University of Alaska Fairbanks — Restaurant in Alaska

Theyre running this business into the ground, theyre cutting Majors left and right; UAF has never cared about their students as much as they have about their research, so if you're liberal arts, be prepared for classes with holes in the ceiling. They're trying to renovate the decrepit dorms but they simply dont have enough money because they keep building new buildings rather than restructuring old ones because thats how they can get grants easier.

As an an added bonus, they've had major problems with Title IX and Sexual Assault in the past that theyve been "working on" for years and if a UAF student put in the same lack of work on a project as UAF has put into its ability to deal with sexual assult in a helpful way, that UAF student wouldnt get a high enough grade on that project to pass, and I dont think we should give UAF a pass either. The only thing I've seen done is have Title IX info splashed everywhere, with pictures of the new Dean in front of it smiling like theyve solved the problem, followed by a formal apology emailed to the entire student body not long after, saying that they've messed up, and theyre still working on it. Colleges have this problem in general, but this is a reputation that sets UAF far behind the curve in dealing with it.

I wouldn't suggest this college to my worst enemy. I've seen people have emotional breakdowns over how bad the financial aid/bursar system works. The food used to be so bad that they had to build an entirely new cafeteria to try to rectify it(with a student currency you're obligated to buy nearly dollar for dollar that allows them to inflate food prices dramatically, leaving students starving at the end of the semester.) The Resident Assistants are overworked and underpaid for a high stress job. Don't throw yourself into debt over this greedy...

Not very amazing. The campus is built on a hill, so getting around is pretty grating, and everything is spaced out so dully. It's a bit of a pain to get everything set up, seeing as how you have to use not one--not two--not even three--but essentially four websites to get up and moving at this university. Fees are handled as a joke, too. For example: You didn't fill out some seminar that you might have, just possibly could have gotten a spam email about? Gotta pay $100 or you'll be dropped from all your classes with nothing but a day's notice. Tough luck, right? Don't even get me started on the controversies surrounding this place recently. Title IX is NOT held up here, and serious sexual assault issues never get properly resolved. Being completely honest, it's not very safe here. Despite the shortcomings, the overall atmosphere of UAF can be soothe at times, whenever you decide to sit down somewhere between classes, but as far as universities go, you're better off elsewhere. I'd suggest you absolutely use the Study Abroad support this place has if you get roped into being a...

I lived in Hess Village (on Campus ) worked in Chapman-lab (back in the ice-cube/NT days) and went to school there. I LOVE they have the equipment now for computer forensics and needless to say if I was in fairbanks, I'd probably still be working/going to school there like my friend Nathan is.

Wonderful, wonderful environment, great people, and professors that KNOW their subjects inside and out.

I mean what else besides cross-country skying, holding bbq's at 60 below and watching northern lights while sitting in a hot tub is there to do in Fairbanks in the winter besides study? Oh, yah, there is the World Ice Carving Championships, and a killer Duct Tape Creation contest, and boffa, and there is that silly research, one of the few federal depositories for Libraries (meaning everything the library of congress gets, so does the library in fairbanks)

Don't forget to try the Greek Lemon Potato soup and the homemade, home picked Blueberry Ice Cream at the Wolf's Den.

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