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 our online submission form.
- School of Communication professor Laura Camden had three of her photographs selected for “The World Through Our Eyes,” an art exhibition at the Texas Tech University International Cultural Center. The exhibit includes photos from around the globe relevant to its core themes of curiosity, empathy and adventure and will be on display until Sept. 12.
- Emma Reynolds, an NAU alumna and part-time faculty member in the School of Communication, earned a top paper award at the 2025 National Communication Association conference. Reynolds was ranked No. 1 out of the four highest-ranked student papers in the Applied Communication Division for her work titled “A Crisis Communication Evaluation on Hurricane Ian in Florida.”
- Ben Dymond—an associate professor for the Department of Civil Engineering, Construction Management, and Environmental Engineering—joined students Payton Correia, Isabella Velasco, Caitlin Yazzie and Zachary Fukumoto to earn a first-place victory in the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s 2025 Big Beam Competition. The nationwide challenge has teams of students and their faculty advisers design, construct and test the stability of a 20-foot concrete beam, being judged on their teamwork and innovation throughout the contest.