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DANSRD Newsletter
Message from Our SSC
Professor Announcements
Seminar Dates
ANSC Conference
2015 Festival of Native Arts
Snowshoe Race
Office Hours
PFD ApplicationBig Brothers Big Sisters
Off-Campus Services
Scholarships
Internships
Ordering Transcripts
Alumni Highlights
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Dates & Events
March 4th
Festival Kick-Off Event
Upark Building
March 5th-7th
Festival of Native Arts
March 6th-8th
Alaska Native Studies Conference
Fairbanks, AK
March 6th
Meet & Greet w/
Lt. Governor Byron Mollott
RSS Gathering Room
March 7th
Troth Yeddha Park
Snowshoe Scramble
12PM
March 7th
Dena Indigenous Film Celebration
Salisbury Theater UAF
1PM
March 10th
Graduation Fair
10AM-2PM
UAF Woodcenter
March 13th
Last Day for Student/Faculty Withdrawal (W will appear on Academic transcript)
March 16th-20th
Spring Break
(No classes)
March 20th
University Holiday
(No classes)
March 23rd
Fall 2015 Course List Available Online
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SAVE THE DATES
March 5-7, 2015
March 6-8, 2015
April 6, 2015
Fall 2015 Registration Opens
April 12-18, 2015
RD F492 Leadership Seminar, National Parks Service
Fairbanks, AK
May 10, 2015
UAF Commencement
May 23-June 2, 2015
Summer Seminar of the International PhD School for Studies of Arctic Societies
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Get involved, join a club!
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AISES
American Indian Science & Engineering Society
Olga Skinner - 474-5152
ANESA - Alaska Native Education Student Association
Colleen Angaiak - 474-6623
ANSEP - Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program
Olga Skinner - 474-5152
ANSWA - Alaska Native Social Work Association
LaVerne Demientieff - 474-6267
Gabrielle Russell - 474-6615
I�u-Yupiaq Dance Group
Joel Forbes - 385-7243
NABL - Native Alaskan Business Leaders
Liz Ross - 474-7793
Troth Yeddha' Dance Group
Carol Murphrey - 474-6616
NFPC - Natives for Positive Change
Charlene Stern - 474-5293
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UAF Writing Center
located in 801 Gruening P.O. Box 755720 Fairbanks
, Alaska 99775-5720
Phone: (907) 474-5314 Fax: 1-800-478-5246 Spring 2015
Semester Hours:
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Friday 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sunday The Writing Center can assist you with the following: - Brainstorming and generating topics
- Organizing ideas
- Developing research strategies
- Use of citation styles -- MLA, APA, and Chicago
- Editing for clarity and correctness
Any interested students should contact the Writing Center by phone at (907) 474-5314 to set up an appointment.
for more information.
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Taking an Audio Conference Course?
Audio Conference numbers for CRCD Cross-Regional Courses. Audio Conference Quick Start Guide Taking an Elluminate-Live (E-Live) Course?
Elluminate Live is an internet delivered tool that focuses on delivers a live virtual learning environment between faculty and students.
Taking a Blackboard Course?
Blackboard is an online delivered system. Click the Blackboard link for more information about login and Blackboard Help.
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DANSRD Newsletter March 2015 Issue
You are receiving this email because you are or have been advised by DANSRD or have signed up to receive it. The DANSRD Newsletter goes out monthly and includes important updates about classes, scholarships, events, clubs and more!
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Message from Our
Student Success Coordinator: Ellarae Miner
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Greetings from the Bering Straits! You're halfway through the semester. Pat yourself on the back, keep your chin (and grades) up, and make sure to plan your 2015 Summer and Fall NOW!
Funding:
-If you haven't yet, file your FAFSA IMMEDIATELY here: http://uaf.edu/finaid/. You can file your FAFSA before you file your taxes and update your tax information later. -Applying for any Indigenous organization scholarships? Find out when they're due and start the application ahead of time.
SCA Internship Opportunity: travel paid, awesome benefits!
