politics.  Everyone is invited to attend the meetings.
Faculty Advisor: Charlene Stern (907) 474-5293 


If you're interested in learning more about these clubs, swing by RSS! We'd love to tell you more about these and more!


Rural Student Services Office Hours

Fall 2019 Office Hours:
Monday through Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

If you need to schedule an appointment with an advisor, please call (907) 474-7871 (locally) or (888) 478-1452 (toll free within Alaska).

You can also schedule online at:  
http://www.uaf.edu/ruralss/advising-appointments/

Office location: Second Floor Brooks Building
Email:   uaf-rss@alaska.edu
Website:  www.uaf.edu/ruralss/
Facebook:  www.facebook.com/uafrss/