Meet IRIS: The new project to improve NAU communications

IRIS info sessions To learn more about the IRIS project, attend an information session with ITS in the large pod conference room of the Applied Research and Development Building from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 15, or from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, May 16. To RSVP, contact IRISProject@nau.edu. To receive teleconferencing instructions, note the…

NAU alumna returns as chief marketing and communications officer

As Rita Cheng‘s first year as president comes to a close, her leadership team continues to take shape with the addition of Carla Andrews-O’Hara, who will return to NAU as its chief marketing and communications officer. The NAU alumna and former marketing director will begin Aug. 3. Cheng announced the selection after a competitive national search. As chief marketing and communications officer, Andrews-O’Hara will spearhead…

Graduate Claudia Iglesias-Buck: How a world of adventures led nursing student to NAU 

On her first day of college, 18-year-old Claudia Iglesias-Buck knew what she wanted to do with her life.  On graduation day, the 22-year-old had no idea what she wanted to do next.  It wasn’t the journey she anticipated on that long-ago first day of school, but for Iglesias-Buck, the circuitous path that has led to…

Three NAU students awarded prestigious Udall scholarships

For the first time, three NAU students have been recognized for their outstanding achievements as 2024 recipients of the prestigious Udall Scholarship for Native American Initiatives.  Chiara Holgate, Mariessa Fowler and Tracey Yazzie were among the 55 college students throughout the United States that the Udall Foundation awarded scholarships to for their leadership, public service…