Inside NAU, a publication of the Office of Public Affairs

•	Twelve employees win President's Awards
•	Memorial fund established in memory of Jim Sedillo
•	Course fees denied; redesign plan approved
•	Seniors win Gold Axe, President's Prizes
•	NAU Live! wins first-ever broadcast award for 'Drug Bust'
•	From art gallery sensors to wheelchairs, students present capstone projects
•	Martin-Springer Institute honors those with moral courage
•	Physical Educational Services offers summer fitness classes
•	Marketing offering complimentary letterhead, biz cards
•	NAU in the News

Inside NAU is published weekly for faculty, staff 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
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Publisher: John D. Haeger,
   President
Editor: Mary Lemma—Office of
   Public Affairs
Contributing writers: Tom Bauer,
   Lisa Nelson—Office of Public
   Affairs
Design: Tracie Hansen—Office
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Student writer: Jeff Peterson—    Office of Public Affairs

NAU Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday, May 4, 7:30 p.m.; Ardrey Auditorium; Free
NAU Symphony Orchestra's final concert of the season performs the Ibert Saxophone Concerto with soloist Josh Meyers, the Villa-Lobos Soprano Saxophone Fantasia with soloist Dannel Espinoza, "Elegie" from the Tchaikovsky String Serenade, Piazzola's Oblivion arranged for strings by Joel DiBartolo, and Ravel's Bolero.
Note: Espinoza and Meyers are members of the NAU Saxophone quartet, whose sound you can hear here.

Old Blind Dogs in Concert
Wednesday, May 11, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.; Cline Library Assembly Hall; $18 ($2 discount to students, faculty and staff)
The Scottish band returns to Flagstaff with its innovative yet traditional approach to Scottish music—a blend of Scottish music with African rhythms and jazz influences.

2005 Spring Commencement
10 a.m. May 13—Business
    Administration, Engineering
    and Natural Sciences
3 p.m. May 13—Social and
    Behavioral Sciences,
    Professional Schools and
     Colleges
10 a.m. May 14—Education,
     Arts and Letters

For these and other events visit events.nau.edu.

Twelve employees win President's Awards
Twelve Northern Arizona University employees have been selected for the 2005 President's Achievement Award.

Memorial fund established in memory of Jim Sedillo
A memorial scholarship fund in memory of Jim Sedillo, a long-time supporter of Northern Arizona University, has been established through the NAU Foundation.

Course fees denied; redesign plan approved
Citing the political climate, a flawed process for setting tuition and fees and inadequate state financial aid, the Arizona Board of Regents denied requests from the three universities to increase undergraduate course and program fees.

Seniors win Gold Axe, President's Prizes
Each semester NAU recognizes seniors who have made outstanding contributions to the university in academic performance, service and activities. The seniors who are selected for their contributions receive the prestigious Gold Axe Award; from those, a few are also selected for the President's Prize. The recognition is a joint effort among the Office of Student Life, ASNAU and the Alumni office.

NAU Live! wins first-ever broadcast award for
'Drug Bust'
Grayhmn Jennings and Morgan Myer, students in the School of Communication, were on their way to work at NAU Live!, the student-produced news broadcast, one morning when they came upon a drug bust happening near the campus. They called their adviser, assistant professor Gloria Horning, to see if they could cover it. Good thing they did. The students have won first place for Television Spot News Reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists. The story, "Drug Bust," was produced during the 2003/04 school year and will soon be on www.NAULive.com.

From art gallery sensors to wheelchairs, students present capstone projects
Teams of student engineers celebrated the culmination of the past year's work when they presented their senior engineering design projects at last week's College of Engineering and Natural Sciences Capstone Conference in NAU's du Bois Center.

Martin-Springer Institute honors those with
moral courage
NAU's Martin-Springer Institute last week honored a group of students and teachers at Sinagua High School for having the moral courage to make a difference in their schools and communities. The Martin-Springer Institute annually gives out the Moral Courage Awards, which reflect the courage of the institute's founder Doris Martin, a survivor of the Holocaust who now speaks about her experiences with middle- and high- school students.

Physical Educational Services offers summer fitness classes
Faculty and staff wanting to learn anything from Pilates to self defense and even scuba diving can sign up for summer classes.

Marketing offering complimentary letterhead,
biz cards
University Marketing is offering a complimentary initial supply of business cards, letterhead and envelopes with the new NAU logo. Departments who haven't yet made the switch can receive their first run of 500 letterhead and envelopes and 250 business cards for faculty and staff by using a credit from Marketing. To use the credit, click here. For information call (928) 523-1941 or e-mail printing.services@nau.edu.

Forestry research goes global
Foresters who've been battling record wildfires in Spain will be getting a little help from Northern Arizona University. Associate forestry professor Pete Fulé is headed to the pine forests outside of Barcelona to aid in determining what some of Spain's forests looked like historically with low-level fires, before regions were settled or logged.
—Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ), 4/29/2005

Note: Cline Library provides access to the full text of articles in the Daily Sun. Click here and scroll to Arizona Daily Sun under Full Text Articles. Once on the Sun site, you will need to enter the headline of the story.