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Vol. 4 No. 33 | Sept. 4, 2008

Former Colorado governor to lead discussion of crisis in education
President John Haeger will join former Colorado Gov. Roy Romer along with fellow Arizona university presidents and members of the Arizona Board of Regents for a discussion Sept. 11 on the crisis in education in the United States.

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Last chance to enroll
Benefits Open Enrollment will end Friday, Sept. 5. Be sure you’ve explored the new options available to you or the required changes you must make if your plan was discontinued. If you don’t have any changes, you don’t have to take any action. For information, visit HR Benefits Open Enrollment.

Former diver earns community award
Danielle Borth has earned a prestigious Community Leadership Award from the Leadership Committee, a Phoenix-based non-profit organization.

Welcome new hires
Northern Arizona University welcomed 80 new employees during July.

HRM major dies
Lauren Ashley Horger, 20, a third-year student at Northern Arizona University from New Mexico, died August 29, 2008.

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

  • Faculty members Marianne Nielsen and Lynn Jones from the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
  • Nadine Barlow, associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy
  • Georgina Toth, an international student in The W.A. Franke College of Business
  • Gene Balzer, professor of photography in the School of Communication

Water safety, first aid courses scheduled
The Wall Aquatic Center has scheduled first aid, CPR/defibrillator and water safety instructor courses.

Put pep in your
True Blue step

The university is celebrating its "One Community" relationship with the city Flagstaff with a True Blue pep rally beginning at 5:15 p.m. Sept. 5 in Heritage Square.


NAU in the News

Cracking the anthrax case
The Philadelphia Inquirer, 09/01/2008

Suspect Global Warming
Wall Street Journal, 09/02/2008

True Blue pep rally kicks off NAU football season
Arizona Daily Sun, 09/03/2008

Rhythm of the run NAU prof heads to Imogene Pass Run
Arizona Daily Sun, 09/04/2008

NAU says 'Thank you, Mr. Bus Driver'
KNXV-TV, 08/28/2008

NAU this week
History lesson: Eyes on the fries
Show us your blue