• Monday, April 4th - Begin Fall 2022 priority class registration for UAF degree students

• Friday, April 15th - Last Big Positive Connection Night (PCN) with Byron Nicholai!

• Monday, April 25th - Last day of instruction

• Tues-Sat, April 26th-30th - Final examinations

• Stop by RSS for snacks for Finals Week

• Sat, April 30th - Commencement

• Sunday, May 1st - Residence Halls close noon

• Wed, May 4th - Final grades posted

Selma Davis and Felicia Wassillie with Bilista Holding are inviting Calista Shareholders to a meet and greet and student lunch in the RSS Gathering Room from 11am-1pm. They have information on employment in Construction and Environmental Services.

Fall Class Registration opens on April 4th, so make sure to make an appointment with your advisor! Here's the link to make an appointment on our website: https://www.uaf.edu/ruralss/advising-appointments/index.php

Join the UAF Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development (DANSRD) and Doyon, Ltd. for a symposium on the past, present, and future of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). It will be held in the Wood Center Ball Room and will be available virtually as well. Parking is in the Nenana lot.

For more information, go to this link: ANCSA Symposium.

The Dennis Demmert award provides an

opportunity for students to nominate a

person whom they feel has positively

impacted their academic efforts at UAF.

2022 marks the 27th year the RSS

students and staff will recognize individuals

at UAF whose efforts demonstrate UAF's

goal of being the educational center for

Alaska Native Students. During the 1994

Native Summit at UAF, Dennis Demmert

recommended that something be done to

recognize individuals whose actions have

proved their support. The name was

changed from RSS Appreciation and

Recognition Award to the Dennis Demmert

Appreciation and Recognition Award in

honor of the many years of service that

Dennis has given for the betterment of the

Alaska Native community.

Commencement ceremony held at the Carlson Center

UAF will celebrate its 100th commencement, Saturday, April 30, 2022, at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks. To safely celebrate, we plan to hold two short, student-centered ceremonies.

The following schools and colleges will be celebrated at 11 a.m.

• College of Engineering and Mines
• College of Natural Science and Mathematics
• College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
• College of Rural and Community Development
• Community and Technical College
• UAA nursing students — with CNSM

The following schools and colleges will be celebrated at 4 p.m.

• Division of General Studies/interdisciplinary undergrads
• College of Liberal Arts
• School of Education
• College of Business and Security Management

Have questions? Please email uaf-commencement-team@alaska.edu.

Your hard work has paid off, and we want to celebrate your success! If you are here in Fairbanks, we want to let you know that you have the option of picking up your red sash here at the UAF Troth Yeddha’ Campus. Red sashes honor your success and recognizes the importance of our Alaska Native and Indigenous graduates.

You can pick up your sash at the Brooks Building with Rural Student Services, March 28th-April 8th.

Don't worry if you aren't able to pick up your sash. Contact RSS at (907)474-7871 if you want us to mail it before April 8th. Detailed information on commencement is at this website: https://www.uaf.edu/commence/

Any sashes not picked up by Friday, April 8th will be mailed. Check your contact information in UAOnline to confirm that your correct mailing address is on record. (You want to check this anyway because the Graduation Office will mail your diploma to this address too!)

Best wishes to you on the final stretch of this semester.

Congrats!

Rural Student Services will be conducting our year end survey. The survey is available by paper at RSS and online. Here is the link to the RSS Year End Survey. Remember to fill out prize tickets if you're submitting it online.

This is our chance to learn how to best serve our students. We would like to hear your feedback.

Doyon Foundation is now accepting applications for the first cohort for its new Native language Mentor-Apprentice Program. Applications are due by Friday, April 29, 2022, at 5 p.m. AKDT. The application is available online at doyonfoundation.com/map.

A survey is being conducted as a part of the course RD 340 through the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The purpose of this survey is to better understand student views on seasons and subsistence activities. The survey is completely anonymous and should take less than 5 minutes to complete. Here's the survey: https://forms.gle/jygwLMZ6oYouwYGj9

If you have any questions about this survey please contact me, Professor Tia Tidwell at tmtidwell@alaska.edu.

A big part of college life is getting involved in things that you're interested in. Joining a club is a great way to connect with others and get involved in clubs you are interested in.

Here are some of the organizations we're involved with:

Alaska Native Education and Student Association (ANESA)

Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP)

Alaska Native Social Workers Association (ANSWA)

American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES) 

UAF Beading Club

Festival of Native Arts 

Iñu-Yupiaq Dance Group

Native American Business Leaders (NABL)

Native Games 

Native Student Union of UAF

Troth Yeddha' Dance Group

Sign-up for clubs here: Link to Sign-up

Click here for more RSS club information

If you have any questions, please let us know or contact the club's advisor.

UAF is an AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination/

Contact

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Rural Student Services

PO Box 756320, Fairbanks, AK 99775

(907)-474-7871

"Student success is achieved with the help of family, a group of persons of common ancestry. At Rural Student Services, I feel at home."

- Karly Gundersen, Port Lions