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Publisher: John D. Haeger,
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Winter Session begins
Dec. 19
Earn up to four credits in four weeks during NAU's Winter Session. There's still time to enroll.
 Northern Arizona University will be closed for the winter break from Dec. 24 through Jan. 2. Have a great holiday season!
For these and other events visit events.nau.edu.
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This is the last issue of Inside NAU for the year.
We'll resume publication on Jan. 4. Happy Holidays!
 Congratulations graduates!
Commencement ceremonies will be held Friday, Dec. 16, at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the Walkup Skydome. Traffic will change to a one way pattern on several streets beginning at 8:30 a.m. For detailed parking and traffic information, click here. |
NAU researcher named to governor's commission on state quarter design
James Bowie, senior researcher in Northern Arizona University's Social Research Lab, has been selected by Gov. Janet Napolitano to serve on the Arizona State Quarter Commission. The group of 22 individuals from across the state includes coin collectors, state officials, educators and an elementary school student, and is charged with selecting the design for Arizona's commemorative coin for the U.S. Mint's 50 State Quarters Program.
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Shrewd strategy smoothes way for Bush policies,
NAU professor says
The Bush administration is using a savvy strategy to sidestep opposition to its environmental policies while remaining within the law, according to a new book co-written by a Northern Arizona University political science professor.
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ERI picture worth
a thousand words
A project that demonstrates how NAU's Ecological Restoration Institute has helped put an entire ecosystem back to working order is being featured on the Society of Ecological Restoration web site this month.
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'Santa's Sleigh' gives NAU employees a lift
Contributions from the NAU community are being collected to assist fellow employees who have fallen on hard times this holiday season. The donations are for the "Santa's Sleigh" program, which helps as many as 15 NAU employees and their families each year, who for a variety of reasons are in the midst of difficult financial times.
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Film screening to benefit Nizhoni Academy
The filmmakers of Christmas in the Clouds are helping the Nizhoni Academy raise money for Native American high school students to attend its 2006 Summer Academy by offering exclusive holiday screenings from which all revenue from ticket sales will benefit the academy. The benefit screenings will be at 6 and 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Harkins Theaters in Flagstaff. Tickets are $10.
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New web site launched to raise awareness
about sexual assault
The NAU Campus and Community Task Force on Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence launched a new web site to raise awareness about sexual assault and relationship violence.
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NAU Art Museum displays Allen family's lifelong collection
The Northern Arizona University Art Museum is presenting the Allen family's lifelong collection of watercolors from the 1920s to the 1960s.
The collection will be exhibited through Jan. 28. A grand opening reception is planned for 7 to 9 p.m. Dec. 16.
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Cerissa Tellez, HRM student, dies at 20
Cerissa Tellez, 20, died Sunday, Dec. 11. She was a sophomore in NAU's Hotel and Restaurant Management program. Her mother and stepfather, Diane and Randall Scholler, reside in Flagstaff.
A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at St. Pius Catholic Church, 2257 E. Cedar Ave., in Flagstaff. Services will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 16, also at St. Pius.
Contributions can be sent to Big Brothers/Big Sisters Scholarship Fund in Cerissa's name, PO Box 1701, Flagstaff, AZ, 86002.
Few Arizonans have bad vibes about NAU
Arizonans have a positive impression of Northern Arizona University, a new telephone survey shows. It was conducted for the Office of Public Affairs by NAU's Social Research Laboratory in October by asking a total of 406 randomly selected adults in the state. Seventy-five percent of respondents had a positive impression of NAU, while only 2 percent had a negative impression. "Only 2 percent has a negative image of the NAU. This number is so small, that we are not used to it in surveys," Fred Solop, the director of the Social Research Laboratory, told the Arizona Daily Sun.
Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ) 12/7/2005
Guest Column: Putting 'dream' back into teaching
[The following excerpts appeared in a guest column written by NAU president John Haeger]: The article "Districts facing teacher crunch" in the Nov. 27 Arizona Republic accurately reported a problem that faces Arizona and the nation: There are not enough teachers to go around. Deans at our universities can tell you that when the economy is down, applications to teacher preparation programs go up; but as soon as economic times improve, fewer students choose a career in education. Not enough young, bright Americans want to teach, and it's no wonder. Teaching in the 21st century means you are agreeing to be subject to more scrutiny with less pay, and higher expectations also mean you will have little ongoing training. We will work to ensure that tomorrow's teachers share both the responsibility and support that previous generations of teachers have enjoyed so that future generations of kids can take the American dream to new heights.
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ) 12/5/2005
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