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Important Dates and Deadlines
| Residence halls open, 8 a.m. |
Friday, Jan. 10 |
| Last day of WINTERmester instruction and finals |
Saturday, Jan. 11 |
| Orientation for new students |
Sunday, Jan. 12 |
| First day of instruction; late registration begins |
Monday, Jan. 13 |
| Deadline for faculty to post WINTERmester grades, noon |
Thursday, Jan. 16 |
| Alaska Civil Rights Day (no classes, most offices closed) |
Monday, Jan. 20 |
| Deadline for adding classes and late registration; 5 p.m. in person, midnight at UAOnline |
Friday, Jan. 24 |
| Last day for student- and faculty-initiated drops with refund (course does not appear on academic record) |
Friday, Jan. 24 |
| Deadline for tuition and fee payment; 5 p.m. in person, midnight at UAOnline |
Friday, Jan. 24 |
| Deadline for UA Foundation and privately funded scholarship applications |
Saturday, Feb. 15 |
| Deadline to apply for spring 2020 graduation |
Saturday, Feb. 15 |
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Dean's and Chancellor's List
We've celebrated the new year, but haven't forgotten about your achievements in the old! Congratulations to those who finished last semester! We want to take this opportunity to recognize our students who made it on the Fall 2019 Dean's and Chancellor's lists. Way to go!
Dean's LIst
(3.5-3.89 GPA)
Aereth Hytry
Aleisha Singh
Alison Bankston
Angel Stickman
Ashley Hunter
Ashlyn Strom
Bethany Green
Casey Fetterhoff
Charlie Roberts
Christopher Nicolai
David Kulikovskiy
Emma Zayon
Francine Simeon
Geneva Wright
Jay-Mark Pascua
Jaylen Gallahorn
Joseph Beaudin
Kahryn Buchanan
Katelyn VanHoutan
Lawreen Buresch
Mark Bazan
Michael Stoddard
Miguel Saavedra
Miranda Lally
Nathaneal Reams
Nik McGraw
Paul Larson
Pauline Nay
Rebecca Sherman-Luce
Rhiannon Smoke
Robyn Landry
Ryan Steele
Samantha Torkildsen
Simon Friday
Svetlana Landt-Ortega
Talia Davis
Thomasina Tall
Chancellor's List
(3.9-4.0 GPA)
Alyeska Daniels
Alyssa Jemewouk
Anastasia Shugak
Annie Sanford Hearson
Bethany David
Brayden Bahnke
Chelsey Chandler (Dudas / Montoya)
Corey Joseph
Daniel Orr
Georgia Attla
Grace Garner
Grace Kaspari
Hayley Rangitsch
Heather Holland
Jacquelyn Berlin
Jamie Desrochers
Jarred Olin-Duncan
Jazmyn Vent
Jennie Humphrey
Jillian Bjornstad
Lynn Commack
Maynard Maglaya
Natilly Hovda
Olivia Juhl
Quinn Slayton
Rebekah Hartman
Shaelynn Shetters
Solveig Henry
Sunny Hemen
Tony Takak
Zeb Fannin
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| Positive Connection Nights
Thanks for coming to last semester's Positive Connection Nights! We had a ton of fun and are planning on doing the same this semester! If you haven't attended one of our PCNs before,
expect a fun event with good company and free food.
Here's the schedule for this semester:
Friday, January 31st, 5:00 pm - Native Games
Wednesday, February 12th, 5:00 pm - Valentines Theme Game
Friday, March 27th, 5:00 pm - Game Night
If you're excited about an activity or food and want us to incorporate it into our PCNs, please let us know. We're always looking for fun and engaging ideas.
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Scholarship and Internship Fair
March 19, 2020 11 am - 4 pm at the Wood Center Multi-Level Lounge
Rural Student Services will be hosting the Alaska Native and Rural Scholarship and Internship Fair on March 19th! Stop by the Wood Center Multi-Level Lounge between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm to meet with agencies that provide scholarships and internships to UAF students. It's an opportunity to connect with funding agencies and get help filling out their applications. The
UAF Financial Aid office will also be there to help answer any questions you may have about funding.
Join us for a potluck lunch and bring a dish to share if you can!
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Festival of Native Arts
Celebrating its 47th year: Resilient We Stand
They will host daytime workshops on Thursday and Friday mornings, as well as performances and vendor tables on Thursday-Saturday evenings.
The Festival of Native Arts is a student-led tradition that has been bringing
together artists, performers, and performance groups for 46
years!
47th Annual Festival of Native Arts "Resilient We Stand"
2020 Festival of Native Arts
March 19, 20, 21, 2020
Artist:
Destine Poulsen
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Financial Aid Competition
When you aren't working on your studies, be sure to start applying for
financial
aid.
Not only will it help you next semester, but you could win some awesome prizes from us!
Competition to run February 1st- April 26th and announce winners April 29th
I
f you fill out any
financial
aid
applications (including the FAFSA!) for the fall semester, let your advisor know and you'll be entered into our drawing to win a three-credit tuition waiver. You'll get one entry per piece, so the more you fill out, the higher your chances are of winning!
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| CTC Downtown, and U-Park/Hutchison
If you have classes downtown but no way to get there? UAF has two options for University Bus/Van Routes. Pick ups from UAF Wood Center will be at the North Bus Stop.
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RSS Facebook Group
We have created a new Facebook group so that you can be more up to date on what happens here at Rural Student Services!
Join now
to get updates about what we have going on around campus and have discussions with us and your fellow students.
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2020 Graduation Application Deadline
Exciting!!
If you're ready to graduate at the end of this semester, make sure to get your application in by February 15th. The application fee is $50. Late application fee is $80. Apply early and don't get hit with that late fee!
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UA Foundation Scholarships
Wouldn't it be nice if you could fill out just one application and be considered for over $3 million in scholarships? The UA Foundation application does just that.
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Permanent Fund Dividend
If you haven't applied for your PFD, apply through the stat of Alaska website. Just click on this link
http://pfd.alaska.gov/
and follow the prompts.
The deadline for applications is March 31st. Please apply now so you don't forget.
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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, some events 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, reply to this email with your cell phone number and the name of your carrier, contact your advisor, or give us a call at (907) 474-7871.
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We have tons of help on campus, at CTC, and even online. Whether you need to talk to someone about Math, English, Science, or a Foreign Language, you're covered. Visit our
tutor page
to figure out where and when tutors are available in your subject.
The Gathering Room at RSS, we have some great student tutors available! Some of their schedules are coming soon!
At the moment we have:
- Writing Tutors Monday-Thursday 2 pm - 4 pm
- Speaking Center Tutors Wednesdays 3 pm - 4 pm
- Math Tutors Tuesdays 3:30 pm - 5 pm
- Study Hall Tutors Tuesday & Thursday 2 pm - 3:30 pm
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Red Boucher Scholarship
UA Foundation Scholarships
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Join a Club!
A big part of college life is getting involved in clubs you're interested in. Not only do you get a chance to make a difference or submerge yourself into your hobbies, but 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 Contact: Carlton Hautala 474-7871
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) 474-6447
American Indian Sciences & Engineering Society (AISES)
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
Alaska Native Social Workers Association (ANSWA)
ANSWA is a student organization for students majoring or interested in social work, sociology, psychology, human service technology.
Staff Advisor: Gabrielle Russell
(907) 474-7871
Festival of Native Arts
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
Iñu-Yupiaq
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.
Staff Advisor: Carlton Hautala 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
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