This week, 10,400 new and returning Lumberjacks moved onto the Flagstaff Mountain Campus, including 634 students who moved into the new, 204,656-square-foot NAU Honors College Living and Learning Community.
Check out the facts and stats of NAU students this year, who officially begin the fall semester on Monday.
Fall 2018 move-in
Northern Arizona University staff member Kristine Heflin was feeling overwhelmed. As the assistant director for student leadership and engagement, she found a good portion of her week was spent training student leaders how to lead, outside of her office, away from the piles of work that continued to build on her desk.
“We had implemented mandatory trainings for student organization presidents and treasurers and I was doing all of the trainings in person,” Heflin said. “We offered one to three… Read more
By Heidi Toth
NAU Communications
One of David Williams’ graduate school assignments was to write a book chapter.
“It was one of the most rewarding educational experiences of my life,” Williams said. “To see what a group of 20 college students can accomplish in just eight weeks was impressive.”
Add one more twist to the story; for the entirety of the group project, Williams was 16 hours ahead of most of his group, working on the project from a military base… Read more
By Carly Banks
NAU Communications
Being a high school mascot usually doesn’t lend many skills to future jobs. But that didn’t stop Northern Arizona University senior Colleen McDowell, who was Prescott High School’s Badger mascot for three years, from including it on her resume.
“It makes a great ice-breaker during interviews, and it certainly makes me stand out from the rest of the candidates!”
When she started attending NAU in 2013, she thought about trying out to be Louie the Lumberjack,… Read more
By Kerry Bennett
Office of the Vice President for Research
Ecological research focuses on understanding how population-level dynamics—such as the growth rate of a particular population of microbes—contribute to ecosystem-level processes. Ecosystem scientists researching climate change often study the role of microbes in the carbon cycle, for example, so knowing how quickly they grow is a fundamental metric to reaching that understanding.
Until now, however, scientists have not had the ability to measure growth rates of individual microbial populations other… Read more
By Heidi Toth
NAU Communications
Through millennia, glaciers have crept over Norway, their destructive nature carving the country into a wild and beautiful landscape filled with craggy mountains, steep waterfalls and crystal-blue lakes that reflect the rocks and sky.
Scott Anderson stands at the edge of these lakes, so clear that the details of the mountainsides are evident in the water, surrounded by towering rocks with the beauty of glacial Scandinavia in front of him—and he thinks about the mud… Read more
Aug. 22, 2019 Pools of old carbon in the soil of boreal forests historically safe from combustion are being released by more frequent and larger wildfires, a team led by … Read more about Larger, more frequent fires in boreal forest threaten previously protected carbon stores, NAU-led research team reports in Nature
Aug. 16, 2019 As NAU prepares to welcome back the Lumberjacks, including the class of 2023, here are a few things to know that will make navigating campus easier for faculty, … Read more about Welcome back, Jacks! Navigating campus during #NAUmovein week
Aug. 15, 2019 When Jaime Yazzie began planning her research for her forestry thesis, her adviser asked her what species of trees she wanted to save. They would use a computer … Read more about Combining western science, Indigenous knowledge offers new approach to help forests adapt to new conditions
Aug. 15, 2019 Each spring, Northern Arizona University students have the opportunity to develop skills and experience the legislative process firsthand while working alongside … Read more about Time to apply: Arizona legislative internships offer glimpse into career in public service
Kudos to these students Do 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: Aug. 16, 2019
Kudos to these faculty, staff and programs Do 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: Aug. 16, 2019
May 6, 2019 Northern 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, 2019 Some 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
