Jan. 29, 2018
It’s kind of a big deal.
One might even say it’s grand.
On Feb. 26, 1919, Woodrow Wilson signed the Grand Canyon National Park Act. Nearly 100 years and millions of visitors later, the Grand Canyon is one of the nation’s largest, most recognized national parks.
In celebration of the coming centennial, the Special Collections and Archives at Northern… Read more
Jan. 24, 2019
Join Northern Arizona University staff Melissa Welker and Laura Jones at 1 p.m. Jan. 29 for Frontier Set’s webinar, “Creating a Culture of Evidence: Increasing Data Literacy Among Faculty and Staff.” Welker, executive director of student success, and Jones, chief institutional data officer, will join staff members from Miami Dade College and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College on a panel.
“Promising Practices Brief 6: Creating a Culture of Evidence,” recently published… Read more
Jan. 16, 2018
Nearly 150 Northern Arizona University staff and faculty members celebrated career milestones in serving the university community during the 2019 Years of Service ceremony on Wednesday. Cumulatively, these individuals, who have all served 15-45 years, have given 3,070 years of service to NAU.
Those in recognition are:
15 Years
Jan. 9, 2019
Recognize the best of Northern Arizona University by nominating outstanding classified staff and service professionals for the President’s Achievement Award.
The award recognizes employees who exceed NAU expectations, supports the NAU mission, values and goals and works with others to create a sense of community in the workplace.
To be eligible for the award, the employee must in good standing with the university and be in a full-time or part-time position with three years of performance appraisals. People who… Read more
January 7, 2019
A single mom was in a car accident that totaled her car and broke her leg. With no transportation, she had to get Mountain Dell to north campus, a nine-minute drive but an hour commute by foot. Shortly after, her fridge went out and the lights in her house stopped working. She put all her food in boxes outside, hoping the winter weather would keep it cold.
Luckily for her, Northern Arizona University offers the Santa’s Sleigh Fund… Read more
Dec. 13, 2018
The Northern Arizona University Service Professional Advisory Council’s Adopt-a-Family program ended Thursday with volunteers coming together a final time for a wrap party, literally wrapping the dozens of donated gifts in preparation for a Christmas delivery.
More than 20 people participated this year to gather donations for two families with a total of seven children ranging from 2 to 14 years old. SPAC works with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to identify local families in need… Read more
Oct. 16, 2019There are now more than 16.9 million cancer survivors in the United States, and 40 million worldwide—a figure expected to double by 2040. Improved prognosis … Read more about Pioneering NAU oncology researcher leads publication of new exercise prescriptions for cancer prevention, survival
Oct. 15, 2019Neither Taylor Lambrigger nor Cézanne Rahner has set foot in the Kingdom of Cambodia.Yet, both NAU alumnae represented the south Asian nation at an … Read more about World Model UN offers unmatched international experience for NAU students
Oct. 14, 2019A team of Northern Arizona University researchers won a three-year, $6.3 million grant from the U.S. Air Force to develop nontraditional solutions to the … Read more about NAU cyberengineering team wins $6M grant to develop computing solutions to combat cyberattacks
Kudos to these studentsDo you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission … Read more about In the Student Spotlight: Oct. 11, 2019
Kudos to these faculty, staff and programsDo you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use … Read more about In the Spotlight: Oct. 11, 2019
Oct. 10, 2019Disparities in the nation’s juvenile justice system are prevalent and well-documented. According to Law Street Media, it is estimated that more … Read more about Key policymakers gather at CHER event to examine strategies for transforming juvenile justice system
May 6, 2019Northern Arizona University will honor the graduating class of spring 2019 with ceremonies May 10-11. This semester, about 5,900 students applied to … Read more about Everything you need to know about spring 2019 commencement
April 10, 2019Some couples claim it was love at first sight.Emily and Jon Bannon are not one of those couples.While attending Northern Arizona University, Emily worked … Read more about Mighty Max: The love story of two NAU alumni and the roller-coaster ride of having a sick son
It all started with a teddy bear.Then raising and keeping pets, going hunting with his dad and realizing he was the only ‘90s kid whose bedroom walls were covered in posters of … Read more about Born in tragedy: How an NAU alumnus helped save the life of one Lucky elk
