{"id":85,"date":"2018-06-13T16:43:52","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T16:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/honors\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2026-08-31T18:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:02:17","slug":"events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/honors-college\/student-experience\/community\/events\/","title":{"rendered":"Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Honors College Events<\/h1>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.google.com\/calendar\/embed?src=honors%40nau.edu&amp;ctz=America%2FPhoenix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Honors Google Events Calendar<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.google.com\/calendar\/embed?src=1g8qkdido7rko4t3t8e3rgjcn8%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America%2FPhoenix\">Honors Google Explorations Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This calendar is maintained by the NAU Honors College to track and display our sponsored events (noted with light blue indicator) AND events that can count toward NAU Honors Exploration credit (noted with gold indicator). By default the Honors Exploration Calendar in the Canvas Honors Explorations Calendar is the primary calendar for Explorations.<\/p>\n<h4>Honors College Remote Information Sessions announced for Fall 2026!<\/h4>\n<p>Join Honors College staff as we present information about the NAU Honors College from application and admission to fulfilling curriculum requirements to understanding how our classes are offered to various leadership and experiential opportunities Honors provides! Use the linked date options below to access each session.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/fbaa51e2-be12-415d-9c09-a845ff7d6df7@27d49e9f-89e1-4aa0-99a3-d35b57b2ba03?source=copyLinkLegacyShareLinkDialog\">9\/23, 6pm AZ time<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/32bb020f-52a6-4e4a-b131-07b99493926f@27d49e9f-89e1-4aa0-99a3-d35b57b2ba03?source=copyLinkLegacyShareLinkDialog\">10\/20 6pm AZ time<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/ea4d7424-68ff-44cf-8115-21b946153b81@27d49e9f-89e1-4aa0-99a3-d35b57b2ba03?source=copyLinkLegacyShareLinkDialog\">11\/5 6pm AZ time<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/ec86ba65-df33-4e7f-b82d-724b6e2bc025@27d49e9f-89e1-4aa0-99a3-d35b57b2ba03?source=copyLinkLegacyShareLinkDialog\">11\/8, 1 pm AZ time<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/b07ef590-74b0-419f-90e1-664daa744473@27d49e9f-89e1-4aa0-99a3-d35b57b2ba03?source=copyLinkLegacyShareLinkDialog\">12\/8 6pm AZ time<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Can&#8217;t make one of the above times? Please contact honors@nau.edu after each session and we can send you a link to the presentation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>These Lands are Our Lands: A Deep History of the Public Lands<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1939\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1939\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1939 size-uncropped-large\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2026_Dant-FLores_event_Brightsign_FINAL-resize-v2-600x338.png\" alt=\"These Lands are Our Lands lecture at Cline Assembly Hall Wed 9\/16 at 7pm. Honors Exploration credit\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2026_Dant-FLores_event_Brightsign_FINAL-resize-v2-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2026_Dant-FLores_event_Brightsign_FINAL-resize-v2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2026_Dant-FLores_event_Brightsign_FINAL-resize-v2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2026_Dant-FLores_event_Brightsign_FINAL-resize-v2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2026_Dant-FLores_event_Brightsign_FINAL-resize-v2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2026_Dant-FLores_event_Brightsign_FINAL-resize-v2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This event is free and open to the public. No advance ticketing is required.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Rita Sattler, PhD: How Synapses Drive the Story of Dementia<\/h4>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1822 size-uncropped-small\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Sattler_Dementia-268x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Sattler_Dementia-268x300.png 268w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Sattler_Dementia-768x858.png 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Sattler_Dementia-537x600.png 537w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Sattler_Dementia.png 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>An Evening with Joy Harjo, 7pm, Prochnow Auditorium<\/h4>\n<p>Tickets are required for this event. Contact tickets@nau.edu or in.nau.edu\/tickets or 928.523-5661. Tickets available beginning Feb 9.