Northern Arizona University
Provide an outstanding undergraduate residential education strengthened by important research, graduate and professional programs and a responsive distance learning network delivering programs throughout Arizona.

Description
Northern Arizona University is a doctoral-research intensive university with its main campus in Flagstaff. NAU-Yuma shares a campus with Arizona Western College in Yuma, Arizona, and NAU Distance Learning serves more than 6,000 students at 30 other sites throughout Arizona.

 
 Our Values

• Excellence in Education—Offer a rigorous, high-quality education to all students

• Student Success—Place learner needs at the center of our academic and service planning, policies, and programs

• Educational Access—Provide all qualified students with access to higher education

• Diversity—Achieve multicultural understanding as a priority of educational and civic life

• Integrity—Operate with fairness, honesty, and the highest ethical standards to sustain a community of trust

• Civility—Support a civil, engaging, and respectful campus climate

 Our Goals  

• Strengthen undergraduate educational excellence in a residential learning community

• Increase and manage enrollment

• Strengthen graduate education, economic development, and research

• Build on our national reputation for excellence in professional programs

• Provide leadership in the development, use, and assessment of technologies in educational programs

• Foster a culture of diversity

• Become the nation’s leading university serving Native Americans

• Ensure financial stability and growth