College of Indigenous Studies in the news
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Alaska Native Language Center to celebrate 50th anniversary on Oct. 4
September 27, 2022
The ķƵ Alaska Native Language Center will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Tuesday, Oct. 4. A celebration will be held in the UAF Wood Center from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and is open to the public.
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Rural Alaska Honors Institute celebrates class of 2022
July 11, 2022
The ķƵ will celebrate the achievements of the Rural Alaska Honors Institute class of 2022 on July 14 with a hybrid in-person and virtual graduation ceremony.
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UAF team lauded for innovative home design
May 25, 2022
Using shipping containers and energy-efficient techniques, a team of ķƵ students has created a prize-winning new design for rural Alaska housing construction.
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ķƵ partnership offers free courses in tribal governance
March 25, 2022
The ķƵ will host a series of free courses focused on tribal governance and stewardship.
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ANCSA symposium extends registration, offers UA discount
March 24, 2022
The registration deadline for the upcoming symposium on the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act on April 12-13, 2022, has been extended. People are encouraged to register online until Friday, April 8, 2022.
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Festival of Native Arts to take place virtually March 25-26
March 22, 2022
The 49th annual Festival of Native Arts will be held Friday and Saturday, March 25-26, 2022. This year’s theme is “Culture, Land and Future.” All events are virtual and will be hosted via Zoom and Facebook live.
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Kuskokwim Campus director candidate presentations
December 13, 2021
The College of Rural and Community Development invites the public to presentations by finalists for the Kuskokwim Campus director position Dec. 13 and 14.
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Charlene Stern named rural, community, Native education VC
December 07, 2021
-- by Chancellor Dan White. I am pleased to announce that I have appointed Dr. Charlene Stern to serve as UAF's vice chancellor for rural, community and Native education effective Jan. 2, 2022.
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December's rural staff spotlight: Jami Swazer
December 03, 2021
Jami Swazer is the academic and financial aid and youth transition coordinator for the Bristol Bay Campus and Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association.
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Science and Culture Camp in Bethel
November 24, 2021
A two-week intensive camp exposed students to a range of classes, including subsistence management of salmon resources, moose biology, ethnobotany, and Yup'ik epistemology and ontologies.
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Panel on centering Indigeneity in the classroom
November 19, 2021
Join the Interior Alaska Campus Friday, Nov. 19, at noon for "Centering Indigeneity in the Classroom: Nothing ķƵ Us Without Us."
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Panel on Alaska Native creativity and well-being
November 12, 2021
Join the Interior Alaska Campus and the content creation program on Friday, Nov. 12, from noon-1 p.m. for a panel on Alaska Native creativity and well-being hosted by Assistant Professor Jessica Black.
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Friday Focus: Native American Heritage Month
November 12, 2021
-- by Charlene Stern. Current generations of Alaska Native peoples are the product of all those who came before us and the experiences that shaped our collective history.
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Native American Heritage Month student Laura Deloodeneenła Ekada
November 05, 2021
Laura Deloodeneenła Ekada (she/her) is a senior at UAF studying biology with a concentration in biomedical sciences and a goal of becoming a physician serving rural villages.
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November 01, 2021
Fourteen students took part in the 2021 Bristol Bay Native Corp. Culture Camp, a seven-day immersive learning experience through Indigenous Alaska Native cultural activities and ways of knowing.
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Interior Alaska Campus director candidate presentations
November 01, 2021
Julie Biddle and Kristy Malamute, finalists for IAC campus director, will each give a presentation and participate in a Q&A session on Monday, Nov. 1.
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UAF representatives on UArctic Assembly
October 27, 2021
Laura Conner and Jessica Black will represent UAF on the UArctic Assembly. UArctic is a network of 230 intuitions that are invested in research and education in or about Northern regions.
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Friday Focus: Rural campuses and distance education
August 12, 2021
One aspect that makes UAF such a unique and great place is our rural campuses. Our reach is significant and so is our impact.
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