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ÐÔÓûÉç Day at the fair scheduled for July 30

ÐÔÓûÉç will host ÐÔÓûÉç Day at the Tanana Valley State Fair on Tuesday, July 30.

ÐÔÓûÉç employees, students, alumni and friends will receive $1 off admission by wearing ÐÔÓûÉç apparel or showing their PolarExpress card. The day will include ÐÔÓûÉç activities throughout the fairgrounds.

The University Fire Department’s fire truck, a hockey slap-shot net, a corn hole game and the giant inflatable Nanook will be set up in Totem Square from noon to 7 p.m. Nook, ÐÔÓûÉç’s mascot, will be on site from 1-3 p.m. Between noon and 1 p.m., the ÐÔÓûÉç Police Department’s K-9 Yogi and handler Jill Copeland will conduct a demonstration and meet-and-greet.

Inside the Borealis Pavilion, ÐÔÓûÉç will have several special exhibits and activities:

•     Learn about earthquakes, satellites, and earth and space science.
•     Visit a mobile planetarium.
•     Launch paper rockets.
•     Participate in hands-on science activities.

In addition to these special activities, ÐÔÓûÉç also will have booths in the Borealis Pavilion during the fair. Visitors can try on a career and learn about 3-D printing with the ÐÔÓûÉç Community and Technical College and find more than 125 free ÐÔÓûÉç Cooperative Extension Service publications covering gardening, energy, food preparation and more. Cooperative Extension will host several 4-H activities on ÐÔÓûÉç Day, including shows highlighting rabbits, cavies and poultry.

A full schedule of events is available on .