Cool, 'green' Aspen Crossing opens to freshmen
Incoming freshmen will have a chance to live in the newest—and greenest—residence hall available when Aspen Crossing opens its doors.

NAU biodiversity center opens
The new Colorado Plateau Biodiversity Center will introduce itself to campus next week with festivities featuring speakers and refreshments.

Changes in store for Tax Sheltered Annuity Program
The Arizona University System will be moving to three providers for the Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) program this fall: AIG Retirement, Fidelity Investments and TIAA-CREF.

Training available for new Federal Work Study online hiring form
Employers on campus who hire students under Federal Work Study should plan to attend a training session.

Find student workers and volunteers
Registration is under way for the annual Student Employment and Volunteer Fair.

Wine and Dine fundraiser set
for Aug. 17
It's not too late to get tickets to the Aug. 17 Wine and Dine in the Pines fundraiser for NAU athletic scholarships.

Share your summer photos
Send in your summer photos by Aug. 25 to share them in Inside NAU. The feature ends Aug. 27.

Globalism, survival among themes for freshman Summer Reading Program
Lap tops and rolls of quarters for the laundry aren't the only "must have" items on student checklists for college. At NAU, incoming freshmen also are bringing their reactions to a story about war through the eyes of a child soldier.

Look! Up in the sky! It's Ted Bunch's asteroid!
Musician Neil Young and political satirist Stephen Colbert may have spiders named after them, but NAU adjunct geology professor Ted Bunch can claim an asteroid as a namesake.

• Leslie Schulz, executive dean of the College of Health and Human Services
• Roddy Brett, professor of politics and international affairs
• Stephen Nuño, professor of politics and international affairs
• Lori Poloni-Staudinger, assistant professor of politics and international affairs
• Laura Camden, assistant professor of photography
• Kurt Lancaster, assistant professor of digital media
• Janna Jones, associate professor in the School of Communication, and Mark Neumann, professor and director of the school
• Brant Short, professor in the School of Communication

NAU master's programs offered at Signal Peak
Tri-Valley Central, 8/13/2008

Ecuador's culture intrigues NAU-Yuma professor
Yuma Daily Sun, 8/9/2008

Former Lumberjack Lopez Lomong's story of going from Lost Boy of the Sudan to flag bearer for the U.S. Olympic Team has generated worldwide publicity.