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Vol. 4 No. 39| Oct. 15, 2008

New dining plan caters
to faculty and staff

NAU Campus Dining is now offering convenient Dining Dollars plus bonus meals to meet the needs of faculty and staff.

Donate your winter clothes
The NAU Classified Staff Advisory Council is holding its sixth annual clothing drive through Nov. 12 to help those in need.

Watch the Lumberjacks with free webstreaming
Catch up on Lumberjack and Big Sky action with free webstreaming from the Big Sky Conference and Broadcast International.

Snowed in? Tune in for NAU information
It's snowing outside, and you're wondering if you have to go to work.

History major dies
Erin H. Bjorklund, a junior history major, died Oct. 3, 2008.

Scholarship program combats nursing shortage
NAU is among the first institutions in the nation to receive funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to address the nation's nursing shortage.

Keep healthy with flu shots offered at NAU
Don't get left out in the cold, get your flu shot at NAU.

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

  • Carol B. Thompson, professor of politics and international affairs
  • Romand Coles, Frances B. McAllister Endowed Chair and director of Program for Community
  • Eric Otenyo, professor of politics and international affairs
  • Lori Poloni-Staudinger, professor of politics and international affairs
  • Michael Zimmer, a desktop support senior in Informational Technology Services
  • Matt A. Casado, professor in the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management
  • Peter Vadasz, professor of mechanical engineering
  • NAU men's basketball coach Mike Adras
  • KNAU's "Poverty with a View" news series won an Award for Creative Excellence

New calendar service available from ITS
IRIS calendar resources will be available for calendar administrators at the end of October. Starting Nov. 3, pre-populated classroom resources will be created from class schedule data—meaning no more manual entry of classroom times and locationsVisit the IRIS project website for news and instructions.

Athletic scholarships are
big winners during Axer Auction

The annual event features rounds of golf, restaurant gift certificates and a chance at Final Four tickets. 6 to 10 p.m. Oct. 24, du Bois Center Ballroom.

Exonerated death row inmate to speak at NAU
A former Arizona death row inmate who was exonerated by DNA evidence and a federal public defender will visit NAU at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in Cline Library Assembly Hall.

Sovereignty discussion at NAU
A panel to discuss the Native American meaning of sovereignty will be held on Thursday, Oct. 16.

NAU Celebrates Disability Awareness Month
Disability Resources is promoting disability awareness by holding an open house from 2-6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23. in the Ponderosa Building.

Spearing for sport

NAU in the News

Napolitano says university construction not derailed
The Tucson Citizen, 10/9/2008

NAU renovation delayed
Arizona Daily Sun, 10/9/2008

Boy soldier's tale
Arizona Daily Sun, 10/5/2008

NAU this week
NAU True Blue Gallery