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Homecoming 2009  

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It was a week of festivities as Northern Arizona University celebrated its annual Homecoming in Flagstaff. Highlights included the Traditions Day Carnival, a parade through downtown Flagstaff and tailgating and a football victory at the Skydome. Photos by Jerry Foreman and Derek Hansen

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Stay tuned when
snow starts to fall
A cold blast from the Pacific Northwest is threatening to bring the season’s first snowfall to the Flagstaff area. Learn how to stay informed about the weather and road conditions.

‘Green’ buses
picking up speed
The same french fries that are fueling NAU students also are fueling NAU buses.

today's news

• Photo Gallery: Health and Learning Center groundbreaking • Applied Indigenous Studies announces lecture series
• NAU commemorates the fall of the Berlin Wall • Survey: Family Weekend planners seek input from campus
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Second speaker canceled in President’s Speaker Series

    
       

 
 

university news

• Campus traffic patterns
to change temporarily
   
• Voluntary retirement incentive program explained
   
• Construction project to create 2,500 jobs, generate
$7.3 million in
tax revenue
   
• 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 
   
• MBA program featured among ‘nation's best’
in Princeton Review
   


events

• Sophisticated ‘Lucretia’ challenges
NAU Opera performers


sustainability tip

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• Slay your ‘vampire’ energy consumption

 

research & academic news

• NAU’s online courses help answer call
for more speech pathologists
   
• Obesity and diabetes study weighs
influence of genetics, lifestyle
   
• Book brings need for turtle conservation
out of hiding


department news

• Lumberjacks celebrate Homecoming with 40-12 win over Idaho State
   
• Lumberjack football breaks into
national Top 25 rankings


Photos

'Inside NAU' Spotlight: Daniel Kain
Daniel Kain, dean of NAU's College of Education, discusses NAU's role in teacher preparation, early childhood education, and preparing future leaders of Arizona's schools.

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obituaries

• Joshua Ahmann, senior history major
   
• Phillip Staires, former fire marshal


spotlight

Recognizing the activities and accomplishments of faculty, staff
and students

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Dayle Hardy-Short and Brant Short presented a workshop "Communication Skills and Strategies for Leaders in Mining Communities" at the Summit of Mining Communities. Brant Short and students Michelle Flude and LeeDa Miller presented a paper "Telling the Story of Coal Mining in Popular Song:
A Rhetorical Analysis of Kathy Matta's 2008 Recording COAL."
   
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Several faculty members and students from the School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability presented their research at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America


in the news

• Myers honored by Big Sky;
NAU rises in polls
Arizona Daily Sun, 10/27/2009
   
• NAU athletes find balance with sports, studies
JackCentral, 10/22/2009
   
• Scientists at Northern Arizona University target behavior
NewsRX, 10/20/2009
   
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