• Provost shares post-restructuring contact list • Task Force answers questions • NAU's buildings becoming student centered • Campus invited to panel discussion on managing change • Art exhibit celebrates open space and community • NAU in the News The week ahead... Ancient Siberian Culture: Shamanic Traditions, Ethnic Beliefs, Healing Approaches Thursday, July 22, 2004 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Cline Library, Screen Room A Swami Shamala presents Siberian culture, the growth of ethnic and spiritual practices in the context of a 40,000- year- long tradition of hunting and gathering. Evaluation of healing practices engaged over millenia as it pertains to rituals, ceremonies, contrasted with today's approach to human growth. Contact: matt.sells@nau.edu Want to be reminded of events? Subscribe to the calendar If you prefer a little reminder about events coming up, you can subscribe to any calendar category you wish. Go to events.nau.edu and select a category such as Arts and Entertainment, Athletics, etc. Once in that section, select Subscribe from the menu at the top. For these and other events visit events.nau.edu.

Provost shares post-restructuring contact list
Provost Liz Grobsmith wants the campus to be aware of contacts for each of the colleges after the university's academic restructuring. They are:

NAU's buildings are becoming student centered

"It's not easy being green." Perhaps not if you're made out of cloth and have buttons for eyes. But it's sure worth it if you're Northern Arizona University and you're building a campus for the future.

"Green" buildings are part of NAU's five- to 10-year construction and renovation plan to create academic and residential buildings for the 21st century.

"NAU already has an established reputation for its academic programs and research that center on issues related to the environment, particularly related to the Colorado Plateau where we live," NAU President John Haeger said. "It's only natural for the campus to reflect our commitment to an environmentally sensitive learning environment for our students." READ MORE

Task Force answers questions
The Northern Arizona Task Force on Higher Education answers questions to shed light on its alternate proposal to the initiative released by Chris Herstam of the Arizona Board of Regents to redesign the Arizona university system.

1. Why did you feel the need to submit an alternative plan to the one announced by Regent Chris Herstam?
We applaud Regent Herstam for putting some of the issues confronting higher education on the table. Our plan takes inspiration from Regent Herstam's initiative. Although we understand that his proposal never suggested a two-tiered system, that has been the perceived outcome of the recommendation to create regional universities separate from ASU and UofA. The task force's plan takes advantage of each institution's strengths without creating additional administrative layers and it provides for strategic, planned growth before investing in more bricks and mortar. READ MORE

Campus invited to panel discussion on managing change
The Service Professional Advisory Council invites the campus to a community panel discussion titled "Managing Change in an Evolving Community" from 1 - 4 p.m. on Aug. 5 at Ashurst Auditorium. SPAC offers this as an opportunity to "network with other professionals from throughout Flagstaff and NAU to promote development and community spirit."There is limited seating, so please respond by July 30 to 523-2230. READ MORE

Art exhibit celebrates open space and community
Reflections of the Land-2004, a celebration of open space and community, opens at the NAU Art Museum in Old Main on July 26. The public is invited to a reception on July 30 from 7 - 9 p.m., when artists will be present.

The exhibit comprises paintings, sculpture, stained glass, poetry readings, and music. The collaborative exhibit between the Diablo Trust and the NAU Art Museum runs through Aug. 25. READ MORE

NAU IN THE NEWS
Small School, Big Impact
In the public consciousness, Northern Arizona University has always played the role of the smallest child trying to keep up with its more established siblings, Arizona State University and University of Arizona. For years, the shadows emanting [sic] from Tempe and Tucson have loomed larger over NAU, in a sense, than the one cast by Flagstaff's famed San Francisco Peaks. However, in terms of impacting the world at large, these days NAU is more than holding its own. In fact, in some of the hottest fields of environmental and biological research, the lumberjack campus is leading the way. http://www.aztechcouncil.org/custom.cfm?name=article.cfm&id=221&nav=about

Mock Disaster
NAU's College of Health Professions is helping high school students from throughout Arizona decide whether to pursue careers in medicine. - The Arizona Daily Sun