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1823\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1823\" style=\"width: 268px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1823 size-uncropped-small\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Harjo-268x300.png\" alt=\"An Evening with Joy Harjo\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Harjo-268x300.png 268w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Harjo-768x858.png 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Harjo-537x600.png 537w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Harjo.png 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Evening with Joy Harjo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Northern Arizona Nonprofit Leadership: A Panel Discussion<br \/>\nFebruary 25, 7pm, Cline Assembly Hall<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1821 size-uncropped-small\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Non-Profit-Leadership-Panel-268x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Non-Profit-Leadership-Panel-268x300.png 268w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Non-Profit-Leadership-Panel-768x858.png 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Non-Profit-Leadership-Panel-537x600.png 537w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Non-Profit-Leadership-Panel.png 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>September 4, 2025, 7pm, Cline Assembly Hall<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1732 size-uncropped-large\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/honors-college\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/A.Davidson_event_2025_LANDSC_FINAL-600x337.png\" alt=\"The Mind You Change Might Be Your Own: Writing About Climate\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/A.Davidson_event_2025_LANDSC_FINAL-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/A.Davidson_event_2025_LANDSC_FINAL-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/A.Davidson_event_2025_LANDSC_FINAL-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/A.Davidson_event_2025_LANDSC_FINAL-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/A.Davidson_event_2025_LANDSC_FINAL-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/A.Davidson_event_2025_LANDSC_FINAL-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Honors College and Cline Library present Ash Davidson, author of <em>Damnation Spring, <\/em>in a talk titled \u00a0&#8220;The Mind You Change Might Be Your Own:\u00a0 Writing About Climate and the Environment&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Past Events<\/h2>\n<h4>April 9, 2025 7pm Cline Assembly Hall<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1700 size-uncropped-large\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/honors-college\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2025_Honors-Speaker-Marco_Brightsign_FINAL-600x338.png\" alt=\"Nackard Family Honors Speaker Series #3 MaRco Gonzalez\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2025_Honors-Speaker-Marco_Brightsign_FINAL-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2025_Honors-Speaker-Marco_Brightsign_FINAL-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2025_Honors-Speaker-Marco_Brightsign_FINAL-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2025_Honors-Speaker-Marco_Brightsign_FINAL-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2025_Honors-Speaker-Marco_Brightsign_FINAL-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2025_Honors-Speaker-Marco_Brightsign_FINAL-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Women on the Frontlines of Mass Violence<\/p>\n<h4>March 27, 2025 7pm Cline Assembly Hall<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1701 size-uncropped-large\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/honors-college\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2025_Honors-Speaker-DiSalvo_Brightsign_FINAL-600x338.png\" alt=\"Honors College Speaker Series Betsy DiSalvo\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2025_Honors-Speaker-DiSalvo_Brightsign_FINAL-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2025_Honors-Speaker-DiSalvo_Brightsign_FINAL-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2025_Honors-Speaker-DiSalvo_Brightsign_FINAL-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2025_Honors-Speaker-DiSalvo_Brightsign_FINAL-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2025_Honors-Speaker-DiSalvo_Brightsign_FINAL-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2025_Honors-Speaker-DiSalvo_Brightsign_FINAL-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Empowering and Investing in Employees to Improve Data<\/p>\n<h4>February 19, 2025 7pm Cline Assembly Hall<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1686 size-uncropped-large\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/honors-college\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2025_Honors-Speaker-PANEL_Brightsign_FINAL-600x338.png\" alt=\"LEadership in the Nonprofit Sector\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2025_Honors-Speaker-PANEL_Brightsign_FINAL-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2025_Honors-Speaker-PANEL_Brightsign_FINAL-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2025_Honors-Speaker-PANEL_Brightsign_FINAL-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2025_Honors-Speaker-PANEL_Brightsign_FINAL-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2025_Honors-Speaker-PANEL_Brightsign_FINAL-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/2025_Honors-Speaker-PANEL_Brightsign_FINAL-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector<\/p>\n<h4>October 24, 2024<\/h4>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1659 size-uncropped-large\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/honors-college\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/1532137_10-DSC_-Gumerman-Lecture-Digital-and-Print-flyers_Social-media_1200x630_FINAL_DIG-600x315.