Book of Origins Exhibit: A Survey of American Fine Binding
September 1-October 31, 2007 at APU/UAA Consortium Library
Reception Friday
September 7th from 7:00pm-8:00pm
@ The UAA/APU Consortium Library
Susan Share, Artemis Bona Dea, William Lorch, Garry Kaulitz and Phyllis Fast gather to discuss implications of this important exhibit.
Book of Origins Forum
Tuesday September 11th from 5:00pm-7:00pm
Topics to be addressed include an introduction to design binding (Artemis Bona Dea), history of fine books (William Lorch), printmaking/letter press (Garry Kaulitz), book making as an art form (Susan Share), and the meaning of native creation stories in book form (Phyllis Fast).
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Raven and Creating Our Art Book
Friday September 14th from 3:00pm-5:00pm
Phyllis Fast, Nancy Furlow, and George Charles discuss Raven in Alaska, duality, and create their own art book. This event is held in conjunction with the Book Of Origin: American fine Book Binding Exhibit.
Clean Elections: A Forum in honor of Alaska Constitution Day
Monday September 17th from 5:00pm-7:00pm
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What You Need to Know About Work with Barbara Williams
Tuesday September 18th from 11:30am-1:00pm
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Radio Frequency Identification –What’s RFID doing in Your Life?
Wednesday September 19th from 5:00pm-7:00pm
Prof. Morgan Henrie, Oliver Hedgepeth, Evan Welbourne (RFID Ecosystem Project, University of Washington) and Jacqeline Cason (English Dept) acting as moderator. This event is co sponsored by Office of Research and Graduate Studies,UAA.
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IPY and the Arctic as an Emerging Energy Province
Tuesday September 25th from 5:00pm-7:00pm
James Hemsath, Senior Fellow for Energy, Institute of the North, presents an overview of the Arctic Energy Technology Summit (October 15-18).
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Renewable and Alternative Energy in Alaska Forum
Wednesday September 26th from 5:00pm-7:00pm
Mike Harper (Alaska Energy Authority), Hannah Willard (Renewable Energy Alaska Project/REAP), Les Roe (Remote Electrical Optical Systems/REOS), DaWayne Constantine (Summit Consulting).
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October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Bring your pink Yoplait Yogurt lids to the bookstore. 10 cents from every lid will be donated by Yoplait to the Susan G. Komen Foundation through the month of October.
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Banned Book Week—October 1-5
Book Display, FREADOM buttons, ABFFE pamphlets Getting to the End: Character Motivations in Literature
Getting to the End: Character Motivations in Literature
Tuesday October 2 at 10:00am
Jan Harper Haines ( Cold River Spirits, mystery writer Stan Jones (White Sky, Black Ice; Shaman Pass) Kim Rich (author of Johnny’s Girl), and Laurel Bill (author of Aunt Phil’s Trunk I ; II) discuss character development, literary techniques, and how it all comes together.
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Nick Begich Privacy in the 21st Century
Tuesday October 9th from 5:00pm-7:00pm
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Canada's Look at Climate Change and Resource Development in the Arctic I
Monday October 15th from 5:00pm-7:00pm
Guest speakers include Peter Sharp (Senior Policy Analyst Energy Secretariat (GDEE) Department of Foreign Affairs &International Trade Canada (DFAIT)) and Dr. Evgueniy Entchev ((University of Waterloo and Head Hybrid Energy Systems and Advanced Energy Cycles Integrated Energy Systems Laboratory CANMET Energy Technology Centre Natural Resources Canada, Government of Canada). Moderator Lilian Alessa.
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Nick Begich Health, Electrosmog, Cell Phone and the Wireless World
Tuesday Oct 16th from 5:00pm-7:00pm
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Canada's Look at Climate Change and Resource Development in the Arctic II
Thursay October 18th from 5:00pm-7:00pm
This is the second event focusing on Canada and how Canadians deal with climate change and resource development issues today. Panelists include Aleta Fowler (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Policy and Planning), Andrew Robinson(Arctic Energy Alliance Community Energy Planning Coordinator)and Patricia Fitzpatrick (Assistant Professor, Department of Geography The University of Winnipeg). Aleta Fowler will focus on Canadian issues concerning infrastructure (water, sewer, power, roads, etc.) in light of climate change. Patricia Fitzpatrick will address "how process becomes complex when projects are subject to multiple legislative frameworks from different jurisdictions" as well as the Mackenzie Gas Project. Moderator Mark Carper.
