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 Monday is Memorial Day, a time to remember the U.S. men and women who have lost their lives serving their country. It's also a national holiday, and NAU will be closed in observance. |
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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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NAU ranks as a top university for Latinos
Northern Arizona University ranks among the nation's top institutions for Latinos, according to the Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine.
In its May 8 edition, Hispanic Outlook lists the top 100 colleges and universities that grant the largest number of degrees to Latino students. NAU is ranked 15th in the nation for graduating Latinos with master's degrees and 68th for undergraduates.
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Plan on parking away from conference center
Questions about parking continue to roll in. The first question below is a combination of three similar questions. If you have a query about parking changes, contact Inside@nau.edu.
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GEAR factor: Cohort in NAU program
shifts focus
to graduation
It's been six years in the making, and GEAR UP is gearing up for a celebration.
Commencement heats up
NAU-Yuma
As the setting sun cooled the desert on May 19, the festivities were just heating up at NAU-Yuma, which was celebrating 300 of its graduates who received their bachelor's or master's degrees. The ceremony was held at the Margaret Page Amphitheater on the Arizona Western College campus.
Rene F. Pack, a graduate receiving her bachelor of applied science degree in computer technology, was the NAU-Yuma commencement speaker. Pack plans to earn a master's degree and eventually a doctorate in her field.
Liz Grobsmith, NAU provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, along with Regent Fred Boice and Anna Marie Aldaz, interim executive director of NAU-Yuma, conferred the degrees.
"Commencement went very well," Aldaz said. "We are proud of our graduates and of our fine university."
More than 5,000 friends and family attended the ceremony, which was held jointly with AWC and the University of Arizona. |
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GEAR UP, short for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, is about to see its first cohort of students graduate from high school.
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Graduate alumni report excellent NAU experience
Ninety-nine percent of alumni of Northern Arizona University's graduate programs rate their experience as either good or excellent, according to NAU's 2005 Graduate Student Alumni Report.
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President joins statewide delegation to Ireland
Northern Arizona University President John Haeger is in Ireland this week with a delegation of leaders from the state's educational, research, philanthropic and business communities for a first-hand look at Science Foundation Ireland—the model for a similar biosciences enterprise in Arizona.
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A textbook case of improving education
Educators at Northern Arizona University are primed to help Arizona's high school teachers get and implement quality curriculum materials through Project PRIME, Promoting Reform through Instructional Materials that Educate.
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Guy Monthan Jr., former NAU professor, dies at 81
Guy Monthan Jr., a retired NAU advertising professor, died in Albuquerque, N.M., May 19, 2006. He was 81.
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- Jane Kuhn, fiscal and operations director for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs
Saguaro tops state-quarter proposals
So who needs another two-bit saguaro image? Apparently, people in Tucson, said James I. Bowie of Northern Arizona University and member of Gov. Janet Napolitano's 22-member Arizona State Quarter Commission. The group is heading the search for the design of Arizona's state quarter to be released by the U.S. Mint in 2008. Coins with the design will be circulated for 30 years—to honor the state and make money for the U.S. Treasury.
Tucson Citizen, 5/18/2006
Stopping TB in its tracks
A Northern Arizona University team of scientists has received a patent for a technique that could help control the spread of tuberculosis, the second deadliest infectious disease among adults worldwide. The team developed a new system for identifying different genetic strains of the TB-causing bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosum. 'The technique provides a faster, cheaper and more precise method of testing for these strains,' said Paul Keim, NAU Regents Professor and the Cowden Endowed Chair in Microbiology, the lead member of the three-person NAU team.
Medical News Today, 5/15/2006
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