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Please join Rachel McKenna, M.S. Candidate in Biological Sciences, for a public thesis defense on March 17 at 4 p.m.

Priority registration for Fall 2021 begins April 2nd! The Office of the Registrar invites you to a registration brown bag session. We will discuss registration eligibility, priority registration, dates and deadlines, overrides, waitlists, troubleshooting and useful Banner screens. Please save the date, and we look forward to seeing you there!

Spend the summer in the great outdoors as a seasonal hire with the UAA Grounds Team. Ideal candidates will work well in a team environment, have experience and/or interest in the landscaping profession (arboriculture, turf management, annual and perennial flower care, interiorscaping, greenhouse production, hardscape management), and have an excellent driving record. Season runs from mid-April through early October with flexible start and stop dates.

Have you adopted Open Educational Resources (OER)* or, in some other way, significantly lowered the cost of course materials or textbooks in this current semester or in a previous one? Or do you know a colleague who has? If so, consider nominating yourself or colleague(s) for a $1,000 Consortium Library Affordable Course Materials Award. We intend to present up to 10 awards. For collaborative projects, each contributing member is eligible to receive up to $1,000. The purpose of the award is two fold. First, we’d like to recognize faculty who have made sustainable cost reductions for students. The second purpose is to encourage faculty to get the cost of materials as close to zero as possible.

The UAA Center for Human Development is seeking a full-time Complex Behavior Specialist ABA/ Mental Health Provider 2 to work across multiple settings and client populations as a Consultant for the Effective Behavior Interventions Clinic. This position requires the ability to teach and guide others through the process of a functional behavioral assessments and the design and implementation of individualized behavior intervention plans as well as facilitate and lead multidisciplinary teams. A successful candidate will be able to build excellent realistic individualized plans using the principle of applied behavior science and has the ability to work in diverse environments in both rural and urban Alaska. This position requires an ability to facilitate, motivate and respectfully lead complex multi-disciplinary teams while building individual team member’s capacity to use applied behavioral interventions to address challenging behaviors. The ideal candidate will have the skills and ability to deliver consultive services that exemplify cultural awareness, competence and sensitivity.

The Office of the Registrar seeks a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual to join its team as a Degree Completion Specialist. This professional plays a key role in maintaining the integrity of the student record and providing a high standard of customer service. This position serves as an information resource specialist for graduation processing, Board of Regent and university policy, degree requirements and DegreeWorks to all of UAA, including its extended campuses. To learn more about our team, please visit our website at uaa.alaska.edu/students/registrar.

This week has shown that Open Educational Resources (OER) and other zero cost course materials have the potential to dramatically reduce access barriers for our students, and many UAA courses have adopted ZTC/OER materials. In this last post, we highlight what happens when faculty join together to incorporate ZTC/OER in multiple courses as part of a larger student-centered major!

How does your program or service help students meet this core competency? How will you know when students have achieved it? Attend this hands-on workshop to incorporate the new UAA core competency, Personal, Professional and Community Responsibility into your program or service and your regular assessment processes. Even if your program or service is already doing this, attendance is important to ensure the institution can report on your efforts.

The Municipality of Anchorage will be hosting a drive-up/walk-up COVID-19 testing site on campus every other Thursday, starting March 11. This free service will take place in the West Lot, at the corner of Providence Drive and Lake Otis Parkway, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. UAA students are encouraged to come get tested, even if they are not experiencing any symptoms. Employees and the general public will also be welcome. Submitting a sample will be even faster if people pre-register at visit-healthcare.com.

Spring break is next week, and I hope it will be a time for you to rest and recharge. It is hard to believe the university’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic began almost a year ago.