University of Alaska Fairbanks

I love UAF! I received a top-quality education from professors who love to teach, and I learned a lot! It is a beautiful and peaceful campus located on the pristine ancestral lands of the Dena'ina people of the lower Tanana River.

UAF is doing right! Their dual enrollment for my lower 48 kid was awesome during covid. They have distance learning rock solid. Now that the kiddo is an Alaska resident, the facilities are awesome. They have been remodeling dorms and they are some of the better ones of some 30 colleges that I've been too in the past 30-35 years. You can't go wrong with any of their science disciplines, as studying and working in the Arctic exposes you to a unique environment that science plays a significant role. The administration and faculty are all very approachable. They actually CARE ABOUT THE STUDENTS AND WANT THEM TO SUCCEED, a thing that is lacking at many universities. Student life is very engaging, even at -40!

Great campus. Has a lot of cool trails behind the dorms. The woods center has some pretty good food to.

I had straight A's in my upper division courses last semester over 99%. And I'm not allowed to take summer courses which I enrolled in and were supposed to start today because of some harassment by the Staff at Kodiak College. I reached out to ORCA through UAF and still have a hold on my account. Looks like I'm going to a different College. I'm going to have to take legal action. Don't trust UAF or Kodiak College, they don't care about their students not even the successful ones.

I really like this school! Alaska is a unique place and have always wanted to visit, but as Alaska's flagship school, UAF has many graduate-level programs I'm interested in! Fun fact, it's where students stand in front of the sign in summer clothes when it's minus 40 outside!

It's a good university with a great faculty and facilities 😊👍

They have a great Emergency Management Program and I love how involved the professors are with their students. They really want you to do well. The cost is reasonable. I have to take extra classes to graduate (as a transfer student) but no regrets here. Also, there is great scholarship opportunities here.

Good for the right programs, I guess. If engineering or the natural sciences are your jam, you might try this university, because that's where the money and attention are going. Excellent French program and some good art courses, but some of the programs feel weak or neglected, and overall the classes are extremely hit or miss. I've taken some truly underwhelming courses here and am looking forward to finishing my degree (not in engineering or natural sciences) someplace else. All that said, it's generally a friendly campus that attracts an interesting mix of people. While many of the older buildings are ugly, the campus itself can be really pretty, and the shuttle between the parking lots, upper campus, and lower campus is a welcome support in the cold dark of winter.

This university has the Geophysical Institute which allows us to learn so much about Alaska, their animals such as seals, bears, salmon, moose, and caribou. In addition there's a museum that holds information about Aurora lights (Borealis and Australia). Also have info about history of Alaska Pipeljne how it started and how they built 800 miles. Incredible! This university also has dorms and parking is convenient. Many students eager to learn and I love that.

Ahh, this review is solely for the University Bookstore. We made a quick trip up to Fairbanks from Denali National Park to hit up a major supermarket for their Western Union. I wasn't going to drive all the way to Fairbanks and back to Denali just for a Western Union. I needed to make the gas guzzling trip worth it so I did a quick search for University of Alaska Fairbanks and decided to check out the bookstore. I love books and thought I might be able to pick up some souvenirs here as well. Luckily, I was right! The abundance of items in this bookstore was definitely surprising! There were t-shirts, sweatshirts, notebooks, coffee cups, pint glasses, mittens, scarves, hats, yoga mats... pretty much anything you could ever need AND there was a huge sale going on, making a college bookstore affordable for once! I got two t-shirts and a sweatshirt for myself, a t-shirt for my mom, a t-shirt for my cousin, and a pint glass and it was under $100. They had North Face gloves and scarves discounted at least 40%, too. It was tempting to resist buying more but I did have to consider it was June and I had limited space in my backpack... I wish I could have bought more though! The University as a whole was easy to find, well-maintained, and the bookstore signage was prominent. Parking was easy although it should be noted it was June and I'm assuming a lot of students returned home for summer. Driving around the campus heading back down towards Denali was a real treat... We don't have rock climbing walls, animals, etc. on college campuses in Western New York! I hope to return to Fairbanks someday and I'll definitely stop at the University while I'm in the area!

