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2025 Teacher of the Year Emmett Burnton

edb242 | December 9, 2024

Emmett Burnton (History BSED ‘15) was named Arizona’s Teacher of the Year award for 2025. For the past nine years, he has taught AP World History and U.S. History Dual Enrollment at Boulder Creek High School in Anthem. Burnton earned his Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education in History from NAU and his Master of Arts in History from ASU. Burnton is the Founder of Duel of Fates, a local business built upon redefining how students study the world history curriculum… Read more
A graphic for teacher of the year 2025.

Updates from the NAU History Club

ls2724 | December 6, 2024

It has been another successful year under the belt of history club! We had the pleasure of bringing in two new officers as well as some new members in fall 2024. The highlights this semester included our annual “Professor Night”, where students at NAU had the opportunity to speak to professors one-on-one to learn more about their work, as well as for professors themselves to advertise to us about their upcoming classes… Read more
Two people talking to each other in history class.

SoA+D Faculty Work on View at MOCAF

ls2724 | November 12, 2024

On November 8th, the Museum of Contemporary Art Flagstaff (MOCAF) opened its annual group show of Northern Arizona artists. This iteration featured several SoA+D community members including Prof. Spence Townsend, and part-time faculty Raina Belleau. Their work is on view through November and MOCAF is open Saturday and Sunday, 12-4. MOCAF is an artist-run, artist supporting organization dedicated to promoting and developing emerging and established artists in Northern Arizona… Read more
A painting of a cactus on a striped background.

Global Game Day

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On Friday, October 25th, the GELL Center through the Department of Global Languages & Cultures hosted our annual Global Game Day in the International Pavilion, where language students and community members came to play games from all over the world, learn some new words in a variety of languages, and explore new cultures… Read more
N A U students playing different games on Global Game Day.

BFA Capstone Exhibition

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On November 22nd, we will host the Fall 2024 BFA Capstone Exhibition and Open House. Mark your calendars! The Capstone Exhibition features the creative achievements of graduating BFA candidates from the School of Art + Design, and showcases the culmination of the students’ academic and creative growth. The Open House will feature works by non-graduating students in all nooks and crannies of the Performing and Fine Arts Building… Read more
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Korryn Penner’s Experience With The Washington Center Internship

ls2724 | November 7, 2024

I had the amazing opportunity this summer, to spend it doing an internship in D.C. Before this, I had never been to D.C. and this was an amazing introduction to the district. I was surrounded by history, both past and in the making, and it was awe-inspiring. If there is one thing I learned during my internship, it is this: there are so many ways to use a history degree. Almost every professional connection I made there knew, or was, a history major… Read more
Korryn Penner is standing in front of the Washington D.C capital.