NAU selects Follett for
bookstore partnership
Follett Higher Education Group will begin operating the NAU bookstore effective Dec. 4. Current bookstore employees will be offered positions with Follett at comparable salary and benefits.

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'Inside NAU' takes holiday hiatus
Because of the Thanksgiving holiday next week, Inside NAU will not publish a regular issue on Nov. 22, but will return as scheduled on Nov. 29. Happy holiday!

Tuition hearing on ITV, web and cable television
Participate from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 20 through ITV or watch at www.tv.nau.edu/president or on cable Channel 59.

United Way campaign under way; deadline extended
The annual NAU United Way workplace campaign mobilizes campus support for an agency that helps improve the lives of local children, families and seniors.

NAU and CCC presidents to co-host summit
The Arizona Universities and Community Colleges Presidential Summit 2006 takes place Nov. 29 in Tucson.

Revised safety policy in place
The policy was approved by President John Haeger after input from employee groups and the president's cabinet.

Marilee Collins, senior systems administrator for ITS, dies
Marilee Collins, who joined NAU in 1989 as an accountant in Cline Library, died on Monday Nov. 6. She was 50.

COE dean wins prestigious
education award
The Arizona Education Federation has awarded its President's Award to Daniel Kain

SPOTLIGHT: Kudos to these faculty, staff and students for their recent accomplishments:

• Dannel Espinoza, a performance major in the School of Music, and Corey Mackey, a dual major in music education and clarinet performance
• Brian Grube, director of community engagement in the College of Education
• Tyler Johnson, a graduate student in forestry
• Janine Minkler, assistant professor and graduate coordinator in the Department of Sociology
• Two NAU art education students, Andrea Music and Jennifer Nicklas, along with recent graduate Caryn Bopp

Alternative education: NAU program's flexibility lets many get degree
The Arizona Republic (online edition), Nov. 11, 2006

Planet of the microbes: One-celled creatures exist just about everywhere
RedOrbit (online), Nov. 14, 2006

Arizona Water Institute funds NAU projects
NAU is participating in seven of the 11 projects funded by the institute.

HRM students get emergency health training
A new Health Emergencies course prepares students to handle different emergencies.

Scholarship honors Richard Shand's commitment to student research
An NAU Peer Recognition Scholarship Fund has been established to honor Richard F. Shand's continuing commitment to scientific research by undergraduates.

Return of NAU magazine
on the 'Horizons'
The 2007 edition of Horizons highlights several of NAU's research achievements and other accomplishments.

Donate canned food to Flagstaff's needy
Through Dec. 22, the Registrar's office is collecting canned food for the Flagstaff Family Food Center

City helps fund Center for High Altitude Training
An Intergovernmental Agreement between the city of Flagstaff and NAU allocates $30,000 to the Center for High Altitude Training.

Commemorative show honors life
of R.C. Gorman
The exhibit honoring the "Picasso of American Indian art" will open with a reception from 7-9 p.m. Nov. 16 at the NAU Art Museum.

President's annual Holiday Party planned
All NAU faculty and staff are invited to attend the Dec. 4 reception, which will feature plenty of food and entertainment.

Students to solo in 'Messiah'
Eleven music students will join the Master Chorale of Flagstaff and the NAU Chamber Orchestra in a Nov. 20 performance of Messiah in Ardrey Auditorium.

Dedication planned for San Francisco Street pedway
Representatives from the Arizona Department of Transportation and the city of Flagstaff will join NAU President John Haeger for a ribbon cutting and dedication of the university's new pedway along San Francisco Street. The ceremony begins at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 27 at Kiwanis Park across from the Skydome.