Week’s events: Mary Ann Borchert, Foundation Health, Indigenous pedagogy, steel drums
Kristin Summerlin
907-474-6284
June 20, 2025
University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here’s what’s happening during the week of June 23-29:
- On Monday, June 23, the Fairbanks Tall Timbers interview series will honor community volunteer Mary Ann Borchert. After her career as a teacher, researcher and administrator at UAF, Borchert helped launch Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Raven Landing Senior Community and Aging at Home Fairbanks. The interview is at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater, located on the fourth floor of the Usibelli Building.
- On Tuesday, June 24, the Healthy Living lecture series will host Foundation Health Partners’ Stephen Heffington, chief medical director, and Kari Burrell, chief strategy officer, discussing “FHP’s Blueprint for Services.� The talk is at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater.
- On Wednesday, June 25, the Discover ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ lecture series will feature Diane McEachern, head of UAF’s rural human services program, discussing “Indigenous Pedagogy: Relevance and Practice.â€� The lecture is at 7 p.m. in the BP Design Theater.
- On Thursday, June 26, the Music in the Garden concert series will showcase Cold Steel Drums at 6 p.m. and WT and the EffingTones at 7:30 p.m. at the Georgeson Botanical Garden.
All events are free and open to the public. Parking on the UAF Troth Yeddha’ Campus is free after 5 p.m.
For more information on Summer Sessions events, visit the events page, email summer@alaska.edu or call 907-474-7021. For a comprehensive listing of the university's other public events, visit the UAF events calendar.
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