Don't be alarmed: Summer hours start Monday Your alarm clocks should ring a little early on Monday when NAU begins summer hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Summer hours traditionally have included casual attire. Department heads should work with their vice presidents and Human Resources if they want to establish different standards of dress and appearance for their respective areas.

Welcome new hires
Northern Arizona University welcomed more than 20 new faculty and staff members in April.

Former College of Education dean dies
Charles E. Fauset, a former professor and dean of the College of Education, died April 27. He was 90.

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

• Jim Mead, geology professor
• Lon Owen, professor of biological sciences
• The Lumberjack student newspaper and five of its staff: Thomas Keating, Wesley Saxton, Amy Martin, Jeffrey Murray and Patrice Farrell

Students applaud CGCC's teacher program
AZCentral.com (online), May 2, 2007

Buses and biomass for NAU
Arizona Daily Sun, May 2, 2007

Food: Close to home
Arizona Daily Star, May 2, 2007

Wind advisory: Harness it for power
The answer to conserving the state's natural resources might just be blowing in the wind, according to a report released by NAU researchers.

Biology student earns scholarship for research
Anita Antoninka was one of 85 recipients throughout the United States and Canada awarded a $10,000 P.E.O. Scholar Award.

Student engineers launch designs
Students engineers showcased their talent at the recent Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Design.

New appraisals: What happens next?
Human Resources offers tips to help transition to a new performance appraisal system for classified staff and service professionals.

Support for Yuma nursing programs expands
As the need for nurses at Yuma Regional Medical Center continues to grow, so is the support for providing local degree programs for nursing students.

Football finalizes 2007 schedule
A tough schedule awaits the veteran team.

Distance Learning earns national praise
The U.S. Distance Learning Association honored NAU's Distance Learning with the 2007 21st Century Best Practice Distance Learning Award.

NAU helps with phone book recycling
The university has partnered with the city of Flagstaff to maximize the collection.

Investigate new technologies
at the annual e-Learning Institute
Influential technologies that can invigorate learning are the topics for this month's e-Learning Institute.