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  • New Flagstaff Campus students

New Flagstaff campus students

Your one-stop resource center

Our services are free and we are available by phone or Zoom video chat.

Academic guidance

  • course selection and academic planning
  • maintaining good academic standing
  • finding additional academic support
  • how to communicate with faculty and instructors
  • navigating the university system

Financial aid guidance

  • how to complete financial aid and tribal aid applications and documents
  • tips for scholarships searches and completing applications
  • learn about maintaining good financial aid standing
  • tips on financial aid planning and budgeting
  • find solutions/options to financial aid issues and concerns
  • Arizona tribal members who live out-of-state may qualify for in-state tuition
    • submit a copy of tribal enrollment document to NAU Admissions

Personal and cultural support

  • resources to balance work, school, family, and culture
  • access to a NACC room designed for personal reflection and meditation
  • personal enrichment and leadership opportunities
  • cultural and educational activities
  • graduate school and professional planning
  • professional counseling referrals
  • resident elder referrals

Before you enroll

We can help you get ready for university life, and offer:

  • assistance with completing the admissions, financial aid/tribal aid, and housing processes
  • tips and tools on being a successful college student
  • Watch a video – Indigenous Visit Day (3/9/2021) and hear from current students
  • referrals to other support resources

Resources

Come in to the Native American Cultural Center where we are housed to use:

  • student computer terminals and printer
  • fax machine for educational documents
  • complimentary beverage station

We can refer you to the right place for:

  • customized campus tours
  • child care
  • health services
  • housing

Student Organizations

  • American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)
  • Abaya Yala Organization
  • Connecting Higher Education Indigenously (CHEI)
  • Community Engaging Cultural Knowledge (CECK)
  • NAU HAPA Hawaiian Club
  • Miss Indigenous Northern Arizona University Organization (MINAUO)

For more information on these organizations, contact OISS at 928-523-8086.

Web resources

Browse our list of helpful links for information on the university, scholarships, and more.

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 Northern Arizona University links
  • Applied Indigenous Studies (AIS)
  • Center for American Indian Economic Development (CAIED)
  • Commission for Indigenous Peoples (CIP)
  • Commission on Ethnic Diversity (CED)
  • Dine Institute for Navajo Nation Educators
  • Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP)
  • Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC)
  • Native American Cultural Center (NACC)
  • Office of Native American Initiatives (ONAI)
  • University Admissions
Advising, guidance, and transitional support services
  • Academic Success Centers (ASC)
  • Gateway Student Success Center (GSSC, university advising center)
  • Office of Inclusion: Multicultural and LGBTQIA Student Services (IMQ)
  • Lumberjack Mathematics Center
  • Peak Performance – online summer math program
  • Multicultural Engineering Program (MEP)
  • Native Journey to Academic Success (NJAcS)
  • Parent and Family Services
  • Scholarship and Financial Aid, Office of
  • Student Service Center (SSC)
  • Student Support Services (SSS)
  • Student Veteran Services
  • Transfer and Online Connections
Attending NAU online?

Contact the Extended Campuses Service Center at 1-800-426-8315, or search for an advisor.

Are you a graduate student?

See our graduate advising contacts.

Colleges:
  • College of Arts & Letters, 928-523-8632
  • College of Education, 928-523-2145
  • College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences
    • Department of Civil Engineering, Construction Management and Environmental Engineering, 928-523-5251
    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, 928-523-5251
    • School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, 928-523-0101
  • College of the Environment, Forestry & Natural Sciences, 928-523-2408
  • College of Health & Human Services
    • Health professions, 928-523-6198
    • Nursing, 928-523-6717
  • Honors College, 928-523-3334
  • College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 928-523-6540
  • The W.A. Franke College of Business, 928-523-5232
  • Graduate College, 928-523-4348
Internship programs
  • AmeriCorps Youth In Action
  • Morris K. Udall Native American Congressional Internship
  • U.S. Department of Energy Student Diversity Partnership Program
Other
  • Native Americans for Community Action (NACA)
  • Salina Bookshelf: multicultural publishing
  • How to Trace American Indian Ancestry
Office of Indigenous Student Success
Location
Room 100 Building 14
Native American Cultural Center
810 S. Knoles Drive #4085
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011-0001
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 5653
Flagstaff, Arizona 86011-0001
Contact Form
Email
issnatives@nau.edu
Phone
928-523-8086
Fax
928-523-8855
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