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October 14, 2009

headlines

Voluntary retirement incentive program explained
President John Haeger today released details
of a one-time Voluntary Separation and Retirement Incentive Program.

NAU construction project to create 2,500 jobs, generate $7.3 million in tax revenue
Construction crews began razing Lumberjack Stadium on Tuesday as part of a project that will create about 2,500 jobs and generate more than $7.3 million in city and state tax revenue. The project includes the building of the Health and Learning Center and a new Lumberjack Stadium.

today's news

Volleyball prepares for heated home matches against Eastern Washington and Portland State				Slow Food NAU dishes up film festival

university news

•	ABOR opposes further cuts to universities

•	NAU-Yavapai signals new approach to higher education

•	State announces

	changes in dependent coverage

•	Outreach pays off for diverse enrollment

•	Husband and wife named Homecoming dedicatees

•	MBA program featured among ‘nation's best’ in Princeton Review

•	President Haeger

	challenges campus to rethink NAU’s education model

•	NAU’s swine flu campaign in full swing

in the news

•	NAU project will create 2,500 jobs, bring money to Flagstaff KNXV-TV, 10/14/2009

•	Prescott Valley hits historic landmark with new library Prescott eNews, 10/12/2009

•	'Ill' wind blowing globally Arizona Daily Sun, 10/11/2009

•	Mystery aspen deaths Payson Roundup, 10/10/2009

•	Grant will continue cancer research among tribes Inside Tucson Business, 10/9/2009

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research & academic news

•	Obesity and diabetes study weighs influence of genetics, lifestyle

•	Update on GPS Success

•	Book brings need for turtle conservation out of hiding

•	Partnership for Native American cancer prevention awarded $15.7 million

events

•	Athletic scholarships are big winners during Axer Auction

•	Break for litter pickup at 15-Minute Makeover

•	Events to promote disability awareness

•	Indian films and music featured on campus

video

Located on south campus across from NAU's School of Forestry building, new recreational fields were recently built to meet the student body's request of more recreational space. The fields fill that order while becoming a lesson in sustainability.

department news

•	Drug, alcohol information and policies online

•	Television Services debuts new weekly series called The Summit

•	Temporary policy will allow advanced sick time to address H1N1

spotlight

Recognizing the activities and accomplishments of faculty, staff
and students

•	Parks and Recreation Management Program recently received another five years of accreditation from the National Recreation and Park Association

•	Gateway Student Success Center is featured in “The Handbook of Career Advising,” a new publication from the National Academic Advising Association, along with a chapter by Eileen Mahoney

•	Sonya Daw and Mikhael Star presented “Laying the Foundations of Your Assessment Plan, the Benefits of Tortoise’s Path” at the National Academic Advising Association Annual Conference

•	Robyn Slayton-Martin received the NAU Service Learning Award

•	Marilya Veteto-Reese was awarded a Research Visit Grant to Germany

•	Astrid Klocke published "Subverting Satire: Edgar Hilsenrath’s Novel Der Nazi und der Friseur and Charlie Chaplin’s Film The Great Dictator" in Holocaust and Genocide Studies

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