NAU-Yuma is happy to announce that it is offering 2 degree programs in Special Education: the Bachelors of Science in Special and Elementary Education and the Masters of Education in Special Education with certification. Also, Yuma residents will have an opportunity to apply to a grant-funded Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a Special Education focus.
There continues to be a critical need for special education teachers in the Yuma region and university faculty in special education in Arizona and… Read more
Rick Mires (right), Yuma County Area Manager at Pioneer Title Agency, presented a $25,000 donation to Harry Hengl, president of the Yuma Chapter of the Northern Arizona University Alumni Association. The monetary gift was part of a challenge for the Alumni Association to raise matching funds during the 25th annual NAU Golf Classic at Desert Hills Municipal Golf Course in November 2017.… 
Dr. Hookstra teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in teacher education at NAU-Yuma. He received his B.S. in Physical Education and his M.Ed. in Elementary Education from the University of Nebraska. He received his Ph.D. in Educational Foundations from Oregon State University. He taught for twelve years for Fort Calhoun Community Schools in Nebraska and for four years at Oregon…