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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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 Celebrate the Fourth
Enjoy the parade in downtown Flagstaff and maybe grill a hot dog or two on Tuesday, the Fourth of July. The university will be closed that day in observance of the United States' 230th birthday, but is operating on normal summer business hours on Monday and Wednesday.
Due to Tuesday's closure, next week's issue of Inside NAU will be published on Thursday.
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NAU gets 'good' budget, but not everything
It's not everything Northern Arizona University had hoped for, but the 2006-07 state budget signed by Gov. Janet Napolitano last week provides some essential new dollars and spending flexibility for NAU.
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ABOR approves plan for conference center bond sales;
NAU to seek funding support for allied health programs
Northern Arizona University plans to begin work in August on the conference center and parking structure, thanks to action by the Arizona Board of Regents that allows for the sale of bonds to finance the project.
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Construction projects to affect traffic flow
Roadwork and construction around campus will affect traffic flow in various locations for several weeks beginning in July.
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NAU ranks fifth in nation for Native American graduates
Northern Arizona University ranks fifth in the nation for graduating Native Americans with bachelor's degrees, according to the latest issue of Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine.
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NAU selected as host university for Doris Duke Conservation Fellows Program
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has selected Northern Arizona University as one of eight host universities nationwide for the Doris Duke Conservation Fellows program.
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Dutch students capture hot shots
with video cameras
With a number of forest fires burning around Flagstaff and Sedona over the past few weeks, nearly 60 Dutch students who had traveled thousands of miles to the NAU campus as part of an international exchange program have unexpectedly found themselves on the scene of a breaking national news story. The experience offered them the perfect living laboratory to hone their video production skills.
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Campus Supply announces online ordering
NAU Campus Supply is unveiling a new process for ordering departmental office supplies, including copier paper, toner cartridges, custodial items and more. Beginning July 1, all Campus Supply orders will be placed online.
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Anna-Marie Aldaz retiring
Anna-Marie Aldaz is retiring from NAU after 22 years in various roles across campus, including as a Spanish professor—she also speaks Hungarian, German, and French—as a member of the Liberal Studies Committee, and most recently as interim executive director of NAU-Yuma since July 2005. Her last day is June 30, and she will be on emeritus status, effective with her retirement. The university is conducting a search for an executive director of the Yuma campus.
Geography, Planning and Recreation has moved
Geography, Planning and Recreation has moved its offices to the Social and Behavioral Sciences West building (the old College of Business Administration, building 70), room 201.
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Workforce Planning process nears completion
The annual Workforce Planning process that addresses classification and compensation issues for classified staff and service professionals is coming to conclusion.
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Art museum opening second
permanent collection exhibit
The NAU Art Museum is opening its second permanent collection exhibition, "The Collection: East to West."
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Aquatic center offering lessons
Reigstration is under way for swimming lessons at the Wall Aquatic Center for Sessions 3 (July 3-13), 4 (July 17-27) and 5 (July 31-Aug. 10). Lessons are $25 for eight 30-minute American Red Cross "Learn to Swim" classes for individuals of all ages. Morning and afternoon classes are available. Register at the Wall Aquatic Center weekdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Call (928) 523-4509 for information.
Former associate vice president Robert Lee Allen dies at 69
Robert Lee Allen, an associate vice president of business affairs at Northern Arizona University for eight years, died Saturday, June 10, 2006, at the Olivia White Hospice Home in Flagstaff. He was 69.
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TB test patent for NAU team
The Flagstaff front in the global war on terror is producing peace dividends. Tests developed at Northern Arizona University for anthrax, plague and other bioterror agents have led to new techniques for identifying and controlling the spread of more common diseases such as tuberculosis. An NAU research team headed by microbiologist Paul Keim recently received a U.S. patent for a new method of identifying various genetic strains of the tuberculosis-causing bacterium. 'The technique provides a faster, cheaper and more precise method of testing for these strains,' Keim said.
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), 6/22/2006
Voices of the Brins Fire
Paul Broyles: Incident commander. His story: Broyles is the man leading the attack against the Brins Fire. But fighting this fire is more than just a job for him. It's personal. Broyles graduated from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, often camped in Oak Creek Canyon and played in the water at Slide Rock State Park. "It's like coming home," said Broyles, who has lived in Boise, Idaho, for 18 years.
The Arizona Republic, print version (Phoenix, AZ), 6/22/2006
Showing off your weapons in the Animal Kingdom
In a paper from the July issue of The American Naturalist, researchers—including Kristopher Lappin at Northern Arizona University—demonstrate that a threat display can provide accurate information about the performance of a weapon. The researchers showed that when an adult male lizard gapes his jaws at a rival male during an intense territorial interaction, information is made available to his opponent about how hard he can bite indeed, the lizard's jaw muscles become clearly visible. 'When you've seen what these lizards can do to each other with their jaws, inflicting deep lacerations and even breaking bones, it makes sense that avoiding fights would be advantageous, even if you are likely to win,' Lappin says.
ScienceDaily (online), 6/21/2006
More NAU in the News this week
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