An opening ceremony for the MPA-China (masters of public administration) kicked off the start of this program and recognized the work and leadership that went into the creation of the program. Lori Poloni-Staudinger (front row center), professor of politics and international affairs and associate dean of the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, who created and… Read more
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Civic Service Institute featured on ABC15
The Civic Service Institute’s Foster Grandparent program is featured on ABC15 Arizona. Currently, the institute has 120 volunteers with 22 of them being in Maricopa County. The Institute is seeking a minimum of 20 volunteers who would receive a small stipend and training if selected to participate. Learn how the program has helped to alleviate stress among elementary school teacher and how our volunteers… Read more
Cawood, Medill awarded by National Association of Social Workers
Department of Social Work professors Natalie Cawood and Anne Medill were recently honored by the the National Association of Social Workers-Arizona Chapter. Cawood was named “Social Worker of the Year” and Medill was named “Transformational Educator of the Year.”
NAU Speech & Debate wins at CSU Long Beach competitions
The NAU Speech & Debate team has participated in its first full-team event of the season at California State University Long Beach. NAU was represented by nine undergraduate students who competed in two different speech tournament against 16 other college and university teams. The team brought home two tournament championship titles, with sophomore Riley Smelkinson winning First Place in Novice Persuasive Speaking and sophomore Elliot Lovell winning First Place in Novice Informative Speaking.
Award Highlights
Riley Smelkinson
- First Place in Novice Persuasive Speaking,… Read more
SBS alum Geri Hongeva featured in Native News Online
Geri Hongeva (2001, Visual Communication) was recently featured in Native News Online. The profile highlighted her journey since graduating from NAU’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Read more
IVR Lab Opens Service Center, Students Work on NASA Grant for CSTL
The Immersive + Interactive Virtual Reality (IVR) Lab has created a new service center to fulfill the needs of NAU and other community partners doing what it does best—creating innovative communication solutions in print, video and interactive media. Assisted by 25 interns working for the IVR lab, expertise spans all of the communication disciplines. Beginning last year, the IVR Lab started work for the Center for Science Teaching and Learning (CSTL), creating a comprehensive branding guide for a NASA… Read more