We stopped at Temperature sign which is a popular photo location daring the winter: Winter Highlights. If you have some free time in Fairbanks, have access to transportation and want to take a memorable photos then this is the spot to do it at. We were there at --29F/--34C. In Fairbanks this is what memories are made of, pretty much lol

Been I been to this university for only the summer and I have to admit it is pretty nice. The only thing the university can not help is the mosquitoes and they bit my head like crazy. Anyways I was here over an internship during the summer. The campus is smaller, but spacious, but it overlooks a hill. If you go through a bike trail, you there is a pound you can go fishing, but unfortunately I went the whole week and did not catch jack down there. Hmm they have a nice gym for the students and it was nice. The only problem is they have a weird policy about shoes, you must take them off before entering the gym even if you are warming some. But the staff was pretty rude I thought. Anyways besides that there is no tax which was nice and every Wednesday was $1 ice cream which was cool. Anyways the food wise goes just depends on where you go. I ended up going to this cafe in the science building and getting their special which is a sandwich or spaghetti which was nice. The campus does have a museum which I was able to visit one time. I really liked it and go to see the behind the scenes part. But yeah I am usually not into museums much. Anyways hmm oh yes I did live in the dorm rooms, the huge one out in front. I thought it was not too bad. I wish I had more of my privacy however because I had a roommate. The kitchen was pretty dirty and well you had to clean the dishes in order to use them to cook. The residents were friendly though, I made some friends though them. I worked in the ARSC building which was cool, even though it was a 1/2 mile trek there, I had fun. Sometimes when I was lazy, I took the shuttle =) but I figured it was quicker walking. Taking the bus was not too bad, but we had bikes so we just biked it to Fred Meyer. They did have a Sam's club, so I took the bus with my luggage and stocked up.

I am a freshman at UAF and writing this post for an assignment in my media class. I love UAF, yet I am really annoyed with some of the things happening on campus. There has been a major slump in student involvement recently and it seems like faculty are not usually that motivated. I think it's COVID fatigue. But, overall the academic programs here are amazing and the opportunities are limitless for students, especially first year students. The diversity on campus is pretty amazing, and it is reflected in our student government and in or faculty government. I really feel as if it's stressful to go to college, but the students are all pretty awesome.

UAF has much to offer all year round. They have a Gym, post office, theater, nice trails for skiing or walking, even frisbee golf. The Pub is a must for drinks and live performances. The Woods center has a variety of food to choose from. Radio broadcasts on campus-KUAC=I love Public Radio!

Visited the University campus during a recent vacation in Fairbanks, mostly to check out the Museum of the North. While we were there, though, thought it would be nice to explore a bit. We wound up having lunch at the food court in the central commons building-- which was pretty dead on a Saturday afternoon. Most of the shops in the food court were closed, but there the burger joint was open and their two-person team was also staffing the adjacent coffee stand. The food here was at the low end of "blah", but that's just about exactly what we were expecting. At least it was relatively cheap. The commons building was pretty neat; reminded me of a big ski lodge.

Pretty cool little campus, but nothing particularly stand out about it. I was hoping to check out the Museum of the North, but that didn't happen. I did get the chance to see some buildings and classrooms (wild eh?) which were pretty standard and felt like they were built in the late 70s or mid 80s. There is a nice view of the mountains from the campus... so there is that. Most interesting thing was seeing the co-eds sunbathing in April... it was about 54 F out.

Took a few classes on campus. My Sweetie rec'd Teaching Certificate. Awesome University! Chased Northern lights up on top of campus in 2001 with Sweetie.

UAF on yelp! I love it. It's a great place for tenure. Or ten years. Highly recommended! It's a little chilly though, at least most of the time.

