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Publisher: John D. Haeger,
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Film: 'Showboat'
7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, Cline Library Auditorium. Free.
Considered one of the truly great musical films.
Campus AA Meetings
Noon to 1 p.m. Mondays and Fridays, College of Education building, room 156. Free.
Open meetings for all NAU faculty, staff and students. For information, contact Flagstaff Intergroup (928) 779-3569 or visit www.flagstaffaa.org.
For these and other events visit events.nau.edu.
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Communication survey seeks your input
We are continually seeking ways to enhance and improve this newsletter and communication across campus. Please take a moment to participate in a readership survey to help us assess how well we are meeting the needs of the NAU community.
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NAU web site
gets makeover
Northern Arizona University will launch a dramatically overhauled web site as part of the university's enhanced recruitment strategy and its commitment to a unified marketing image.
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Haeger pleased with "strong" budget recommendation by governor
NAU President John Haeger declares the 2006-07 state budget recommendation released Jan. 17 by Gov. Janet Napolitano as good for education in Arizona.
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Arctic barometer points to accelerated global warming
The Arctic serves as a barometer of climate change worldwide, and that gauge is telling scientists that things are heating up. Arctic temperatures are warming twice as fast as the global average.
This accelerated warming confirms climate-model predictions that the Arctic amplifies climate change as reflective snow and ice are replaced by heat-absorbing water and vegetated surfaces, according to Northern Arizona University geologist Darrell Kaufman.
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New legal counsel starts next week
J. Mark Neumayr, Northern Arizona University's new full-time legal counsel, will begin his duties in Flagstaff on Jan. 23, earlier than originally planned. Neumayr will be the main point of contact for legal matters at NAU. The university will continue to contract out to three firms for legal services that cannot be handled internally.
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Legendary blues singer
comes to life in latest
NAU Theater production
The life of legendary blues singer Ethel Waters is the basis for the upcoming play Ethel, a one-woman show told through narrative and song and produced by NAU Theater.
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KNAU joins hands with Arizona Western radio station
KAWC of Yuma is joining the Arizona Public Radio network as part of an agreement between Arizona Western College in Yuma and Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.
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Computer-use policy introduced
NAU is introducing its first computer-use policy for faculty, staff and affiliated users of the university's computing and network resources.
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Programs honor International Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Martin Springer Institute at Northern Arizona University is presenting two programs in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 27.
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Dates for Homecoming and Family Weekend announced
Mark your calendars—for the next three years, that is. The dates for NAU's Homecoming and Family Weekend through 2008 have been announced as follows:
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2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Family Weekend |
Sept. 30 |
Sept. 15 |
Oct. 4 |
| Homecoming |
Oct. 21 |
Oct. 13 |
Oct. 25 |
Brochure helps make sense of university jargon
The new University Reporting Guide, which provides helpful tips and definitions for those who write reports and analyze data at the university, is now available online.
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Health Psychology Center accepting clients
NAU's Health Psychology Center is now accepting new clients for education, evaluation and treatment of a variety of conditions, including anxiety, stress and stress-related problems, cancer, chronic pain, high blood pressure, management of diabetes and other health problems. The service is offered to the community as well as to NAU faculty and staff.
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Weight management program looking for participants
The Health Psychology Center and Department of Psychology are launching a weight management program and are looking for 40 women to participate.
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EAW announces programs
The Employee Assistance and Wellness office is offering a number of programs to improve fitness, communication and personal well-being.
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Tremaine McKinstry Penrose, former NAU plumber of 24 years, dies at 62
Tremaine 'Whitey' McKinstry Penrose, 62, died Jan. 10 in Flagstaff. He was born July 24, 1943, in Cohoes, N.Y.
McKinstry worked for Northern Arizona University as a plumber for 24 years. He is survived by his daughters, Kim, Deborah (Greg) Woods and Ruth; son Larry Penrose; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Condolences can be sent to the family at www.flagstaffmortuary.com.
NAU may expand presence at SCC
Northern Arizona University and Scottsdale Community College are in talks to expand NAU's presence here by adding classrooms to the campus and offering a new education degree starting as early as fall 2007. NAU offers two baccalaureate programs on SCC's campus and is looking to add the third as part of an ongoing effort to expand access to higher education across Arizona, said Doug Small, NAU's assistant dean for distance learning. "I think that it helps serve a particular type of student that doesn't want a big campus," he said. "It's not like we're going to be starting from scratch and adding a lot of extra costs to the taxpayer," Small said. "(The college) is already in place, and we've just got to expand it as the demand grows."
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), 1/12/2006
The Greening of America's Campuses
The Piedmont Project at Emory was inspired by the pioneering Northern Arizona University, in the high pine-forested reach of Flagstaff. With its proximity to some of the world's most stunning scenery, Flagstaff, which attracts lovers of outdoor sports, has consistently been rated among the nation's most livable medium-size cities. The university has tried to match the setting. "Kids who spend a lot of their time in national parks and outside are going to want to live in a campus that reflects their values," says Gary Paul Nabhan, director of the university's Center for Sustainable Environments. "A huge portion of our student body is motivated to be engaged in environmental issues." Conferences, classrooms and buildings try to reflect this ethic. Administrators have declared that every new building must meet some degree of green construction and design standards, meaning that they use a high percentage of recycled building materials and incorporate low-energy-using lighting and electrical systems. Solar panels are abundant, making use of the sun at Flagstaff's altitude of 7,000 feet. Even the janitors and land maintenance crews have been brought aboard. "Rather than a bunch of academics and student activists trying to ram some ideas down people's throats," says Dr. Nabhan, who is also a professor of environmental science, "we let the people who work on campus come up with ideas about how to use less, and we listen to them."
The New York Times (New York, NY), 1/9/2006
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