T. Mark Montoya, an associate professor in Ethnic Studies has received the Dr. Alfredo G. de los Santos Jr., Outstanding Latina/o Faculty: Service/Teaching in Higher Education Award. The award was presented to Montoya during the 10th Annual Pete C. Garcia Victoria Foundation Arizona Higher Education Awards, held in Phoenix on September 4, 2019. This award honors Latinx people in higher education who champion… Read more
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Lori Poloni-Staudinger co-authors “Why Don’t Women Rule the World?”
Dr. Lori Poloni-Staudinger, has co-authored Why Don’t Women Rule the World? Written by leaders within the national and international academic caucuses on women and politics, the book helps students to understand how the underrepresentation of women manifests within politics, and the impact this has on policy. Grounded in theory with practical, job-related activities, Why Don’t Women Rule the World? is a thorough… Read more
NAZ Today wins Best Student Newscast in the country
For the second year in a row, student-run NAZ Today has been named the Best Student Newscast in the country by the Broadcast Education Association (BEA). NAU students competed against hundreds of other colleges across the nation, including Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, which is one of the nation’s most prestigious journalism schools. NAZ Today is broadcasted on channel 4 on SuddenLink and on the NAU-TV Network, as well as streamed on Facebook, the… Read more
KJACK radio named best college station in the U.S.
Student-run KJACK radio has won a nationwide Broadcast Education Association (BEA) competition to be named as the BEA Signature Radio Station. The award was presented during the National Association of Broadcasting/Broadcast Education Association convention. This annual competition invites submissions of superior protocol and practices at student-run, faculty-advised college radio and television stations. The main mission is to identify and impart areas of excellence in the hands-on facilitation of station functions such as philosophical engagement, community involvement, programming arrangement, branding/logo development, student… Read more
Chrissina Burke named SBS Teacher of the Year
Dr. Chrissina Burke, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology, has been named the 2019 Teacher of the Year in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Burke has introduced thousands of students to archaeology and biological anthropology, recruiting many into the anthropology major because of her dynamic teaching, commitment to student success, and individual mentoring. She has quickly… Read more
Sharon Moses receives Robert C. Gaffney Achievement Award
Dr. Sharon Moses, Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology, has received the 2019 Robert C. Gaffney Achievement Award for Achievement in Forensic Sciences at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Conference in Baltimore, Maryland for her presentation entitled “Forensic Archaeology Matters: Its Methods, Differentiation from and Contributions to, other Forensic Strategies in Crime Scene Investigation.” This prestigious award is designed… Read more