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Media highlights for the week of July 5-July 11, 2005
A sampling of NAU programs, professors, students, staff and alumni appearing in the news
Arizona Event: 56th Annual Navajo Festival
Dr. Evangeline Parsons-Yazzie, associate professor of Navajo at NAU's Department of Modern Languages, is the author of a new children's book, Little Woman Warrior Who Came Home: A Story of the Navajo Long Walk. Parsons-Yazzie will talk about the Navajo language. James Peshlakai, resident elder for Native American Students Services at NAU is a noted medicine man and counselor, and a champion for the Navajo people. He will share his wisdom at his talks about "Modern Diné."
—AzReporter.com (Winslow, AZ) 7/11/2005
APS gives NAU $1M for new building, scholarships
Northern Arizona University has received $1 million from the Arizona Public Service Foundation. Half the money will go toward the university's Applied Research and Development building and the remainder will go to a fund for scholarships and internships. "APS' generosity demonstrates its faith in NAU as an institution that emphasizes environmental research and outreach, as well as excellence in undergraduate education," President John Haeger said in a statement.
—Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ) 7/10/2005
Broncos sign Jacks kicker
Kicker/punter Paul Ernster, Denver's seventh-round draft choice, has signed a contract with the Broncos. Ernster was selected 239th overall out of Northern Arizona in April's NFL draft. The ex-Lumberjack attended Glendale Ironwood High School, the same school NAU quarterback Jason Murrietta and wide receiver Simirone Wade attended.
—Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ) 7/10/2005
Going with the flow
Imagine if a helicopter was so quiet it could approach within two miles of a target—instead of 10—before being detected. The scientific term for what can make this prospect reality is computational fluid dynamics—physics of the flow of air over a surface. The Flagstaff business that can make it happen is TecVerde LLC, or TVL. The company was founded by Northern Arizona University mechanical engineering professors Earl Duque and Jan Theron, who started collaborating two years ago. Last year, Duques, a former NASA scientist, realized the same technical knowledge that led to his grant-funded research at NAU could lead to a bigger paycheck in the private industry.
—Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ) 7/10/2005
Northern Arizona University gets a $1 million donation
Northern Arizona University gets a $1 million donation. Arizona Public Service Foundation gave the school the money. The Applied Research building is designed to be environmentally friendly, half of the donation will go toward the cost of the building, the other money will be used for scholarships and internships.
—Fox 10 News at 5 PM Weekend (Phoenix, AZ) 7/10/2005
[this clip also ran on KPHO TV 5 in Phoenix]
NAU professors 'shocked;' but students abroad safe
Two Northern Arizona University professors who studied or lived in England responded with dismay to the news Thursday of the bombings in London. "I was shocked to learn of the bombings of the underground and buses in central London at rush hour this morning," Arts and Letters Dean Susan Fitzmaurice said by e-mail. "I am horrified by the needless loss of life and the capricious infliction of suffering on innocent people." Some of the faculty and administrators at NAU have ties to England, including Fitzmaurice and criminal justice professor Neil Websdale. "I am deeply dismayed and sad at the state of the world," Websdale said.
—Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ) 7/9/2005
On the move
Sarah Beal has been promoted to public relations manager at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort. Beal has degrees in journalism and public relations from Northern Arizona University.
—Tucson Citizen (Tucson, AZ) 7/9/2005
APS grant helps build 'green' NAU building
A half-million-dollar grant from Arizona Public Service Co. will help pay for the "greenest" building to date on the Northern Arizona University campus. The money will go toward construction of the university's Applied Research and Development building, with the goal of qualifying it for a "platinum" rating from the U.S. Green Building Council.
—The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ) 7/8/2005
Arizona school administrators narrowly miss attacks
More than 100 students from the three Arizona universities were in London studying when the terror attacks took place. Officials say the students are safe and no one was injured. Northern Arizona University has six students of the 105 students studying in London, university spokesman Tom Bauer said.
—The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ) 7/8/2005
Broncos sign 2005 seventh-round draft choice P/K Ernster
The Denver Broncos on Thursday signed punter/kicker Paul Ernster, whom the club selected in the seventh round (239th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. Ernster was a first-team All-America punter for Northern Arizona University in 2004 and twice earned All-Big Sky Conference accolades at the Division I-AA school.
—Denver Broncos (online) 7/8/2005
Brownie Points—Cardinals' training camp fit for a King
Sports Illustrated's Peter King has plucked the Cardinals' nest at Northern Arizona University as one of his five favorite NFL training camps. "The (NAU) campus is a gorgeous sight . . . the fields are pristinely kept, and the tableau of the red-and-white Cards against the green trees and blue sky makes you want to get out an easel and third-grade paint set. Terrific access, too. There might only be a few hundred people at practice . . . but that works to your advantage. Meet a Cardinal? Heck, you might take one to lunch."