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Caring Counts&quot; Gumerman LEcture 7pm 10\/24\/24\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/1532137_10-DSC_-Gumerman-Lecture-Digital-and-Print-flyers_Social-media_1200x630_FINAL_DIG-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/1532137_10-DSC_-Gumerman-Lecture-Digital-and-Print-flyers_Social-media_1200x630_FINAL_DIG-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/1532137_10-DSC_-Gumerman-Lecture-Digital-and-Print-flyers_Social-media_1200x630_FINAL_DIG-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/1532137_10-DSC_-Gumerman-Lecture-Digital-and-Print-flyers_Social-media_1200x630_FINAL_DIG-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/1532137_10-DSC_-Gumerman-Lecture-Digital-and-Print-flyers_Social-media_1200x630_FINAL_DIG.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>September 12, 2024<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1632\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1632\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1632 size-uncropped-large\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/honors-college\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Fedarko_event_2024_LANDSC_FINAL-600x338.png\" alt=\"A Walk in the Park\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Fedarko_event_2024_LANDSC_FINAL-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Fedarko_event_2024_LANDSC_FINAL-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Fedarko_event_2024_LANDSC_FINAL-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Fedarko_event_2024_LANDSC_FINAL-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Fedarko_event_2024_LANDSC_FINAL.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thursday Sept 12 at 7pm in Cline Library Assembly Hall. Event is free and open to the public!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Copies of Kevin Fedarko&#8217;s book will be available for purchase before and after the event. The author will also be available after for book signing<\/p>\n<h4>March 19, 2024<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1576\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1576 size-uncropped-large\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/honors-college\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_LANDSC_FINAL_named2024-600x338.png\" alt=\"Honors Speaker Series #2\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_LANDSC_FINAL_named2024-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_LANDSC_FINAL_named2024-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_LANDSC_FINAL_named2024-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_LANDSC_FINAL_named2024-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_LANDSC_FINAL_named2024-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_LANDSC_FINAL_named2024-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Honors Speaker Series #2, Robots, Aliens, and Indians: A Native Perspective on Science Fiction by Daniel H. Wilson, PhD; Author of <em>Robopocalypse<\/em> and <em>The Andromeda Evolution. <\/em>March 19, 2024, 7pm in Prochnow Auditorium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>April 24, 2024:<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1575\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1575\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1575 size-uncropped-large\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/honors-college\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_LANDSC_FINAL_named2024-3-600x338.png\" alt=\"Honors Speaker Series #3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_LANDSC_FINAL_named2024-3-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_LANDSC_FINAL_named2024-3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_LANDSC_FINAL_named2024-3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_LANDSC_FINAL_named2024-3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_LANDSC_FINAL_named2024-3-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_LANDSC_FINAL_named2024-3-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Honors Speaker Series #3: &#8220;Coyote in the Outer World,&#8221; An Evening and Performance with R. Carlos Nakai, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 7pm in Ashurst Auditorium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>February 7, 2024:<\/h4>\n<p>EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO CAMPUS WEATHER CLOSURE<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1577\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1577\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1577 size-uncropped-large\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/honors-college\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Honors-Speaker-Series-2024-1LANDSC_FINAL2-600x338.png\" alt=\"Honors Speaker Series #1\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Honors-Speaker-Series-2024-1LANDSC_FINAL2-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Honors-Speaker-Series-2024-1LANDSC_FINAL2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Honors-Speaker-Series-2024-1LANDSC_FINAL2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Honors-Speaker-Series-2024-1LANDSC_FINAL2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Honors-Speaker-Series-2024-1LANDSC_FINAL2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Honors-Speaker-Series-2024-1LANDSC_FINAL2-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Honors Speaker Series #1: A Mindbending Evening with James Ward Byrkit and Coherence; a film screening and Q&amp;A with the film&#8217;s director<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>2023 NAU Honors College Symposium<\/h2>\n<h3>December 8, 2023; Honors College Classrooms<\/h3>\n<p>Join the NAU Honors College for poster and paper presentations on December 8, 2023. No online\/remote sessions will be available.