Celebrate the Fourth Enjoy the parade in downtown Flagstaff and maybe grill a hot dog or two on Wednesday, the Fourth of July. The university will be closed that day in observance of the United States' 231st birthday, but is operating on normal summer business hours the rest of the week. Due to Wednesday's closure, next week's issue of Inside NAU will be published on Tuesday.

Regents approve recommendations
to hold down textbook costs
The Arizona Board of Regents approved a set of 10 recommendations to minimize the rising costs of textbooks at its meeting June 21.

Beam signing planned
for new conference center
A July 12 beam-signing ceremony will give everyone a chance to leave their permanent marks on the new High Country Conference Center at Flagstaff.

Go places with 'Inside NAU' TV show
NAU President John Haeger's leadership role in campus climate mitigation is featured on the newest edition of Inside NAU the television show.

Share your summer photos
All summer long, Inside NAU will share your summer photos with our readers.

Retired business professor dies at 88
Venetta Kell, who has a room named in her honor in The W.A. Franke College of Business, died June 19.

Dwindling work force puts pressure on growers
San Diego Union-Tribune, 6/27/2007

Dam undone, a river flows with wonder
The Arizona Republic, 6/24/2007

North Valley campus to give NAU more visibility
The Arizona Republic, 6/20/2007

African field study exposes students
to global health issues
Five NAU students have traded their views of the San Francisco Peaks for a stay beneath the north slope of Mount Kilimanjaro to get a first-hand look at community health issues in Kenya.

NAU Art Museum gives voice
to three cultural traditions
With three upcoming exhibits, the NAU Art Museum will be displaying symbolic representations of three different traditional backgrounds.

Performance appraisal changes:
What should we be doing?
Employees and supervisors should be attending training sessions, meeting to review the new appraisal form and collaborating to make sure the job functions, standards and goals are recorded.

New Student Programs seeking
Welcome Week events for brochure
A new brochure will feature student-centered events coinciding with Welcome Week, Aug. 23 to Sept. 3.

Kathie Oehme retiring
Kathie Oehme, project director within Educational Support Programs, is retiring after six years at NAU. A reception in her honor will be held from 2-4 p.m. Friday, June 29, in the North Learning Assistance Center in the University Union.

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

• NAU GEAR UP
• George Hershey, team physician for NAU Athletics
• John Doherty, librarian and Arts and Letters team leader at Cline Library
• Mary I. Dereshiwsky, associate professor of educational leadership
• Two recent graduates and several NAU Greek organizations