UAF is a great college especially for alaska. It has been my goal to attend it since my freshman year of high school, and now I'm a freshman at college at UAF. People always ask me why I "settle" for UAF as my college and why I didn't apply anywhere else. I tell them that it has is amazing if you want to study sciences, the tuition is great because I'm an alaskan resident, and its a billion times better than UAA. I very much enjoy the layout of the university's campus as well. I am a resident of Moore Hall and all of my classes are extremely accessible from my dorm. The dorm is self is kinda so-so, but its old so whatever. I am extremely satisfied with my living quarters, of course its small, but I didn't expect otherwise, its a freshman dorm. I did not expect to be living in a palace. The classes and teachers are amazing as well. I don't have a single class that I am taking where I do not like my teacher or how the class is taught. They are all difficult enough to keep me intrigued, but aren't too difficult for me to just say F*** it and give up. The main complaint I get from people is that it is too cold in fairbanks. My response to those people is to buy a warm jacket and quit their bitching. Pardon my vulgarity. Of course it's cold, its Alaska. If you want to be warm go somewhere else. My only complaint is that the hill down to the commons gets extremely icy so its difficult to walk down. But I plan on buying a sled soon, so my complaint will be obsolete. The food at the Tilly (the commons), is...... well dorm food. So I don't expect much from it. Though occasionally, there is pretty decent food. A few times they have had roast beef which they carve, and my favorite dish was the pasta that they made a few weeks back. But hands down, UNLIMITED SOFT SERVE ICE CREAM FTW! (when the machine works). I very much enjoy ordering the "420" which is a quesadilla, with a double bacon cheese burger, chicken pieces, grilled onions, and pretty much what ever else you want in it. You can order it at the grill. It's pretty freaking delicious. but you have to be hungry. I recommend when there is mac and cheese, to open it up and put some mac and cheese in it. I also once put gravy on it, MIND BLOWN! it was delicious, I'm pretty sure I ate two of them. Which is a lot because they are quite big. Overall I am a fan of UAF, it is a great college and I'm getting a lot out of it, and I hope to leave fully educated in which ever field I chose to be in, which at the moment is geology, which is very interesting and especially being in Alaska where the Geology is ridiculous, it is a great major to look into.

University of Alaska Fairbanks is an overall nice campus. Aside from a top notch education, UAF also offers a campus recreation center (which includes a gym, pool, ice skating rink, rock wall, and weight room), over 17 miles of multipurpose trails, and even an outdoor ice climbing wall in the winter. UAF also offers pool tables, a bowling alley, and an arcade. All of these things are great, and if you are into the outdoors and being active I highly recommend checking out the University of Alaska Fairbanks. However, my one complaint about UAF is its inaccessibility. All freshman attendants are required to live in the dorms on upper campus, basically on top of a hill which is at least a ten minute to any of the buildings containing classes or food. This year, a boy named Timmy lived on the second floor of the freshman dorm hall. Timmy had some sort of palsy, making it difficult for him to get around. While I didn't know him well, he seemed like a really smart and nice kid. Unfortunately, after just a few weeks of school, Timmy left for home because he didn't think he would be able to get to classes or the cafeteria (which is down an incredibly steep and slippery trail) in the winter time, as it was difficult enough in the summer. This incident made me realize how unbelievably inaccessible the UAF campus really is. The MBS complex, where all freshman dorms are located just built a new staircase out front, making four possible entry points by stairs. It looks great, but there is no ramp out front. Physically handicap students have to go around back, another couple minute uphill, to enter their home. To me, this is unacceptable. With all of the money that the university brings in each year, one would think they could somehow build a ramp for students who deserve to get out of the cold as fast as the rest of us. Nobody really needed the new staircase, but there are several people at MBS who desperately need the ramp. In this day and age, I can't imagine that it is even legal to not have a ramp in front of a dorm. Unfortunately, the lack of a ramp is only one example of the campus' insensible design. The hill along the main road connecting upper and lower campus, for example, is very slippery in the winter. I have almost fallen several times because it is not properly salted or graveled. I can't imagine trying to get down the hill without assistance if I had some sort of physical handicap. University of Alaska Fairbanks is a good school, but needs to spend some money making the campus accessible. Students like Timmy deserve an education as much as the rest of us. Something needs to be done to ensure that everyone feels welcome and accepted at UAF.

Despite the bad things Ive heard about UAF, from the terrible parking system to the teachers to the gross campus cafeteria, I would say that this university offers a great education with helpful staff and great programs. The new student office is easy to get through with the help desk as the entrance. The lines are small and the employees work fast. The campus has a lot of food options outside of the cafeteria. There is a taco bell, which offers almost all of the same products as the off campus ones. They have a pizza place, a coffee place, and a sushi booth all in the upstairs of the wood center! The wood center also has pool, foosball, arcade games, bowling, and TVs to watch. Its also the center for all kinds of events, from video game tournaments to monday night football and job fairs. The campus bus system is very helpful, especially once it starts getting cold out. There is a bus that goes up and down 1 street, and it brings you from parking to the center of campus. It sure beats walking, and the wait is short. The teachers are wonderful. Of the 5 teachers ive experienced, they have all been funny, helpful, and very good at involving their students and teaching the information they test you on. The dorms are also a breath of fresh air. There is a convenience store on the bottom floor, along with a subway. The subway offers reduced price 6 inch sandwiches, which is great to grab before you head up to your dorm. The library is much better than I had thought when I first walked in. There is a coffee stand in a room near the front, and there are tons of floors to study on. Its easy to get away from any disturbances by heading to a different floor. There are computers for everyone to use, and printers ready to use. The chairs are comfy and the front desk is very helpful. If uaf is your best option for schooling, dont be discouraged by the rumors.

