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Vol. 4 No. 40 | Oct. 17, 2007

Homecoming to celebrate NAU friends past and present

Program blends Native culture
with science

A new program, funded by a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, teams NAU with the University of Kansas and the University of Alaska to develop an online science curriculum especially for Native Americans.

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Accreditation reviewers on their way to NAU
Reviewers from the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools will be on campus next week as part of NAU's reaccreditation process.

Susan Schroeder named interim vice president
President John Haeger appointed Schroeder as interim vice president for University Advancement.

Battelle gives directions to
northern Arizona bioscience roadmap

Employment in the high-paying field of biosciences in Flagstaff grew three times faster than the rest of the nation from 2001-2005, but the high cost of housing and worker shortages in northern Arizona pose challenges to future success.

NAU United Way campaign heating up
The 2007 campaign has reached its first milestone with faculty and staff having pledged $30,000 toward the university's $100,000 goal.


Annual Axer Auction benefits
athletics scholarships

Friends of NAU Athletics will have a chance to bid on a variety of items during the Oct. 26 Axer Auction.


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

  • Paul Beier, professor of conservation biology in the School of Forestry
  • Ken Lorek, the Ralph M. Bilby Chair of Business Administration in The W.A. Franke College of Business
  • Communication professor Judy Everett and associate professor Kristen Swanson
  • Debbie Steinman, part-time faculty for Distance Learning

Vice president for Research candidate on campus
Meet the candidate for NAU's vice president for Research.

Professor to discuss space development
The current status and emerging industries related to outer-space development and space law are the basis for tonight's lecture by political science professor Edythe Weeks.

Climate conference comes to campus
The ninth biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau will be on NAU's Mountain Campus Oct. 29-Nov. 1.


NAU athletics gets nationwide stage
An unprecedented live broadcast schedule will feature Lumberjack athletics nationwide, reaching millions of viewers.

Louella Holter retiring
Louella Holter, associate editor at Bilby Research Center and its first employee when it opened in 1981, is retiring from NAU after more than 25 years. The university community is invited to a reception in her honor from 1-3 p.m. Oct. 25 in the Bilby conference room, building 52.


NAU in the News

NAU's mission grows
Yuma Daily Sun, 10/17/2007

Wastewater will forever be available
Vail Trail, 10/17/2007

Yellow Bikes Invade NAU
KNAU, 10/11/2007

NAU this week
Celebrating culture through art
Welcome NAU families!