{"id":32767,"date":"2014-10-03T11:55:59","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T18:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=32767"},"modified":"2014-10-03T14:48:18","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T21:48:18","slug":"spotlight-oct-3-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/spotlight-oct-3-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spotlight: Oct. 3, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kudos to these faculty, staff and students<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?<\/p>\n<p>E-mail your announcements to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Inside@nau.edu\"><strong>Inside@nau.edu<\/strong><\/a>, or use our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/news-tip\/\"><strong>online submission form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><figure id=\"attachment_32764\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32764\" style=\"width: 430px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Doris-Martin_exhibit-reception1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32764\" src=\"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Doris-Martin_exhibit-reception1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Doris Martin_exhibit reception[1]\" width=\"430\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2014\/10\/Doris-Martin_exhibit-reception1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2014\/10\/Doris-Martin_exhibit-reception1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Holocaust survivor Doris Martin stands with students involved in the project as she addresses the crowd during the opening reception for \u201cThrough the Eyes of Youth: Life and Death in the B\u0119dzin Ghetto.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>Students, faculty, staff and friends of the university gathered at NAU on Tuesday, Sept. 30 to celebrate the opening of the <a href=\"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/new-holocaust-exhibit-tells-powerful-story-youth-bedzin-ghetto\/#.VC2BLSldVAM\">new Holocaust exhibit<\/a>, entitled \u201cThrough the Eyes of Youth: Life and Death in the B\u0119dzin Ghetto.&#8221; The exhibit is the result of a three-semester undergraduate research project offered by the Martin-Springer Institute. President <strong>Rita Cheng<\/strong> and faculty mentors <strong>Bj\u00f6rn Krondorfer<\/strong> and <strong>Martin Kalb<\/strong> welcomed the crowd and discussed the importance of Holocaust awareness and undergraduate research. Institute founders Ralph and Doris Martin also attended. Doris, who is a Holocaust survivor and grew up in B\u0119dzin, shared her experiences with the audience and expressed her sincere gratitude to the students for telling her story and that of her hometown. The exhibit is open to the public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday on the third floor of Riles, building 15. It will be on display through Nov. 14.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Donelle Ruwe, <\/strong>English professor,\u00a0published a new book, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.palgrave.com\/page\/detail\/british-childrens-poetry-in-the-romantic-era-donelle-ruwe\/?K=9781137319791\">British Children\u2019s Poetry in the Romantic Era: Verse, Riddle, and Rhyme<\/a><\/em>. Her book is the first book-length treatment of children&#8217;s verse in the Romantic era (1780-1835). Challenging common assumptions that early children&#8217;s verse is mostly didactic and religious in nature, Ruwe identifies secular children&#8217;s poetry collections and tracks the rise of sentimental, fantasy, nature and utilitarian verse for nature.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bill Carter<\/strong>, an assistant professor of practice in the School of Communication, received the silver medal from the Living Now Book Awards for his book <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Boom-Bust-Story-About-Copper\/dp\/1936182564\">Boom, Bust, Boom: A Story of Copper, The Metal that Runs the World<\/a><\/em>. The book discusses the all-pervasive presence of copper in our lives and its cost on our health, economy and environment. The Living Now Book Awards recognize books that help readers learn about enriching their lives in wholesome, Earth-friendly ways.<\/li>\n<li>Undergraduates in NAU\u2019s Spanish Secondary Education program attended the Arizona Language Association\u2019s conference in Mesa with Global Languages and Cultures professor <strong>Karina Collentine<\/strong>. At the conference <strong>Sofia Sweeney <\/strong>was honored with the association\u2019s post-secondary scholarship. <strong>Ana Gonzalez-Gomez<\/strong> and <strong>Shannon Scirghio<\/strong> also were elected to serve as northern Arizona representatives of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.<\/li>\n<li>NAU\u2019s <strong>Student Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association<\/strong> is hosting the <a href=\"http:\/\/nau.edu\/cal\/music\/events\/acda-2014\/\">2014 Western Division Student Symposium<\/a>. The two-day symposium at Ashurst Hall will feature sessions on the changing voice, choral warm-ups, handbell techniques and master classes. 43 NAU students will be participating.<\/li>\n<li>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32769\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32769\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Pulaski.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32769 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Pulaski-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"Pulaski\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2014\/10\/Pulaski-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2014\/10\/Pulaski-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2014\/10\/Pulaski.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Louie the Lumberjack poses with Pulaski, the human powered vehicle, created by NAU engineering students.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Engineering students <strong>Phillip Kinsley<\/strong>, <strong>Alex Hawley<\/strong>, <strong>Erik Nelson<\/strong>, <strong>Heather Kutz,<\/strong> <strong>Matt Gerlich<\/strong> and <strong>Kevin Montoya<\/strong> designed and created <a href=\"http:\/\/nauhpvc.com\">Pulaski<\/a>, a human powered vehicle for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers\u00a0Human Powered Vehicle Challenge. The vehicle placed second overall in the competition, second in design and innovation, first in women\u2019s sprint and third in the endurance event.<\/li>\n<li>NAU\u2019s <strong>Physician Assistant Program<\/strong> graduated its first class of students in August. The following master&#8217;s students received awards:\n<ul>\n<li>Veteran Awards: <strong>Juan Prieto<\/strong> and <strong>Andrew Bohn<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Scholar: <strong>Mariah Conway<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Community Service: <strong>Leah Carnine<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Class of 2014 Peer Award: <strong>Grace Hannigan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Preceptor Awards: <strong>Matt Dickson and Scott Wiley<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Chair\u2019s Award: <strong>Kaylan Luber<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Program Appreciation: <strong>Bob McMullen<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/spotlight-oct-3-2014\/\">Kudos to these faculty, staff and students Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community? E-mail your announcements to\u00a0Inside@nau.edu, or use our\u00a0online submission form. Students, faculty, staff and friends of the university gathered at NAU on Tuesday, Sept. 30 to celebrate the opening of the new Holocaust exhibit, entitled \u201cThrough the&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spotlight"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32767\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}