I would like to praise God for my buddies on the Sopah- Paranormal Investigation Team for investigating my fathers property and my home at 1401.3 Alaska Hwy Delta Junction, AK. I had taken pictures on my old IPhone 5S while living with my ex husband and caught paranormal activity on camera and Mel responded just like Jesus would, she believed me.....thanks Mel....she responded like a rescue squad with her team and came to help me. I was being tormented by some evil entity and believe after having victory through much prayer, I believe that entity may be attached to my mother, she is extremely nice an caring to others but has been abusive to me all my life really....I just kept stuffing thinking it was me....I came to Brinnion, WA to get away from my mother and brother, they were making things so difficult for me to survive. But shortly after my mother came with my brother and I feel so tormented since she has been here....I have been busting my a_ _ helping up keep the yard almost every day I've been here and cleaning house (it was a filthy in here in my opinion). I use to be afraid of heights (just ask my dad), but God gave me victory in that area because mom mentioned the woodshed was leaking and I did notice all the pine needles outside the upstairs window while taking a bath so I got up there and cleaned off what seemed like 1/2 foot of pine needles and branches and later I trimmed the tree that was touching the house. I have cleaned off the deck a few times especially after a recent storm and raked so many leaves while taking care of the yard, it looks really nice. I told my mom she needed to get saved....she claims she does know Christ, but something is very wrong. Yesterday she was throwing silverware in the kitchen sink (she seemed very irritated ). I was in God's word and played God's hymns before I started my day so I was happy. She was in the way of putting the peanut butter container away so I calmly slid the peanut butter jar across the counter when she responded out of anger and told me not to throw things, I responded I'm sorry you misunderstood I slid it across the counter I never intended to throw anything then I walked out back into the entryway to continue to play my flute-God's hymns when it seemed like the devil came out of her....she said may I remind you who's house this is....I said I know it is your house and I don't want your house or your money she became more angry when I quoted scripture.... she kicked me out during a storm, I rode my bike over 5 miles one way in much pain from being ill to use the harbor telephone to call my niece Kyla Deisler for help but she said she had not money for gas to come and get me and informed me to call her mother and I responded I refused to ask help from my sister while she lives at a drug house. I found a soft mossy place in the storm...in the National Forest and cried out to God for victory in Jesus and laid down to rest a bit and prayed...My son hasn't kept his word to me for the basic necessities to survive. I returned to my mothers soaked I got a drink from the hose and sat in a chair on the deck while my mother ate pop corn and was laughing while watching a movie...while I was in the entryway Satan decided to offer me a bath, I said no a bed is all I need. I said I only need a bed and within her seemed to offer me back in to I don't want her bike-it is extremely painful for me to use it anymore) I'm praying someone scores when it's found. They haven't helped since, it's been some time and I have been struggling...but my son's too busy for his mother who busted her but raising him...who is this kid????? And who are these so called co-worker-supervisor who says my son and Primo Seniza told him everything about me ( my son has chose not to be a part of my life when he left Alaska, I rarely heard from him unless I called him....no concern at all for me as his mom. I pray God makes my son a job offer he can't refuse that he would love and helps him choose better friends or realizes who his true friends in Alaska are. This is definitely not the son I raised, my son used to always put mom first I loved his hugs)something is very wrong. They pretty much left it at that and I haven't seen either one (and she never got up in the middle of the night to discuss with me why I was up-I was sick in pain hurting and praying....but she possible judged me the wrong way as well by believing gossip from others in Mason County. Anthony said he would help me me with a new cell like he said and with finding me wheels. I understand people have lives and jobs but I know now this isn't my family at all...Mountain Movers is and that's where I choose to spend my every Sunday-I am happy in Jesus there, my family is at Mountain Movers Church not here. help his mother with medical attention for a broken wrist. Thanks for all you do Sopah..God does use even the gift of paranormal experts for His honor and glory. Thank you Jesus for blessing me with Mel