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Media highlights for the week of Aug. 23-29, 2005
A sampling of NAU programs, professors, students, staff and alumni appearing in the news
Educators agree dropouts are a problem
Northern Arizona University administers one of two statewide GEAR UP programs. The idea is to give students the edge they need to get high school diplomas and attend college. GEAR UP emphasizes mentoring - older students providing one-on-one help—tutoring and summer enrichment programs. Each year, teachers and administrators evaluate student progress and recommend changes. In addition, teachers try to involve parents. "That's one of the hardest challenges, especially when students start high school," says Teena Olszewski, NAU's GEAR UP director in Phoenix.
Arizona Capitol Times (Phoenix, AZ), 8/29/2005
Anthropologist who posed as a student is unmasked
A cultural anthropologist who went under cover as a freshman at her own university to write a book about undergraduate life has been unmasked by a New York newspaper, just weeks before the book's scheduled publication date. Author Cathy Small and university authorities said they were disappointed and somewhat taken aback by the sudden unmasking. 'If we had our druthers,' said Thomas Bauer, a spokesman for the university, 'we would still be anonymous.'
Chronicle of Higher Education (Washington, DC), 8/29/2005
NAU harnesses weather to cool College of Business
For its new College of Business Administration building, set to open in January 2006, Northern Arizona University wanted an innovative, flexible, energy-efficient building that would become a standard for sustainability and comfort. "We knew early in the project, we wanted a building that incorporated sustainable design principles that made sense from a business point of view," says Mason Gerety, dean of the College of Business Administration. "NAU is an environmentally focused campus in general, with sustainability as a critical goal. We wanted to do things in a sustainable way that had associated cost savings."
bizjournals.com (online), 8/29/2005
[this clip also appeared in numerous business journals nationwide.]
NAU Health Psychology Center taking patients
The Health Psychology Center of Northern Arizona University provides evaluation and treatment services for psychological and behavioral components of health-related conditions. It also uses biofeedback equipment for diagnosis and treatment, and conducts seminars and group interventions for lifestyle change and wellness programs. Services are provided by graduate students under the supervision of Ph.D-level licensed psychologists.
Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ), 8/29/2005
Editorial: A gift for listening—An NAU professor has turned a lively ear to the lives of students
Trying to relate to young adults is a lot like trying to catch a greased watermelon. It can be tricky. Especially if the approach is to use the wisdom of age to point out the folly of youth. Northern Arizona University Professor Cathy Small tried a different approach. She listened...Small wanted to know what young people are thinking, and she was willing to go to some trouble to find out.
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), 8/28/2005
Jacks are on right path
"The Walkup Skydome is one of the best facilities in the country in I-AA," former NAU coach Larry Kentera said. "Plus, NAU has a big advantage that others in the league don't have in that it's very close to the talent pool of a huge city like Phoenix. I don't see any reason why they shouldn't be another Montana in that league."
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), 8/28/2005
Photo: When the elevator's too crowded
Northern Arizona University student Ian Larue of Scottsdale makes his third trip up the stairs at Sechrist Hall on the campus at NAU. Long lines for the elevators left many parents and students using the stairs to move in on Saturday. Dormitories opened up to students this weekend, classes at NAU will start on Monday.
Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ), 8/28/2005
Letter to the Editor: The wasted rites of 'political correctness'
Here we are, questioning the lack of student's interest in one another. Heaven forbid they should talk to each other, let alone ask questions. If you ask a question, you're branded as someone or something to be afraid of...What happened to raising our children to be polite and kind? That takes too much effort. Forget it, Professor Cathy Small. There's nothing you can do. It's been done for us. No more common sense. Just "political correctness."
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), 8/27/2005
Desert took worst of state's worst fire year
Cave Creek Regional Park supervisor John Gunn has enlisted a researcher from Northern Arizona University to study the rehabilitation efforts of his region and is hoping the plot will be a living lesson on what can be done to repel the invasion of foreign plants.
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), 8/26/2005
NAU film series offers something for every taste
This fall's Tuesday night Humanities, Arts and Religion film series joins the College of Arts and Letters in its year-long investigation into the theme 'Water in the Arts.' "Our film series will look at water as stage and barrier, as setting for spiritual and comic journey, as well as the source of fear, isolation, escape and transcendence," said film series director Joseph Boles, who also chairs the Department of Humanities, Arts and Religion at NAU. Boles said past audience members, fellow faculty members and students selected this season's titles.
Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ), 8/26/2005
NAU football
Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., will host a fund-raiser at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Arizona Snowbowl to benefit the Northern Arizona University football program. The event will feature J.C. Watts, a former Oklahoma quarterback and U.S. congressman, as the keynote speaker.
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), 8/26/2005
Summer camp for kids faces debilitating cuts
Proposed federal funding cuts to the National Youth Sports Program could leave the fields empty and a couple of hundred of children idle without funding for the free summer sports program. "There's an absolute need for the program and to expand it at the younger age," said NAU NYSP Activity Director Julie Elliott, who also teaches physical education at DeMiguel Elementary.
Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ), 8/26/2005
Letter to the Editor: Dorm not the norm for 50-year-old
So a 50-plus-year-old woman who registers herself as a college freshman has hit some kind of scientific/intellectual pay dirt and deserved to be on the front page? Did anyone else read this article and catch yourself saying, "What the . . . ?" The professor says no one seemed to want to get to know her? Hello! She's old enough to be their grandmother, and she's trying to be pals with them in the dorm! That's creepy!
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), 8/26/2005
Ariz. Prof Spends Year As an Undergrad
As a professor at Northern Arizona University, Cathy Small was baffled by undergraduates. They seemed less engaged, less likely to do assigned reading and more likely to ask questions like "Do you want it double-spaced?" So she decided to study them as anthropologists research any foreign culture -- she lived among them.
NYNewsday.com (New York, NY), 8/25/05)
[This clip was reprinted in nearly 200 daily newspapers nationwide.]
A salute to Flag, but Cards are likely to return to Prescott
While praising Flagstaff and NAU officials at every turn, Cardinals' officials also seized the opportunity to mention that their contract with NAU was in its final year and, boy, isn't Prescott a nice place for a training camp?
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), 8/25/2005
AOL reports 1,300 full-time jobs here
AOL reported 1,300 full-time jobs at its Tucson call centers, where some employees have worked as customer retention agents. "The biggest complaint we'd get from people we tried to reactivate was that they got charged for several months of service from AOL after they canceled," said Todd Frein, an accounting student at Northern Arizona University, who worked as a sales representative for telemarketing firm Sterner & Klein.
Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, AZ), 8/25/2005
Cards feelin' the love in northern Arizona
Flagstaff and the Prescott-Prescott Valley area each are in major courting mode with the team to be the site for its summer training facilities for the next three years. Two weeks ago, NAU President John Haeger announced a 13-person committee to keep the Cardinals in Flagstaff and one of their first orders of business was buying four tables for the Cardinals' kick-off luncheon in Phoenix next week. "We want to sit down with them and do like we have for 17 years," said Dave Brown, manager of Walkup Skydome. "We've always been held in high esteem by the Cardinals and have tried to accommodate them. We'll continue to seek their evaluation and what we can do to enhance their camp."
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), 8/25/2005
National Treasure: The Grand Canyon
You may have heard of this town, but you probably never realized how small and lovely it is. Home to Northern Arizona University, one might expect to find a large, urban city; instead, it is a beautiful, close-knit community in the middle of a glorious ponderosa pine forest.
Bella Online (online), 8/25/2005
Prescott training camp suits Cards
Last week, Dave Brown came to visit the Cardinals here, in what amounted to a recruiting trip. Brown, manager of Northern Arizona University's Walkup Skydome, is the school's longtime point man with the Cardinals when it comes to training camp in Flagstaff. "We've invested a lot of time with the Cardinals and training camp, I wanted to come down and wish them luck and success," Brown said. "The university and Flagstaff have enjoyed that bond and we want to continue that relationship."
East Valley Tribune (Mesa, AZ), 8/25/2005
Prescott, Flagstaff duel over Cardinals camp
The Arizona Cardinals have now trained in Prescott and Flagstaff and both cities would like to become the team's home for summer camp. Prescott officials know that because the team already was in the final year of its contract with N-A-U, and because it's closer than Flagstaff, its chances of hosting camp for the next three years look promising. Flagstaff counters their city was picked this year as the third-best league training site in the country by Sports Illustrated.
KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ), 8/25/2005
Ramping up relationships part of education formula
NAU anthropology professor Cathy Small recruited NAU professors eight years ago to mentor middle school students from Mount Elden Middle School who would be first-generation college students.
Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ), 8/25/2005
September Geology and GSA Today media highlights
Carbon isotopes from fossil packrat pellets and elevational movements of Utah Agave plants reveal Younger Dryas cold period in Grand Canyon, Arizona—This study by Kenneth L. Cole and Samantha T. Arundel from Northern Arizona University was the first to use a detailed sequence of packrat middens to examine changes in carbon isotopes in packrat fecal pellets and the abundance of Utah agave, a succulent desert plant species, within the middens.
EurekAlert (Washington, DC), 8/25/2005
Turf War
A battle is brewing between Flagstaff and Prescott. Both cities have now hosted the Arizona Cardinals summer training camp and now both want their cities to become the permanent home. At stake is an estimated $2 million from tourists who flock to training camp. The Cards have called Northern Arizona University home since 1988.
KPHO-TV (Phoenix, AZ), 8/25/2005
Well, what did you expect?
Regarding "NAU prof questions lack of curiosity": The Republic Editorial Board has crusaded to change schools from places of learning to places of testing. What did you expect? Any curiosity students once had undoubtedly was stifled because it wasn't something likely to be on "the test." You can fully expect college students to play by your rules: pass the test, get the credential, knowledge is no longer important
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), 8/25/2005
NAU men picked to win Big Sky running title
For the fourth straight year, the NAU men's cross country team is predicted to win the 2005 conference title.
Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ), 8/24/2005
Bubbles & Bids fund-raiser Friday
The Senior Corps of Northern Arizona, part of NAU's Gerontology Institute, is hosting the Bubbles & Bids fund-raiser Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. in the grand ballroom at the Radisson Woodlands Hotel. All proceeds will directly benefit senior volunteers throughout northern Arizona. Money raised will help fund new programs and reimburse senior volunteers for expenses they incur while volunteering.
Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ), 8/23/2005
College going up in Pinal
In 2000, Northern Arizona University was trying to expand statewide, and the CAC board received a $750,000 grant to construct a building for NAU on campus. The university was going to chip in the other half. But NAU dropped the building from its plans during budget cuts. It left bad blood between NAU and many in Pinal County, and it wasn't until this past year when legislators tried to award community colleges the ability to award four-year degrees that NAU and CAC began working better together. "It's amazing how much more responsive they are now that this is happening," CAC President Terry Calaway said in March. NAU will transfer its programs over to the building, using most of the first floor.
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), 8/23/2005
Conference on Manichaean Studies in Arizona
An international conference on Manichaeism is to be held in Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, from 1st to 4th of September. The conference is devoted to intensive, collaborative investigation of the sources for the study of Manichaeism both as a distinct religious system and as part of the dynamic religious environment of late antiquity. The conference will be chaired by Dr. Jason David BeDuhn, Department of Humanities, Arts, and Religion of Northern Arizona University, Flagsaff.
Iranian Cultural Heritage News Agency (Tehran, Iran), 8/23/2005
NAU hoping for '05 rebound
''All in all, there's a positive thread running through all aspects of our football program right now,'' football coach Jerome Souers said. Most notably, Branch is back as a fifth-year senior.''Having him back, just his maturity, just understanding what it takes to be successful, his ability to get those around him to play up a level, is a presence we need,'' Souers said.
Montana Standard (Butte, MT), 8/23/2005
NAU prof questions lack of curiosity
When Northern Arizona University Professor Cathy Small posed as a student in an NAU dorm for two semesters, she was trying to find the answer to one central question: Why don't students seem to care anymore? Tom Bauer, an NAU spokesman, said the review board approved Small's request to use a fictitious name as author. "I'm using this experience to make my courses more relevant," Small said. "We look at other cultures through the prism of our own family relationships and what values are being communicated."
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), 8/23/2005
Texas Gov. Perry announces Emerging Technology Fund Advisory Committee
Texas Gov. Rick Perry recently announced the appointment of 17 high-tech leaders, entrepreneurs and research experts to the advisory committee for the newly created Emerging Technology Fund. Among the appointees: Dr. Pamela Eibeck of Lubbock is dean of engineering at Texas Tech University. She previously served as chair of mechanical engineering and vice-provost for undergraduate studies at Northern Arizona University (NAU).
Government Technology (Folsom, CA), 8/23/2005
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