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- \u00a0The Navajo language textbook by modern languages\u00a0professorEvangeline Parsons Yazzie<\/strong>,\u00a0Din\u00e9 Bizaad Binahoo’ahh, Rediscovering the Navajo Language<\/em>, officially was adopted by the state of New Mexico during ceremonies with Parsons Yazzie, Gov. Bill Richardson and Veronica Garcia, the state’s secretary of education, on Oct. 24 at Gallup High School and Farmington High School. The textbook previously was adopted by 10 New Mexico school districts and now will be used statewide.\u00a0Read more<\/a>.
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- NAU’s Multicultural Engineering Program and director\u00a0Fonda Swimmer<\/strong>\u00a0have been selected to receive one of four 2008 ABET President’s Awards for Diversity. The ABET\u2014Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology\u2014award will be conferred today, Oct. 29, in Louisville, Ky., as part of the 2008 ABET commission summit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Richard Rodgers<\/strong>,\u00a0professor of speech communication, published an\u00a0article in the latest issue of\u00a0Environmental Communication: A Journal of Nature and Culture<\/em>\u00a0titled “Beasts, Burgers, and Hummers: Meat and the Crisis of Masculinity in Contemporary Television Advertisements.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- The\u00a0NAU Forensics team<\/strong>\u00a0dominated a debate during last weekend’s back-to-back tournaments. In the first tournament, hosted by Mount San Antonio College, NAU received second place in the tournament and a second place sweepstakes for overall performance. At the second tournament, hosted by Azusa Pacific University, NAU won both first and second place in the semifinal round level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Mary I. Dereshiwsky<\/strong>, educational leadership professor in the College of Education, was invited to make a presentation on “Mentoring Prospective Online Faculty” to Middle Tennessee State University on Oct. 24.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- NAU Marketing<\/strong>\u00a0received several design awards this fall.\u00a0Graphic Design USA<\/em>, a graphic design news and information magazine, awarded NAU eight awards. The 2008 awards process saw more than 10,000 entries. NAU also won a design award from the National Orientation Directors Association in the Outstanding Orientation Handbook category during the 2008 National Orientation Directors Association Pubs Media Showcase Awards.\u00a0Read more<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- Mike Wagner<\/strong>, Regents’ professor in the School of Forestry, was interviewed in the article “Master’s International Program Offers Graduate Degree, Chance to Serve,” in the October edition of\u00a0The Forestry Source<\/em>. Wagner highlights NAU’s international master’s program as a valuable opportunity for students planning on joining the Peace Corps.<\/li>\n
- Twenty-two\u00a0School of Communication<\/strong>\u00a0graduate and undergraduate students presented research papers at the annual Arizona Communication Association Conference on Oct. 18 at Arizona State University’s West Campus. Three NAU School of Communication faculty members also participated.\u00a0Click here to view the student list<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Brant Short<\/strong>, professor of speech communication, was selected as the 2007-08 Arizona Communication Association Communicator of the Year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Marie Baker-Ohler,\u00a0<\/strong>speech communication lecturer, completed her term as president of the Arizona Communication Association.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Brant Short and\u00a0Dayle Hardy-Short<\/strong>, professor of speech communication, are continuing their term as co-editors of the\u00a0Arizona Communication Association Journal<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
- Marie Baker-Ohler,\u00a0<\/strong>speech communication lecturer, completed her term as president of the Arizona Communication Association.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Mike Wagner<\/strong>, Regents’ professor in the School of Forestry, was interviewed in the article “Master’s International Program Offers Graduate Degree, Chance to Serve,” in the October edition of\u00a0The Forestry Source<\/em>. Wagner highlights NAU’s international master’s program as a valuable opportunity for students planning on joining the Peace Corps.<\/li>\n
- NAU Marketing<\/strong>\u00a0received several design awards this fall.\u00a0Graphic Design USA<\/em>, a graphic design news and information magazine, awarded NAU eight awards. The 2008 awards process saw more than 10,000 entries. NAU also won a design award from the National Orientation Directors Association in the Outstanding Orientation Handbook category during the 2008 National Orientation Directors Association Pubs Media Showcase Awards.\u00a0Read more<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- Mary I. Dereshiwsky<\/strong>, educational leadership professor in the College of Education, was invited to make a presentation on “Mentoring Prospective Online Faculty” to Middle Tennessee State University on Oct. 24.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- The\u00a0NAU Forensics team<\/strong>\u00a0dominated a debate during last weekend’s back-to-back tournaments. In the first tournament, hosted by Mount San Antonio College, NAU received second place in the tournament and a second place sweepstakes for overall performance. At the second tournament, hosted by Azusa Pacific University, NAU won both first and second place in the semifinal round level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Richard Rodgers<\/strong>,\u00a0professor of speech communication, published an\u00a0article in the latest issue of\u00a0Environmental Communication: A Journal of Nature and Culture<\/em>\u00a0titled “Beasts, Burgers, and Hummers: Meat and the Crisis of Masculinity in Contemporary Television Advertisements.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- NAU’s Multicultural Engineering Program and director\u00a0Fonda Swimmer<\/strong>\u00a0have been selected to receive one of four 2008 ABET President’s Awards for Diversity. The ABET\u2014Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology\u2014award will be conferred today, Oct. 29, in Louisville, Ky., as part of the 2008 ABET commission summit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n