{"id":84,"date":"2018-08-02T22:23:24","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T22:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/college-engineering-informatics-applied-sciences\/?page_id=84"},"modified":"2026-01-14T22:24:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T22:24:47","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-engineering\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Committed to innovation and advancement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The College of Engineering reinforces our commitment to providing an immersive education that allows students and faculty to pursue knowledge wherever it takes them.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div 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