{"id":133,"date":"2025-01-27T20:41:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T20:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/brand-strategic-communications\/?p=133"},"modified":"2025-01-29T19:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T19:54:10","slug":"la-cuesta-collection-academic-crest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/brand-strategic-communications\/blog\/la-cuesta-collection-academic-crest\/","title":{"rendered":"The Vault &#8211; La Cuesta: The Academic Crest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Back to 1966<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On May 1, 1966, the Mountain Campus experienced its ultimate transition from Arizona State College at Flagstaff to Northern Arizona University. To commemorate this achievement, an academic crest was unveiled to represent the new image of the university. Iconic elements of Northern Arizona were included: the triangular peaks of the San Francisco Mountain range, the ponderosa pine, the initials of our new namesake, and of course, the colorful bands of the Arizona state flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/brand-strategic-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_0485-Cropped-451x600-1.jpg\" alt=\"N A U graduates, class of '66, hold a flag with N A U's Academic Crest.\" class=\"wp-image-137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/308\/2024\/12\/IMG_0485-Cropped-451x600-1.jpg 451w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/308\/2024\/12\/IMG_0485-Cropped-451x600-1-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Becoming Northern Arizona University, 1966<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/brand-strategic-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Crest-1-600x600-1.png\" alt=\"N A U merchandise: a long-sleeve shirt featuring the Academic Crest.\" data-id=\"135\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/brand-strategic-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Crest-1-600x600-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/brand-strategic-communications\/crest-1-600x600-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/308\/2024\/12\/Crest-1-600x600-1.png 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/308\/2024\/12\/Crest-1-600x600-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/308\/2024\/12\/Crest-1-600x600-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/308\/2024\/12\/Crest-1-600x600-1-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/brand-strategic-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Crest-2-600x600-1.png\" alt=\"N A U merchandise: a long-sleeve crop top shirt featuring the Academic Crest.\" data-id=\"136\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/brand-strategic-communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Crest-2-600x600-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/brand-strategic-communications\/crest-2-600x600-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/308\/2024\/12\/Crest-2-600x600-1.png 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/308\/2024\/12\/Crest-2-600x600-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/308\/2024\/12\/Crest-2-600x600-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/308\/2024\/12\/Crest-2-600x600-1-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All photos courtesy of&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/libraryguides.nau.edu\/c.php?g=770465\" target=\"_blank\">Cline Library Special Collections and Archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back to 1966 On May 1, 1966, the Mountain Campus experienced its ultimate transition from Arizona State College at Flagstaff to Northern Arizona University. To commemorate this achievement, an academic crest was unveiled to represent the new image of the university. 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