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Vol. 5 No. 3 | Jan. 24, 2008

Green NAU goes 'Platinum' with Applied Research and Development Building

SBS to be named
for former Gov. Raul Castro

The dirt-poor son of a copper miner and midwife who put himself through school by plucking chickens, panning gold and waiting tables and later achieved the state's highest office will soon receive another in a long list of honors.

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'Cyclical' budget situation calls for careful progression
NAU President John Haeger has appeared before the Arizona Legislature each of the last three weeks to talk about NAU priorities and initiatives, vision and goals, the current state budget situation and the university's '09 budget request.

Governor names two new members
to Board of Regents

A Northern Arizona University graduate and a former legislator from Yuma will join the Arizona Board of Regents.

Kathleen Schedler to assist university
with capital projects
An expert in capital planning and projects was hired this month as a temporary special assistant to the president for Capital Assets and Services.

Regent's professor Dickson Mungazi dies at 78
The retired Regent's professor who taught in NAU's College of Education for nearly 20 years died Jan. 16.

Long-time education professor
Raymond Hagelberg dies at 81

Hagelberg, a professor emeritus who taught at NAU for more than 30 years, died Jan. 12.


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

  • Cecilia Ojeda, chair of the Department of Modern Languages
  • Ken Lorek, Bilby Endowed Chair in The W.A. Franke College of Business

Study says future of Arizona astronomy is looking up

Study says future of Arizona astronomy is looking up
The study calls astronomy, planetary and space sciences a "core strength of Arizona's economy."


Top business executive to speak on campus
Steven Whisler, retired chairman and chief executive officer for Phelps Dodge, Corp., will speak on campus Monday.


Proposals sought for student environmental sustainability projects
Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to submit proposals for projects that support sustainability at NAU or in the region.


NAU in the News

NAU unveils $162M proposal to overhaul athletic facilities
Arizona Daily Sun, 1/17/2008

A different 'home' for the holidays
Arizona Daily Sun, 1/19/2008

Teams study pollutants in Arizona rivers
Arizona Republic, 1/21/2008

NAU this week
Historian to discuss 'Nazi Olympics' on National Holocaust Day
Employees get free tickets to tonight’s game vs. Idaho State