President to host campuswide forum
Faculty, staff and students are invited to a "Conversation with the President" at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 5 in Cline Library Assembly Hall.

Regents approve three-year contract extension for NAU president
In a unanimous vote of support, the Arizona Board of Regents has approved a three-year contract extension for NAU President John Haeger.

Students invited to discuss tuition with
President Haeger
NAU President John Haeger has scheduled open forums on Oct. 12 and 18 to discuss tuition with students.

Ask 'Inside'
Send accomplishments to 'Spotlights' section.

Upgraded LOUIE Online to launch Oct. 23;
training available
To help the campus community with the transition, the upgrade project team is offering a course demonstrating the system's new functionality.

Brown's books go beyond borders
Monica Brown is like one of the characters she writes about in her bilingual books: moved by her heritage, inspired by the beauty of the Spanish language and passionate about her work.

'Outstanding' students sought for the 'USA Today' All-USA College Academic Team
The program recognizes 60 full-time undergraduates who excel in scholarship while also benefiting society.

SPOTLIGHT: Kudos to these faculty, staff and students for their recent accomplishments:

• Ten jewelry/ metalsmithing students—Krista Auger, Loren Candela, Linda Fitchett, Heather Hoult, Emy Lewis, Jann Miller, Amanda Parker, Star Yardley, Tom Yazzie and Nancy Young—and jewelry/metalsmithing professor Joe Cornett and adjuct jewelry/metalsmithing faculty Lars Hoffland and Chelsea Stone.
• Tina Kennedy, professor of geography and planning and recreation
• Nita Paden, professor in the College of Business Administration
• Richard Quartaroli, Cline Library special collections librarian
• Elisa Wiedeman, adjunct faculty of the School of Art

Family Weekend celebrates academics,
offers plenty of activities
High achieving students will be honored at a Celebration of Academic Achievement during NAU Family Weekend, Sept. 29-Oct. 1.

NAU Theater kicks off season with
'The Diviners'
James Leonard's funny and profoundly human play runs Oct. 6-14 in NAU's Studio Theater.

Big music, big talent at
NAU Concert Season Prelude
The NAU School of Music is presenting three major ensembles at 3 p.m. Oct. 1 in Ardrey Auditorium.

Writing about forests featured at panel
and reading
Four prominent writers will read recent work about Western forests at 7 p.m. Oct. 2 in Cline Library Assembly Hall.

Programs bringing art to kids
Two programs are helping elementary students brush up on their art skills.

U.S. Olympic Committee, NAU hosting
altitude training symposium
The conference in Colorado Springs this week focuses on the practical application issues associated with altitude training.

Fossil Creek film draws a crowd
A river ran through NAU's Ardrey Auditorium during the Sept. 25 screening of A River Reborn: The Restoration of Fossil Creek, which premiered to a capacity crowd.

Fired up for the Tozan Kiln conference
Ceramic artists from around the world are fired up for NAU's upcoming Tozan kiln conference.

HRM hosting golf tournament
The Oct. 4 event will benefit NAU's School of Hotel and Restaurant Management.

NAU enrollment rises here; distance learning is cited
Tucson Citizen, 09/27/2006

Northern Arizona University enrollment
hits record 20,562
The Arizona Republic, 09/23/2006

Frosh surge boosts NAU enrollment
Arizona Daily Sun, 09/21/2006