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Northern Arizona University

Northern Arizona University
Established 1899
Type Public
President John D. Haeger
Staff 1,140
Undergraduates 13,015
Postgraduates 5,809
Location Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
Campus Urban, 738 acres (2,986,580 m²)
Athletics 11 varsity teams
Colors Blue, Sage, and Gold
Nickname Lumberjacks
Website http://www.nau.edu/

Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a public university in Flagstaff, Arizona in the United States.

As of 2004, the university has 20,000 students. 14,000 of these are situated in the main Flagstaff campus. Although primarily an educational institution, NAU undertakes a growing amount of research. The school is known for its specialties in the education program and its hotel and restaurant management programs. It is also well known for the forestry, natural science, and business programs.

The Arizona Cardinals of the NFL conduct their summer training camp at NAU.

The campus sits at an elevation of 6950 feet (2118 m) above sea level.

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[edit] History

Northern Arizona University - Intersection of East Franklin Avenue and South San Francisco Street
Northern Arizona University - Intersection of East Franklin Avenue and South San Francisco Street

Initially named the Northern Arizona Normal School, the institution was formed on September 11, 1899. In 1925, the State of Arizona recognized the school, allowing it to grant the Bachelor of Education degree. Following this change, the school renamed itself Northern Arizona State Teacher's College. In 1929, the name was changed to Arizona State Teacher's College at Flagstaff.

In 1945, its name changed once again to the Arizona State College at Flagstaff. A year later the college began offering the degrees of Master of Arts and Bachelor of Science. On May 1, 1966, the school was granted full university status and changed its name to the current Northern Arizona University (or NAU).

As of 2004, N.A.U. holds one of the largest supplies of anthrax in the world. In 2005, the school launched a new identity and logo.

[edit] Student media

The university has an award-winning, weekly, independently student-run newspaper called The Lumberjack, [1] which is a 94-year-old publication, second-oldest in Northern Arizona.[citation needed] The Lumberjack prints News, Sports, Opinion, Life and Arts & Entertainment sections and has a circulation of 10,000 dispersed campus and city-wide.

In the Student Media Connection at NAU's School of Communication, three student media outlets use the same facilities. The newspaper is an independently run for-profit business, while NAU's KJACK radio station (available in Flagstaff on 1680 AM or online at www.kjack.org) and its television station are strictly educational, non-profit lab models.

NAU Live! -- the television news program produced by the SMC bi-weekly -- is available in Flagstaff on NPG cable channels 4 and 59 at 5pm MST, and on Dish Network's UniversityHouse Channel (9411) 9pm MST.

UTV62 is Northern Arizona University's attempt at a twenty-four hour student-run television station, currently only available on campus, staff comprised of students from NAU's School of Communication present their own work and syndicated material for the NAU Community. Visit them online at [2]

JackCentral.com [3] is the new outlet for the Student Media Connection, launched in Spring of 2006, it encompasses a mixture of print, television, and radio news, and also showcases local events and student happenings. JackCentral.com is expected to become the center for student media information at NAU.

[edit] School of Hotel and Restaurant Management

The Northern Arizona University School of Hotel & Restaurant Management prepares students for leadership responsibilities in hospitality-related enterprises. The undergraduate degree curriculum is designed to provide intellectual growth, communication skills, ethical awareness, appreciation of values and society, and professional knowledge of the hospitality industry.

The curriculum includes not only classroom studies but also work in the highly regarded "Living Laboratory" of the Inn at NAU, a hotel staffed and operated by students from the HRM program. The Inn provides hands-on experience in hotel/restaurant management, including the culinary arts, food and beverage operations and planning, housekeeping, and guest services.

The School of HRM also offers a wide array of courses on-line, making it possible to earn your degree without ever attending classes in Flagstaff. NAU's HRM also has two partnership programs in Phoenix and Tucson, through which students can complete the NAU Bachelor's degree in HRM by attending classes at Scottsdale Community College or Pima Community College.

The NAU School of HRM is a member of the prestigious Leading Hotel Schools of the World and is ranked among the top ten hotel/restaurant schools in the United States.

[edit] Choirs

The Northern Arizona University Choral Union consists of seven ensembles: Men's Chorale, Women's Chorale, University Singers, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Vocal Chamber Ensemble, the Harold M. Harter Memorial Handbell Choir, and the elite Shrine of the Ages Choir. Edith A. Copley (D.M.A., University of Cincinnati), joined the music faculty in 1990 and serves as Director of Choral Studies. In 1998, the Shrine of the Ages Choir performed at the National Conference of the National Association for Music Education (formerly MENC); in 2000, the Choir was featured at the American Choral Directors Association Western Division Convention.

Judith A. Cloud (D.M., Florida State University) is the chair of the vocal division, which produces one major operatic work per academic year, along with various opera scenes. The director of opera theater is Ferdinandus J. A. Schellen.

[edit] Mascot

The Northern Arizona mascot is Louie the Lumberjack. The Lumberjack nickname dates back to the early history of the school. According to Harold P. Blome, who is the younger son of R.H.H. Blome, the second president of Northern Arizona Normal School, the name was taken from the men who were called Lumber Jacks. On the Fourth of July, there were celebrations on the grounds of the current site for Lumberjack Stadium. The events included bronco riding by local cowboys and sawing logs against time by men who worked in the several logging camps in Flagstaff. The saws were six- or seven foot cross saws with one man working each end.

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[edit] Notable faculty

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