Campus & Community

Nov. 28, 2018

Northern Arizona University vocal students were recognized in the Arizona District of the National Association Teachers of Singing (NATS) on Nov. 16-18 and the Arizona District of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions on Oct. 22.

The Valley of the Sun Chapter hosted this year’s NATS awards. The awards are broken into three categories: classical, musical theater and contemporary commercial. Within each category, the awards were separated by gender, age and length of study. This year, 19 NAU students… Read more

For fall 2018, NAU had a 5 percent increase in international enrollment and a 12 percent increase in new international students, even as the United States saw a drop in international enrollment.

While NAU was increasing, other universities struggled; the United States as a whole had a 5 percent decrease of international enrollment, according to the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System. In just one year, the number of international students dropped by 6,210.

According to Eric Deschamps, the director… Read more

Nov. 26, 2018

Northern Arizona University announced 28 Gold Axe recipients, three of which were named President’s Prize recipients, at a banquet on Nov. 19, honoring the most accomplished students in the class of 2018 as well as distinguished seniors from each college.

Recipients of the President’s Prize, the most prestigious award NAU offers to undergrads, were chosen from among the Gold Axe winners. They are April Huckleberry, a biomedical science and Spanish major from Tucson who wants to attend medical… Read more

A team of musicians and artists at Northern Arizona University won first place in the National Opera Association Opera Production Competition with their spring 2018 performance of “Die Zauberflöte.”

The team, led by Lyric Opera director and associate professor of practice Eric Gibson, won Division III in the competition, with performances from Texas A&M Commerce and The University of Montana rounding out the top three finishers. Gibson stage-directed and designed the show, including the set, costumes and props; Michele Collins did… Read more

Nov. 15, 2018

Seeing is bee-lieving, and the Northern Arizona Pollinator Habitat Initiative (NAZPHI) has the award to show it.

Earlier this fall, NAZPHI was named winner of the 2018 Crescordia Award for Environmental Excellence from Arizona Forward in Phoenix. The award stems from nearly two years of hard work, dedication and collaboration of NAU faculty, staff, students and community members who share a passion for protecting and preserving endangered pollinators. Their work helps to reduce threats to these pollinators… Read more

Nov. 15, 2018

Where will your next meal come from?

Most people in the United States are fortunate enough to not have to worry about this, but for those that do not fall into that majority, food insecurity is a serious issue—one that 12.9 percent of Americans face on a daily basis.

University students are not immune from hunger either; a 2016 survey concluded that 48 percent of U.S. college students reported food insecurity, with 22 percent reporting very low food security,… Read more