BOUNDLESS TOGETHER
WE ARE PROUD OF THE COUNTLESS NAU LUMBERJACKS ACCOMPLISHING INCREDIBLE AND WONDERFUL THINGS. READ ABOUT THEM AND SHARE YOUR OWN STORY.
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Boundless connections
At Northern Arizona University, our students and faculty look for answers to some of our most compelling environmental challenges.
Arts & Culture
Join our team of esteemed faculty
At Northern Arizona University, we’re committed to equitable education—and we’re ready for you to be part of our new hiring campaign.
Science & Discovery
Graduate found a home at NAU–Yuma
With preparation from NAU–Yuma, Eduardo Moreno will graduate ready to help the sick and vulnerable in his community.
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Representing in Arizona: an ABOR student regent speaks up
Honors Exercise Science major Rachel Kanyur is the newest student member of the Arizona Board of Regents.
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Brief presence of water in Arabia Terra on Mars
NAU PhD candidate Ari Koeppel and a team of scientists recently discovered water was briefly present in Arabia Terra on Mars.
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We explore the dark sky
With access to a cadre of world-class telescopes, NAU’s astronomy and planetary science graduate students study our solar system and universe.
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Making health mobile
Funded by multiple undergraduate research awards, Computer Science major Shelby Hagemann helped study and develop a mobile app for mental health.
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Opening a door for all to learn
Using different teaching styles—and a touch of creativity—Dr. Andrew Sánchez Meador connects students with data analysis.
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Boundless energy
Mechanical Engineering student Samirah Gnangbe traveled halfway across the world to participate in NAU’s renewable energy research.
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NAU center attracts diverse students
NAU’s Center for Materials Interfaces in Research & Applications (¡MIRA!) offers a new approach to science careers.
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All-around competitor
Big Sky soccer player Madison Montgomery shows grit on the field and in the classroom.
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Keeping an eye on the skies
PhD student, Annika Gustafsson, studies comets and asteroids. She recently received the Amelia Earhart Fellowship for her work in space sciences.
Entrepreneurship & Business
Rock star
Environmental consultant and NAU alumnus Dave Cook is helping cities go greener by cleaning up contaminated land to make room for more affordable housing.
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Where Indigenous studies are applied
The Applied Indigenous Studies department at Northern Arizona University gives Native American students the knowledge and tools to become change agents in their communities.
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From Centaur to comet
Doctoral student Colin Chandler’s discovery leads to the reclassification of a planetary body.
Entrepreneurship & Business
We engineer a better world
At Northern Arizona University, the next generation of engineers is learning to design and build a safer, healthier, and more sustainable future.
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Earning national acclaim
Undergraduate Breezy Brock has devoted her educational career to studying infectious diseases.
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Boundless connections
At Northern Arizona University, our students and faculty look for answers to some of our most compelling environmental challenges.
Education & Service
Audiologist fights hearing loss
In collaboration with a New Jersey company, NAU researcher O’neil Guthrie is developing a drug to combat hearing loss caused by excessive noise.
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Boundless courage
Branching out, first-generation student Mitzzy Lopez loves life in the lab where she combines chemistry and justice.
Entrepreneurship & Business
Making the connections
Undergraduate Anthony Mirabito plans to bring his passion and his ideas for sustainability with him when he goes into the business world.
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A deep set with sports and academics
After winning a Big Sky volleyball championship with her team and earning a 4.00, Abby Stomp has surpassed her ambitions as a student-athlete.
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Finding her academic home
Geology undergraduate researcher Cecily Combs contributes to major 4FRI forestry project.
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Building sustainable connections
Fulbright scholar Jayne Sandoval plans to help her Navajo community develop a renewable energy program.
Arts & Culture
Boundless optimism
Mechanical Engineering PhD student Glen D’Silva’s goal is academia, allowing him to combine his interests in research and education.
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Exploring climate solutions
Alumna Susanna Dart is testing science and sustainability on the global stage.
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A star researcher
Student-athlete Beau Prince, a Goldwater Scholar, is working toward a career in astrophysics.