—East Valley Tribune (Mesa, AZ) 7/8/2005
Cardinals camp gets high marks
The Arizona Cardinals training camp in Flagstaff is the NFL's third best training camp, according to SI.com writer Stephan Pechdimaldji. Pechdimaldji hinted at the change of weather and scenery from Phoenix to Flagstaff. He said, "It's usually 30 degrees cooler up here, at 7,000 feet, than it is in the Valley of the Sun." He went on to write, "The Northern Arizona campus is a gorgeous sight to see when you arrive."
—Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ) 7/8/2005
Graduate assistance
Mike Halverson had a pretty good run as a football star at St. Mary's High School in Phoenix. So the ex-jock turned entrepreneur decided to help a less-fortunate student attend his alma mater. Halverson, CEO of Desert Litho, paid four years of tuition for the student, who also played on the team. He will attend Northern Arizona University in the fall to study business.
—The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ) 7/8/2005
New Panel to Offer Guidance on Dual-Use Science
Most biologists don't spend much time thinking about whether their co-workers in a lab are trustworthy or whether a terrorist might profit from the paper they're about to submit. But a newly formed U.S. committee has begun considering how life scientists should deal with such questions. Meeting in Bethesda, Maryland, last week for the first time, the panel hopes to develop guidelines—such as codes of conduct—for "dual use" research in the life sciences that will strike a balance between limiting risks and preserving scientific freedom. "If we don't do this carefully, we run the risk of losing what's really the greatest scientific engined the world has ever seen," says panelist Paul Keim of Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.
—Science (Washington, DC) 7/8/2005
No Word Yet On Bottled Water Grant
There has been no word yet on whether the City of Holbrook will be awarded a grant to study the feasibility of bottled water sales. s part of the grant application the council agreed that, "the City of Holbrook supports a collaborative with Northern Arizona University to examine legal, economic, and marketing aspects of bottled water sales as a supplemental revenue source to ensure future water delivery infrastructure enhancements and improvements."
—Navajo County Publishers (Holbrook, AZ) 7/8/2005
Older, richer visitors helped tourism in '04
"When you see dips in tourism, you'll see the state getting into budgetary problems," said Galen Collins, executive director of Northern Arizona University's School of Hotel and Restaurant Management. Collins said the report indicated that the office is doing its job and that the myriad tourism organizations around the state are working well together.
—The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ) 7/8/2005
Sports People: FSNA will televise UA-NAU football game
Fox Sports Net Arizona will televise the Arizona-Northern Arizona football game Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. The game, which is the home opener for the Wildcats, will only be shown in Arizona.
—Tucson Citizen (Tucson, AZ) 7/8/2005
Top 5 Training Camps
#3. Cardinals (Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Ariz.): My upset pick. No one knows about this place because no one goes here. The long shadows of the San Francisco peaks frame the pine-tree-lined practice fields. It's usually 30 degrees cooler up here, at 7,000 feet, than it is in the Valley of the Sun. I once left Phoenix on a 98-degree morning and motored two hours north—through towns like Deadman's Wash and Horsethief Basin—and it was 67 degrees. The Northern Arizona campus is a gorgeous sight to see when you arrive. The fields are pristinely kept, and the tableau of the red-and-white Cards against the green trees and blue sky makes you want to get out an easel and your third-grade paint set. Terrific access too. The players can't get away from you. On Emmitt Smith's first day of practice as a Cardinal two years ago, a fellow from Pensacola took a few steps beyond the ropes on the sideline to where Smith was stretching and shook his hand. There might only be a few hundred people at practice—there'd be more if the Bidwillians could sustain anything but an empty stadium—but that works to your advantage. Meet a Cardinal? Heck, you might take one to lunch.
—Sports Illustrated (New York, NY) 7/8/2005
Session agenda outlined; Council faces 10 reports first day
Northern Arizona University President John Haeger will address the Navajo Nation Council on July 18 about his institution, continuing the trend of having a different college president address the council each session.
—Gallup Independent (Gallup, NM) 7/7/2005
Collard heads Sheldon University Center
Construction continues on the Gloria R. Sheldon University Center, which is scheduled to open in the fall semester on Central Arizona College's Signal Peak Campus. Gerald Collard was hired as university center director. Collard has a doctorate of education in curriculum instruction from Northern Arizona University.
—Tri-Valley Central (Pinal County, AZ) 7/6/2005
Wal-Mart fights back over fired VP's altered transcript
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says a fired vice president who claims he deserves whistle-blower protection had falsified college transcripts to get hired at company headquarters in 1996. The company obtained from Bowen a copy of the accurate transcript from Northern Arizona University at Flagstaff. The transcript that Kardell said his client originally submitted to Wal-Mart shows grades of A's and B's in 36 classes. The authentic transcript shows 10 F's, four D's and 13 C's mixed in with a few A's and B's.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune (San Diego, CA) 7/11/2005
[this clip also appeared in numerous newspapers nationwide via the Associated Press]
From Flagstaff to Finland
John Perrigo, former Northern Arizona defensive end, is playing football for the Seinajoki Crocodiles of the Finnish American Football League this summer. He graduated from NAU in May with a bachelor's degree in health promotions.
—Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ) 7/6/2005
[this clip also appeared in the Billings Gazette]
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