• NAU has new number • Napolitano to visit NAU • Communication bldg. nearing completion • Schools receive grants for Native American Education • NAU "best camp" for NFL • Chemistry, English launch writing program • At the movies: rebellion, redemption, romance star • KNAU earns national awards Inside NAU is published weekly for faculty, staff, alumni and friends of Northern Arizona University. We welcome story ideas related to NAU's mission, its employees and its students. Submit story ideas to Mary Lemma, (928) 523-0611, or e-mail Mary.Lemma@nau.edu. Publisher: John D. Haeger, President Editor: Mary Lemma—Office of Public Affairs Contributing writers: Tom Bauer, Lisa Nelson—Office of Public Affairs Electronic design: Tracie Hansen, Jeff Dillon—University Marketing Printed design: Vernon Davis—Printing Services Denise Traver: Grand Canyon Women: The Quiet Pioneers Thursday, Aug.19, 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Cline Library Assembly Hall, Book signing 6:30 p.m., Presentation 7 p.m. Most Grand Canyon aficionados are familiar with pioneers J.W. Powell, J.C. Ives, William Bass, Emery and Ellsworth Kolb, and other male pioneers who explored or settled at Grand Canyon. What has escaped the attention of so many historians and authors are the contributions of women who made their quiet mark on the park and the surrounding region. Without these women, Grand Canyon would be a completely different place than it is today. Come join us to learn of the accomplishments and contributions some of these women have made to the community—and our nation. This event is part of the Canyon Country Community Lecture Series, sponsored by the Cline Library, NAU Grand Canyon Semester, and Grand Canyon Association. For these and other events visit events.nau.edu.

Napolitano to visit NAU
Gov. Janet Napolitano will hold a cabinet meeting at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 6, in Ashurst Auditorium before presenting a job training grant to a northern Arizona business and meeting with President John Haeger and other Flagstaff leaders.

The cabinet meeting is open to the public.

Napolitano also will make remarks at the Southwest Sustainability Expo at 4 p.m. in the NAU Fieldhouse Friday, Aug. 6.

Communication building nearing completion

The sod is down and construction workers are making the finishing touches on the new communication building, which will be ready for classes when they begin August 30. Grand opening ceremonies are planned for later in the fall. On the other side of campus, the old Anthropology building has been razed to make room for the new state-of-the-art College of Business Administration building, which is scheduled to open in January 2006.

Schools receive grants for Native American education
Gene Hickok, left, deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, presents a check for more than $1.9 million to Ferlin Clark, president of Dinè College, to improve the college's campuswide networking system. Hickok was on the NAU campus July 29 to present about $2.7 million in grants to improve Native American education. Other recipients were Page Unified School District and Little Singer Community School on the Navajo Reservation. Hickok was at NAU because he said the campus "is a place that represents the importance of these grants."

NAU "best camp in NFL"
The Sporting News has chosen NAU as the best training camp in the NFL, saying the area is so nice you just might conveniently forget to hit camp while you're here. The Arizona Cardinals are training on campus until August 19.

NAU pilots writing program for undergraduate science students
Two NAU professors are collaborating on a first-of-its kind pilot program to prepare undergraduate students to better communicate as professional chemists. Chemistry professor Marin Robinson and English professor Fredricka Stoller have developed Writing Like a Chemist as part of an interdisciplinary effort supported by the National Science Foundation. READ MORE

Katherine Ross and Dustin Hoffman in a scene from The Graduate, to be shown during NAU's fall film series.

Rebellion, redemption and romance star in film series
The department of Humanities, Arts and Religion has chosen works of Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin, Otto Preminger, Elia Kazan and other great directors for the fall film series, which premieres Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. at Cline Library. This season's theme—rebellion, redemption and romance—focuses on classic, international and independent film from the 1930s to the present, including the work of Chris Eyre and Sherman Alexie, whose films portray contemporary issues of Native American life. READ MORE

KNAU wins awards on national, state, regional levels
KNAU-Arizona Public Radio has won first-place awards in three major journalism competitions. The station received five first-place honors each from the Radio-Television News Directors Association and the Arizona Associated Press Broadcasters Association and one from Public Radio News Directors, Incorporated. READ MORE