Group from the semiconductor program

From burgers to (computer) chips: Starting a career in the semiconductor industry

Research & Academics

A festival facelift

A partnership between NAU’s School of Communication and the Sedona International Film Festival is not only bringing classic films skills to the community at large, but also giving students the opportunity to put their knowledge to the test by creating a campaign that will revamp the festival to reach new audiences.

Areal picture of highway intersections

Research & Academics

Visualizing how we move

Have you ever wondered how roads are planned? For years, decisions about where to build or improve roads have been made by using tools that do not offer a clear visual picture of how people travel. Two NAU professors are changing that by looking into ways to better visualize how we move.

Campus & Community

The making of a filmmaker

NAU alumnus James Byrkit returns to campus to share his work and journey as a renowned filmmaker as part of the new partnership between NAU and the Sedona International Film Festival.

Research & Academics

A festival facelift

A partnership between NAU’s School of Communication and the Sedona International Film Festival is not only bringing classic films skills to the community at large, but also giving students the opportunity to put their knowledge to the test by creating a campaign that will revamp the festival to reach new audiences.

Group from the semiconductor program

From burgers to (computer) chips: Starting a career in the semiconductor industry

As the demand for skilled workers in the semiconductor industry continues to grow, a new apprenticeship program is creating a debt-free pathway into high-tech careers. By combining paid, hands-on training with free tuition, it allows students to earn while they learn and graduate ready to step into critical roles in one of the world’s most essential industries.

Areal picture of highway intersections

Visualizing how we move

Have you ever wondered how roads are planned? For years, decisions about where to build or improve roads have been made by using tools that do not offer a clear visual picture of how people travel. Two NAU professors are changing that by looking into ways to better visualize how we move.

Campus & Community

The making of a filmmaker

NAU alumnus James Byrkit returns to campus to share his work and journey as a renowned filmmaker as part of the new partnership between NAU and the Sedona International Film Festival.

Snow

Stay in the know for snow

What to know when you wake up to a blanket of white on the ground.

A student in a black-and-white knitted hat holds a brown puppy in her arms.

Dogs in the Den brings tender loving canines to NAU

Put a "paws" on all the things stressing you out, and come visit the Health Promotion Office’s Zen Den for the return of its widely beloved Dogs in the Den events. Every other Wednesday, students can visit with puppies from the High Country Humane animal shelter, hang out with new friends and even wind down with an arts and crafts project.

Lumberjack Features

Thomasene Cardona

Humans of NAU: Thomasene Cardona

Thomasene Cardona, a graduate student in the Applied Indigenous Studies program, hopes to help her community reconnect with its roots. With the help of the Maxwell Lutz Community Impact award, she started the Yavapai Land and Culture Collective project, along with Emanuel Preciado, assistant teaching professor in the Department of Geography, Planning, and Recreation. The goal: to reintroduce the Yavapai tribal community to their sacred areas.

Lumberjacks Abroad: France

Madelein John will be walking on the stage this fall as she graduates with not one, not two, but three degrees—two from NAU and a third from the University of Bordeaux, where she experienced a year abroad through the Interdisciplinary Global Programs. Read what advice this native Arizonan has for those who want to learn a new language and where she is headed next to get her master’s degree in cancer sciences.

Three male members of Mock Trial Club pose with individual competition trophies.

Club Spotlight: Mock Trial Club

If you have an objection in your heart and nowhere to unleash it, consider the following evidence and rule in favor of joining NAU's Mock Trial Club! Participating members take on the roles of lawyers and character witnesses and work together to simulate real criminal cases. Throughout the semester, they take their skills to nationwide competitions and prove themselves in front of genuine judges.