High Altitude athletes mine for medal in Beijing Professor puts digital media on convention menu
Burnett Family Bluegrass Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra For more community events,
True Blue NAU Pep Rally Exhibit: Arizona Digital Media Investigations For more campus events,
For Athletics schedules and information, click here.
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Parents' Association night with the D-Backs
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.
Engineering program again ranks among the best
in the nation
U.S. News & World Report has ranked the undergraduate engineering program at Northern Arizona University among the best in the nation for the fifth consecutive year. The magazine's annual rankings of Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs, released this month, lists Northern Arizona University in a group of universities that ranks 38th in the nation. Others in the group include University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, Boise State and Cal State-Northridge. Read more...
Navajo professor writes textbook to help save her Native language
For 18 years, Evangeline Parsons Yazzie taught Navajo without a textbook she felt represented both the indigenous language and its culture, until she decided to write her own. Read more...
Family Weekend, October 3-5, 2008
If you haven't already, make plans to join us for Family Weekend, October 3–5. An event schedule and order form are available online, and lodging reservations are recommended since it is expected to be a busy weekend in Flagstaff. For a list of local lodging, click here.
Family Weekend highlights include:
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NAU Alert: talk to your student about registering
NAU Alert is the university's emergency notification system. The service is free and voluntary, but your student must be registered.
If your student has not already registered, encourage him or her to sign up. Then your student can add you or another family member, by registering here.
Important dates for students
Aug. 29-31 : Welcome Week continues
Aug. 29: Sorority Recruitment begins
Sept. 1: Second housing and dining fall payment due
Sept. 1: Labor Day Holiday - No Classes
Sept. 5: Last day to Add classes without a petition
Sept. 8: Fraternity recruitment begins
Sept. 19: Last day to Drop/Delete classes without a W
Oct. 1: Third housing and dining fall payment due
Oct. 1: Career and Graduate School Fair
Oct. 3-5: Family Weekend
Oct. 24: Last day to Drop/Delete classes with a W
Oct. 25: Homecoming
Oct. 27: Early enrollment for spring 2009 begins
Athletics Update
The football team plays a big in-state game at Arizona State on Saturday night in a game that will be televised by FSN Arizona. The volleyball team hosts its season-opening tournament in Flagstaff under new head coach Craig Choate. The soccer team is on the road for a pair of matches at UC Irvine and Embry Riddle.
Student Athlete Spotlight
Name: Cee Cee Odorfer
Hometown: Prescott, Ariz.
Sport: Soccer
Cee Cee Odorfer was selected Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week after her performances against Arizona State and New Mexico this past week. The weekly honor is the second of Odorfer’s career. Her first was awarded in October 2005. Odorfer opened the 2008 season with two goals and one assist during NAU’s opening weekend against Arizona State and New Mexico. Odorfer, from Prescott, Ariz., missed the 2007 season due to injury, but returned to the pitch with five points in two games. The junior forward recorded four shots, with a goal and an assist in the Lumberjacks’ 4-2 loss against Arizona State on Friday. On Sunday, NAU played New Mexico to a 1-1 tie, with Odorfer opening the scoring with a goal in the 24th minute.
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