Check out this "Wordle" art from a speech Kayt wrote to promo the Really FREE Market event - Saturday August 14th in the Nenana Parking lot across from the Patty Center at UAF.
See http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2284014/Really_FREE_Market_Fairbanks_Aug_14%2C_2010 and http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2284321/Really_FREE_Market for a larger versions of these Wordle artforms.
Make your own WordClouds FREE at http://wordle.net/
"Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends."
See the post below for MORE details on the Really FREE Market.
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Tuesday
Monday
REALLY FREE MARKET
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host the second Really FREE Market of the summer.
Date: Aug 14
Time: 10am - 1pm
Venue: Nenana Parking Lot (across from the Patty Center - UAF)
The market is a good opportunity to share clothes and other back-to-school items with local families before the school year begins. Please encourage your family and friends to consider participating.
Drop off clean, safe, usable items between 8-10 a.m. the day of the market.The earlier items are dropped off, the more time our volunteers will have to organize them. Look for clearly marked signs for drop off lanes. Volunteers will help you unload your items.
Come back from 10 a.m. to 1:00 pm to browse the FREE "treasures" ... take what you can use, PLUS enjoy FREE music by Alaskalina and Almost a Minyan.
We need volunteers to help with the market. Please contact Lydia Anderson at 474-7037 if you are interested in helping out with this fun event.
Date: Aug 14
Time: 10am - 1pm
Venue: Nenana Parking Lot (across from the Patty Center - UAF)
The market is a good opportunity to share clothes and other back-to-school items with local families before the school year begins. Please encourage your family and friends to consider participating.
Drop off clean, safe, usable items between 8-10 a.m. the day of the market.The earlier items are dropped off, the more time our volunteers will have to organize them. Look for clearly marked signs for drop off lanes. Volunteers will help you unload your items.
Come back from 10 a.m. to 1:00 pm to browse the FREE "treasures" ... take what you can use, PLUS enjoy FREE music by Alaskalina and Almost a Minyan.
We need volunteers to help with the market. Please contact Lydia Anderson at 474-7037 if you are interested in helping out with this fun event.
Sunday
Climate Change and Weather in AK
Scientist breaks down climate change for free lecture
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Photo courtesy UAF Summer Sessions. |
The event is part of the Monday Marvels series, a free hands-on session and lecture series presented by UAF Summer Sessions & Lifelong Learning and the Alaska Summer Research Academy (ASRA).
All events are held in 201 Reichardt on UAF campus. Sessions are taught by ASRA faculty, cover a wide range of scientific topics, and are free.
Thursday
Beluga Nights FINAL 2010 performance
Robin Dale Ford and Pat Fitzgerald, Alaska's favorite local singer-songwriting duo, return to Beluga Field for the season's final
FREE Beluga Nights Summer Concert event.
Sunday, July 25th
6:00 p.m.
UAF Beluga Field
Promises to be an exciting show filled with bluegrass, folk, and fun!
For More Information + Rain Locations
visit www.uaf.edu/activity
Friday
Libby Casey - The View from Washington
7 p.m. Monday, July 12 - Schaible Auditorium *FREE*
click on the image to open a larger version
What does Alaska look like from D.C.?
Hear Libby Casey, the Washington, D.C. correspondent for the Alaska Public Radio Network, talk about all she sees and hears in her dynamic and demanding career. She moved to Washington in 2008 after spending more than a decade in Fairbanks reporting for local public radio station KUAC and teaching radio production at UAF.
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Now APRN’s D.C. correspondent, Casey is also a regular guest host of C-SPAN’s Washington Journal. Her stories have appeared on “All Things Considered,” “Morning Edition,” “The World,” and the CBC. Since moving to Washington she’s discussed Alaska politics on “The Today Show,” CNN, MSNC and Fox News.
For further information call 474-7021 or visit www.uaf.edu/summer
Wednesday
AAUW 38th HOUSE TOUR
AAUW 38th Annual HOUSE TOUR
Saturday , July 10, 2010
1:00 - 5:00pm
THE HOUSE TOUR is AAUW 's primary fundraising event of the year. Three houses are open this year for viewing on a drive-yourself tour.
Saturday , July 10, 2010
1:00 - 5:00pm
THE HOUSE TOUR is AAUW 's primary fundraising event of the year. Three houses are open this year for viewing on a drive-yourself tour.
DRIVE YOURSELF
3 Interesting Homes
Tickets and Maps - $20.00 - available at:
The Woodway - College Road
Hops Stationary - Shoppers Forum
If Only - Cushman St. Downtown
Proceeds help fund local scholarships for women returning to school.
Tour outstanding homes, raise $ for scholarships!
Tuesday
Emerging Issues in Reproductive Health Care and Family Planning
7 pm, Wednesday, June 2nd
Reichard Building, Room 201
UAF Campus, Fairbanks
An engaging lecture featuring Cecile Richards
Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood of America, will discuss the current state of reproductive health care access in the United States, addressing such issues as birth control, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, access to pregnancy options, and access to comprehensive sexual health education.
