Freeport-McMoRan gift to advance
NAU science and engineering programs
The $500,000 gift also will expand efforts to promote interest in math and science among pre-college students.

SBS naming ceremony on Friday
Raul H. Castro, the first and only Latino governor of Arizona and an NAU graduate, will have the Social and Behavioral Sciences building named in his honor during a 3 p.m. ceremony Friday, Feb. 15.

NAU ARD building and more
in the latest 'Inside NAU' TV show
Learn what makes NAU's ARD building one of the greenest in the world in the latest edition of Inside NAU the television show.

NAU-Yuma student Kathleen Prell dies at 47
Kathleen Ann Prell, an education major at NAU-Yuma, died Jan. 31, in Tucson. She was 47.

Gold Axe applications due March 13
The Office of Student Life is asking faculty and staff mentors to encourage outstanding graduating seniors to apply for the Gold Axe Award by 5 p.m. March 13.

NAU students help local kids
reach for the STARS
An innovative initiative through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Flagstaff is teaming up children of incarcerated parents with positive adult role models.

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

• Kiisa Nishikawa, Regents' Professor of biology
• Nadine Barlow, associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy
• Liz Kalies, a Forestry doctoral student, and Ben Solvesky, who graduated from the master's program in December
• Abe Springer, associate professor of geology
• Art education students Tara Nunimaker, Jessica Bradley, Erika Tsouras, Jessica Davis, Neri Luzietti and Jovahna Pena
• Curtis Hinsley, chair of Humanities, Art, and Religion

William Grabe recommended
as Regents' Professor
The English professor, who has served NAU in a variety of positions for nearly 25 years, is the first university recommendation since 2004.

Stakeholders use science to find common ground on wood supply from forests
NAU released a report Monday that identifies the potential volume of wood resources available from more than 2 million acres of the state's forests, representing the first major agreement among groups typically at odds over the issue of forest thinning.

Open forums scheduled
for interim dean candidates
The candidates for interim dean of the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences will take part in open forums Thursday, Friday and Monday.

NAU Peace Corps volunteers earn "Top 25" ranking again
For the second year in a row, Northern Arizona University has earned a top 25 ranking among medium-size colleges for alumni serving as Peace Corps volunteers.

Internet Explorer automatic upgrade this week
As part its standard monthly Windows update to campus computers, ITS will automatically upgrade campus systems with Internet Explorer 7 Thursday, Feb. 14.

Entrepreneur to offer meaty business advice
One of the state's leading entrepreneurs will speak on campus about what it takes to make it in the business world.

Film festival a passport to Paris
Paris will shine on the big screen at the second annual Tournées French Film Festival, Feb. 23 and 24 at NAU's Cline Library Assembly Hall.

Northern Arizona University Goes Platinum
Environmental Protection, 2/13/2008

Athletic facilities at NAU benefit entire community
Arizona Daily Sun, 2/9/2008