'Inside NAU' taking spring break
Inside NAU will not publish a regular issue on March 19, but will return as scheduled on March 26.

Small fire breaks out in Wilson Hall
No one was injured in the small third-floor fire this morning, which caused minor damage and required the residents to be evacuated for about two hours.

More recycling rescued from campus
The facilty that handles NAU's recycling is now accepting more plastics—and the best part is you don't have to do anything differently.

In fitness and health: NAU partners
with St. Joseph's for lecture series
The doctor is out and about with help from a continuing partnership between Northern Arizona University and St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center.

Welcome new hires
Northern Arizona University welcomed 12 new employees in February.

Longtime professor, administrator
David Whorton dies
David M. Whorton, a longtime professor and NAU administrator, died Feb. 23.

NAU students explore sustainable construction
in competition
A group of construction management students is learning how to construct projects with sustainability in mind.

Mini-symposium to prescribe
a healthy dose of humanities
When Carolyn Bame showed up at the Flagstaff Medical Center with her harp in hand, the double amputee patient she had come to visit looked up at her and said, "I was hoping you would come. The pain is so terrible today."

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

• Paul Keim, NAU professor of biology and the Cowden Endowed Chair in Microbiology
• Jason Hess, associate professor in the School of Art
• Alexander Alvarez, professor of criminology and criminal justice
• Mary I. Dereshiwsky, associate professor of educational leadership

New program encourages seniors
to give back to NAU
NAU is launching a scholarship initiative to encourage graduating seniors to help their fellow Lumberjacks make it through their crucial senior year.

Doris Duke Foundation rewards
NAU's future conservation leaders
The foundation is honoring five students as future conservation leaders, offering them research opportunities, tuition funding and a paid internship.

Employers, graduate schools seek students
at upcoming fair
Encourage students to dress professionally and bring an updated résumé to the March 12 Career and Graduate School Fair.

Comptroller's Office announces direct deposit
for travel, expense reimbursements
Employees enrolled in payroll direct deposit can receive travel and expense reimbursement direct deposits through the Advantage Financial System. Information is available online.

Young artists, scholars explore
opportunities at NAU
Two on-campus days for middle and high school students will expose budding artists and scholars to potential careers in the arts and languages.

Tom Ladner leaving NAU
Tom Ladner, assistant director for Student Unions and Activities, is leaving NAU after more than 20 years. A reception in his honor will be held from 2-5 p.m. Tuesday, March, 11, in the University Union, Havasupai A and B.

NAU spring enrollment climbs
Arizona Daily Sun, 3/3/2008

Copper giant gives $500,000 to NAU for science, engineering
KTAR (Phoenix, AZ), 3/2/2008

NAU's research building gets LEED platinum status
Phoenix Business Journal, 2/29/2008

NAU, Pima team up for bachelor's program
Tucson Citizen, 2/27/2008