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Impacting the field of medicine
Honors microbiology major Kaitlyn Parra’s infectious disease research is breaking new ground.
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Honoring tradition, advancing innovation
Alumnus Jonathan Martin is the first director of the new Native American Forest and Rangeland Management Program at NAU.
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Boundless classrooms
At Northern Arizona University’s Flagstaff campus, the Colorado Plateau is literally in our back yard—and it offers an ecologically diverse natural lab.
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We take on the fight against cancer
As the second leading cause of death worldwide, cancer remains one of the defining challenges of our time.
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Cultivating a greener career
Environmental and Sustainability Studies and Spanish double major Genevieve Conley aims to work internationally on conservation issues.
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Expanding the field
Football player and biomedical science major DJ Arnson advances a family legacy and adds his own chapter.
Entrepreneurship & Business
Staying involved with NAU
NAU alumnus Scott Hanson stays connected with NAU by acting as a professional advisor for public relations students.
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Hospitality’s innovation through collaboration
NAU professor Dr. Muhittin Cavusoglu helps his hospitality students connect the dots between collaboration, new technology, and multiculturalism.
Entrepreneurship & Business
Aiming high
For Marketing major Ana Aranda, New York City has always been the promised land. Thanks to NAU, she’s got the chance to return in style.
Entrepreneurship & Business
Strengthening a successful career
NAU alumna and successful professional, Michelle “Shelly” Talsma Everson returns to NAU to pursue a master’s degree in Communication.
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Just warming up
NAU alumnus Luis Aguilar successfully balanced football and school, and is ready for his next adventure.
Entrepreneurship & Business
Rock star
Environmental consultant and NAU alumnus Dave Cook is helping cities go greener by cleaning up contaminated land to make room for more affordable housing.
Education & Service
Where Indigenous studies are applied
The Applied Indigenous Studies department at Northern Arizona University gives Native American students the knowledge and tools to become change agents in their communities.
Entrepreneurship & Business
We engineer a better world
At Northern Arizona University, the next generation of engineers is learning to design and build a safer, healthier, and more sustainable future.
Entrepreneurship & Business
Building sustainable connections
Fulbright scholar Jayne Sandoval plans to help her Navajo community develop a renewable energy program.
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A different kind of classroom
Alumnus Alexander Davenport has devoted his career to making sports accessible to everyone.
Arts & Culture
Boundless ambition
NAU amplifies Indigenous voices on our many platforms, enriching lives and improving our community.
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Celebrating ‘radical hospitality’
Entrepreneur and NAU alumnus Michael Marquess combines brewing and community as CEO of Flagstaff’s Mother Road Brewing Company.
Entrepreneurship & Business
Making the connections
Undergraduate Anthony Mirabito plans to bring his passion and his ideas for sustainability with him when he goes into the business world.
Entrepreneurship & Business
Determined to succeed
Marvol Barnard is using skills from the Master of Organizational Leadership program in her role as national president of the Ladies Professional Golf Association.
Entrepreneurship & Business
A trailblazer for her family
By achieving her goals, online student and single mom Tiffany Grigsby proves something to herself and sets a precedent.
Arts & Culture
Join our team of esteemed faculty
At Northern Arizona University, we’re committed to equitable education—and we’re ready for you to be part of our new hiring campaign.
Arts & Culture
NAU students attend New York Fashion Week
Five NAU students get a behind-the-scenes look at New York Fashion week.
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Finding the words to their own story
An Indigenous and Creole poet, traditional healer, and Kundalini yoga teacher, tanner menard opens their heart to radical syncretism.
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Revelations from the field
Studying photography through NAU’s Honors College brought Claire Sipos to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and taught her to persevere.
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Collaborating in three dimensions
At the boundary of art and science, David Winslow Van Ness makes unexpected connections.
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Protecting Tribal lands
The Institute of Tribal Environmental Professionals works with Indigenous nations to protect their land for generations to come.
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A future comes into focus
For Diné film student Tinia Witherspoon, telling her own story was a critical component of her education.
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Boundless passion
NAU alumna Patricia Burton has found a means of expression that has survived centuries: the cello.
