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5 Takeaways from Steve Sanghi’s Visit to NAU

Amy | April 30, 2025

Northern Arizona University was honored to welcome visionary tech leader and philanthropist Steve Sanghi, his wife Maria, and their family to campus on April 24–25, 2025. Their visit was a celebration of both generosity and wisdom, as Steve shared personal insights from his extraordinary career and commemorated the couple’s transformational gift to NAU. This landmark contribution will elevate engineering education and innovation across Arizona for generations to come… Read more

Celebrating Excellence: 2025 Distinguished Faculty and Staff Award Winners at SCE

Amy | April 14, 2025

Each year, we honor individuals who embody our commitment to student success with the Distinguished Faculty and Staff Awards. This year’s honorees for the 2023–2024 academic year represent the best of what our college stands for: mentorship, innovation, service, teaching excellence, and tireless support behind the scenes. We are proud and grateful to celebrate their accomplishments… Read more

Turning Grit Into Games: Inside ASME’s Escape Room Project

Amy |

The members of ASME aren’t just solving problems in the classroom—they’re building immersive experiences that challenge, excite, and teach. Through an annual escape room event designed and executed entirely by students, these young engineers are proving that creativity, teamwork, and perseverance can create something unforgettable… Read more

College of Engineering receives a new name after impactful donation

Carrie | October 22, 2024

Thanks to the generosity of Maria and Steve Sanghi, the name of the College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences will now be changed to the Steve Sanghi College of Engineering. The Sanghi’s $10 million gift is the largest of its kind in NAU’s 125-year history and will make a lasting impact for the College, opening doors for talented students to prepare for careers of purpose, including Arizona’s booming semiconductor industry… Read more

Front view of the N A U engineering building.

Skills for a New World

Carrie | September 26, 2024

Computer science professor Ashish Amresh is working to empower Native American educators to teach the language of code. The National Science Foundation awarded more than $1.3 million to NAU and partnering institutions to address the challenges of teaching computer science in Arizona’s rural and tribal communities. Read more about project “Let’s Talk Code” here… Read more

Ashish Amresh sits at table with laptop and screen protector behind him.

SCE unveils robotics degree for the future

Carrie | September 10, 2024

In the last decade, robots have successfully broken out of the sci-fi genre and secured indispensable roles in manufacturing, healthcare and aeronautics. To ensure Arizona has plenty of mechanical engineers ready to design, develop and deploy these robots, NAU’s College of Engineering introduced the Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering degree program in Fall 2023, comprised of state-of-the-art technology training and real-world problem-solving. Read the full article here… Read more