As you may know, Cecile Richards is the daughter of the dynamic and legendary Governor Anne Richards of Texas. Don't miss this amazing opportunity to meet Cecile Richards in her first ever visit to the farthest north Planned Parenthood!
As you may know, Cecile Richards is the daughter of the dynamic and legendary Governor Anne Richards of Texas. Don't miss this amazing opportunity to meet Cecile Richards in her first ever visit to the farthest north Planned Parenthood!
Friday
Really FREE Market - Saturday, May 22
Get in on Recycling and Sustainability at UAF and in Fairbanks!
Really FREE Market
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010-Patty Center Parking lot-UAF
Participate any or all of the following ways:
volunteers needed for time slots from 8am to 2pm - call or email Lydia Anderson lmanderson(at)alaska.edu, or phone 474-7037 to volunteer
8am-10am drop off clean, safe, usable items at the UAF Patty Center parking lot
10am-1pm come by after 10am, take what you need, enjoy the Really FREE Market: music, community, sharing, FREE-cycling!
Contact Lydia now, to volunteer!
By SHARING we sustain each other AND our community!
Tuesday
CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS ! CELEBRATING CULTURE & DIVERSITY !!
Come join us in Celebrating Culture and Diversity! Everyone is invited! Come with your friends!
Click on the flier for an enlarged version
Thursday
7/8ths of the Iceberg: the Rest of Writing
Join Cindy Hardy, poets, poetry fans, writers, & others
for
7/8ths of the Iceberg: the Rest of Writing
a Craft Talk by Cindy Hardy
Wood Center Conference Room C/D
Friday, April 30th 3:30-4:30 pm
PLUS
Cindy Hardy and Jean Anderson will be reading from their works on Saturday night, May 1st, 7pm, at the Bear Gallery in Pioneer Park aka Alaskaland. They will finish their reading in time to scoot over to the Empress for the staged reading of Tom Moran's play.
PLUS
Cindy Hardy and Jean Anderson will be reading from their works on Saturday night, May 1st, 7pm, at the Bear Gallery in Pioneer Park aka Alaskaland. They will finish their reading in time to scoot over to the Empress for the staged reading of Tom Moran's play.
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Cindy Hardy was born in Salisbury, Maryland and grew up in horse and farm country in southern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Penn State University and holds an MFA from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a Ph.D. from the University of Southern Mississippi.
A past recipient of an Alaska State Council on the Arts Individual Artist grant, Cindy has published poems and stories in Permafrost, The Northern Review, and Ice-Floe: An International Journal of the Far North. Her chapbook, We Tempt Our Luck, was a finalist in the 2008 Astounding Beauty Ruffian Press Poetry Chapbook competition. Her poetry collection Beneath a Portrait of a Horse is newly published by Salmon Press of Ireland.
Cindy writes poems of longing, disappointment, and discovery, of the natural world bumping up against the man-made world, of the small places where we can find respite—the crack in a sidewalk, a conversation on a ferry, the taste of ginger or coffee. She lives in Fairbanks, Alaska, where she teaches at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, dances, gardens, and tends the horses that appear in her poems.
Wednesday
Thursday, April 29th - Gender & Health Care Panel
Click on the flier above for an enlarged version
Before (or after) the Gender & Health Care Panel, Dine Out to support the Interior AIDS Association (see blog post below)
DINE OUT FOR LIFE
Join in supporting Interior AIDS Association.
Date : April 29th
Dine out at local restaurants with friends while supporting HIV prevention! Participating restaurants will donate a portion of their proceeds to Interior AIDS Association.
For more information and list of participating restaurants:
Ivory Jacks - 11am to 5pm
Bobby's Downtown - Dinner
Lavelle's Bistro - Dinner
Date : April 29th
Dine out at local restaurants with friends while supporting HIV prevention! Participating restaurants will donate a portion of their proceeds to Interior AIDS Association.
For more information and list of participating restaurants:
Ivory Jacks - 11am to 5pm
Bobby's Downtown - Dinner
Lavelle's Bistro - Dinner
Thursday
The Clothesline Project
Come by the Women's Center on Friday from 10am until 3pm to make a t-shirt for the Clothesline Project.
Photo taken from http://www.clotheslineproject.org/Photos.htm
Originally contributed by Kathy J, Domestic Violence Specialist @ A Safe Place, NH
The Clothesline Project (CLP) is a program started on Cape Cod, MA, in 1990 to address the issue of violence against women. It is a vehicle for women affected by violence to express their emotions by decorating a shirt. They then hang the shirt on a clothesline to be viewed by others as testimony to the problem of violence against women.
The t-shirts made at the Women's Center on Friday will be displayed at the Take Back The Night Rally on Friday April 23, 2010 at the UAF campus.
The Women's Center is located at 112 Eielson Hall on the UAF Campus.
For more information on the Clothesline Project go to
Wednesday
TAKE BACK THE NIGHT
Take back the night is a rally and march to raise awareness about domestic violence and sexual assault.
A rally will be held in front of wood center with a Guest speaker, FOOD, Representatives from various local organization and a march around campus.
