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Lecture: Living One's Spirituality, by Ganteng Tulku Rinpoche
1 to 2:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 18, Cline Library assembly hall, free
Note location change.
Open House for Transfer Students
8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 19, North Union, free
Film: 'The Hours'
7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22, Cline Library, free
Starring Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore and Meryl Streep. The film was nominated for 11 Oscars, winning for Kidman's performance. It also was nominated for seven Golden Globes, winning for Best Picture and Kidman.
Lecture: "Natural Disaster/National Tragedy: Displacement and Recovery"
6 p.m., Monday, Nov. 28, Liberal Arts (bldg. 18), room 135
Jerry Ward Jr., professor of English and African world studies at Dillard University in New Orleans, and also a displaced resident of New Orleans, will discuss the impact of Hurricane Katrina on that city. Contact: Tara Green, (928) 523-5946.
Lecture: "Unmade in America: The Global Industrial Commons"
7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 29, Ashurst Auditorium. Sponsored by NAU's Master of Liberal Studies Program, College of Business Administration, Center for Sustainable Environments, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Program in Community, Culture, and Environment, and College of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Barry Lynn, author of End of the Line: The Rise and Coming Fall of the Global Corporation, will speak on the relationship between global business and international security.
Open enrollment for Flexible Spending Accounts ends on Nov. 30
Click here for details.
For these and other events visit events.nau.edu.
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Campaign ends soon
The NAU United Way Campaign ends soon. Return your pledge cards by Nov. 30. |
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Holiday crafts fair
to benefit United Way
The annual Mountain Campus Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair will fill Northern Arizona University's Old Main Art Gallery and Ashurst Auditorium with the spirit of the season while benefiting the NAU United Way Campaign.
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Faculty, staff honored for long-time service
President John Haeger recognized NAU faculty and staff for their years of service at a reception Nov. 10 at Ashurst Auditorium.
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Riordan Road to temporarily close
A section of Riordan Road—between Knoles Drive and the southwestern corner of the Performing and Fine Arts building (bldg. 37)—will be closed to all pedestrian and vehicular traffic from 5 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, through 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23.
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Native American Heritage Month continues
Several events are scheduled for the NAU campus as National American Indian Heritage Month winds down.
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New postal rates
go
into effect Jan. 8
The U.S. Postal Service will increase most postal rates and fees by approximately 5.4 percent across-the-board to take effect Jan. 8. Though the state is not providing additional funding to address the rate increase, NAU Postal and Shipping Services can offer assistance in reducing departmental mailing costs.
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More than 1,300
NAU images
now accessible online
University Marketing has a created an online photo gallery of royalty-free images for departments and colleges to use in their promotional materials and websites.
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Program helps Hispanic women earn 4-year degrees
Northern Arizona University's Multicultural Student Center is working to increase the number of Hispanic women earning their four-year college degrees through a program that involves mothers directly in the educational process of their daughters.
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Students to solo
in 'Messiah'
Eleven NAU music students will perform solos in a performance of Messiah, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, in Ardrey Auditorium.
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Foundation board member
to receive Philanthropy Award
Arthur Carlson, member of the NAU Foundation board of directors and longtime supporter of higher education in Arizona, is one of 41 philanthropic leaders to be presented with the Spirit of Philanthropy Award at the 21st annual Philanthropy Leadership Awards dinner tonight at the J.W. Marriott Camelback Inn and Resort in Scottsdale.
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Get a piece of
Carlos Mencia's mind at NAU
He may not be politically correct, but he is funny.
Carlos Mencia, star of Mind of Mencia on Comedy Central and his DVD Not for the Easily Offended, is coming to Northern Arizona University.
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Printing Services offering free workshop
NAU Printing Services is offering a free workshop for NAU staff members who plan, design and package documents for printing or copying.
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Debra Larson wins engineering honors
Debra Larson, associate dean and department chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has received the 2005 President's Award from the Arizona chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers for her outstanding service.
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Agnes Yazzie, longtime NAU employee, dies at 83
Agnes Yazzie, 83, died Nov. 11, in Scottsdale. Yazzie worked at NAU's custodial department for more than 10 years before her retirement in 1995. Donations can be made to the Arizona State Credit Union under Agnes Yazzie.
NAU athletes share drug-free message with youth
All week, NAU student-athletes and coaches visited local elementary schools and middle schools to spread the drug-free message. At Rebecca Cardon's third-grade class at Cromer Elementary School, soccer player Andrea Berra, a goalkeeper, gave a strong message to all students who are offered drugs: "All you have to say is no and walk away." Moments later, field athlete Joe Thomas visited Susan Williams' second-grade class. "Today, we are here to tell you to be drug- and alcohol-free," Thomas said.
Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ), 11/11/2005
Four ways to make your degree matter
To make your online degree stand out against the competition, check out these four ways to beef up your marketability. No.1—Get a Job. When Wesley Brown decided to change careers at age 45, it was the combination of his online degree from Northern Arizona University, the two field internships he completed as part of his curriculum and work experience from previous jobs that landed him his current position as Facilities Coordinator for his local Parks and Recreation department. "In the classroom, you're dealing with high-level textbook material," Wesley states. "That gives you a good foundation of knowledge, which is helpful, but the internship gave me experience with the day to day… I learned how a parks and recreation department actually works. You can't learn that from reading and writing and taking tests." No. 3—Give More. "Employers like to see evidence of students' work," states Dr. Charles H. Hammersley, associate professor in the online Parks and Recreation Management program at Northern Arizona University. "We have carefully selected key projects that students complete throughout their academic careers that demonstrate a broad range of skills and knowledge." The goal, he explains, is so potential employers can see the students' ability to communicate written and orally, to complete a management project, to work with computers, etc. "Those skills and abilities are specific to the parks and recreation profession."
AOL Research & Learn (online), 11/10/05
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