The Anchorage Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will offer "Quickbook Advanced" on May 16 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the SBDC office (430 W. 7th Ave.).

Learn how to use the payroll and inventory features of Quickbooks bookkeeping software. This workshop is designed for people who have taken the “Beginning Quickbooks” workshop or users who are very familiar with Quickbooks software.

Pre-registration is required. Cost: $115. Contact the SBDC office at (907) 274-7232 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it to register or for additional information.

UAA has an exciting new plan for Chancellor's Awards Program. 2008 is a transition year; a revised and greatly expanded Chancellor's Awards program is planned for 2009. During this transition year, the five following awards will be given.

1. University Diversity -- Individual

• Making significant and positive differences in enhancing diversity on campus
• Increasing visibility, representing diverse voices, advocating, showing program initiative, and creating a sense of community as a public square

2. University Sustainability -- Individual

• Reducing UAA's impact on the environment
• Educating students on sustainability for the planet
• Developing systems and work processes to help UAA in their sustainability efforts
• Fostering community partnerships in Alaska’s sustainability efforts
  

3. University Small Team Collaboration (Team/Unit < 25 participants)

• Significant contributions or efficiencies through collaboration with others
• Research, creative activity, scholarship
• Program design, service or delivery resulted in outstanding outcome with constituencies

4. University Large Team Collaboration (Team/Unit > 25 participants)

• Significant contributions or efficiencies through collaboration with others
• Research, creative activity, scholarship
• Program design, services or delivery resulted in outstanding outcome with constituencies
• Faculty or staff service to students
  

5. Faculty or Staff Service to Students

• Demonstrated, well recognized, sustained or recent special effort by a faculty or staff person that was of significant value and merit, such that a significant group of students have benefited from the effort.

Current UAA faculty and staff may be nominated for these awards across campuses and units. However, employees whose primary job duties include university diversity or sustainability functions are not eligible for nomination in those award categories.

The nominations must be submitted using the online nomination form at www.uaa.alaska.edu/humanresources/events/chancellorawards.cfm. The winners will be announced at the Staff and Faculty Convocation in August.

Additionally, 5-year longevity awards will be distributed by academic and administrative units at their discretion this spring. The 10-year plus longevity awards will be presented at Convocation in August.

Nominations must be submitted by May 15, 2008.

We look forward to seeing your nominations!

The UAA Community Celebration takes place this Thursday, May 15. Continental breakfast is from 8-8:45 a.m. and the opening ceremony begins at 9 a.m. in the Wendy Williamson Auditorium.

This is a day designed to bring our UAA community of staff and faculty together for a day to celebrate, learn, and develop campus spirit and unity. In addition to opening/closing ceremonies, good food, exciting tours, a vendor fair, and informative presentations, we have prizes too!

Visit the UAA Community Celebration Web site at http://sdd.uaa.alaska.edu/ for more information.

UAA Community Celebration Blood Drive
Look for the LIFEmobile at the Student Union on Thursday, May 15 from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Contact the Blood Bank of Alaska at (907) 222-5630 to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins welcome if space permits. Remember to bring your driver’s license or state/federal I.D., eat at least one hour before donating and drink plenty of fluids.

UAA Campus Bookstore
The UAA Campus Bookstore will be open from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on Thursday, May 15.

Join hundreds of others and bike to work on May 15!

By promoting Bike to Work Day, we hope to motivate commuters to leave their cars at home (for at least one day!), help reduce local traffic congestion and improve air quality. In addition, the increased physical activity of biking to work means improved productivity, decreased rates of illness, reduced absenteeism and lower health care costs. These all benefit employers as well as employees.

Last year, 50 business representing over 539 bikers signed up for the challenge. Over 30 businesses and organizations sponsored the event by contributing gear, gift certificates and other goods for a prize drawing, and dozens of volunteers helped distribute fliers, solicit sponsors and count riders.

To participate as a rider:

Register your workplace team online at www.muni.org/biketowork or send us an e-mail at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it with the following information:

• Type your workplace team name in the subject line.
• Give the name, phone and e-mail address of the team captain or team contact. An alternate contact is strongly recommended.
• Provide the names of team members and their T-shirt size preference (Men's S-XXL).

T-shirt supplies are limited and will be reserved on a first-come first-served basis, so sign your team up early! Download a sign-up sheet at http://www.muni.org/iceimages/healthchp/BTW2008_Team_sign_up.pdf to recruit your team.

If you are interested in helping count riders on May 15, please e-mail Lori at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Want to join the UAA team? Contact Christina Talbott-Clark at (907) 786-4037.

Join UAA's Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) for a presentation entitled, "Homicides in Anchorage, 1999-2006," by Donna Shai, Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Villanova University on Wednesday, May 14 from noon to 1 p.m. in the ISER Conference Room.

For more information, visit www.iser.uaa.alaska.edu/Home/brownbag.htm or call (907) 786-7710.