Staying on campus over the summer? Pick up a green tag for your bike to prevent accidental collection during the annual abandoned bike roundup starting next week. Continue reading
Happenings
Tickets available for the NAU Student Film Festival on May 6
April 26, 2018
The annual festival allows students to showcase film projects they have completed as part of their studies and receive recognition for creating outstanding films. Continue reading
President’s Distinguished Speaker Series continues with education innovator
April 19, 2018
Michael Horn, an expert on disruptive innovation, online learning, blended learning and competency-based learning, will speak about transforming the education system to be more student-centered. Continue reading
Jazz greats come to NAU for workshops, performances
April 19, 2018
Jazz great Lucas Pino and jazz band No Net Nonet will work and perform with NAU School of Music students during their upcoming visit to NAU Continue reading
NAU’s Institute for Human Development announces 2018 Evidence for Success Conference in July
April 17, 2018
More than 600 people are expected to attend the combined, multi-strand disability conference, which will discuss assistive technology, American Indian vocational rehabilitation and evidence-based practice in disability disciplines. Continue reading
NAU’s Undergraduate Expo begins this week—learn how to participate in a variety of scholarly events
April 16, 2018
More than 700 students will participate in 10 days of research, artistic performances and discussions of their scholarly work. The public is invited to all events. Continue reading
NAU celebrating faculty and staff with NAU Awards Night
April 12, 2018
RSVP by April 20 to participate in this event, which recognizes promotion and tenure, College Teachers of the Year, 2018 Research and Creativity Awards and the 2018 President’s Achievement Awards Continue reading
Traveling made easier with NAU’s Passport Day
April 10, 2018
Members of the Northern Arizona University community can apply for a new passport or renewal from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 18 in the Blome building, room 100A. A processing fee of $35 will be waived for NAU students, … Continue reading
NAU’s Ardrey Memorial Auditorium hosts ‘Cinderella’
April 5, 2018
Tickets for the State Street Ballet of Santa Barbara's magical performance of "Cinderella" are available now. Continue reading
NAU teams up with Phoenix Suns to present ‘Finding Your Significance’
April 4, 2018
Phoenix Suns CIO Steve Reese is speaking at NAU next week to discuss how to balance work, play and a passion for helping others. Continue reading
Latest Site Activity
NAU named to 2018 Class of Excellence in Assessment The designation spotlights institutions that integrate assessment practices across campus, provide evidence of student learning and use results to guide institutional decision-making and improve student performance.
Video team for hire: NAU department creates educational training videos (for free!) From demonstrating a system or process to sharing information, required trainings or public service announcements, the videos are intended to streamline messaging for desired audiences while saving NAU department resources and the valuable time of employees.
Bb Learn downtime scheduled for Aug. 16-20 to allow for updates The outage is a result of a migration to a new, Software-as-a-system environment, which lays groundwork for future Bb Learn updates.
Editor’s Picks
Underneath the lion: Celebrate the Lunar New Year at NAU with traditional lion dance performances NAU senior Colleen McDowell struggled with high-functioning autism and depression, then she enrolled in PES100, a Chinese Martial Arts course, and became a lion dancer. Enjoy several performances at NAU and throughout town on Feb. 16 to ring in the year of the dog.
Which microbes matter most? NAU scientists develop technique for measuring bacterial growth rates Ecoss researchers are using technologies developed at NAU to devise a metric for the growth of microbial species in their natural environments.
NAU paleoecologist discovering secrets of Northern Norway’s history in lake mud Scott Anderson is part of a team studying thousand-year-old biomarkers preserved in lake bottoms that tell the story of human activity in Lofoten.