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1VZiyv9Km9ArLt4V6C-p9zHFN1zgtg1w8L0rbmdXe2kI\/edit?usp=sharing\">Session schedules will be available through a link posted HERE<\/a> no later than December 4, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Are you a current Honors student looking to submit a paper or poster to present? Submit your proposals <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1BcUoEaRv-gY2_1qk2_UprSDWWhE32ioxlThdvvR6JKo\/edit\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Contact <a href=\"mailto:sarah.friedmann@nau.edu\">Sarah Friedmann<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Wednesday, October 25, 2023<\/h3>\n<h4>Fourth Annual Gumerman Lecture<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-tall-banner-image-sm wp-image-1497 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/honors-college\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/vigil-hayes_profile_pic-300x186.jpeg\" alt=\"Morgan Vigil-Hayes, Associate Professor\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" \/>Join Honors for the fourth Gumerman Professor in Honors Public Lecture, &#8220;Weaving a New Web: Lessons for Information Infrastructure from Indigenous Knowledge, Networks, and Action&#8221; with Dr. Morgan Vigil-Hayes, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Gumerman Professor in Honors,\u00a0 at 7pm on Wednesday, October 25. This event is free, will be held in the Cline Library Assembly Hall, and is open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>In this talk, we will focus on key lessons from Indigenous Knowledge, computer networks, and computer-supported action to propose a new vision for information infrastructure. Specifically, we will consider how this vision can help humanity adapt resiliently to the big challenges of today and tomorrow, such as climate change, misinformation, and the role of artificial intelligence. The talk will end with actionable steps for implementing these lessons.<\/p>\n<p>This event can be used by current NAU Honors College students as an Honors Exploration event.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">2023 Honors Distinguished Speaker Series: The Future is Female<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">All Speaker Series events are free and open to the community<\/p>\n<h3>February 15, Rima Brusi<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1454\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/honors-college\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/0215_1000148_DSC_Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_8x11_Brusi-464x600.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Rima Brusi, The life of the mind and a mind on the move: action and advocacy in academia; 6pm 2\/15\/2023, Cline Assembly Hall\" width=\"334\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>March 8, Distinguished Women in Leadership<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1452\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/honors-college\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/0215_1000148_DSC_Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_8x11_Panel-464x600.jpg\" alt=\"2023 Honors Distinguished Speaker Series: Women in Leadership Panel; 7pm Cline Library Assembly Hall\" width=\"342\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/0215_1000148_DSC_Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_8x11_Panel-464x600.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/0215_1000148_DSC_Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_8x11_Panel-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/0215_1000148_DSC_Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_8x11_Panel-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/0215_1000148_DSC_Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_8x11_Panel-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/0215_1000148_DSC_Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_8x11_Panel.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>March 29, Frances Haugen<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1451\" style=\"width: 348px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1451\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/honors-college\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/0215_1000148_DSC_Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_8x11_Speaker-464x600.jpg\" alt=\"2023 Honors Distinguished Speaker Series: Advocating accountability and ethics for Big Tech: An evening with Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, \" width=\"348\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/0215_1000148_DSC_Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_8x11_Speaker-464x600.