The Andy Harvey Native American Broadcast Workshop introduces students to university and professional broadcast atmospheres and helps them develop tools to share stories through TV and radio. Continue reading
Campus & Community
Online opportunity: Alum talks about his life-changing decision to earn a master’s degree from NAU Online
June 20, 2018
David Williams did his master's degree from Tokyo, where he and his family are stationed as he finishes his career in the U.S. military. NAU Online offers degree programs for students anywhere in the world. Continue reading
NAU creates new College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences to respond to growing demand (VIDEO)
June 14, 2018
The new college, which the Arizona Board of Regents approved Thursday, will allow NAU to put more focused efforts on recruitment and student success. Continue reading
President Cheng highlights NAU’s efforts in reducing degree gap in remarks to Phoenix-area civic leaders
June 7, 2018
The president discussed online programs, the Phoenix Biomedical Campus and partnerships with community colleges in Maricopa County. Continue reading
Running ‘Jack: All-American runner Tyler Day talks about running success (VIDEO)
June 7, 2018
Day, a junior from Gilbert, has been part of NAU's two national champion cross-country teams and on Wednesday participated in the NCAA track championship. Continue reading
NAU Alumni Association Awards accepting nominations for 2018
June 5, 2018
Each year, the NAU Alumni Association honors outstanding Lumberjack graduates for career achievements, community service and promoting the spirit of the university in their everyday lives. Continue reading
NAU creating new degree programs in data science, international education
June 4, 2018
The bachelor of data science will begin fall 2019 through the Department of Mathematics and Statistic, while the master’s of international education leadership will be offered starting in spring 2019. Continue reading
Sounds of the summer: NAU trumpet professor talks about his love of jazz
May 23, 2018
Stephen Dunn's love of jazz started in junior high school when he joined a jazz band. He still loves the genre's improvisational techniques. Continue reading
NAU hosts representatives of Arizona’s Native nation, First Nations from Canada for executive training
May 21, 2018
More than 60 directors and managers representing Native nations in Arizona and First Nations in Canada participated in a Tribal Leadership Initiative executive education session at NAU. Continue reading
Share your #NAUsummer adventures
May 21, 2018
Whether you’re taking in the quiet of campus, working on a new project, checking off a bucket list item or exploring our great state and beyond—we want to see it! Continue reading
Latest Site Activity
NAU named to 2018 Class of Excellence in Assessment The designation spotlights institutions that integrate assessment practices across campus, provide evidence of student learning and use results to guide institutional decision-making and improve student performance.
Video team for hire: NAU department creates educational training videos (for free!) From demonstrating a system or process to sharing information, required trainings or public service announcements, the videos are intended to streamline messaging for desired audiences while saving NAU department resources and the valuable time of employees.
Bb Learn downtime scheduled for Aug. 16-20 to allow for updates The outage is a result of a migration to a new, Software-as-a-system environment, which lays groundwork for future Bb Learn updates.
Editor’s Picks
Underneath the lion: Celebrate the Lunar New Year at NAU with traditional lion dance performances NAU senior Colleen McDowell struggled with high-functioning autism and depression, then she enrolled in PES100, a Chinese Martial Arts course, and became a lion dancer. Enjoy several performances at NAU and throughout town on Feb. 16 to ring in the year of the dog.
Which microbes matter most? NAU scientists develop technique for measuring bacterial growth rates Ecoss researchers are using technologies developed at NAU to devise a metric for the growth of microbial species in their natural environments.
NAU paleoecologist discovering secrets of Northern Norway’s history in lake mud Scott Anderson is part of a team studying thousand-year-old biomarkers preserved in lake bottoms that tell the story of human activity in Lofoten.