As Northern Arizona University prepares for a new semester, partnerships continue to play a big role in the campus progress. It is no secret that many public sector organizations are facing challenging financial issues and looking for ways to augment their budgets. Public-private partnerships are one solution that is now being used in a wide range of public agency projects to lessen financial constraints and enhance shared resources. According to The National Council for Public-Private … [Read more...] about Partnerships Creating Successful Business Models
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Cardinals Training Camp Underway in Flagstaff
The Arizona Cardinals football team is back in Flagstaff, preparing for their upcoming season by training at high altitude. The Flagstaff training, where team members use the facilities at Northern Arizona University, is a favorite for many fans, who enjoy the up-close contact with players. Many businesses also enjoy the Flagstaff training camp, which generates millions of dollars for the local economy. (FBN's Jon Gustafson recently prepared this report on the Cardinals training camp … [Read more...] about Cardinals Training Camp Underway in Flagstaff
$1.5 Million Gift Endows Chair for NAU Program
A $1.5 million endowment gift from alumna Marcey Olajos has created the Charles Olajos and Ted Goslow Chair of Environmental Science and Policy for the Southwest at Northern Arizona University. The chair, to support interdisciplinary work linking scientific research and public policy, will be housed initially in NAU's College of Engineering, Forestry and Natural Sciences. Tom Sisk, professor of ecology and founder of the university's Lab of Landscape Ecology and Conservation Biology, is the … [Read more...] about $1.5 Million Gift Endows Chair for NAU Program
NAU Supporting First-Year Learning Initiative
A national wakeup call and a culture shift in higher education form the backdrop for a new Northern Arizona University initiative that seeks to boost the effectiveness of first-year courses. Professor Michelle Miller, incoming chair of psychology and a prominent voice in course redesign, is playing a central role in NAU’s First-Year Learning Initiative, which intends to increase student engagement and retention by revamping courses across a broad range of disciplines. “This is about … [Read more...] about NAU Supporting First-Year Learning Initiative
ADOT Recognizing Adopt-A-Hwy Group
In order to pay tribute to her son who died of liver cancer at the tender age of three, Bronwyn Streich adopted a segment of State Route 87. Now, the mother who sought to honor the memory of her son, Jayson, is being honored by ADOT for the outstanding dedication of her group to keep a mile of the Duthie-Martin Highway free of trash. Jayson Micajah FitzGibbons passed away on March 8, 1987 at three years of age after battling liver cancer for about 18 months. Streich said he never … [Read more...] about ADOT Recognizing Adopt-A-Hwy Group
ABOR Supporting Flagstaff Economy
The Arizona Board of Regents will wrap up a two-day meeting in Flagstaff this afternoon. After yesterday's meeting, one of the regents told FBN, the governing body is continuing to support the community as an economic driver for the region. He also talked about the Health and Learning Center with construction wrapping up this summer. The project has created about 3500 jobs and employed numerous local contractors, along with firms from outside the city. At yesterday's meeting, the board … [Read more...] about ABOR Supporting Flagstaff Economy
Ticket Prices Rising for FSO and NAU Skydome
Ticket prices to events in the Skydome and Flagstaff Symphony concerts in Ardrey Auditorium will increase by $2 this year and another $2 next year, Northern Arizona University has announced. NAU students attending Lumberjack athletic events at the Skydome and elsewhere on campus will continue to have free admission. They also will continue to receive free or discounted admission to NAU-sponsored cultural events at Ardrey and other on-campus locations. Jennus Burton, NAU vice president for … [Read more...] about Ticket Prices Rising for FSO and NAU Skydome
Public Encouraged to Help Schultz Flooding Victims
The Civic Service Institute (CSI) at Northern Arizona University, in partnership with the United Way of Northern Arizona, is sponsoring a service project in the Schultz Flood Area on June 25, 2011. Volunteers are needed to fill and place sandbags or paint Jersey barriers; two shifts are available, 9a—noon and/or 1p—4p. Volunteers may both fill and place sandbags on properties at risk for flooding, or for those interested in a less labor intensive project, CSI has organized a Jersey barrier … [Read more...] about Public Encouraged to Help Schultz Flooding Victims
NOVA Awards Scholarships for NAU Students
NOVA Corporation, a leading information technology company with offices in Window Rock, Ariz., Albuquerque, N.M., Chambersburg, Pa. and owned by the Navajo Nation, announces that students from Flagstaff, Ariz. were awarded a NOVA Scholarship to help with higher education. The scholarship recipients include Chantz Atcitty, Amerlia Fuller, and Clinton Harris from Northern Arizona University and Anthony Davis, Jr. from Arizona State University. NOVA Corporation awarded a total of $43,000 in … [Read more...] about NOVA Awards Scholarships for NAU Students
Science Foundation Arizona Active in Flagstaff
During the past year, Science Foundation Arizona has been active statewide, with several projects in Northern Arizona. Last October hundreds of Flagstaff fifth-graders gazed into the dark night sky at distant stars with their self-built “Galileoscopes.” Seven months later in May, many of those same students peered through jewelers’ loupes to study, up close, what they soon learned was the inside skeleton of a prickly pear cactus. Several of the 10-year-olds told Barbara Hickman, … [Read more...] about Science Foundation Arizona Active in Flagstaff