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UAF to kick off centennial with musical Sparktacular event

The ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ will kick off a year of activities in celebration of its centennial with the annual Sparktacular fireworks display at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, on the Fairbanks campus.
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Help us celebrate in 2017!

(pdf) and send us a photo or video of yourself wishing the university a happy birthday. Once you've taken your selfie, post it to social media using the hashtag #uaf100. Or send it to us and we'll post it for you.

Please tag all of your centennial related photos and posts throughout 2017 with #uaf100. Your posts will become part of our

As part of our celebrations, we're exploring UAF's first century through some of the creative ideas developed here.

Take a look at some of those ideas . Know of more big ideas to nominate?
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A message from the co-chairs

By Emily Drygas and Michelle Renfrew

It’s the final countdown! It's almost time for us to celebrate milestones, share UAF's story and illustrate our crucial role in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥.

We have a number of activities planned. Watch for information in the Jan. 29 edition of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.

In the meantime, you can find out everything you need to know on .

Events and activities

Join us throughout 2017 for a variety of activities and that will celebrate our first 100 years while welcoming our next 100.

Centennial kickoff and Sparktacular
8 p.m., Dec. 31 on the Fairbanks campus.

Science of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ lecture series
7 p.m., Jan. 31, Raven's Landing
"The Almost Forgotten Earthquake of the ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Gold Rush"
Carl Tape, assistant professor, Geophysical Institute

       
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