The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is looking for more applicants for their National Parks Service Academy Alaska summer internship program. They're specifically looking for Alaska Native and rural applicants. Spend spring break in Kenai Fjords National Park in Seward, Alaska! Earn a $1,400 education award, applicable as a scholarship or loan re-payment! Gain professional experience and networking connections! Travel, housing, and living allowance paid! Contact Jeff Chen ASAP to apply: jchen@thesca.org, call/text 907-717-8414.
More Internships:
Important Dates & Deadlines:
-Monday, 2/23/2015 -- Summer 2015 registration opened. Classes are filling fast, but there's still space!
-Friday, 3/13/2015 -- LAST WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE! (Remember: W = better than D or F.)
-Monday, 4/6/2015 -- Fall 2015 registration opened. Schedule an advising appointment NOW!
Upcoming trips for Ellarae: Want to meet up? What about family, friends, or alumni?
-4/13-4/18?/2015 -- UAF Kuskokwim Campus for a variety of recruiting, outreach, and advising events. I will be unavailable from Monday, 6/1/2015 until Monday, 8/3/2015. Make sure to register for Summer and Fall 2015 classes before I leave for the summer!
-Ellarae
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Patricia Sekaquaptewa, Assistant Professor
 Welcome to our new Assistant Professor Pat Sekaquaptewa. She works as a legal consultant with the Tribal Law & Policy Institute in West Hollywood, CA. She also presently serves as a tribal judge, arbitrator, and mediator in a number of tribal communities. She is currently a sitting justice on the Hopi high court. More recently she served as the Executive Director of the Nakwatsvewat Institute, a non-profit that established and operates an innovative tribal community mediation program on the Hopi reservation in Arizona. Formerly she was the Director of the UCLA Native Nations Law and Policy Center and its Tribal Legal Development Clinic. At UCLA, she provided instruction in, and supervised legal clinical projects on, tribal constitution and statutory drafting, and in tribal court development nationally. She continues to train and supervise UCLA law student clerks for the Hopi Appellate Court. She also taught Federal Indian Law, Tribal Legal Development, and National Building at UCLA and UC Berkeley. Previously, she worked for the law firm of Alexander & Karshmer, which represents American Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, and inter-tribal organizations. Recently, she moved to Fairbanks, Alaska to continue her work with the Native village sovereigns there on their tribal court development efforts - and to support her husband in his work as a family practice doctor at the Tanana Valley Clinic.
Professor Sekaquaptewa first day will be March 2nd! Welcome!
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DANSRD Seminar Dates for Spring 2015
RD F492 Leadership Seminar, National Parks Service (3 credits)
Location: Fairbanks, AK
Dates: April 12-18, 2015
Contact: Judy Ramos jramos2@alaska.edu or Diane Benson debenson2@alaska.edu
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DANSRD Students Meet with Lt. Governor Byron Mallott at the Spring 2015 Juneau Seminar.
Photo courtesy of the Office of the Lt. Governor of Alaska 
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 2015 Conference The third annual Alaska Native Studies Conference, hosted by the University of Alaska, will be held at the Fairbanks campus, March 6-8, 2015. Drawing inspiration from the land and its legacy, this year's theme is Troth Yeddha' Roots: Connecting the Place with the People. This will be the largest Alaska Native Studies Conference to date, with more than 50 presentations on research and activism from all fields related to Alaska Native Studies of the past, present and future. Keynote speakers will be Dennis Demmert, from Klawock, Alaska, and Marie Battiste, from Saskatchewan, Canada. To register go to https://www.eventbrite.com/ Scholars and practitioners from all fields will address a variety of issues including, but not limited to: Culturally Responsive Leadership and Education, Alaska Native Identities, Alaska Native Languages, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), Self-Determination and Sovereignty, Documenting and Honoring Indigenous Knowledge Systems, History, Oral Traditions and Contemporary Texts, Indigenous Research Methodologies, Alaska Native Science and Math, Indigenous Pedagogies vs. Western Paradigms, Subsistence and Sustainability. |
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2015 Festival of Native Arts
The 42nd Annual Festival of Native Arts is this Week! From March 5-7th, join UAF in the celebration of cultures from all across Alaska.  This year's event will feature over twenty different dance groups on the main stage at the Davis Concert Hall, seven different workshops in the Wood Center, and tons of vendors selling Alaska Native art in the Fine Arts Complex. You can find out what else is happening at https://fna.community.uaf.edu/
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DANSRD Office Hours
Fall hours 8AM-5PM M-F
If you need to schedule an UNDERGRADUATE advising session with Ellarae Miner, please call (907) 474-5948 or Toll-free 1-888-574-6528.
