Faculty & Staff

The reporting structure for several people and offices has changed with the restructuring brought on by several factors.

Many of the changes are within the Office of the President, which will allow President John Haegerand Executive Vice President MJ McMahon to be more involved with the Arizona Board of Regents. The changes also will allow the president to be off campus for fund raising, legislative lobbying and statewide expansion.

The following changes are effective immediately:

• Craig Hutton, university auditor, will report to Kathe Shinham, vice president… Read more

Jim Simmerman, who spent nearly half his life as an English professor at Northern Arizona University and gained national fame for his poetry, died last week in his Flagstaff home. He was 54.

“Jim was a conscientious instructor and a gifted wordsmith whose publishing career was still at full stride,” said Marty Sommerness, School of Communication professor and long-time friend and colleague. “For those who truly care about what happens in our Mountain Campus classrooms, Jim and his dedication will both… Read more

NAU Campus Supply is unveiling a new process for ordering departmental office supplies, including copier paper, toner cartridges, custodial items and more. Beginning July 1, all Campus Supply orders will be placed online.

The new online ordering process is available to all NAU campus departments and Distance Learning sites, as well as the university’s IGA participants, such as the city of Flagstaff, Coconino County, Coconino Community College, Flagstaff Unified School District and Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy.

Orders will be… Read more

Calls from the NAU Flagstaff campus to its Yuma campus no longer connect using the five digit direct dial extension. Instead, Flagstaff campus callers should dial the NAU-Yuma access code (54), and then the five digit extension of the person they are calling.

To call the main NAU-Yuma line from a Flagstaff campus phone, for example, dial “54”, listen for the dial tone, then dial “7-6400”.

Calls from NAU statewide sites to the NAU-Yuma campus should use the 10-digit long distance… Read more

The first five graduates to receive a master of arts in teaching Spanish from Northern Arizona University are ready to toss their caps in the celebratory air during commencement this Friday.

Kirsten McCarty, Chris Wargo, Jonathan Dettman, Claudia Serrano and Patricia Swartzendruber will not only celebrate their own success, but the success of their program—the only Master of Arts in Teaching Spanish program in Arizona.

Started in 2004, the goal of the program has been “to develop second language Spanish teachers at the secondary level,” said Cecilia Ojeda,… Read more