Date : April 23, 2010
Place: UAF Campus- Infront of Wood Center
Time: 4.00pm
Event Sponsor: Organization of Student Social Workers
Alaska Native Social Work Association
Interior Alaska Center For Non Violent Living
UAF Women's Center
A rally will be held in front of wood center with a Guest speaker, FOOD, Representatives from various local organization and a march around campus.
Date : April 23, 2010
Place: UAF Campus- Infront of Wood Center
Time: 4.00pm
Event Sponsor: Organization of Student Social Workers
Alaska Native Social Work Association
Interior Alaska Center For Non Violent Living
UAF Women's Center
Saturday
UWA Undergraduate Scholarships
DEADLINE EXTENDED
Now due: April 16, 2010
Apply NOW!
The University Women's Association (UWA) provides scholarships for undergraduate women at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Application deadline for 2010-11 has been extended to April 16, 2010. Scholarship Requirements
Female applicants enrolled in the Associate Degree program who meet the following minimum requirements will be considered:
- demonstrated financial need
- current enrollment of 9 credits or more at UAF in a field of study leading to an Associate Degree
- a 3.0 or better cumulative GPA based on a minimum of 9 credit hours
- strong faculty and/or employer recommendations
- demonstrated financial need
- completion of at least 12 credit hours for each of the two preceding semesters (at UAF or another institution)
- a 3.0 or better cumulative GPA based on a minimum of 9 credit hours
- current enrollment as a full-time (12 credit) UAF undergraduate in a degree program with at least sophomore standing
- strong faculty and/or employer recommendations
Pam Mitchell Hoy Memorial Scholarship
2010-2011 Pam Mitchell Hoy Memorial Scholarship application now available online http://www.uaf.edu/cla/hoy.app.02.10.pdf
Pam Mitchell Hoy loved all animals, but especially enjoyed dogs. Pam raised and showed Italian Greyhounds and worked as a vet tech for two decades in North Carolina. She was a strong and vocal advocate for dogs and other pets. Pam was killed in 1990 and her murder remains unsolved.
This scholarship is given in Pam’s honor to encourage students to be advocates for women and animals.
To qualify for this scholarship you must have earned at least 24 credit hours prior to the start of the fall 2010 semester, have a minimum GPA of 3.5 and meet one of the following criteria:
Pam Mitchell Hoy loved all animals, but especially enjoyed dogs. Pam raised and showed Italian Greyhounds and worked as a vet tech for two decades in North Carolina. She was a strong and vocal advocate for dogs and other pets. Pam was killed in 1990 and her murder remains unsolved.
This scholarship is given in Pam’s honor to encourage students to be advocates for women and animals.
To qualify for this scholarship you must have earned at least 24 credit hours prior to the start of the fall 2010 semester, have a minimum GPA of 3.5 and meet one of the following criteria:
- be a declared minor in Women’s Studies,
- be enrolled in the Veterinary Science Certificate Program,
- be a declared major or minor in Justice, or
- have made significant and positive contributions to the community on behalf of women or animals
Friday
The Vagina Monologues
UAF will be treated to two performances of the
Vagina Monologues
Saturday, April 17th at 8pm
and
Sunday, April 18th at 2pm
Both performances will take place in Schaible Auditorium in Bunnell Building.
Prices are $8 for students, $10 general admission.
Wednesday
Patricia Smith - Midnight Sun Visiting Writer - April 2nd 7:00 pm
Patricia's groundbreaking book -- Blood Dazzler -- which chronicles the human, emotional and physical toll exacted by Hurricane Katrina -- was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award, and one of NPR’s Top Books of 2008!
Find out more about Smith, and hear her work at http://www.wordwoman.ws/performances.html
This event is sponsored by the UAF, English Department.
Contact 474-7193 ~ ejkim2@alaska.edu for more info
Friday
Choose Respect Community Rally - March 31, 2010
Choose Respect
Alaskans Ending the Epidemic of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Join in the Community-Wide Rally
March 31, 2010
NOON
Golden Heart Plaza
Fairbanks, Alaska
The Parnell Administration invites Alaskans to join with Fairbanks community partners as - together - we take a stand against domestic violence and sexual assault in our state. Together we can make a difference!
For more information, please contact the Fairbanks Office of the Governor:
907-451-2920
Monday
Celebrating the Power of Women's Voices - Women's History & Culture Month Keynote RECORDING
***Accessing the Recording***
Below is the URL for the recording of Diane Benson's Keynote Address:
The recording was made through Elluminate LIVE. If you haven’t been into Elluminate LIVE before you might have to download or update java on your computer, and also accept a license agreement, etc.
To access the recording - Click on the link to the recording (above):
• when the login screen opens click on the GUEST button,
• enter an email address and name, then click on "Play."
• Click on "Open" in the dialog box that appears.
Depending on whether the computer being used is updated, the computer might have to download some java files in order to play the Elluminate Live recording of the event. (If on a slow dial-up connection the recording might take some time to load). Speakers or headphones are required to hear the audio from the presentation.
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