Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a public university in Flagstaff, Arizona in the United States.
As of Fall 2007, the university has 21,352 students, 13,989 of these are situated in the main Flagstaff campus. Although primarily an educational institution, NAU undertakes a growing amount of research. The school is known for its specialties in the education program and its hotel and restaurant management programs. It is also well known for the forestry, natural science, and business programs.
The Arizona Cardinals of the NFL conduct their summer training camp at NAU.
The campus sits at an elevation of 6950 feet (2118 m) above sea level.
History :
Initially named the Northern Arizona Normal School, the institution was formed on September 11, 1899. In 1925, the State of Arizona recognized the school, allowing it to grant the Bachelor of Education degree. Following this change, the school renamed itself Northern Arizona State Teacher's College. In 1929, the name was changed to Arizona State Teacher's College at Flagstaff.In 1945, its name changed once again to the Arizona State College at Flagstaff. A year later the college began offering the degrees of Master of Arts and Bachelor of Science. On May 1, 1966, the school was granted full university status and changed its name to the current Northern Arizona University (or NAU).
In 2005, the school launched a new identity and logo.
Academics :
School of Hotel and Restaurant Management :
The Northern Arizona University School of Hotel & Restaurant Management prepares students for leadership responsibilities in hospitality-related enterprises. The undergraduate degree curriculum is designed to provide intellectual growth, communication skills, ethical awareness, appreciation of values and society, and professional knowledge of the hospitality industry.The curriculum includes not only classroom studies but also work in the highly regarded "Living Laboratory" of the Inn at NAU, a hotel staffed and operated by students from the HRM program. The Inn provides hands-on experience in hotel/restaurant management, including the culinary arts, food and beverage operations and planning, housekeeping, and guest services. The Inn also boasts a full bar, which is a rarity among universities.
The School of HRM also offers a wide array of courses on-line, making it possible to earn your degree without ever attending classes in Flagstaff. NAU's HRM also has two partnership programs in Phoenix and Tucson, through which students can complete the NAU Bachelor's degree in HRM by attending classes at Scottsdale Community College or Pima Community College.
The HRM's research and training arm, the Arizona Hospitality Research and Resource Center (AHRRC), provides a variety of customized research services, training programs, reports, and statistics to the tourism and hospitality industries, as well as to governmental and tribal agencies.
The HRM is also home to The Isbell Hospitality Ethics Center, endowed by the family of the founder of Ramada Hotels and Resorts, Marion W. Isbell. The mission of the Isbell Hospitality Ethics Center is to improve the ethical climate in the hospitality industry by increasing ethical awareness in hospitality students and managers.
The NAU School of HRM is ranked among the top ten hotel/restaurant schools in the United States.
College of Engineering and Natural Sciences :
The College of Engineering and Natural Sciences contains the departments of Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics, and Geology. Many renovations are being done to the college's buildings, including the new lab building and the Applied Research and Development Building.Student media :
The university's award-winning, weekly newspaper is an independently student-run publication called The Lumberjack. http://www.jackcentral.com Founded in 1914, it is the second-oldest newspaper in Northern Arizona. Originally named The Pine, students eventually voted to change the name to its current form in 1946. The Lumberjack prints stories about university and city news, school sports, student life and arts & entertainment on and off the school's campus. The paper has a circulation of 10,000 dispersed campus- and city-wide.In May 2007, the newspaper won a Society of Professional Journalists national award in the editorial writing category for articles printed during 2006. http://www.spj.org/moe06.asp The award was presented to the student recipient during the SPJ 2007 Convention in October in Washington, D.C.http://www4.nau.edu/insidenau/bumps/2007/5_31_07/keating.htm
The newspaper is produced within the school's Student Media Connection at NAU's School of Communication where three student media outlets use the same facilities. The newspaper is an independently run for-profit business, while NAU's KJACK radio station and its television station are strictly educational, non-profit lab models.
