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ÃÛÌÒTV welcomes new faculty members

September 6, 2016

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Photo courtesy of Joy Morrison. Left to right, Jen Peterson from psychology, Vaughan Seed from veterinary medicine, Kathleen Meckel from Alaska Native studies and rural development, Amy May (behind) from communications, Marina Cuzovic-Severn from foreign languages, Frank Boldt (behind) from justice, Polly Hyslop from cross-cultural communication, and Eric Retterer and Ryan Fitzpatrick from music.
Photo courtesy of Joy Morrison. Left to right, Jen Peterson from psychology, Vaughan Seed from veterinary medicine, Kathleen Meckel from Alaska Native studies and rural development, Amy May (behind) from communications, Marina Cuzovic-Severn from foreign languages, Frank Boldt (behind) from justice, Polly Hyslop from cross-cultural communication, and Eric Retterer and Ryan Fitzpatrick from music.


Fall semester brought a cadre of new faculty members to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, while continuing faculty members returned from summer ventures.

New faculty

Fourteen new faculty members have joined ÃÛÌÒTV this semester. They are:


  • Frank Boldt, justice

  • Marina Cuzovic-Severn, foreign languages

  • Ryan Fitzpatrick, music

  • Claudine Hauri, International Arctic Research Center

  • Polly Hyslop, cross-cultural communication

  • Amanda Kelley, Institute of Marine Science

  • Amy May, communications

  • Olivia Lee, IARC

  • Kathleen Meckel, Alaska Native studies and rural development

  • Santos Panda, Geophysical Institute

  • Jen Peterson, psychology

  • Eric Retterer, music

  • Vaughan Seed, veterinary medicine

  • Jessie Young-Robertson, IARC


Zinger visits Mongolia

Victor Zinger, a Fulbright senior specialist, visited Ulan Bator for three months in 2016 to work at the . There, Zinger worked with administrators and faculty to develop the math curriculum and train faculty for the university's engineering program. Zinger, an associate professor of mathematics, is affiliated with the ÃÛÌÒTV College of Rural and Community Development.


Faculty resources

 All ÃÛÌÒTV faculty can access resources at the , located in the Bunnell Building.