Click here to download the Camp_Internet_2011 Application Form.

We would like to invite students, friends, and family to join us at the Steller 2011 Talent Show and Dessert Night! The event will occur Friday, January 28th, at 7pm, in the Steller MPR. If your family would like to donate a dessert for the event, please bring it to school Friday or to the show. With your help, this year’s show will be a success. Thank you, and we’ll see you Friday Night!

We are pleased to invite students, parents, relatives and community members to the annual Steller Talent and Dessert Night, this Friday, February 28th. Our program this year is full of wonderfully talented students and groups
including music, dance, and spoken word performances.  If you are able, please bring a dessert to share, which may be dropped off any time during school on Friday or bring it to the show with you.  Hope to see everyone there!

Greetings!

I just wanted to share this very exciting event with you all in the hopes that you will pass it along to your teachers, students, parents and community members.

The University of Alaska is hosting a free online system day via CollegeWeekLive.com on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Alaska Standard Time.

Students will be able to chat live with campus representatives about admissions, scholarships, financial aid, and campus life. They will also be able to watch videos highlighting each campus, view and download materials about programs and resources, and speak with current UA students about what it’s really like to attend each of the campuses. Special presentations will be available on Financial Aid, the Alaska Performance Scholarship and the UA Scholars Program.

CollegeWeekLive is a free, online event designed to connect prospective students with colleges and universities in a live, interactive environment. To join us for this event, visit http://www.collegeweeklive.com/.

You may also want to refer students to our online event invitation on Facebook which is located at:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179182822116409.

Thank you for your time, and please let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Lael M. Oldmixon

Associate Director for Recruitment
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Office of Admissions & the Registrar
(907)474-6679
113 Signers’ Hall
Fairbanks, AK 99775

CHECK OUT THE ADMISSIONS BLOG!
http://uafadmissions.blogspot.com/

Click here for printable version.

January 2011

Upcoming Civic Learning Opportunities for Alaskan Youth

FREE iCIVICS WEBINARS

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (Ret.) has founded iCivics.org, a fun, effective, and FREE web-based education project to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy.  Alaska’s Chief Justice Walter L. Carpeneti, state chair for iCivics, invites Alaskan educators to learn how to use the website’s webquests, games, and lessons at a FREE Webinar on Thursday, January 27, 2011, or Tuesday, February 1, 2011.

For more information and registration instructions:

http://www.courts.alaska.gov/outreach.htm#icivics

“JUSTICE FOR ALL” ART CONTEST

Students of all grade levels are invited to submit works in any medium that address the themes of FAIRNESS, DIVERSITY & EQUALITY in our justice system.

1^st Prize: $500, 2^nd Prize: $300, 3^rd Prize: $200

Two prize categories: K-8 and 9-College

Deadline for submissions: Wednesday, February 16, 2011—Elizabeth Peratrovich Day

For guidelines and entry form:

http://www.courts.alaska.gov/outreach.htm#art

SUPREME COURT LIVE

The Alaska Supreme Court will hear oral argument in actual cases before a student audience at West High School in Anchorage onThursday, February 24, 2011.

Anchorage high school teachers are invited to sign up by Friday, January 14, 2011, to bring their classes to the event, and teachers outside the Anchorage area are invited to follow the cases online and view a delayed broadcast of the proceedings.

For more information and a sign-up form:

http://www.courts.alaska.gov/outreach.htm#scl

COLOR OF JUSTICE

The 9^th Annual Statewide Color of Justice program will be held Wednesday-Friday, June 22-24, 2011, at the University of Alaska Anchorage and the Anchorage courthouses.  The free program, founded by the National Association of Women Judges, seeks to foster diversity in the legal profession and judiciary by encouraging young women and youth of color to pursue careers as judges.  Open to all Alaskan high school and college students interested in legal careers.

For more information and a registration form:

http://www.courts.alaska.gov/outreach.htm#coj