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Jessica Black will share practical ways for academic faculty, staff and administrators
to rethink dynamic education and actualize decolonial classrooms and spaces during
the next talk in the Shine a Light series on May 17 at noon. Jessica Black is Gwich’in
from the villages of Gwichyaa Zhee (Ft. Yukon) and Toghotthele (Nenana), AVÀÇÂÛ̳. She
currently serves as an associate professor in the Department of AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Native Studies
and Rural Development and the tribal governance program at UAF.
AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Sea Grant and the applied business and accounting program at UAF’s Community
and Technical College are collaborating to offer leadership and supervisory skills
training for rising leaders in the seafood processing industry. The first workshops
were held in Kodiak on April 25-26. Future plans include holding workshops in Dillingham
and Petersburg this summer, adding more communities in 2023, and making the training
available in an online format.
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What's on this week
Deadlines and reminders
As a part of the University of AVÀÇÂÛ̳’s commitment to improving user experiences for
all Blackboard users, starting in fall 2022 the UA Blackboard Learn environment will
receive a refresh with implementation of Ultra base navigation.
Registration is open for the 2022 UAF Summer Music Academy from June 6-17. Applications
for mentorship and needs-based scholarships to the music education program are due
by May 20 at 5 p.m.
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