Tag: chhs

CHHS camps creating communication, confidence, and connection

admin | July 20, 2026

Do you know that NAU hosts over 17,000 campers at nearly 100 different summer camps every year? Camp Chit Chat and Reading Between the Pines are two of them, unique in that they transform therapy into adventure, giving children who struggle with communication the chance to build skills through activities… Read more

Grad student works with child at CSD camp.

Motivating Speech-Language Pathologists to Stay Where They Train

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School districts in rural communities continue to face shortages of speech-language pathologists (SLPs), limiting many students’ access to crucial care. A recent ASHA Leader article by NAU’s own Jeff Meeks, EdD, CCC-SLP, highlights how speech-language pathology assistants (SLPAs), working under the supervision of licensed SLPs, are helping expand access to care by supporting underserved schools… Read more

 NAU students awarded the Udall scholarship and the Udall congressional internship

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Two NAU students were selected from a field of highly competitive applicants as winners of the Udall Foundation’s scholarship and internship programs. The foundation supports students who are committed to careers related to the environment, Tribal public policy or Native American health care with up to $7,500 for educational expenses. … Read more

Mesa student awarded full ride scholarship

admin | July 16, 2026

Northern Arizona University Foundation, in partnership with Univision Arizona, announces that first-generation student Itzel Perez Lillos, ’30, from Mesa, Arizona’s Dobson High School, is the second recipient of the “Tu Futuro” (“Your Future”) scholarship program… Read more

Mesa student wins full ride scholarship and holds check.

NAU’s College of Health and Human Services honors its clinical partners with appreciation event

mtf228 | June 15, 2026

The College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) relies on its clinical partners to train the next generation of healthcare providers. To recognize their contributions, Northern Arizona University’s College of Health and Human Services hosted its first Clinical Partners Appreciation Event at the Phoenix Bioscience Core (PBC) Innovation Center near NAU’s Downtown Phoenix campus on May 14, 2026… Read more

Clinical Partners Appreciation Event at the Phoenix Bioscience Core Innovation Center.

Showcasing Impact: Regent Brewster Visits NAU CHHS at the PBC

Katie Fahy | May 5, 2026

Northern Arizona University’s College of Health and Human Services recently welcomed Arizona Board of Regents member, Regent Gregg Brewster, to the Phoenix Bioscience Core (PBC) campus for an immersive, firsthand look at the programs shaping Arizona’s future healthcare workforce… Read more

First Class of Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Scholarships Awarded to College of Health and Human Services Students

mtf228 | April 16, 2026

Northern Arizona University’s College of Health and Human Services recently received a generous investment from the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust. Part of the grant will support a significant renovation, expanding a lab to allow students in NAU’s physical therapy, occupational therapy, and athletic training programs to practice clinical skills in a larger, technology-equipped environment designed for collaborative learning… Read more

Northern Arizona University College of Health and Human Services.

Preparing the next generation of dementia care professionals | Elevate, The Campaign for NAU

mtf228 | April 7, 2026

At Northern Arizona University, more than 200 students recently came together across disciplines—alongside roughly 30 faculty and community partners—to better understand one of the most pressing and complex health challenges facing Arizona communities: dementia… Read more

College of Health and Human Services 2024-2025 Annual Impact Report

mtf228 | March 19, 2026

NAU’s College of Health and Human Services is pleased to publish its first Annual Impact Report from the 2024-2025 academic year. Explore the report to learn more about how CHHS is educating the next generation of clinicians and community advocates, conducting ground breaking research, and leading impactful community service… Read more

When I grow up… | Jennifer Hudson, Public Health

Katie Fahy | March 9, 2026

In honor of NAU’s College of Health and Human Services’ third annual Health Careers Week, we invited our alumni to think back to their childhood to answer the question: What did you want to be when you grew up? Today, they serve patients, communities, and the broader health system in impactful ways. … Read more