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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:
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Venture to the Employee Appreciation Mixer tomorrow,
March 16
Find an adventure at Northern Arizona University's 13th annual photo safari-themed Employee Appreciation Mixer from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16, in the du Bois Center Ballroom. |
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Higher education facing serious challenges, Haeger says
It's time for higher education to stop asking what the country can do for it and ask what it can do for the country.
NAU President John Haeger told the NAU community Tuesday that the mood of federal and state governments is that they are tired of higher education asking for things. "They want to know what universities are doing for the state," he said.
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National campaign to raise awareness
of higher ed contributions
The American Council on Education, along with nearly 400 colleges and universities and with support from corporate partners, launched a national public outreach campaign March 14 to raise awareness about higher education's role in the future of the country.
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Masked lover comes to campus; Mozart's 'Don Giovanni' makes its NAU debut
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's masterpiece, Don Giovanni, featuring the legendary masked lover Don Juan, comes to life during Northern Arizona University's spring opera production, April 6, 8 and 9.
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NAU to offer B.A. and B.S.
in environmental studies
The Arizona Board of Regents approved NAU's request to implement the new bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degree programs in environmental studies at its meeting March 9-10 in Tucson.
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March Madness hits Flagstaff and NAU like never before
NAU basketball has reached great heights this season, and the women's team still has a chance to showcase their skills.
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NAU ranks high with Hopi Tribe
The Hopi Tribe and Northern Arizona University have reaffirmed their relationship to help NAU become the leading university serving Native Americans.
Newly elected Hopi Tribal Chairman Ivan Sidney, Sr. and Hopi tribe administrators gathered March 13 in the University Union with NAU President John Haeger and NAU officials to explore partnership opportunities for recruiting and retaining Native American students.
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Fair to showcase assessment efforts
Faculty, staff and students from departments across campus are invited to gather next month to learn the results of individual and departmental assessment efforts aimed at improving student success at NAU.
The fourth annual Assessment Fair begins at 4 p.m. April 6 in Ashurst Auditorium, where more than 40 presenters will display posters of their assessment projects, including the findings of student satisfaction surveys, retention studies, student learning outcomes and other such activities.
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Art educators receive prestigious national awards
Northern Arizona University's reputation as a premier institution for art educators is growing stronger thanks to a student and teacher who will receive awards from the National Art Education Association at its national convention in Chicago, March 22-26.
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Resident Elder Program hosting open house
to celebrate new location
The Applied Indigenous Studies department invites students, faculty and staff to celebrate the opening of its Resident Elder Program office at an open house, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 16 in room 9 of the Social and Behavioral Sciences West building (#70, the old College of Business Administration building).
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LOUIE Online to be upgraded
An upgraded version of the Lumberjack Online University Information Environment, more commonly called "LOUIE Online," will be unveiled this fall with the latest upgrades from Oracle/PeopleSoft. Previews will be offered during the next few months.
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New guide offers practical
campus sustainability tips
The Campus Sustainability Ambassadors Network, a group of representatives from across campus that promotes a campuswide reduction of resource use and waste production, has released a new Green Practices Guide with comprehensive energy and resource savings tips for both office and home use.
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Committee seeking feedback on MyNAU
The NAU Portal Steering Committee is conducting a survey to find out what the NAU community thinks about MyNAU (my.nau.edu), a centralized online resource where NAU faculty, staff and students can access customized news and information.
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Survey shows more than one-third of registered voters
unfamiliar
with voter ID requirements
More than one-third of registered voters statewide say they are unfamiliar with new voter identification requirements in Arizona, according to a recent telephone survey conducted by the Social Research Laboratory at Northern Arizona University.
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NAU police offer drug education presentation
The NAU Police Department is offering a drug education presentation for departments, offices and student groups across campus.
Anyone interested in presenting "How Much Do You Really Know about Street Drugs?" should contact the Officer Kristine Shiffer in the NAUPD Community Relations Office, (928) 523-9995 or Kristine.Shiffer@nau.edu.
NAU hosting 13th annual MEChA conference
High school, community college and university students nationwide will come together at Northern Arizona University to discuss human rights issues and propose resolution and action items at the 13th annual MEChA conference.
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Beth Yule retiring
Beth Yule, administrative associate in Distance Learning, is retiring from NAU after 18 years. A reception in her honor will be held at 3 p.m. March 17 at the Inn at NAU.
NAU study may help slay 'Yellow Monster'
Low-grade uranium ore is nicknamed 'yellowcake' for its color and powdered consistency. The Navajos have another name Leetso, or 'yellow monster.' The yellow monster surfaced on the Navajo Nation with uranium mining that started in the 1940s and continued for the next several decades. In its aftermath came illnesses such as lung cancer among mine workers and worries about environmental contamination among people who live on that land. The Navajos believe you must gain knowledge of a monster to slay it and restore nature's balance. Northern Arizona University biochemist Diane Stearns and her Navajo students are not only gaining knowledge, they are adding to that knowledge with new discoveries about uranium. The fact that uranium, as a radioactive metal, can damage DNA is well documented. But what Stearns and her collaborators recently have found is that uranium can also damage DNA as a heavy metal, independent of its radioactive properties. 'Essentially, if you get a heavy metal stuck on DNA, you can get a mutation,' Stearns explained.
Navajo-Hopi Observer (Flagstaff, Ariz.), 3/8/2006
NAU enjoying taste of March Madness
March Madness has been just an excuse to rush to beaches for spring break. But this year, students and non-students alike are flocking to Walkup Skydome to see the men's basketball team play for a berth in the NCAA Tournament. A year after finishing next to last in the Big Sky Conference, NAU won the regular-season title and hosts the semifinals of the league tournament tonight. The winner plays for a tournament bid Wednesday in a game nationally televised by ESPN2. "It's been on the tips of most everyone's tongue coming in here," barber John Grice said. This year, NAU had its three largest crowds since the University of Arizona last played in Flagstaff 15 years ago. And interest was so great during a 10-game winning streak that player Ruben Boykin Jr. was enlisted to write a behind-the-scenes column for the Lumberjack student newspaper. "There's been a bonding between this team and the student body like I've never seen before," said Martin Zanzucchi, owner of Granny's Closet, a bar. This has been the most exciting week ever in Flagstaff.
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Ariz.), 3/7/2006
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