College in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska — Northwest (North America)
UAF: a Land, Sea and Space Grant institution
[University of Alaska Fairbanks]
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
1. UAF: a Land, Sea and Space Grant institution Marker
What is a Land, Sea and Space Grant institution?
Only a handful of institutions in the country can claim the triple crown status of Land, Sea and Space Grant institutionUAF is one of them.
Land Grant
Founded in 1917 as the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, the University of Alaska Fairbanks is the state's only land grant college. Throughout the history of North America's expansion and colonization, grants of land from governments to the people have been a driving force behind the settlement and establishment of communities.
The Morrill Land Grant Act, signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862, created land grant colleges to serve as "the people's universities, bringing the research and knowledge of the campus to the people where they live and work."
At the end of the 19th century, the Interior's Tanana Valley was one of the most productive agricultural regions in Alaska. In 1906, the U.S. Department of Agriculture established a 1,400-acre agricultural experiment station in Fairbanks on a site that was later to become part of the UAF campus.
"The Land Grant University System is being built
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-Abraham Lincoln (1862)
Sea Grant
The National Sea Grant College Program Act of 1966 provided the foundation for universities to establish programs in research, education and outreach to develop wise use and conservation of America's marine and coastal resources.
The University of Alaska was granted sea grant college status in 1980. The Alaska Sea Grant College Program, hosted by UAF, is part of a national network of sea grant colleges located in each ocean coast and Great Lakes state, and Puerto Rico.
Space Grant
UAF was designated a space grant institution in 1991 through the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Act.
UAF's Poker Flat Research Range, located 30 miles north of Fairbanks and operated by the UAF Geophysical Institute under contract to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is the world's only university-owned scientific rocket launching facility.
Erected by University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
2. UAF: a Land, Sea and Space Grant institution Marker
Location. 64° 51.069′ N, 147° 50.545′ W. Marker is in College, Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star Borough. It is on Thompson Drive 0.1 miles north of Geist Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is at an informational pulloff on the UAF campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 821 Thompson Dr, Fairbanks AK 99709, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Alaska Railroad Corridor, in the Athabascan Region, and in Interior Alaska. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, the Pacific Rim, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Russian Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Boreal forest: living around Thompson Drive (here, next to this marker); Engineering challenge: preserve the permafrost (a few steps from this marker); Engineering challenge: build a road on permafrost (a few steps from this marker); Chief Phil Rounds
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
3. Welcome to Nanook Nation Sign
Also see . . . University of Alaska Fairbanks. (Submitted on September 8, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 220 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 8, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
