Faculty & Staff

President’s Cabinet Meeting: May 2, 2019

May 3, 2019 by NAU News Leave a Comment

The last cabinet meeting of the academic year was held Thursday.

President Rita Cheng started the meeting by expressing her gratitude to all who helped make Northern Arizona University’s inaugural Giving Day campaign, which concluded Wednesday at midnight, such a success.

She also gave an update for several dean positions on campus. Four candidates for the position of dean of the College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences are visiting the Flagstaff Mountain Campus this week and next week. Cheng encouraged everyone to participate in the open forum portions… Read more

NAU implementing new virtual parking permit system

April 24, 2019 by Tallie Valverde Leave a Comment

April 24, 2019

Northern Arizona University Transit Services (UTS) has announced that it will transition to a streamlined parking permit system that does away with windshield stickers, starting this fall.

Under the new virtual system, the permit holder’s license plate acts as the permit—there are no stickers to keep track of, no physical permits to lose, no replacement fees to pay. With the new system, UTS workers can digitally scan license plates and automatically check for permit compliance.

UTS officials said the change will make the parking permit… Read more

RSVP to the NAU Professional Achievement Ceremony

April 18, 2019 by Cheyenne Jarrette Leave a Comment

April 18, 2019

Northern Arizona University will celebrate the many achievements of faculty and staff at the NAU Professional Achievement Ceremony from 3-5 p.m. May 2 at the High Country Conference Center, 201 W. Butler Ave.

The Professional Achievement Ceremony will honor the 17th Annual Faculty and Academic Professional Awards including: promotion and tenure, emeritus, President’s Distinguished Teaching Fellows, Regents’ Professors, College Teachers of the Year, and the NAU Teaching Awards; the 2019 Research and Creative Activity Awards; and the 2019… Read more

Applications open for University Leadership Program

April 11, 2019 by Heidi Toth Leave a Comment

April 11, 2019

Northern Arizona University is inviting faculty and staff to participate in a leadership development program that brings together partners from all over campus to help prepare the next generation of higher education leaders.

NAU President Rita Cheng is inviting faculty and staff at every level to apply or nominate a coworker for the University Leadership Program.

The next cohort, which will be the eighth, begins in the fall, and those selected… Read more

ABOR names three new Regents’ Professors at NAU

April 9, 2019 by Heidi Toth 2 Comments

April 9, 2019

At President Rita Cheng’s recommendation, the Arizona Board of Regents has approved three professors to be promoted to the rank of Regents’ Professor, the highest rank a faculty member can achieve.

Nominees must be full professors, have outstanding achievements and be distinguished nationally and internationally in their fields. No more than 3 percent of faculty have achieved this rank. Of those joining this elite group, one is a leading expert on participatory public health research among Native American communities, another… Read more

President’s Cabinet notes: April 3, 2019

April 5, 2019 by Heidi Toth Leave a Comment

April 5, 2019

President Rita Cheng welcomed university leaders and guests to the cabinet meeting Wednesday before jumping into the agenda, which included presentations about several initiatives NAU is undertaking to achieve the university’s goals and strategic plan.

Vice President of Capital Planning and Campus Operations Dan Okoli introduced Matthew Muchna, the new manager of the Office of Sustainability, and project manager Andrew Iacona, highlighting that NAU has shifted from a university with some sustainability programs to a leader that… Read more