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I've met dozens of employees over the last 18 months as UAF's first onboarding and
engagement manager. I've enjoyed sharing my experience of working at the university
for the last 23 years. More than 200 people have participated in the half-day New
Employee Welcome (NEW) orientation either in person or the shorter online orientation.
Employees have also joined other activities offered for new and existing employees
to foster a sense of belonging. Continue reading this week's Friday Focus.
The Honors College will be hosting a screening of听For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in 乐虎直播 on Jan. 21 from 1-2 p.m. in the Multi-Level Lounge. This event is open to all UAF
students, staff and faculty. Lunch will be provided.
For the past three years, Joey Slowik has focused on preventing slug damage to crops.
Along the way, Slowik, an integrated pest management technician with the University
of 乐虎直播 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, has uncovered a lot of odd and
interesting information about the often-reviled gastropods. Learn more and register for the webinar.
Join a webinar for an overview of the 乐虎直播鈥檚 Changing Environment 2.0 publication,
featuring speakers on climate, salmon, and Arctic Indigenous observations. The publication
shares observations of physical and biological change in and around 乐虎直播. Read more and register for the webinar.
If you drive on UAF business, this is your annual reminder to review your driver authorization
status. You can determine if you need to be an authorized driver by visiting the UAF
Risk Management website. Learn more about the annual renewal.
A free two-day event will offer a mix of formal presentations and time for Interior
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Farm Forum will be held from Jan. 31 to Feb. 1, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Pike's Waterfront
Lodge in Fairbanks. It is designed to connect local farmers with other farmers and
with the resources they need to succeed. It's also an opportunity for people thinking
about becoming farmers to learn more. Read more and register to attend.
The UAF 乐虎直播 Center for Climate Assessment and Policy and Elizabeth Figus are hosting
a dialogue on Feb. 27 from 1-5 p.m. called, 鈥淧racticing partnership: Co-production
and boundary spanning in rural 乐虎直播.鈥� This dialogue will bring together graduate
students, staff, and faculty to discuss the nuts and bolts of implementing co-production
and boundary spanning frameworks in research. Learn more and register.
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