As we head into the final days of tax season, ITS and Human Resources would like to remind faculty, staff and students about a potential increase in phishing attempts.
Sophisticated phishing attacks often appeal to emotional and urgent concerns, so tax season is the ideal time for these types of attacks to occur. Phishing attacks will try to obtain your credentials or other identifying information for tax and payroll fraud by luring individuals to click a link, reply… Read more
Last week, classified staff employees at Northern Arizona University flocked to the annual CSAC employee appreciation mixer to enjoy food, door prizes, awards and table displays by departments from across campus, many of which included games like corn hole, slinky races, spin-the-wheel and bag tosses.
NAU News also had a booth at the event and challenged employees to sum up their NAU experience in just five words. Prompts included what brought you to NAU, what you love about your job… Read more
The American Council on Education (ACE) announced that Chad S. Hamill, vice president for Native American initiatives at Northern Arizona University, has been named an ACE Fellow for academic year 2018-19.
Established in 1965, the ACE Fellows Program is designed to strengthen institutions and leadership in American higher education by identifying and preparing faculty and staff for senior positions in college and university administration through its distinctive and intensive nominator-driven, cohort-based mentorship model. Following nomination by the senior administration of… Read more
Northern Arizona University’s Human Resources department is offering a Financial Deep Dive Training (DGT02) to help NAU employees increase their skills and knowledge of finances.
The session will provide thorough instruction in the areas of monitoring financial statements, completing monthly reviews and reconciliations of revenues and expenses, transferring expenses, budgeting and processing non-travel reimbursements. Related policies and procedures will also be covered.
Attendees can expect to leave the session with an understanding of:
Coder Camps, a program that prepares students for careers in the field of software engineering through accelerated and immersive courses, is offering a $2,500 scholarship to new coding boot camp students who are active, benefits-eligible employees, new retirees or alumni of Northern Arizona University. These courses are led by expert instructors.
The coding boot camp focuses on the needs of today’s software teams and hiring managers, preparing students to meet the demands of employers. Coder Camps graduates can return as… Read more
Employee Development Day at Northern Arizona University is back, and organizers are hoping for an even bigger, better event than the record-breaking day in 2017.
Last year, 425 employees from campuses throughout the state came to Employee Development Day, choosing from 40 different classes (also the most ever) that ranged from personal budgeting and social media use to using humor as a team-building technique and yoga. The classes are all taught by other staff and faculty who volunteer to share… Read more
President Cheng welcomed everyone to the first President’s Cabinet meeting of the new academic year and introduced new members to the cabinet.Laura Jones, chief institutional … Read more about President’s Cabinet highlights: Sept. 19, 2018
The Ethnic Studies program at Northern Arizona University hosts three scholar-activists at “Fifty Years of Ethnic Studies: Past Present Future,” a panel on scholarship, social … Read more about Ethnic studies program celebrates 18 years by looking at past, present, future
Kudos to these staff, faculty and programs Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online … Read more about In the Spotlight: Sept. 21, 2018
Northern Arizona University’s educational psychology department and Beta Alpha chapter of Chi Sigma Iota have teamed with the Flagstaff Police Department (FPD) to present a … Read more about NAU partners with Flagstaff PD to promote mental health awareness
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?It’s a thought-provoking question, likely to garner plenty of deliberation and an array of responses. But ask anyone … Read more about Dreams really do come true: How an NAU internship led to management at the happiest place on earth
Experts estimate that snowmelt accounts for as much as 75 percent of water supplies in the western United States. As the climate warms, however, it’s not hard to imagine a future … Read more about How does snowmelt in the Rockies affect diners in New York? NAU data mapper part of national study to make those connections
Doug Macy was not an artist, or a Northern Arizona University alum. Yet he was passionate about two things: collecting art and NAU—he had his son to thank for both.Aaron Macy … Read more about The Macy legacy: How one man’s love affair with art will benefit NAU students for years to come
Nearly 200 students from Chinese universities have made their way to Flagstaff to study at Northern Arizona University this school year as part of the Sino-American 1+2+1 program. … Read more about Global partnership: NAU works with Chinese universities to expand 1+2+1 program
For most of us, seeing lions on an African safari would rank as the highlight of the trip, if not the year.Seeing them defecate? Not so much. But that is the first moment … Read more about Hyenas, hippos and lions joined NAU’s inaugural study abroad class in Zambia
