Feb. 7, 2019
The President’s Achievement Award recognizes classified staff and service professionals that exceeds Northern Arizona University’s expectations by working with others to create community in the workplace and demonstrating loyalty to NAU’s mission, values and goals.
Sound like someone you know? Any NAU employee can nominate someone. The last day to send in nominations is Feb. 15.
To be nominated, an employee must be in good standing with the university… Read more
Feb. 7, 2019
John Myers, a faculty member in the Department of Psychological Sciences, studies the evolutionary underpinnings of close relationships and social interaction. Most of his research focuses on how people’s behavior changes when they’re motivated to look for either a long-term or a short-term mate. He also has investigated how and why friendship might have evolved. He talked to NAU News about navigating relationship rapids leading into Valentine’s Day.
According to… Read more
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
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Feb. 18, 2019 On graduation day, dozens of seniors from Northern Arizona University cross the stage, shake hands with the president, wave to their families and move their tassel … Read more about Booming business: Focus on practical experience puts NAU’s construction management program, and its grads, in high demand
Feb. 15, 2019 President Rita Hartung Cheng is one of 25 women being honored by the Phoenix Business Journal for significant contributions to their professions and … Read more about President Cheng selected for Phoenix Business Journal’s Outstanding Women in Business list
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NAU President Rita Cheng led a delegation of university leadership to partner institution Center for Technical and Higher Education University (CETYS) in Mexicali, Mexico, earlier … Read more about NAU abroad: President Cheng works to grow partnerships south of the border
Feb. 14, 2019 Students, staff and faculty are invited to celebrate the opening of Northern Arizona University’s new Office of Inclusion: Multicultural and LGBTQIA Student … Read more about NAU community invited to open house for new IMQ center
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Doug Macy was not an artist, or a Northern Arizona University alum. Yet he was passionate about two things: collecting art and NAU—he had his son to thank for both. Aaron Macy … Read more about The Macy legacy: How one man’s love affair with art will benefit NAU students for years to come
Nearly 200 students from Chinese universities have made their way to Flagstaff to study at Northern Arizona University this school year as part of the Sino-American 1+2+1 program. … Read more about Global partnership: NAU works with Chinese universities to expand 1+2+1 program