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Into the blue(s)
Jazz musician Eric Nakamoto launched from NAU to a career in the United States Air Force
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Thriving by design
After transferring to NAU, interior design student Jessica Arnold triumphed alongside a team of peers determined to shape their community.
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Across mesas and oceans
The Indigenous Cultural and Educational Exchange program at NAU goes the distance to connect Indigenous students and faculty with Indigenous peers across the globe.
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NAU alumna developing a music career
NAU alumna, Mary Kray, ’20, received the Encouragement Award at the Rocky Mountain Region Metropolitan Opera National Council Audition.
Arts & Culture
Boundless optimism
Mechanical Engineering PhD student Glen D’Silva’s goal is academia, allowing him to combine his interests in research and education.
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Exploring climate solutions
Alumna Susanna Dart is testing science and sustainability on the global stage.
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Treasuring sustainability
NAU alumna and Printing Services employee Sara LaRosa makes a difference when she talks trash.
Arts & Culture
Boundless ambition
NAU amplifies Indigenous voices on our many platforms, enriching lives and improving our community.
Arts & Culture
Poems by Sherwin Bitsui
Renowned poet and Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Northern Arizona University Sherwin Bitsui shares two poems for you to read.
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Shaping students’ lives
Professor of ancient philosophy George Rudebusch helps students gain skills for the future.
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From metal to Mozart
Undergraduate student and indie rocker Sage Bond studies opera and plans to teach music on the Navajo Nation.
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Taking a leap of faith
From Myanmar to opera star, international student Ye Lynn Han arrived to NAU sight unseen—and found his voice.
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Bringing behavioral health resources to all
NAU alumnus Tad Gary is passionate about helping people get the behavioral healthcare they need.
Arts & Culture
Join our team of esteemed faculty
At Northern Arizona University, we’re committed to equitable education—and we’re ready for you to be part of our new hiring campaign.
Education & Service
Honoring and supporting military veterans
Veterans Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the contributions of veterans and the services available to them at NAU.
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Celebrating ‘radical hospitality’
Entrepreneur and NAU alumnus Michael Marquess combines brewing and community as CEO of Flagstaff’s Mother Road Brewing Company.
Education & Service
Representing in Arizona: an ABOR student regent speaks up
Honors Exercise Science major Rachel Kanyur is the newest student member of the Arizona Board of Regents.
Education & Service
Hospitality’s innovation through collaboration
NAU professor Dr. Muhittin Cavusoglu helps his hospitality students connect the dots between collaboration, new technology, and multiculturalism.
Education & Service
Born to teach
Elementary education alumna Thea Hookey shares a love of learning with her students.
Arts & Culture
Protecting Tribal lands
The Institute of Tribal Environmental Professionals works with Indigenous nations to protect their land for generations to come.
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Advocating for representation
Professor Matthew Wangeman advances the discourse of ability and inclusion.
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Diving deep into critical thinking
Politics lecturer Gretchen Gee develops critical thinkers.
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Creating a home away from home
Ora Marek-Martinez uses the past to build a better future for Indigenous students.
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Our building has a heart: Ora Marek-Martinez on transforming the NACC
In her own words, Ora Marek-Martinez describes how she and her team brought the warmth of community to the Native American Cultural Center.
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Opening a door for all to learn
Using different teaching styles—and a touch of creativity—Dr. Andrew Sánchez Meador connects students with data analysis.
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Bringing us together
In the Office of Inclusion, Martin Tease starts with small talk to make big improvements in student representation.
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Disability Resources introduces new graduate certificate
NAU launches a graduate certificate in disability resources for in-demand career positions.
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The art of nursing
Inspired by a family member’s struggle against cancer, NAU–Yuma student Yasmine Castro Felix made it her mission to stand on the front line of medicine.
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Breaking barriers for Hispanic students
When NAU set the goal of becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution, alumna Nancy Navarro acted fast to bridge the gap.
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Creating change through teaching
Undergraduate Guadalupe Hernandez finds joy in teaching young children.
Education & Service
NAU center attracts diverse students
NAU’s Center for Materials Interfaces in Research & Applications (¡MIRA!) offers a new approach to science careers.