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/0215_1000148_DSC_Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_8x11_Speaker-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/0215_1000148_DSC_Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_8x11_Speaker-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/0215_1000148_DSC_Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_8x11_Speaker-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/0215_1000148_DSC_Honors-Speaker-Series-Deliverables_8x11_Speaker.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tickets available through the NAU Central Ticket Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>2022 NAU Honors College Symposium<\/h3>\n<h3>December 9, 2022; Honors College Classrooms<\/h3>\n<p>Join the NAU Honors College for poster and paper presentations on December 9, 2022 for our first in person Symposium event in almost three years! No online\/remote sessions will be available.\u00a0 In person session schedules will be available through a link posted HERE on December 2, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Are you a current Honors student looking to submit a paper or poster to present? Submit your proposals <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1SjAMMTdWnO00xcrqTr7Dwdo7CxZwrALygCJYce51AHU\/edit\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Contact <a href=\"mailto:sarah.friedmann@nau.edu\">Sarah Friedmann<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Wednesday, October 19, 2022<\/h3>\n<h4>Third Annual Gumerman Lecture<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1153 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/honors-college\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/PaulFlikkema-digital-slide-e1602267696482-960x384.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Flikkema Research\" width=\"493\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/PaulFlikkema-digital-slide-e1602267696482-960x384.jpg 960w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/PaulFlikkema-digital-slide-e1602267696482-465x186.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/>Join Honors for the first Gumerman Professor in Honors Public Lecture, &#8220;Cryptocurrency and Web3: A Short Guide for the Perplexed&#8221; with Dr. Paul Flikkema, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Gumerman Professor in Honors,\u00a0 at 7pm on Wednesday, October 19. This event will be held in the Cline Library Assembly Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Are cryptocurrencies a great innovation in technology and finance, or a scam? Crypto and Web3 have recently received a great deal of attention in the media. At the same time, cryptocurrency \u00a0values have been on a dizzying roller coaster. This talk presents cryptocurrencies from historical, technological and economic perspectives, and seeks to shed light on this fascinating phenomenon.<\/p>\n<p>This event can be used by current NAU Honors College students as an Honors Exploration event.<\/p>\n<h2>Honors College Spring 2022 Speaker Series<\/h2>\n<p>All Speaker Series events are in Cline Library Assembly Hall at 7pm<br \/>\nFor a printable poster of the Honors College Spring 2022 Speaker Series, <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/honors-college\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/Honors-2022-Spring-Lecture-Series-Poster-12x18-1.pdf\">click here!<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>You and Your Data: Becoming a Digital Citizen<br \/>\nMarch 9, 2022<\/h3>\n<p>Panelists:<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Bertrand Cambou, Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science, NAU<br \/>\nGregg Davis, CEO at Alagen, LLC<br \/>\nDr. Paul Flikkema, Gumerman Professor of Honors and Professor of Electrical Engineering, NAU<br \/>\nDr. Jiun-Yi Tsai, Assistant Professor of Communication, NAU<br \/>\nMichael Zimmer, Director of Information Technology, NAU<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Paul Flikkema, Gumerman Professor of\u00a0 the NAU Honors College and Professor of Electrical Engineering, will use his account as a victim of identity theft to engage a panel of experts on data collection, theft, and security here on campus, in business, and in the media. Panelists include Dr. Bertrand Cambou, Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science at NAU; Gregg Davis, CEO at Alagen, LLC; Dr. Jiun-Yi Tsai, Assistant Professor of Communication at NAU; and Michael Zimmer, NAU Director of Information Technology. They will discuss topics ranging from what is being collected by whom, how that information is being used, how businesses and other organizations work on a daily basis to prevent and repair data breaches, and how in the longer term digital technology is redefining what it means to be a consumer and citizen.<\/p>\n<h3>Thirty Years of Entrepreneurship; or, How to Succeed While Failing Fast and Often<br \/>\nApril 6, 2022<\/h3>\n<p>Dr. John Shufeldt, Founder\/CEO, Tribal EM<br \/>\nAuthor of Entrepreneur Rx: The Physician\u2019s Guide to Starting a Business<\/p>\n<p>John Shufeldt is an emergency physician by avocation and entrepreneur at heart. He is an author, serial student, pilot and multidisciplinary entrepreneur, who has founded and operated several multi-million-dollar businesses. Throughout all of his endeavors, John has maintained a relentless drive to help people rescript their future and reach their full potential. John earned his Bachelor of Arts from Drake University and his MD from the University of Health Sciences and the Chicago Medical School. He then completed his Emergency Medicine residency at Christ Hospital and Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill., where he spent his final year as Chief Resident.