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Canada's Look at Climate Change and Resource Development in the Arctic III
Monday October 22nd from 5:00pm-7:00pm
James Strandberg from Alaska Energy Authority discusses the AK/BC Intertie Project.
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Nick Begich From Native Land Claims to Modern Tribes
Tuesday Oct 23rd from 5:00pm-7:00pm
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Mole Day 2007
Wednesday October 23
David Marusek presents his acclaimed Sci Fi novel, Counting Heads
Friday October 26th from 12:30pm-2:30pm
Alaskan Science Fiction Writer David Marusek presents Counting Heads. This event is held in conjunction with UAA Preview Day. Reviews for Counting Heads have been sensational. "The best first novel of the year and one of the best SF novels of the decade so far."--Locus Magazine. "Counting Heads isn't just one of the best first SF novels to come down the pike in some time; it's one of the best novels, period."--Fantasy & science Fiction. Everyone is encourage to come.
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DIRTT: Doing It Right This Time with Mogens Smed, The Voice of Modular Interior Construction
Monday October 29th from 1:00pm-2:00pm
Everyone is invited to find out about:
Modular Interior Construction and designing 3 dimensional layouts using ICE software.
Why Conventionally built interiors shorten the lifecycle of buildings.
DIRTT and the environmental sustainability of reducing material waste, greenhouse gasses, energy and real estate footprint during the initial construction of modular interiors.
The importance of downstream environmental sustainability through the ongoing reuse of architectural and technology elements and how this is more powerful than simply recycling or using recycled materials alone.
The financial (and potential tax) benefits of modular interior construction.
DIRTT has received numerous awards including the U.S. Government's "Best Green Contractor Award." This is an exciting time to hear what's new on the horizon in building and interior design.
Chef Vern: Tricks & Treats for Halloween
Tuesday, October 30th from 1:00pm-2:00pm
Get in the Halloween spirit with Chef Vern. Tricks, treats and lots of chocolate concoctions will be made and tasted at the UAA Campus Bookstore. Come to the Boo-kstore for devilicious fun! Everyone is invited, free parking available.
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Halloween Contest
Wednesday Oct 31st - Nov 2nd
Customers vote on best costume worn by the bookstore staff.
Center for Community Engagement and Learning (CCEL):Opportunities and Benefits
Thursday November 1st at 11:30am
Find out how to make your UAA experience last a lifetime by working in the community. Learn and gain knowledge while checking out career opportunities. Gain experience and get paid--what can be better?
CCEL offers:
UAA Tuition Waivers
Academic Credit
Bonner Leadership Award--you can receive up to $1000.
AmeriCorp Education Award application
Come hear about your education choices from UAA students and faculty and get excited about community engagement! This event is sponsored by CCEL and the UAA Campus Bookstore. For more information contact Kim Miller at ankm2@uaa.alaska.edu or 786-4087/Rachel Epstein at 786-4782.
First Friday Art for Charity Autumn Harvest - No Child Should Be Hungry
Friday, November 2nd from 1pm-3pm
During the month of October, UAA Professor Herminia Din's Art Appreciation students, all 140, will be preparing a great selection of wired creatures, mobiles, and fabric postcards for a First Friday Art for Charity event called Autumn Harvest - No Child Should Be Hungry.
At this event, students will share the spirit of the autumn harvest by selling their artwork. All proceeds will go to help alleviate the hunger of children in Anchorage. A slide show documenting their effort will be presented and light refreshments served.
Please come and join us for a heart-warming afternoon on Friday November 2. All proceeds from the exhibit will go to Kids' Kitchen Inc. For questions or further information, please contact Herminia Din at afhwd@uaa.alaska.edu or Rachel Epstein at 786-4782.
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Soviet Gulag and Labor Camps: Memory's Struggle Against Time
Monday November 5th from 5:00-7:00pm
UAA Campus Bookstore presents The Soviet Gulag and Labor Camps: Memory's Struggle Professor Susan Kalina (Languages, UAA) moderates an engaging discussion on the Soviet Gulag and labor camps with professors Elizabeth Dennison (Russian History, UAA), William Myers (Comparative European History, UAA) and Svaja Worthington (English, UAA). Everyone is encouraged to attend, ask questions.
