Events

CEFNS Fall 2019 Commencement Ceremony exact time will be announced in the summer.  It will be held Friday, December 13, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. or 3:00 p.m. at the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome.  Remember the clear bag policy.  No tickets are required and you may bring as many guests as you would like.

We will announce the date and time for the CEFNS Fall 2019 Pre-Commencement Reception when we have the ceremony time.

CEFNS Spring 2020 Commencement Ceremony date and time will be announced in January 2020.

For more information, please see the NAU Commencement page:  https://nau.edu/commencement/

Fall 2018 CEFNS Faculty & Staff Meeting
was held Thursday, August 23, 2018 9:00 a.m.
Wettaw, Rm 130

Agenda items included…
~ Updates on the latest college news
~ Update and welcome from President Cheng
~ New Faculty and Staff welcome
~ College split financial update

Refreshments were served after the meeting

CEFNS Fall 2018 College Meeting August 23, 2018 Dean’s slide presentation

CEFNS College Meeting R. Cheng Slides August 23, 2018

CEFNS Spring 2018 College Meeting May 4, 2018

CEFNS New Faculty Orientation 8-23-18

Expected date:  Friday, April 24, 2020

Enjoy presentations and posters all day at the NAU Fieldhouse and in the Student Union.  Information to follow soon.

Please visit the Symposium webpage for more information and registration.

Congratulations to 11th annual Louis Agassiz Prize for Excellence in Writing scholarship essay competition winners:

1st place $5,000-Heidi Shepard:  The River No Longer Reaches the Sea
2nd place $3,000-J. Owen Murphy:  Climate Change-Pole Pole
3rd place $2,000-Sarah Pytleski:  Talk to the Coal Miners-Why Aren’t We Concerned About Climate Change

All currently enrolled NAU students seeking their first undergraduate degree were invited to submit essays for the 11th Annual Louis Agassiz Prize for Excellence in Writing essay competition.

The competition is intended to encourage and reward students for writing about topics related to science and technology and is founded by three NAU alumni and one friend of NAU.

Please see Louis Agassiz Prize for Excellence in Writing for complete competition details.

The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS), the College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences (CEFNS), and the College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences (CEIAS) announce the Maxwell-Lutz Community Impact Award for teams to submit proposals for consideration.

The online application period is generally open November 30-January 15.

Funding of up to $5,000 annually may be awarded to one team or shared by multiple teams.

This award is to fund a project that:

• improves the health and well-being of local and/or global communities
• improves the vitality of community or cultural systems or
• improves environmental sustainability
• shows collaboration between the colleges of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Engineering, Forestry, And Natural Sciences

Proposals will be judged on comprehensiveness of project, identification of measurable goals/impact, and benefit to NAU student learning experiences.

Please visit Maxwell-Lutz Community Impact Award for submission instructions.

Biological Sciences seminars:

Fall Semester

• Date: Mondays during the academic year
• Time: 2:30-3:30 p.m.
• Location: Biology (Building 21), Room 265
• Event Details: presentations from faculty and other experts on research and more

Spring Semester

• Date: Fridays during the academic year
• Time: 11:30-12:30pm
• Location: Biology (Building 21), Room 265
• Event details: presentations from faculty and other experts on research and more

School of Forestry seminars:

• Date: most Wednesdays during the academic year
• Time: 4:00 p.m.
• Location: Forestry (Building 82), Room 017
• Event details: presentations by individuals from a variety of research and management backgrounds

Geology seminars:

• Date: Tuesdays during the academic year
• Time: 4:00 p.m.
• Location: Geology (Building 12), Room 103