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                                                 March 11, 2025 Daylight: 11:18:33 
                                                
                                                Welcome to Week 9! 
                                                
                                                Spring break is here; you have arrived. Congratulations! Welcome to an oasis of tranquility
                                                   in the long journey of the semester. What does your moment of relative calm look like?
                                                   Are you hanging out in a quieter-than-usual residence hall? Are you in a cozy cabin
                                                   surrounded by snow? Are you someplace far away from the snowy north? Someplace warm
                                                   and green and tropical? Are you working extra hours to help make ends meet? Reconnecting
                                                   with family and spending a bit more time with your kids and/or parents? Wherever you
                                                   are, I hope and trust you are taking some time away from your studies to rest and
                                                   rejuvenate.Ìý 
                                                
                                                This is the time to gather your resources for the final push to the summit and the
                                                   end of the semester. This is your base camp. It is time to replenish your spent reserves.
                                                   Spend time with family and friends. Exercise. Get outside. We are nearly back to 12
                                                   hours of daylight here in Fairbanks — and we won’t stop there. By next Monday, we’ll
                                                   have more daylight than all points south. Get ready.Ìý 
                                                
                                                Know that while you are on break, UAF is still running strong. The campus is busy
                                                   with activity as our employees keep working to make things better. Admissions counselors
                                                   are busily working with new students seeking transformative experiences, and our advisors
                                                   are here and working hard to help you get registered for summer classes! The beat
                                                   goes on! Ìý 
                                                
                                                If you are looking for something to do during spring break? Residence Life is offering
                                                   . Come on down to the Hess Rec for some games, movies and (possibly) brunch on March
                                                   14, 2025, from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. You can also check out the  for more exciting events during the week.Ìý 
                                                
                                                Have a great week! Enjoy the fantastic weather (it is coming!) and I wish you peace
                                                   and joy each day. 
                                                
                                                Let me know where you are and what you are doing for the break that has you excited!Ìý 
                                                
                                                As always, I’m at obguthrie@alaska.edu.Ìý 
                                                
                                                — Owen Guthrie, vice chancellor for student affairs and enrollment management 
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