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Spanish Bow: a Craft Talk, Reading and Discussion with Andromeda Romano-Lax
Wednesday November 7 from 3:30pm-6:00pm
UAA Campus Bookstore and CWLA Dept present Spanish Bow: a Craft Talk, Reading and Discussion with Andromeda Romano-Lax Join us in congratulating Alaskan Andromeda Romano-Lax for her writing accomplishment and the success of Spanish Bow which is inspired by the life of cellist Pablo Casals and the Spanish Revolution. Everyone is invited to attend, and complimentary parking available.
Supreme Court Influences in Your Life: The Shifting US Supreme Court
Tuesday November 13, from 5:00pm-6:30pm
What are the implications and meaning of current US Supreme Court decisions? Find out with guest speakers Carol Comeau (Superintendent of Anchorage School District),Attorney Mara Kimmel (UAA Political Science Dept), and Attorney Douglas Pope (Douglas Pope and Associates). Douglas Pope is a trial and appellate lawyer who has practiced in the U. S. Supreme Court as well as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. (He is also a lifelong Alaskan.) Dr. Diane Hirshberg (ISER;COE/UAA) will act as moderator. Issues that will be highlighted include balance of power in times of war, desegregation and environmental cases decided 2006-7. For more information contact Rachel Epstein at 786-4782.
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Childrens Book Week: Rise Up Reading
November 12-16
Drop by for Poster drawings and free Children’s poetry bookmarks
"STRONG MAN": STORIES, READINGS AND DISCUSSION ON ALASKA NATIVE LITERATURE with Ishmael Hope
Saturday November 17th from 11:00am-2:00pm
Alaska Center for the Book, the UAA Campus Bookstore and the Alaska Native/American Indian Heritage Month committee have invited Ishmael Hope to present a workshop aimed at discussing the transformation of ancient stories into modern communications. This event is held in celebration of Alaska Native/American Indian Heritage Month. Everyone is invited to attend. BIO: Ishmael Hope is a dynamic actor, storyteller, playwright and artist who brings us a new look at ancient stories. He is the son of the late Elizabeth Freda Hope of the Goodwin family in Kotzebue, and Andy Hope III from Sitka, a Tlingit of the Siknax.adi clan. His Inupiaq name is Analook and his Tlingit name is Kaa Kwaask. He is of the Kik.sadi clan of the Point House in Sitka. Ishmael has experience as a storyteller all over Alaska. He has acted for Juneau's Perseverance Theatre since 2001 in plays such as "Moby Dick" and the 2007 Tlingit version of "Hamlet." He has worked for Perseverance since 2003 as Director of Outreach. He started and directed the annual festival "Beyond Heritage," a celebration of contemporary and traditional Alaska Native cultures now going into it 6th year. He took his play, "Gunakadeit," to the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian in November 2006. He is also the co-author of "Raven Odyssey," a play that depicts the trickster of legend as seen by different Native cultures across Alaska. In 2007, he partnered with graphic artist Dimi Macheras to create "Strong Man," a graphic novel depicting a Tlingit legend and aimed at young people.
UAA Campus Bookstore and the UAA Alaska Geriatric Education Center/CHD welcome Larry Cohen and Prevention is Primary
Monday December 3rd from 5:30pm-7:00pm
Larry Cohen, MSW, is founder and Executive Director of the Prevention Institute. His book, Prevention Is Primary, written by associates of the nationally renowned Prevention Institute, is a theory-to-practice book for students, faculty practitioners, and community leaders who want to take a proactive stance against the most pressing health problems in the community. An important focus of Larry Cohen's work has been to develop local policies that support health and wellness and spur legislation at the state and federal levels. He was the founding director of the Contra Costa County Prevention Program where he successfully formed the first coalition in the nation to change tobacco policy by engaging the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, and the American Lung Association in the nation's first multi-city smoking ban. In addition to playing a key role in tobacco policy, Mr. Cohen established the Food and Nutrition Policy Consortium, whose work led to a county food policy and helped catalyze the nation's food labeling law. Everyone is is invited to attend this event and learn how to play an effective role in our communities. For more information contact Rachel Epstein at 786-4782.
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Winter Wonderland Sale
December 1-17
Faculty/staff Appreciation.