<\/p>\n<p>In 1993, when John noticed the ER was overcrowded with minor illnesses and injuries, he launched his first urgent care practice. The business saw explosive growth, expanding from one to 58 locations during his tenure. Author of <em>Entrepreneur Rx<\/em> and host of a podcast series by the same name, he will draw on his own story to present the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<h3>Immigration at the Southern Border: Challenges, Obstacles and Optimism<br \/>\nApril 20, 2022<\/h3>\n<p>Laura Tuell, Firmwide Pro Bono Partner, Jones Day\u00ae<\/p>\n<p>A graduate of George Mason University and Georgetown Law, Laura Tuell currently serves as the Global Pro Bono Partner for Jones Day in Washington, DC. She has spent considerable time on the US-Mexico border for the last four years and will share her experiences providing free legal services to migrants. She has first-hand experience with the roll-out of the family separation policy, the Migrant Protection Protocols (aka Remain in Mexico), the implementation of Title 42, which closed the border to migrants due to COVID, and the current situation on the Border. Her work has focused on women, unaccompanied children, and families.<\/p>\n<h3>2021 Virtual NAU Honors College Symposium<\/h3>\n<p>Join the NAU Honors College for poster and paper presentations in an entirely virtual conference environment! Sessions will be available through a link posted HERE on December 3.<\/p>\n<p>Are you a current Honors student looking to submit a paper or poster to present? Submit your proposals by November 26, 2021!<\/p>\n<p>View the Fall 2021 Honors Symposium at the link posted here on December 2, 2021!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Wednesday, October 20, 2021<\/h3>\n<h4>Second Annual Gumerman Lecture<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1153 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/honors-college\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/PaulFlikkema-digital-slide-e1602267696482-960x384.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Flikkema Research\" width=\"493\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/PaulFlikkema-digital-slide-e1602267696482-960x384.jpg 960w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/PaulFlikkema-digital-slide-e1602267696482-465x186.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/>Join Honors for the first Gumerman Professor in Honors Public Lecture, &#8220;Robot Brains, Human Minds: A Short Tour of Learning and Thinking&#8221; with Dr. Paul Flikkema, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Gumerman Professor in Honors,\u00a0 at 7pm on Wednesday, October 20. This event will be held in the Cline Library Assembly Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Robots and artificial intelligence are constantly in the news, and researchers are exploring how to help robots become smarter.\u00a0 This begs the question: How do <em>we<\/em> learn? In this talk, I will explore how humans, as individuals and societies, have learned to live healthy, productive and meaningful lives. I will also attempt to compare how we learn with how we endow robots with \u201cintelligence\u201d, and sketch the role of technology in the ways that we learn and how we train computers to be \u201csmart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This event can be used by current NAU Honors College students as an Honors Exploration event.<\/p>\n<h4>2020 Virtual NAU Honors College Symposium<\/h4>\n<p>Join the NAU Honors College for poster and paper presentations in an entirely virtual conference environment! Sessions will be available <a href=\"https:\/\/nauhonorssymposium.secure-platform.com\/a\/organizations\/main\/home\">through a link posted HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Are you a current Honors student looking to submit a paper or poster to present?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nauhonorssymposium.secure-platform.com\/a\/organizations\/main\/home\">View the Fall 2020 Honors Symposium!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Wednesday, October 21, 2020<\/h3>\n<h4>First Annual Gumerman Lecture<\/h4>\n<p>Join Honors for the first Gumerman Professor in Honors Public Lecture, &#8220;Will Robots Ever (Really) Think?&#8221; with Dr. Paul Flikkema at 7pm on Wednesday, October 21. This event will be held entirely remotely on our <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NlPg5a8-i1E\">NAU Honors College YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1153 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/honors-college\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/PaulFlikkema-digital-slide-e1602267696482-464x348.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Flikkema Research\" width=\"351\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/PaulFlikkema-digital-slide-e1602267696482-464x348.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/PaulFlikkema-digital-slide-e1602267696482-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/297\/PaulFlikkema-digital-slide-e1602267696482-232x174.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our abilities as humans seem amazing to us, and we have always wondered how our brain gives us these abilities. 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