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Bold achievement. Bright futures.

Join us as we celebrate NAU students from all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences as they take the next step on their academic and personal journeys. NAU’s commencement website has everything students and families need to prepare, including ceremony times, directions and parking, NAU maps, and more.

Fall 2024 Commencement guide

Quick links for alumni and donors

Connect, invest, inspire

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NAU professors seek to address state’s homelessness crisis

Laura Noll and Robert Wickham, associate professors of psychological sciences at NAU, received more than $1 million in grants from the Garcia Family Foundation to lead projects addressing Arizona’s growing homelessness crisis.

A student in a black and red tie-dye shirt smiling down at their sticker-covered laptop in First Year Seminar.

Welcoming AI into the classroom

NAU professor Yuly Asención-Delaney is developing speaking activities that target real-life situations using artificial intelligence chatbots, with the goal of helping students have simple conversations in Spanish.

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NAU pilots first Hispanic/Latine Youth Media Workshop

Northern Arizona University recently hosted a free, two-day seminar for local Hispanic/Latine high school students looking to explore the film and visual communication fields. Activities involved virtual reality, stop motion, game design, and more.

The manager of sustainability, Avi Henn stands by a recycling bin with a bike.

Planning ahead: sustainability at NAU

Abraham (Avi) Henn, NAU alum and Manager of Sustainability, is committed to the future.

Join an alumni chapter

Join an NAU alumni chapter today by completing the Chapter Interest Form and you will receive the latest updates about Lumberjack activities and engagement opportunities in your area. Joining a chapter is free!

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Stay connected

NAU Advancement | Foundation is committed to celebrating NAU alumni and Lumberjack pride while building security for future students and the university. We work to keep our network—alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents, friends, and others—connected.

Land acknowledgement

San Fransisco Peaks with the Office of Native American Initiatives (ONAI) watermark in the background.

Commitment to Native Americans

Northern Arizona University sits at the base of the San Francisco Peaks, on homelands sacred to Native Americans throughout the region. We honor their past, present, and future generations, who have lived here for millennia and will forever call this place home.