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Cheer and Dance Nationals Showcase
6 p.m. tonight, Feb. 1, Rolle Activity Center. Free.
The NAU Cheer and Dance Teams will be showcasing their national competition routines for friends, family, NAU, and the community.
NAU Fine Art Faculty Exhibition
Feb. 2-March 18, Old Main Art Museum. Hours: Monday - Friday 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Suggested Donation $2
Fine art faculty will showcase their past year’s work, including jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking and painting. Opening reception on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m.
Study Abroad Information Meetings
Through March 1. Times and locations vary.
Encourage your students to learn more about NAU's study abroad programs.
For these and other events visit events.nau.edu.
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Tuition hearings scheduled
Northern Arizona University's proposed 3.6 percent tuition increase for 2006-07 will be discussed via interactive television along with proposals from the other two Arizona universities during hearings from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 27.
The NAU site will be in the Adel Mathematics building, room 137. The hearings also will be broadcast live on NAU cable channels 4 and 59.
The Arizona Board of Regents will vote on tuition and fees at its meeting March 9-10 in Tucson.
New virus threatens computers; NAU e-mail safe
A new computer virus that can delete all commonly used types of documents poses a threat to NAU faculty, staff and student home computers and anyone using off-campus e-mail providers.
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Foreign exchange programs not just for students
Faculty who are looking to spice up their teaching repertoire might consider a short-term teaching experience overseas through the University Studies Abroad Consortium.
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Survey shows positive experience for sophomores
Ninety-seven percent of sophomores rated their overall experience as either good or excellent, according to a survey released by NAU's Office of Planning, Budget and Institutional Research. The annual survey of sophomore students assesses their satisfaction and opinions about their experiences at the university while covering a broad area of topics such as advising, registration, course availability, campus features, faculty, general academics, and their overall NAU experience. They were also asked about their perceived development in certain skills, time management and success in social areas.
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NAU No. 20 producer of Peace Corps volunteers
Northern Arizona University has again made the top 25 list for medium-size schools producing Peace Corp volunteers. With 27 alumni currently serving, NAU ranks No. 20. Since Peace Corps' inception in 1961, 513 alumni of NAU have joined the ranks of the Peace Corps, making the university the No. 74 producer of volunteers of all time.
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 Student production of
'The Vagina Monologues'
to benefit ASWI
When Eve Ensler wrote The Vagina Monologues in 1996, she had no idea of the global impact it would have. The show is based on Ensler's interviews with more than 200 women about their views on sex, relationships and violence against women. Ensler originally starred in it, playing all the various women who share their stories and anecdotes. NAU students will stage their annual production of the show at 7 p.m. Feb. 2 - 4 at NAU's Cline Library. The money raised will help fund a rape prevention counselor with the Associated Students for Women's Issues.
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NAU Theater to perform at regional festival
Northern Arizona University Theater has been invited to perform its production of the 1915 Russian classic He Who Gets Slapped at the regional Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Feb. 13-18, in Cedar City, Utah.
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Ryan McCurdy adds spark
since joining starting lineup
Heading into the holiday break, the Northern Arizona University men's basketball team had posted a 6-6 record and was looking for a spark with the start of conference play just a week away. Enter the quiet, 6-foot, 10-inch Ryan McCurdy, who had scored a combined four points in three previous career starts. The results have been impressive.
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ACE conference features public trust discussion
Northern Arizona University President John D. Haeger recently participated in a round-table discussion on the challenges of reclaiming the public trust in higher education.
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Help keep NAU logging wheels a-rollin'
The Northern Arizona University Alumni Association and its Past Presidents Club are working to restore the NAU logging wheels to preserve a university icon dating back more than seven decades.
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Flagstaff finally behind the Lumberjacks
Folks in Flagstaff are finally following their Northern Arizona Lumberjacks. All it took to get their attention was an eight-game winning streak, the most potent offense in Big Sky Conference men's basketball - and some inducements. Admitting students for free and offering a two-for-one deal for everyone else undoubtedly helped, but NAU's brand of basketball that has resulted in a league-best scoring average of 87.5 ppg in league play should keep them coming back. "It's nice to see students and this community recognize what these guys are doing and respond by coming out and suppporting them," NAU coach Mike Adras told the Arizona Daily Sun following the Jacks' 78-72 win over Montana State. "It's a great atmosphere."
The Missoulian (Missoula, MT) 1/25/2006
Flagstaff and the Spanish Flu of 1918 A very rough year
Bee Valvo, curator of visual materials at Northern Arizona University's Cline Library, was not familiar with Flagstaff's influenza epidemic of 1918 until a student came to the library one day in October 2004 and requested materials about it. Since that time, the Flag resident has researched the epidemic that she said took 147 lives. That's a death rate of nearly 5 percent. Were a flu epidemic to hit Flagstaff today with similar results, it would mean about 3,000 deaths. "The concern that I have is in some ways already being taken care of because there needs to be a plan. If it hit as hard as the 1918 flu did, it would definitely frighten people and cause tremendous economic impact. The more the public knows about what to do, the better the community can react."
Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ) 1/22/2006
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