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Publisher: John D. Haeger, President
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Open house
Thursday, Sept. 16,
1 - 6 p.m.,
room 104, University Union
The Multicultural Student Center, Native American Student Services and Student Support Services invite students, faculty and staff to their open house reception. Information: 523-6980.
Women's Studies Program presents Film: Adio Kerida (Goodbye, Dear Love)
Thursday, Sept. 16, 7 p.m., Liberal Arts room 135, Ruth Behar, 2002, 82 minutes
Distinguished anthropologist Ruth Behar (recipient of the MacArthur Genius Award) returns to her native Cuba to profile the island's remaining Sephardic Jews
and chronicle her family's journey to the U.S. as Cuban-Jewish exiles. Highlighting themes of expulsion and departure that are at the crux of the Sephardic legacy, Behar seeks reconciliation with Cubans on the island and advocates for the possibility of return and renewal. Co-sponsored by Latin American Studies and The Martin Springer Institute.
 Will Keim Speaks: "Staying Motivated
in a Community of Change"
Friday, Sept. 24,
10-11:30 a.m.,
Cline Library Assembly Hall
Renowned motivational speaker Will Keim will be on campus on Sept. 23-24 to address students, faculty and staff during leadership events and workshops. Keim has spoken to more students on more campuses about performance and leadership than anyone in our nation. He is the author of The Education of Character: Lessons for Beginners, Spirit Journey, Life after College, The Truth About College and The Tao of Christ. He is a contributing author to Chicken Soup for the College Soul, Let Your Leadership Speak, and Greek Inspirations.
Bilby Speaker Series
Sept. 24, 1:30 - 3 p.m.
Babbitt Board Room, room 115,
College of Business Administration
Professor Kurt Pany of Arizona State University will present a paper titled "Findings on the Effects of Audit Firm Rotation Under Varying Strengths of Corporate Governance" Contact: Ken Lorek, 523-7406.
For these and other events visit events.nau.edu.
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ITS to launch new virus filter
In its continuing effort to stop virus attacks before they cause network problems, Information Technology Services will put a new virus filter into service next week. READ MORE.
Paul Ferlazzo |
NAU professor to lead national honor society
Paul J. Ferlazzo, professor of English, has been installed as president of the 100,000-member National Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi. The presidency is a three-year term.
"Paul Ferlazzo's presidency of Phi Kappa Phi is yet another recognition of NAU and its outstanding faculty," NAU President John Haeger said. " I am personally proud of Paul and this national accomplishment in higher education." READ MORE.
This male Hercules beetle, or Dynastes granti, is just one of the creatures making an appearance at Mountain Campus Science Day. For more about NAU's entomology collection, click here.
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Eeew! Mountain Campus Science Day
is Sept. 25
NAU is offering science fun for the family Sept. 25 from 1 - 4 p.m. in the Wettaw Biology and Biochemistry Building.
Among the Mountain Campus Science Day features is "The Wonderful World of Bugs," presented by biology grad student Robert Delph, assistant curator of the NAU's Colorado Plateau Museum of Arthropod Biodiversity. Delph is in charge of The Traveling Arthropod show, which is available to take to students from kindergarten through high school. For more about the traveling bug show, click here.
Other presentations at Mountain Campus Science Day demonstrate the electron microscope, "bizarre life forms in plants," and many other hands-on activities.
NAU is one of the sponsors of the annual Flagstaff Festival of Science, which runs from Sept. 24 - Oct. 3. For information about the Flagstaff Festival of Science, visit www.scifest.org.
Honors symposium deadline is Sept. 24
The Honors program asks Honors faculty to prepare for the Oct. 23 fall symposium by identifying and mentoring likely student candidates for symposium presentations.
Honors students are encouraged to submit a one-page abstract of a project in process or a completed paper from a previous class (it doesn't have to be an honors class) by Sept. 24 to Box 5689, or they can e-mail a copy of their proposal to Anne.Scott@nau.edu. The Honors Program will run one or two writing workshops to help students tailor their papers or projects for the symposium. We encourage Honors faculty members to serve as paper reviewers or as mock symposium audience members for student practice presentations.
The students' presentations will run from ten to 20 minutes, with groupings of three to four per session, based on theme, issues or discipline. The symposium is an interdisciplinary event: the Honors office hopes to attract a broad range of students in many departments and colleges.
Freshman Honors students will have the opportunity to participate in the symposium in a variety of ways, including as paper reviewers, as mock audience members for dry-run sessions and as moderators at the symposium. Contact: Anne Scott, 523-2441 or Anne.Scott@nau.edu.
Ceremony to mark opening of
communication building
NAU's new communication building, which opened for classes on Aug. 30, will have its formal opening ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. Oct. 2.
The opening coincides with NAU's Homecoming weekend.
The building features the World News Center—an integrated lab for The Lumberjack newspaper, KJACK radio and NAU Live!, the student-run TV station—multimedia labs, a photography suite, research labs and a studio/gallery.
Tours will begin at 10 a.m. Oct. 2, followed by an interactive forum from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. The opening ceremony begins at 1:30 p.m. with a reception afterward. Contact: Pat Johnson, Patricia.Johnson@nau.edu.
Instruimos español
Educational Systems Programming this week began airing the newest of its Spanish instruction products, educación española. The program airs at 11:30 a.m. MST on the Universityhouse Channel (9411) of the DISH Network satellite broadcast system. NAU's Television Services provides the broadcast from the communication building. READ MORE.
Peace Corps office hosting information sessions
The Peace Corps employs 7,500 people serving in 72 countries in the health, education, forestry, agriculture, environmental conservation, business advising, computer technology, youth development, engineering, community service, and other fields. Meetings are held the third Wednesday of every month at 6-7 p.m. in the Kaibab Room in the University Union. Contact: Robyn Wilson, 523-5583 or peacecorps@nau.edu.
NAU IN THE NEWS
Who's in charge: Galen Collins helps students to hospitable careers
The hospitality industry is to Arizona what oil is to Texas. Galen Collins aims to keep the industry healthy as the new executive director of Northern Arizona University's School of Hotel and Restaurant Management.
—The Arizona Republic,
Sept. 13, 2004
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