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Publisher: John D. Haeger,
President
Contributing writers: Tom Bauer, Tracie Hansen, Lisa Nelson— Office of Public Affairs
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Here's a sampling of upcoming events at NAU. For a complete listing of campus events for the next two weeks, including times and locations of those items listed here, click on the links below:
Submit your events online at events.nau.edu.
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Tuition hearing
scheduled for Feb. 27
A statewide hearing to discuss the tuition recommendations before the Arizona Board of Regents has been scheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at sites across Arizona.
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Biochemistry major named
to 'USA Today's' All-USA College Academic Team
A Northern Arizona University undergraduate student from Gilbert is one of only 60 students nationwide named to USA Today's All-USA College Academic Team program.
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NAU celebrates
Black
History Month
Northern Arizona University continues to celebrate Black History Month with a number of films, lectures and other events planned throughout February.
Expert to address
future of
American higher education
Modern media is full of stories about the prospect of adopting national standards and standardized testing for higher education, of the need to make mega-investments in the research capabilities of American universities and the possibility that American higher education is losing its standing as the 'world's best.' Robert Zemsky, the third guest in President Haeger's Speakers Series, surveys this altered landscape and asks, 'What's really next for American higher education?' at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22 in Ashurst Auditorium. |
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ITEP awarded $1 million grant for air-quality education
Northern Arizona University's Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals has received a five-year, $1 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that will allow ITEP to work with Native American students and teachers on air quality education and promotion of careers in environmental science and engineering.
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StoryCorps coming to Flagstaff
StoryCorps, the oral history of America program that airs on National Public Radio, is coming to Flagstaff.
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'Defying Gravity' commemorates
Challenger tragedy
Northern Arizona University Theater will stage a heartfelt production remembering the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle tragedy in its latest performance of the season, Defying Gravity.
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Judge to discuss
death penalty at NAU talk
A retired judge will discuss Arizona's death penalty during a presentation beginning at 7 p.m. Feb. 23 in Cline Library Assembly Hall.
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 Join the basketball hoopla
Lumberjack fans can cheer their favorite basketball teams as the women play in the Skydome this weekend and the men play Western Kentucky during the ESPN BracketBuster games that will be televised Feb. 18 on ESPNU on DirectTV and the Dish Network. The Alumni Association is sponsoring gatherings at three locations in Flagstaff, Phoenix and Tucson. The first-place women play Montana State at 6 p.m. Feb. 16 and Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. Saturday. Meanwhile, the men are moving higher up the rankings, including votes in the AP poll and Collegeinside.com.
Famed architect to discuss ecological design
Internationally known architect Sim Van der Ryn, one of the leading voices in ecological design and sustainable architecture, will discuss his theories and ideas at 8 p.m. Feb. 16 in Cline Library Assembly Hall.
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Retirees to keep e-mail,
Internet access
Free internet access and e-mail account service has been extended to NAU retirees.
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Have a heart: Give a pint
The NAU chapter of Cardinal Key, a national student service organization, is sponsoring an American Red Cross blood drive from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 6-10 at the du Bois Conference Center.
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NAU student dies in Colorado
Adam Weaver Roach, 26, a student in Geography, Planning and Recreation, died Jan. 25 in Colorado.
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Yaiva offering music with substance
In talking to Gabriel Yaiva, it seems that news of his nomination for Native American Music Award (NAMMY) recognition is the last thing on his mind. Yaiva is a busy man in the Native American activist community of Flagstaff, the Navajo and Hopi nations--plus he has holds personal concerns about the messages inherent in competitions like the music awards. Nonetheless, for the first year Yaiva submitted his 'Limited Edition' CD for consideration, persuaded by his wife and family. The submission was indeed fruitful. 'Limited Edition,' the fourth full length album produced by Yaiva's label 4th World Entertainment, has been nominated for Best Rap/Hip-hop Recording, Record of the Year, Song/Single of the Year, 'Down 4 a Struggle,' Songwriter of the Year, and Best Debut Artist of the Year. The so-called 'NAMMYs' are the most coveted awards for the Native American music community, according to Yaiva's wife Somana. Yaiva expects to graduate from Northern Arizona University in May with a major in applied indigenous studies and a minor in economic development.
Navajo-Hopi Observer (Flagstaff, AZ), 2/8/2006
Dorm moms & dads
As young adults make the transition from mom and dad's place to dorm life, a crew of dedicated campus housing specialists awaits. The most visible to students are resident assistants. Also known as RAs, these are fellow undergraduates who live among, and guide, students on individual dormitory floors or wings. Georgia Totress, a hall director at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, is an anomaly among the dozens of live-in dorm professionals. She raised two children alone and never had a chance to go to college until enrolling at South Mountain Community College in metro Phoenix in her late 40s. Eventually transferring to NAU, she became a hall director in the late 1990s. Now, she is raising two grandchildren in her two-bedroom apartment at Pine Ridge Village, which houses 322 NAU juniors, seniors and graduate students. "I'm looking at continuing on where I am because much of my focus is to get my grandchildren through grammar school, then through high school, then into college," she said, "maybe at NAU."
Tucson Citizen (Tucson, AZ), 2/7/2006
Soggy paddock an ecological treasure
Think conservation in Tasmania and it inevitably arouses images of towering gums and tree ferns. But Tasmania is not all rainforest. Some of the island's most threatened and rare eco-systems are wetlands, grasslands and coastal heath. These are Tasmania's forgotten bushscapes. Known as swamp and scrub by many, these areas are often prime habitat for threatened species. An American ecologist, Professor Tom Whitham of Northern Arizona University, visited Long Point last week. He was hugely impressed by what he saw and said the conservancy was right to focus on grasslands and wetlands. "This is a rare, threatened and vitally important piece of land," Prof Whitham said. "Wetlands like these play a major role in the environment and they're often forgotten about. They're hotspots for biodiversity."
The Mercury (online), 2/4/2006
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