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 Services (IMQ) Center at an open house from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 21.
The IMQ center, which supports students through cultural, gender and sexual diversity in a safe environment, has been a staple at NAU since the 1980s, but, due to its popularity, recently outgrew its small room… Read more
Feb. 13, 2019
Northern Arizona University’s School of Music is celebrating its 57th annual Jazz Festival with performances that will strike a chord with music lovers alike.
Held Feb. 21-23, the NAU Jazz festival is a non-competitive forum in which high school and junior high bands perform for a panel of esteemed adjudicators, receive ratings and feedback and participate in clinics and recordings.
The Guest Artist Concert, known for bringing jazz greats… Read more
Feb. 13, 2019
The Northern Arizona University Department of Theatre questions the meaning of love in its upcoming production of “The Effect,” a funny and moving story exploring the human heart as well as the brain. A number of performances will be held in February and March at NAU’s Studio Theater.
“’The Effect’ allows us to explore the causes, presentations and treatments of mental illness wrapped in a very non-conventional love story,” director Christina Gutierrez-Dennehy said. “The combination of the play’s… Read more
Jan. 31, 2019
Northern Arizona University student vocal groups will share a stage with one of the most renowned vocal ensembles in the country, New York Voices, when they perform at the Jazz Madrigal Festival Host Concert at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at Ardrey Memorial Auditorium.
Known for their impeccable voices and stunning arrangements, New York Voices will be joined onstage by the NAU vocal jazz ensembles Northern Voices and High Altitude. Opening the concert is the NAU… Read more
Jan. 30 2019
Circuitous: Sculpture by Todd Volz, the Northern Arizona University Art Museum’s new exhibition, evokes the gear and girder age by featuring sculptures with a steampunk aesthetic.
The exhibit opens Feb. 5 and is on display through March 29. Volz is giving a free public presentation at 4 p.m. March 29.
Volz, a professional artist and educator, has had artwork featured throughout the United States. His sculptures reveal a spirit of inventiveness and ingenuity and draw inspiration from the glass… Read more
Jan. 31, 2019
Do you want to tap into and grow your leadership potential?
The second annual Student Leadership Conference, which takes place from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 9, provides students and community members the opportunity to boost their resume, get Pathways credits, earn scholarship and volunteer hours and demonstrate or expand their professional competencies and be more prepared for any job.
The conference will include: world-famous Latina mountain climber Karla Wheelock as the keynote speaker; NAU alumna and former Navy Vice… Read more
Feb. 19, 2019 Nearly four in 1,000 children are afflicted with cerebral palsy (CP), making it the most common cause of pediatric physical disability in the United States. This … Read more about NAU bioengineer awarded multiple grants to improve wearable exoskeletons for people with movement disorders
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
Feb. 13, 2019 The College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences hasn’t even had its first birthday yet, and it’s already making history, becoming the first college … Read more about To help meet industry demands, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences adds three new Ph.D. programs
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 The fact is, the planet is getting warmer, and with the temperature increase comes an array of issues. Assistant research professor Christina Schädel sat down … Read more about Permafrost in the Arctic: What increasing temperatures mean for the planet (VIDEO)
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
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