Education & Service
Experiences bring awareness
Regents’ Professor and Martin-Springer Institute Director Björn Krondorfer inspires his students with multi-layered learning.
Education & Service
Just warming up
NAU alumnus Luis Aguilar successfully balanced football and school, and is ready for his next adventure.
Education & Service
All-around competitor
Big Sky soccer player Madison Montgomery shows grit on the field and in the classroom.
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Emboldened to try something new
Dr. Rita Hartung Cheng set out to make higher education accessible for first-generation students.
Education & Service
Where Indigenous studies are applied
The Applied Indigenous Studies department at Northern Arizona University gives Native American students the knowledge and tools to become change agents in their communities.
Arts & Culture
Across mesas and oceans
The Indigenous Cultural and Educational Exchange program at NAU goes the distance to connect Indigenous students and faculty with Indigenous peers across the globe.
Education & Service
Home away from home
NAU’s Native American Cultural Center serves as a gathering space for Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students.
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Leading a nation with passion and purpose
NAU alumni, President Jonathan Nez and First Lady Phefelia Herbert-Nez, led the Navajo Nation in a massive effort to combat COVID-19.
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Importance of being present
Northern Arizona University’s accessible faculty and a real-world practicum propel Aarish Raza to a career in intensive care nursing.
Education & Service
Boundless courage
Branching out, first-generation student Mitzzy Lopez loves life in the lab where she combines chemistry and justice.
Education & Service
Boundless connections
At Northern Arizona University, our students and faculty look for answers to some of our most compelling environmental challenges.
Education & Service
Honoring tradition, advancing innovation
Alumnus Jonathan Martin is the first director of the new Native American Forest and Rangeland Management Program at NAU.
Education & Service
Audiologist fights hearing loss
In collaboration with a New Jersey company, NAU researcher O’neil Guthrie is developing a drug to combat hearing loss caused by excessive noise.
Education & Service
Boundless compassion
Angie Golden’s nursing career has gone places, from helping patients in the Grand Canyon to testifying on Capitol Hill.
Arts & Culture
Boundless ambition
NAU amplifies Indigenous voices on our many platforms, enriching lives and improving our community.
Education & Service
Embracing her home
In pursuit of an online master’s, National Park Service employee Kelkiyana Yazzie improves the national monument in her backyard.
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We teach powerful teachers
An incredible teacher can change the course of a student’s life.
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Gateway Advising prioritizes student success
Director Monica Bai and NAU Gateway Advising provide students steady guidance.
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Beyond the brick and mortar
NAU educational anthropologist Frances Riemer shares online teaching tips.
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A different kind of classroom
Alumnus Alexander Davenport has devoted his career to making sports accessible to everyone.
Arts & Culture
Treasuring sustainability
NAU alumna and Printing Services employee Sara LaRosa makes a difference when she talks trash.
Education & Service
Finding the story in the numbers
Interdisciplinary Health PhD student Taylor Lane aims to impact lives through analysis.
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Embracing valuable lessons
Kayla Reyes, a special education and elementary education major, aims to work with students with special needs.
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Lifting up her students
Honors elementary education major Hannah Gish is eager to serve diverse Arizona schools.
My goal has always been—even when I was in college the first time around—to be a journalist and a mom. I have been successful at both, and it’s because of the skills acquired at NAU.Michelle “Shelly” Talsma Everson, BS Journalism and Public Relations, ’08, pursuing an online master’s in Communication
I found a home in Flagstaff. Through the people I met, the places we explored, and the lives that we built at NAU, I was constantly reminded that there’s always something exciting and new just around the corner.Geoff Lambeth, BS Journalism, ’20
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Education & Service
Boundless courage
Branching out, first-generation student Mitzzy Lopez loves life in the lab where she combines chemistry and justice.
Science & Discovery
Boundless energy
Mechanical Engineering student Samirah Gnangbe traveled halfway across the world to participate in NAU’s renewable energy research.
Education & Service
Opening a door for all to learn
Using different teaching styles—and a touch of creativity—Dr. Andrew Sánchez Meador connects students with data analysis.