Student Presentation Symposium

This is an early reminder and a call for presenters for the Anuual AFS Student Symposium coming up in late April.

It will be MONDAY, April 27th , most likely be an all day event!

For those of you that don't know the AFS Student Symposium is an opportunity for students to present their research in a setting similar to that of a professional meeting. Students will talk for 15 minutes, with an additional 5 minutes for questions. Since the objective of this symposium is to learn, students will be evaluated by professionals and a Best Student presentation will be chosen. This is a great opportunity to practice your public speaking skills and to let others in the Juneau scientific community know about your research.

This year our symposium coincides with our new building dedication, so there may be a larger crowd, BUT it would be a GREAT opportunity to showcase our research here in Juneau and to make some contacts.

WE WANT TO MAKE THE SCHOOL AND OUR PROGRAM LOOK GOOD so PLEASE consider presenting, even if you're still in the planning steps of your project. The presentations can include proposed work, preliminary results, and finished projects! DON'T be shy!

Please E-mail me (k.palof@uaf.edu) and let me know if you are willing to present ASAP, but definitely by Tuesday March 17th (St. Patrick's Day!). I'm taking volunteers now, but if I don't get enough I will turn to coercive persuasion by your advisers! E-mail either me or Lisa, if you have comments or questions!

Thanks!
Katie (k.palof@uaf.edu) and Lisa (l.kamin@uaf.edu)

Lapse in posts

Friends of UAF AFS:

Apologies for the lapse in time since the last post.

We have a newsletter being produced by Mike Lunde in Fairbanks. Mike may be asked to take the blog over, as the UAF ExCom members have not had the time to devote to the blog.

There are a lot of updates, though, so watch for more info!

-UAF AFS ExCom-

Feeling Ambitious?

Fairbanks and Tanana Valley Students Only:

WINTERmester registration has begun and continues
through January 2. This compressed, intensive term
from January 5-16, is an opportunity to earn 3 credits
in 2 weeks. There are four core courses available and
several interest courses. Prerequisites and course
preparation necessary before the start of class can be
found at www.uaf.edu/summer/wintermester.

Choose from the following WINTERmester courses:

ANTH F100x-FQ1        Individual, Society and Culture (3 credits)
ART FO40-FQ1            Coptic Binding (0 credits)
BA F323X-FQ1              Business Ethics (3 credits)
ECON F227-FQ1           Intermediate Statistics for Business and
                      Economics  (3 credits)
ES F193-FQ1                 Electric Car Conversion (2 credits)
LAS F293 FQ1               Demystifying Biotechnology (1 credit)
LS F101X-FQ2              Library Information and Research (1 credit)
MUS F200X-FQ1         Aesthetic Appreciation: Interrelation of Art,
                    Drama and Music, (3 credits)
PS F300X-FQ1             Ethics and Society (3 credits)
PSY F393-FQ1              Intimate Relationships (3 credits)
PSY F693-FQ1             Structural Equation Modeling (1 credit)

Financial aid can be applied to these courses and space is
available in the dorms for students that need housing.

Contact Summer Sessions for more information.
Phone: 474-7021
Email: summer@uaf.edu
Online: www.uaf.edu/summer/wintermester
Office: 216 Eielson Bldg on the UAF campus

Dr. Vera Alexander

SFOS team,

Last week, Vera Alexander suffered a mild stroke and has been hospitalized since that time. She is doing very well considering the situation and her son (Graham) has been in contact with me providing updates. I talked with him and he said his mom is coming out of the hospital on December 6th (she is in Seattle with family) and will be moving into her daughters house in Seattle until sometime in January. Rehab is focused on speech therapy, but otherwise, he said she is doing well.

The following website has been set up to track Vera's condition, sign in and write in a guest book, and make donations.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/veraalexander

Mike Castellini
SFOS Associate Dean

Aleutian Discoveries

The first publication of "Aurora: Beneath the Surface" features one of SFOS's researcher's findings. Dr. Steve Jewett has made many recent discoveries around the Aleutians. See the full story and videos, sound clips, and pictures at:

http://www.uaf.edu/aurora/archives/fall-2008/sfos/

Along with the video below, there are many more videos, found at the link above, documenting new species discovered, unique areas in the Aleutian, fish behavior, and beautiful Alaskan scenery.