Fairbanks Office location:
Third floor Brooks Building, UAF campus
Anchorage Office location:
2221 E. Northern Lights Blvd #121
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Permanent Fund Dividend
It's a new year and time to complete your PFD application. It's easy to apply for the PFD using the State of Alaska website. Just click on this link http://www.pfd.state.ak.us/ and follow the prompts.
The deadline for applications is March 31st. Do it now, so you don't forget!
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Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska is looking for mentors for Alaska Native youth, particularly those who are at risk of educational failure. If you would like to help make a difference in a youth's life by becoming a mentor, consider becoming a Big Brother or Big Sister.
If you'd like more information, click here or call (907) 452-8110.
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Rasmuson Library Off-Campus Library Services
Rasmuson Library Off-Campus Library Services provides research assistance to UAF students, faculty and staff when they are not in Fairbanks. If you reside out of the Fairbanks area or if you are traveling outside of the Fairbanks area, we are your connection to Rasmuson Library.
Lectures on the library's resources are also available by request.
you can link to Rasmuson library and Off-Campus Services (OCS) resources.
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Scholarships
The Financial Aid Office is great when you need help with scholarships, grants and loans, but that's not all they do! They also have a wide array of workshops designed to help you efficiently manage your money. If you want to be financially savvy, attend one or all of the following sessions!
- March 27: Interest 101
- April 3: What do you really pay?
- April 10: Paying for college
- April 17: Understanding credit
- April 24: Bad credit costs
- May 1: Student loan payment
List of Scholarships Available
Aleutian Probilof Island Community Development Association (APICDA)
- May 15, 2015 for Fall 2015
- Contact Ellarae Miner for more information at 907-474-5948 or email eminer2@alaska.edu
Golden Valley Electric Association
- Must be or be a dependent of a member of Golden Valley Electric Association
- Apply by March 6th
- http://www.gvea.com/
Tanana Chiefs Conference, Inc.
- Must have at least � Native blood and/or be an enrolled tribal member
- Must be enrolled member of a tribe served by TCC, or at-large member of Doyon
- Minimum 2.0 GPA
- Apply by March 15th
- http://www.tananachiefs.org/
Koniag Education Foundation
- Must be Koniag shareholder or descendant
- 2.0 GPA or equivalent
- Apply by March 15th
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Caleb Lumen Pungowiyi Scholarship - deadline TBA
Catching the Dream
- Must have at least 1/4 Native blood and be an enrolled tribal member
- Competitive scholarship available for summer semester
- Apply by March 15th
- www.catchingthedream.org
Doyon Foundation
- Must be enrolled to Doyon, Limited or be the child of an original enrollee
- 2.0 GPA or equivalent
- Deadline for summer application is March 15th
www.doyonfoundation.com-
Indian Health Service Health Profession
- Must be American Indian or Alaska Native
- Have a minimum 2.0 GPA
- Apply by March 28th
- http://www.ihs.gov/
Nunaput Stewardship Through Science: Scholar Program
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Ordering Transcripts
If you need to get an official transcript for any reason, be sure to order it on UAOnline. For more information CLICK HERE!
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DANSRD Alumni!
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We are proud of our alumni!
Stay Connected with the Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development.
Do you have an exciting career or family success stories to share? We would love to feature you on our newsletter and highlight your accomplishments.
If you are an RD MA graduate and would like to participate in one of our future graduate panels, please contact Assistant Professor Jenny Bell Jones at jbjones@alaska.edu.
CLICK HERE for a quick and easy way to share your story or email fydanrd@uaf.edu with a paragraph of your accomplishments along with a photo.
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DANSRD Students got to meet with Barbara Blake at the Juneau seminar. She is currently the Special Assistant to the Lt. Governor and also an M.A. Rural Development alumni. Congratulations Barbara on your new position!
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