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•	Governor appoints DeConcini, Mariucci to Board of Regents
•	NAU PR class makes presentations for Kurdistan
•	Welcome new hires
•	Lumberjacks football schedule includes 2006 duel with the Sun Devils
•	Student leaders play 'vital' role in orientation
•	Arizona universities' background checking policies now include fingerprinting
•	Counseling and Testing Center launches online test registration
•	Phi Kappa Phi to award more than $700,000 in 2006
•	Navajo Nation president celebrates honorary doctorate from NAU
•	Joe Lingerfelt, former math professor, dies at 70
•	Lorraine Frank, member of the Arizona Board of Regents, dies at 82
•	Dry, warm weather a bonus for NAU grounds crews
•	Spotlight
•	NAU in the News

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OASiS Brown bag lunch: "Ten Tips for a Healthy New Year"
11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 11, Communication Building (#16), room 301. Free.
Jon Rudy, Fronske Health Center's senior health educator, will share tips to start the new year right. Sponsored by NAU's Organization of Administrative Support Staff—or OASiS—a campuswide networking organization of classified staff employees. Monthly programs include guest speakers, tours of campus buildings and special events. Contact: Debbie James, (928) 523-2408, or Pat Johnson at (928) 523-0030.

19th annual MLK Celebration
4:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16.
A march begins at the University Union information desk with a program following at 5 p.m. in the du Bois Center Ballroom. Byron Garrett, former policy advisor to Gov. Janet Napolitano and author of The ABC's of Life, will pay tribute to and celebrate the life and civil rights work of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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

Dennis DeConcini

Anne Mariucci

Governor appoints DeConcini, Mariucci to Board of Regents
Gov. Janet Napolitano has named businesswoman Anne Mariucci and former U.S. Sen. Dennis DeConcini to serve as members of the Arizona Board of Regents.

NAU PR class makes presentations for Kurdistan
A Northern Arizona University assistant professor of public relations and 12 NAU seniors traveled to Washington, D.C., recently to present the results of a five-month project to their client, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.

Welcome new hires
Northern Arizona University welcomed 22 faculty and staff members during November. Take a moment to welcome these additions to the NAU family.

Lumberjacks football schedule includes 2006 duel with the Sun Devils
The Northern Arizona University football team will play at Arizona State University for the second time in four seasons in 2006. NAU last played at ASU in 2003 but that was the first meeting with the Sun Devils since 1950.

Student leaders play 'vital' role in orientation
More than 6,000 students and families are expected to attend new student orientation sessions at Northern Arizona University this year, and a select group of student leaders will welcome them to campus as veritable experts on their transition to the NAU campus.

Arizona universities' background checking policies now include fingerprinting
All candidates hired at Northern Arizona University into safety- or security-sensitive positions or who disclose a prior conviction will be subject to a fingerprint and background check beginning Feb. 1. Current NAU employees will not need to be fingerprinted unless they are transferring into a safety/security-sensitive position or are obtaining safety/security-sensitive functions and have not previously been subject to a fingerprint check by NAU.

Counseling and Testing Center launches
online test registration
Students needing to take tests to get into college, earn college credits, place out of certain college classes or practice in their chosen professions can now register for these exams online.

Phi Kappa Phi to award more than $700,000 in 2006
The nation's oldest and largest all-discipline honor society, Phi Kappa Phi, will allocate more than $700,000 in 2006 to provide financial support to qualifying members and non-members through graduate and undergraduate scholarships, member and chapter awards and grants for local and national literacy initiatives.

Navajo Nation president celebrates honorary doctorate from NAU
Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. was celebrated during a reception in his honor in recognition of his receiving an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from Northern Arizona University on Dec. 16.

Joe Lingerfelt, former math professor, dies at 70
Joe Lingerfelt, who taught math at Northern Arizona University for 28 years, died Dec. 30. He was 70.

Lorraine Frank, member of the Arizona Board of Regents,
dies at 82
Lorraine Frank, a member of the Arizona Board of Regents and longtime civic and community leader, died Dec. 22. She was 82.

Dry, warm weather a bonus for NAU grounds crews
The dry weather between graduation and the university's winter closure gave NAU's grounds crews an added opportunity to thoroughly clean campus parking lots.

John Doherty and Kevin Ketchner from NAU's Cline Library
Honor students Tracy Ellege, Ryan Saxby and Crystal Wandry
Bruce Fox, director of NAU's Honors Program
NAU's Honors Program
Richard Quartaroli, special collections librarian at Cline Library

Industry demand pushes schools to keep the numbers up
Some schools are boosting technology to supplement instruction. [Northern Arizona University] added new high-tech tools to its 30-year-old engineering college building in Flagstaff as part of a recent $18-million remodeling and expansion. "It now has exposed mechanical and building systems so the building itself becomes a student learning tool," says Thomas Rogers, professor and past chairman of the school's construction management department. "We set up classrooms with the latest technologies for long-distance deliveries. We are very lucky that technology has given our faculty members more time to pursue scholarly endeavors."
Engineering News Record (Online), 12/12/2005

Women battle for television coverage
With a few exceptions, women's sports struggle to find a television audience and, when they do, it is almost always predominantly male. So why don't women tune in during the Sunday afternoons when their husbands and sons make up those coveted demographics? There is the issue of social currency, where men watch SportsCenter and scour the box scores so that they can speak casually with other men. "It's all part of social roles, too," said Northern Arizona University sociology professor Doug Degher, who teaches a class on sports and gender. "If you look at something as banal as Thanksgiving dinner, women are in the kitchen, it doesn't matter if they're liberated or not." Degher notes that many of the athletic women he sees have male role models - and wear the licensed apparel of a men's team. Women, even athletes, can be less concerned with making a statement than watching great competition. Degher said he often hears that the skill level of women's sports is not as high. "The issues of interest that were linked by gender are now defined by ability," he said.
USA Today (McLean, VA), 12/10/2005

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