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New grads deliver with GR8 idea for
concessions texting service
A craving for sunflower seeds caused David Lorenz to miss the only scoring play during a 2010 San Diego Padres baseball game. But his untimely trip to the concession stand that day sparked an idea that has since captured the attention of a student business incubation program in Flagstaff that wants to help the new college graduate and his business partners succeed as entrepreneurs.
   
recent headlines
• Politics professor selected as SBS interim dean • Roadway, trail temporarily closed on south campus
• NAU, Museum of Northern Arizona renew partnership • Obituary: E. Harlin Staires, vice president and professor
 
university news
• NAU again ranks among top 100 institutions  for Latinos
   
• GEAR UP success expands with $30 million grant to NAU
   
• Cabinet Highlights: May 8, 2012
   
• NAU, CCC presidents raise the bar for partnerships
   
• NAU receives additional funding in
FY13 budget
   
• Outstanding seniors earn honors
at Gold Axe Awards
   
• NAU recognized on national list
of ‘green colleges’
   
• Health and Learning Center recognized for design excellence


events
• NAU hosting statewide health care
conference
   
• Cardinals announce first day of
training camp



research & academic news
• Undergrad itching to discover how
fleas spread plague
   
• Student-made cars compete at
2012 Eco-Marathon
   
• Ecosystem effects of biodiversity loss
could rival impacts of climate change
and pollution
   
• NSF grant to make Southwest arthropod
collections more accessible
   
• Unprecedented study to model effects
of large-scale forest restoration
   
• New University College places focus
on academic success, rigor
   
• College of Education names new dean


department news
• North Quad use guidelines available
   
• Summer sports leagues seeking faculty,
staff participation
   
• Parking permits available beginning
June 1; changes announced

 

spotlight

Recognizing the activities and accomplishments of faculty, staff and students
 
• Eric Heins was named Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year.
   
• Lori Poloni-Staudinger was elected president of the Midwest Political Science Association Women's Caucus.
   
• Several members of the NAU community joined Ernest Calderón to celebrate his being named the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's 2012 Man of the Year.
   
• Several faculty members from The W.A. Franke College of Business participated in a workshop with representatives from Harvard Business Publishing.
   
• Cassie Luke was selected by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Flagstaff as the 2012 Big Sister of the Year.


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