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Ceramics Open House
Friday, Oct. 21, 3 - 5 p.m. Ceramics Complex, Lonetree Road near Kinsey Elementary School
The Tozan kilns, Tozan Teahouse and gardens-in-progress will be open to the public. There will be an Ikebana demonstration of Japanese flower arranging by Shuho Sasaki at 4 p.m. and an exhibition of NAU student artwork in the Ceramics Complex Gallery. Contact: Jason Hess (928) 523-2398 or Paula Rice (928) 523-1028.
Politics forum: So You Wanna Be On the Supreme Court? Rhetoric and Reality in the Confirmation Battles
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 12:30-1:30 p.m. SBS Room 213. Free.
NAU political science professor Glenn Phelps will discuss the constitutional and political dimensions of the recent Roberts and Miers nominations to the U.S. Supreme Court. Contact: Joel.Olson@nau.edu.
Three-book signing
Monday, Oct. 24, 4:30 to 7 p.m.. Kaibab room, University Union
The community is invited to a three-book signing by Flagstaff area authors: Gardners of Eden by Dan Daggett, Earth Notes by Peter Friederici (of NAU's Ecological Restoration Institute) and a Western Writers Series monograph by Gioia Woods, assistant professor of humanities, arts and religion at NAU. Sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Environments.
Nursing open house
Thursday, Oct. 27, 1- 3 p.m. Nursing Sciences Building (#72)
To celebrate its reorganization and expansion as a school of nursing, there will be tours of the building and demonstrations of SimMan, a realistic life-size simulator used to train students in clinical and decision-making skills.
For these and other events visit events.nau.edu.
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University of Phoenix president
to address 'Brave New World'
in higher education
Laura Palmer Noone, president of the University of Phoenix, will kick off the President's Speakers Series on Monday, Oct. 24, at 3:30 p.m. at NAU’s Ashurst Auditorium. In her address, “From Flatlands to the Brave New World,” Palmer Noone will talk about leadership in the dramatically changing landscape of higher education.
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NAU ranks high in
'doing good for the country'
Washington Monthly is taking a different tack when in comes to ranking universities, and as a result Northern Arizona University is performing well.
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Haeger provides update on Committee for Teacher Quality and Support
Compensation, professional development and preparation programs for K-12 teachers top the list of issues that the governor's Committee for Teacher Quality and Support has tackled since it was formed in May, President John Haeger told a statewide education group last week.
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Hildebrandt named
Homecoming Dedicatee
This fall's Homecoming has been dedicated to Wayne Hildebrandt, associate professor of chemistry and biology, a man described as respectful, memorable, outgoing and inspirational by students who nominated him.
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MBA program's 'team environment' touted
in Princeton Review listing
The master's in business administration program at Northern Arizona University, with its team environment and integrated academic approach, is listed in the Princeton Review's Best 237 Business Schools guide for 2006.
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Transfer student is one of 25 Cooke Foundation scholars
in country
Heather Morrison, a physics and astronomy major who transferred to NAU from Cochise Community College, is one of 25 students in the country—and the only one in Arizona—to receive an Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.
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Honors Program presents next
in Satellite Seminar series
As part of the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Satellite Seminar series on pop culture, the Honors program is hosting "Shattering Stereotypes: How Popular Culture Vilifies the Cultural Other," presented by Jack Shaheen, professor emeritus of Mass Communications at Southern Illinois University and author of several award-winning books. The seminar is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in room 244 of the Communication building.
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Fallis inducted into Lake Superior State Hall of Fame
Jim Fallis, athletics director at Northern Arizona University, will be inducted into the Lake Superior State University Athletic Hall of Fame Saturday.
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Student works showcased
at Beasley
Northern Arizona University's School of Art and the NAU Art Museum are presenting a fall student showcase comprising works from each major studio in the school—painting, drawing, jewelry, ceramics, sculpture and printmaking. The exhibit is in the Beasley Art Gallery, second floor of the School of Art, building 37, room 216. The faculty-juried exhibit runs through Friday, Oct. 28, when there will be a closing reception from 7 - 9 p.m. For information, click here or call (928) 523-3471.
Aussie football to visit NAU for
high altitude training
If you think hockey players are tough—and who doesn't—wait till you get a load of Aussie football players.
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Hualapai Tribe finds economy flows better
with river plan than casino
Levi Esquerra, program director for Northern Arizona University's Center for American Indian Economic Development, said the Hualapais are one of the few tribes to have a bustling economy without casino gaming as a linchpin. "They've been able to exploit their natural beauty and become a tourist destination," Esquerra said. "What we've normally seen in the past between the tribes and national Park Service is like the Blackfeet in Montana appealing to get free access to Glacier National Park. But the Hualapais have a new and aggressive attitude to develop markets on their own land."
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), 10/13/2005
Counseling students offer up free advice
Students at Northern Arizona University-Yuma working toward a master's degree in counseling are providing free sessions in exchange for the hands-on experience. "We hold hands with them through this process, metaphorically, by listening to sessions and giving feedback," said Pit Kolodinsky, coordinator of the school and community counseling programs at NAU-Yuma. "It gives them a chance to get encouragement about their basic skills. We want them to have the basic skills they need to assess clinical situations (and) set goals ... It gives them real-time, live supervision feedback in a very focused way."
Yuma Sun (Yuma, AZ), 10/11/2005
Our neighbors show and tell why they love special places
The 'cARTography' exhibit is a brand-new concept presented by the Program in Community, Culture and Environment at NAU. "It's based on the idea that maps are more than just grid-lines and official boundaries" said Tamara Ramirez, program coordinator for the Program in Community, Culture and Environment. "They can also express historical, biological, spiritual and emotional territory. This exhibit uses art to chart our experience of place. It sort of spins off of the Places of the Heart idea of using art to record information about a place. cARTography takes a broader look with a wider lens on the idea of art as mapping. It's a record of information about places that are painful, rather than places to celebrate."
Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ), 10/9/2005
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