KJACK is available in Flagstaff on 1680 AM or online http://www.kjack.org. KJACK reports to the College Music Journal http://www.cmj.com and specializes in new music. Station Manager Jordan Thomas is proud of KJACK's accomplishments and encourages everyone to tune in to kjack.s online programming. NAU's televised news program, NAU Live! airs bi-weekly in Flagstaff on NPG cable channels 4 and 59 at 5pm MST, and on Dish Network's UniversityHouse Channel (9411) 9pm MST.http://dana.ucc.nau.edu/~nalive-p/naulive/join.html
UTV62 is Northern Arizona University's twenty-four hour student-run television station, currently only available on campus, with a staff comprised of students from NAU's School of Communication who present their own work and syndicated material for the NAU Community.http://www.utv62.com
Choirs :
The Northern Arizona University Choral Union consists of six ensembles: Men's Chorale, Women's Chorale, University Singers, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, the Harold M. Harter Memorial Handbell Choir, and the Shrine of the Ages Choir. Edith A. Copley (D.M.A., University of Cincinnati), joined the music faculty in 1990 and serves as Director of Choral Studies. In 1998, the Shrine of the Ages Choir performed at the National Conference of the National Association for Music Education (formerly MENC); in 2000, the Choir was featured at the American Choral Directors Association Western Division Convention.Judith A. Cloud (D.M., Florida State University) is the chair of the vocal division, which produces one major operatic work per academic year, along with various opera scenes. The director of opera theater is Ferdinandus J. A. Schellen.
Mascot :
The Northern Arizona mascot is Louie the Lumberjack. The Lumberjack nickname dates back to the early history of the school. According to Harold P. Blome, who is the younger son of R.H.H. Blome, the second president of Northern Arizona Normal School, the name was taken from the men who were called Lumber Jacks. On the Fourth of July, there were celebrations on the grounds of the current site for Lumberjack Stadium. The events included bronco riding by local cowboys and sawing logs against time by men who worked in the several logging camps in Flagstaff. The saws were six- or seven foot cross saws with one man working each end.Famous alumni :
- Greg Adams - National Hockey League
- Travis Brown - National Football League - Quarterback
- Shelly Bunge - Executive Vice President of Music Business Affairs & Administration, Sony Pictures Entertainment Music Group
- Jeffery Burton - Archaeologist
- J. S. Cardone - Feature Film Producer and Director
- Raul Hector Castro - Former Arizona Governor and Former U.S. Ambassador
- Allan Clark - National Football League - Running Back
- Lattie Coor - Former President, Arizona State University
- Andy Devine - Actor
- Pamela DiGiovanni - Vice President of Labor Relations, Fox Entertainment Group
- Paul Ernster - National Football League - Punter
- Diana Gabaldon - Bestselling Author
- R.C. Gorman - Native American Artist
- George Grantham - Major League Baseball - Infielder
- Todd A. Haney - Teacher at Sage Hill School
- Carol Kottenbrook - Feature Film Producer
- Kevin McCabe - Sportscaster
- Ron Mann - Head Track and Field Coach - University of Louisville
- Mike Mercer - National Football League
- Bruce Milletto - President, Bellissimo, Inc./Founder, The American Barista and Coffee School
- Clarence Moore - National Football League
- R. Carlos Nakai - Native American Performing Artist and Composer
- Jon Hurwitz - Popular blogger, MTV executive
- Lisa Olson - Sports Columnist, New York Daily News
- Frank Pollack - Offensive Tackle, San Francisco 49ers
- Jim Rathburn - Two-time Emmy-Award-Winning Music Producer
- Rick Renzi - Arizona Congressman, District 1
- Jennifer Roberson - Novelist
- Claudio Sanchez - Educational Correspondent, National Public Radio
- Pasquale Scaturro - Expedition Leader, IMAX Film "The Alps: Giants of Nature"
- Melvin Spears - Head Football Coach, Grambling State University
- John Sprott - Former U.S. Ambassador to Swaziland
- Jeremy Thornburg - National Football League - Safety
- Michael Mendoza - Arena Football League - Quarterback
Notable faculty :
- Andrew P. Odell, astronomer
- Patrick Sheridan, musician, conductor
- Jim Simmerman, poet
- Cathy Small, anthropologist and author
- Jonathan Bergeron, saxophonist
References :
See also :
- Walkup Skydome