Northern Arizona University

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

•	Welcome Week 2008
•	Parents' Association: night with the D-Backs
•	Preparing for move in
•	Final high school transcripts needed
•	Family Weekend
•	Mountain Campus Express expands options
•	Important dates
•	Athletics update

Funding puts earthquake detection on solid ground
Northern Arizona University is on a new team to boost the state's ability to monitor earthquake hazards.
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Breaking down barriers to give students access
Northern Arizona University and two of its community college partners are breaking through traditional boundaries to make earning a bachelor degree a reality for more students in the state.
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NAU health programs top Phoenix mayor's agenda
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon was on campus Saturday to meet with NAU officials about the expansion of the university's health professions programs into the downtown Phoenix medical and academic complex.
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THERIZINOSAUR: Mystery of Sickle-Claw Dinosaur
Runs through Mar. 29, 2009
Museum of Northern Arizona
3101 N. Fort Valley Rd.
Tickets: $4–$7
Free for children 6 and under
928-774-5213

Movies on the Square: Ratatouille
Friday, August 22 at
Downtown, Heritage Square
Live entertainment starting at
6 p.m., movie at dusk
Free
877-668-4319

Theater: Six Degrees of Separation
Fri. and Sat., Aug. 22 and 23,
8 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 24, 2 p.m.
Doris Harper-White Community Playhouse, 11 W. Cherry Ave.
Tickets: $13–$17
928-774-1662

For more community events,
click here.

Welcome Week 2008
August 21-31

True Blue Friday
Fri., Aug. 22, all day
Show your pride. Wear your True Blue NAU gear.

Hypnotist: C.J. Johnson
Fri., Aug. 22, 8 p.m.
Ardrey Auditorium, Bldg. #37A
Free

Outdoor concert:
Reel Big Fish
Sat., Aug. 23, 7-10:30 p.m.
Wall Aquatic Field
Free

Student Employment and Volunteer Fair/Student Organization Fair
Sun., Aug. 24, Noon–3 p.m.
University Union Field House, Bldg. #30, free.

For a list of all Welcome Week events, click here.

For more campus events,
click here.

For Athletics schedules and information, click here.

Northern Arizona University Parents' Association (928) 523-6267 Parent.Association@nau.edu home.nau.edu/parents

   

Vol 5. No. 2 August 8, 2008

 

Welcome Week events for parents and families
Join us for two free Parents' Association sponsored events during Welcome Week 2008:

Parents' Association Reception, Friday, August 22 at 5 p.m., W. A. Franke College of Business. Parent and Family Send Off Brunch, Saturday, August 23 at 10 a.m. Attend according to your student's college.  If your student is in Arts and Letters, Education, or is Undecided please join us in the Hot Spot, Building #30. If your student is in the W. A. Franke College of Business, Health and Human Services, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Engineering, Forestry, or Natural Sciences please join us in South Dining, Building #64

To see a complete schedule of Welcome Week 2008 events, click here. If you have questions, contact Dianna Van Sanford, Parent and Family Programs Coordinator at Dianna.Vansanford@nau.edu or 928-523-4630.
 

Parents' Association Night with the D-Backs
You can cheer on the Diamondbacks as they play the San Francisco Giants on Thursday, September 18, 2008, 6:40 p.m. at Chase Field in Phoenix. Meet other Northern Arizona University parents, the Parent and Family Programs Coordinator, and Louie the Lumberjack! 

Tickets are available for $15 in Sections 136, 137 in the Bullpen Reserve, Left Field. We have reserved 100 seats on a first come first serve basis. All family and friends are welcome.  Enjoy $5 of food and beverage on us!  Please make checks payable to: Northern Arizona University Parents’ Association. 

For tickets contact: Parents’ Association at (928) 523-6267 or e-mail at parent.association@nau.edu. Tickets will be available through September 2, 2008.
 

Preparing for move in
Most residence halls open Thursday, August 21 at 9 a.m. If your student is assigned to Pine Ridge Village, building A or B or Gabaldon Hall, Birch Wing, you will be able to begin checking in on Friday, August 22 at 9 a.m. Students must check-in by August 25.

If your student is living on campus, he or she will receive an assignment letter with information about his or her roommate(s), room assignment, mailing address, and telephone number, as well as helpful move-in tips.

If you're planning to ship items to campus using the U.S. Postal Services, it is recommended that you ship to your student's address included in the assignment letter. If you're using FedEx, UPS or DHL, use your student's residence hall street address found here. This will ensure the items go directly to your student's hall.

Students now use their university ID card to open the exterior doors of their residence hall. If they do not have a university ID card, have them go to the NAUCard Office, located in the University Union, building 30, prior to checking into their residence hall.

If your student does not yet have a meal plan, it's not too late to get one. Campus Dining will have more than 20 locations across campus to satisfy the time, taste, and nutritional needs of every student, with some locations open until 2 a.m.!  Make sure your student has a plan—weekly plans as well as block semester plans available.  For more information click here.
 

Final high school transcripts needed