NAU signs agreement in support
of renewable energy
Northern Arizona University and some of the region's largest electrical power users signed an agreement Tuesday pledging their financial support of renewable energy generation facilities in northern Arizona.

Influenza cases on the rise;
how to protect yourself
NAU's Flagstaff campus is experiencing a surge in influenza cases among faculty, staff and students. Some easy steps may stave off the illness.

Welcome new hires
Northern Arizona University welcomed 21 new employees in January.

Long-time mathematics professor Michael Ratliff dies at 63
Michael Irven Ratliff, a mathematics professor at Northern Arizona University for 32 years, died on Feb. 4, 2008.

Nominate outstanding classified staff
for peer awards
The Classified Staff Advisory Council is seeking nominations for its annual Peer Recognition Awards.

Summer program offers adventure
in China, Tibet
The Summer Chinese Studies program is one way NAU students, faculty and staff can immerse themselves in another culture first hand.

Hilda Ladner leaving NAU
Ladner, the director of the Multicultural Student Center, is leaving NAU after 14 years to become assistant to the vice chancellor for Diversity and Equity and director of the Multi-Ethnic Center at the University of Minnesota-Morris. A farewell reception in her honor will be held from 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, in the Multicultural Student Center in Room 104 of the University Union.

Holocaust survivor to share courageous account
A Holocaust survivor, who escaped Nazi captivity only weeks before Allied armies liberated concentration camps, will share his story of bravery and survival at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, in The W.A. Franke College of Business.

NAU graduate students get funding
to become environmental leaders
Tomorrow's leaders in western land conservation are today's graduate students at Northern Arizona University.

23 student-athletes to join
Lumberjack football
Twenty-three student-athletes have signed national letters of intent to play football at Northern Arizona University, a group that head coach Jerome Souers calls the "foundation for the future."

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

• Bob Neustadt, professor of Spanish and chair of the Latin American Studies Committee
• Steve Atkins, research engineer in mechanical engineering, and Brandon Doss, instrumentation specialist in chemistry and biochemistry
• Thomas Paradis, director of Academic Assessment, and Lee Dexter, professor of geography, planning and recreation
• Chris Johnson, associate professor of visual communication
• Richard Quartaroli, special collections librarian at Cline Library
• Hesham Elnagar, an Honors student majoring in math and music
• J. Judson Wynne, biology doctoral student
• Matt A. Casado, professor in the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management, and Mary I. Dereshiwsky, associate professor in the College of Education
• Andrea Thode, assistant professor in the School of Forestry, and Valerie Kurth, a doctoral student in the forestry program

Group pushes harder for higher ed bucks
Tucson Citizen, 2/7/2008

Shop Talk: Platinum Buildings, a Scandal,
and a Carbon-Neutral Commitment
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2/6/2008

NAU interested in Havasu university
Today's News-Herald (Lake Havasu City, AZ), 2/1/2008