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Catherine Talakte

Native American Student Services director named

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Catherine Talakte, a Hopi from the village of Kykotsmovi and the Sparrow Hawk Clan, has accepted the position as NAU’s director of Native American Student Services, effective immediately.

“My vision is to strive for NAU to become a national model for the retention of Native American students,” said Talakte, who has served as interim director since May 2005.

Talakte’s goals include implementing a supplemental freshman and transfer student orientation for Native students, adding scholarship programs, growing fundraising activities to assist students… Read more

Marketing introduces new NAU ads

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University Marketing’s campaign focusing on “The Difference That Matters” has started to appear in newspaper ads and elsewhere.

This campaign asks “What Matters to You?”, and students and faculty share their stories about the NAU experience.

Ads will run all summer in a number of venues includingThe Arizona Republic, The Wall Street Journal, on billboards around Phoenix, at Sky Harbor Airport and in shopping malls, and on the radio.

Prototypes of the ads appeared in the May 3 Inside NAU

Antivirus software conversion in progress

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Users will know their computers have successfully received the antivirus conversion when the Sophos logo (left) appears in their computer task bar instead of the red McAfee shield.

The campus-wide transition to Sophos antivirus software is occurring this week. Restarting your computer will initialize the removal of McAfee and installation of Sophos.

It is recommended that you either restart or shutdown your computer tonight when you go… Read more

High country peril planning

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The thought of having to leave home due to natural disaster is daunting, but being prepared can alleviate some of the stress. Here are some tips from the American Red Cross. For more, go towww.redcross.org or www.az211.gov.

Discuss the plan ahead of time:

  • Meet with your family and discuss why you need to prepare for disaster.
  • Pick two places to meet: right outside your home in case of a sudden emergency, like a fire, or outside your neighborhood in case… Read more

Fieldhouse serves as Red Cross site; fire information available

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The Brins fire north of Sedona has led the American Red Cross to set up in NAU’s Fieldhouse to serve as an evacuation registration and information site. The site is open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. After hours, call (928) 556-3947.

As the fire continues to burn the Oak Creek Canyon area, several phone numbers have been set up to provide up-to-date information.

  • For fire information, call the Brins Fire Information Center at (928) 204-6750, (928) 203-9648, (928) 203-9650 or… Read more
turtle singing

Conservation alliance protects sea turtles and wins award

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Serenading sea turtles with ancient songs is one way the Seri Indians help the endangered species survive their long migration journey. Another way is to enlist the help of Northern Arizona University.

For more than a decade, a team from NAU’s Center for Sustainable Environments and Applied Indigenous Studies has been supporting the Seri Indian efforts to protect endangered sea turtles, which has led to a decreased mortality for the species on the Sonora Coast of Mexico. The collaboration is… Read more

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