Inside NAU, a publication of the Office of Public Affairs

•	NAU budget approved; compensation plan still to be determined
•	Christopher Lynch named director of Admissions
•	Marketing plan helps fund materials
•	Priscilla Mills named director of Affirmative Action
•	Orientation starts June 13, with changes
•	Educational Talent Search yields four Gates Millennium scholars
•	Paul Neuman to sign off from NAU
•	Lumberjacks to compete at track and field championships
•	Arizona Legislature wraps up
•	Parking lot 6 closed to prepare site for new lab
•	Gateway center big wheel in Bike to Work Day
•	NAU in the News

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Editor: Mary Lemma—Office of
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Public lecture: Space shuttle veteran Nancy Currie
Thursday, June 9, 7:30 p.m.; Wettaw building (#88)

Workshop: Creating print-ready documents
Monday, July 11, 2 to 4 p.m.; Agassiz conference room, du Bois Center; Free.
To register, contact Sandra Kowalski, (928) 523-0566.
www.nau.edu/printing

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

NAU budget approved; compensation plan still
to be determined
The 2005-06 budget for Northern Arizona University approved by the Legislature and signed by the governor can be described as extremely modest.

Christopher Lynch named director of Admissions
Northern Arizona University will have a new director of Admissions effective June 27. Christopher Lynch will lead the office as well as manage the daily operations and recruitment initiatives.

Marketing plan helps fund materials
The Marketing Department is introducing a plan to help fund the development of marketing materials for departments and units.

Priscilla Mills named director of Affirmative Action
Priscilla Mills, who has served Northern Arizona University as interim director of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity since 2002, has been named director of that department.

Orientation starts June 13, with changes
No sooner have we said goodbye to graduates than it's time to say hello to the class of 2009. Orientation begins June 13, and the office of New Student Programs has made some changes in how it will run, with the thought of being friendlier and more accommodating to students and their families. Among changes are duration, location and agenda, said Eric Yordy, interim director of New Student Programs.

Educational Talent Search yields four Gates Millennium scholars
Four Arizona high-school students, two of whom plan to attend Northern Arizona University, have received Gates Millennium Scholarships through NAU's Educational Talent Search program. Only 120 Native American students in the country receive the scholarship.

Paul Neuman to sign off from NAU
After 16 years as the director of Television Services with Northern Arizona University, Paul Neuman has accepted the position of vice president for Information Technology Services at Arizona Western College. His last day with NAU will be June 15.

Lumberjacks to compete at track and field championships
The Northern Arizona University track and field program will be well represented at the 2005 NCAA track and field championships June 11 in Sacramento, Calif.

Parking lot 6 closed to prepare site for new lab
The site of the future science lab on the north campus is being prepared with the closure of parking lot 6 (just west of the Liberal Arts building) and a construction fence around the perimeter of the site. The parking lot will be closed until the spring of 2007, when the facility is expected to be complete.

Gateway center big wheel in Bike to Work Day
The Gateway Student Success Center is "pumped up," according to its director, Eileen Mahoney, after the department had the highest participation rate in the Flagstaff Bike to Work Day. Although event organizers mistakenly announced another organization as the winners with a 31 percent participation, Gateway pedaled to the tune of 36 percent "thanks to the coordination efforts of Christa Theilen in our office."

Now the question is who gets to ride the bike they won?

Arizona governor has Republicans fuming
The school-choice veto probably won't hurt Napolitano but she could be on more dangerous ground with voters over her positions on immigration issues, said Zachary Smith, a Northern Arizona University political science professor. Napolitano also rejected bills to restrict services to illegal immigrants, make English the state's official language and let state and local police enforce federal immigration laws. "There is some potential that the Republicans can use that against her," Smith said.
—KVOA-TV (Tucson, AZ), 5/27/2005

E-learning reaches beyond the classroom
"When I think of e-learning, I don't think of technology, I think of new ways to engage the students," said Don Carter, director of NAU's Center for Research, Assessment and Development of Electronic Learning.
—Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ), 5/24/2005

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