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Vol. 4 No. 33 | Aug. 30, 2007

A 'banner' year with successes
and challenges ahead

Celebrate NAU Day culminated with a President's Forum where John Haeger delighted in a "banner year" and promised more successes.

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NAU offers emergency text notification
NAU closed for Labor Day
NAU will be closed Monday, Sept. 3, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Inside NAU will publish its regular issue on Thursday, Sept. 6.

University News

NAU ranks 96th in 'Washington Monthly' ratings
Northern Arizona University has once again made Washington Monthly's annual rankings of what colleges are doing for the country and how they are using tax dollars.

Power outage puts NAU teams to the test
Crews scramble to help students and their families during move-in weekend.

’09 budget request seeks $18.7 million increase
NAU President John Haeger submitted a preliminary 2008-09 state operating budget request to the Arizona Board of Regents that seeks an increase of $18.7 million over this year's budget.

Faculty, staff lose e-mail for a day
The addition of more disk space for "jan" accounts was to blame for the daylong shut-down of faculty and staff
e-mail on Wednesday.

Fronske Health Center aces accreditation, again
The Fronske Health Center recently earned high ratings during its three-year accreditation review.

Explore NAU through latest 'Inside NAU' television show

Explore NAU through latest
'Inside NAU' television show

On this week's Inside NAU the television show, a graduate student seeks answers to how the regional drought is affecting Lake Mary.

Graduate and employee
Ernest Almaraz dies

Ernest "Ernie" Almaraz, an NAU graduate and employee, died Aug. 25, 2007. He was 59.

Share your summer photos

Share your summer photos
It's your last chance to share your summer photos with our readers. The feature's last issue is Sept. 6.


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

NAU football season opener tonight at the Skydome

NAU football season opener tonight
The Lumberjack football team opens its season tonight at the Walkup Skydome.


Student struck by lightning returns to campus

Student struck by lightning returns
to campus

Zach Cuppy's extraordinary story came full circle last week when he returned to the Mountain Campus to continue his studies.


Political science prof to teach American politics in Albania

Political science prof to teach
American politics in Albania

Helping students in a country once under communist rule understand the free world is on Gretchen Knudson Gee's agenda for the spring 2008 semester.


NAU offering free shuttles to county fair
The shuttle will operate from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept 1, 2 and 3.

Kids for Conservation plants seeds
for future ecologists

Forestry will be back at the upcoming Coconino County Fair at a Kids for Conservation booth brimming with fun environmental learning activities for children.


NAU in the News

Lessons from the French on health care
Arizona Daily Sun, 8/19/2007

Biodesign Institute leads green-building wave for Arizona biosciences
Flinn Foundation, 8/22/2007

Reminder

NAU this week
A new chapter begins at the NAU Bookstore
Your Summer Photos