'Inside NAU' taking holiday hiatus
Inside NAU will publish its final edition of the year on
Dec. 19, followed by a two-week hiatus. Inside NAU will return as scheduled on Jan. 9. Happy holidays!

NAU celebrates teaching grant
Friends and supporters of Northern Arizona University gathered at the state Capitol Monday for a press conference where Gov. Janet Napolitano announced a major grant to NAU that will impact the education of math and science teachers in Arizona.

Multi-agency training exercise scheduled
for Monday
Expect to see law enforcement activity on north campus Monday, Dec. 17, when NAUPD conducts a drill involving several local, state and federal agencies.

Re-grade brings some salary adjustments;
some faculty to see CIP code changes
Nearly 1,000 classified staff employees will be repositioned to a higher pay grade as a result of the 2007 re-grade study conducted by Human Resources.

Donna Cunningham Henrichs,
public relations lecturer, dies at 43
Donna Cunningham Henrichs, senior lecturer in the School of Communication, died Dec. 8 at Flagstaff Medical Center. She was 43.

Stay informed when it snows
Find out how to get up-to-date information about campus operations during snowy weather.

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

• Daniel Ogbaharya, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Political Science

President urges NAU applicants
for VP for Research
The search for a vice president for research is ongoing, and President John Haeger is encouraging senior research faculty at NAU with administrative experience to apply.

Call for 2008 Moral Courage Award nominations
The Martin-Springer Institute is looking to award an unsung hero of moral courage by honoring him or her with a 2008 Moral Courage Award.

Retirement reception scheduled for Susan Rain
The associate director of Human Resources is retiring after nine years with the university.

Property Surplus changes
revenue sharing calculation
The calculation will change Jan. 2, and additional charges will be in effect for disposal of certain types of assets that cannot be sold.

Grant's aim: More math and science educators
The Arizona Republic, 12/11/2007

NAU gets $3.4M to boost production of math,
science teachers
The Phoenix Business Journal, 12/11/2007

NAU gets $3.4 million for more math, science teachers
East Valley Tribune, 12/11/2007

NAU to receive multimillion dollar grant for math,
science education
Arizona Daily Sun 12/10/2007