{"id":46126,"date":"2017-01-19T14:42:58","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T21:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=46126"},"modified":"2017-03-23T16:37:43","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T23:37:43","slug":"spotlight-jan-19-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/spotlight-jan-19-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spotlight: Jan. 20, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kudos to these faculty and staff<\/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>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46161\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46161\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-46161 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"President Cheng with delegates\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo, from left to right: Daniel Palm, Executive Director of the Center for International Education; Tom Cheng; Gerardo Carrasco, Director, Centro de Geociencias at UNAM; Maru Alvarez; Javier Alvarez, Professor of Biology at UNAM; President Cheng; Rosaura, Dean of the College of Science at UNAM; Catalina Stern, Associate Dean of the College of Science at UNAM&#8217; Vanessa Zepeda, Deputy Director of Universaria; Melissa Armstrong, Director of Interdisciplinary Global Programs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Jan. 13, <strong>President Rita Cheng<\/strong> traveled to Mexico City with a delegation from the Center for International Education, including executive director <strong>Daniel Palm<\/strong>, to participate in relationship-building activities with representatives from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the Universia higher education network.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alexandra A. Carpino<\/strong>, interim associate dean in the College of Arts and Letters, recently facilitated a colloquium she organized as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archaeological.org\/meeting\/about\">2017 Annual Meetings of the Archaeological Institute of America<\/a> in Toronto, Canada.\u00a0 Entitled &#8220;Collecting and Presenting the Etruscans in North America,&#8221; Carpino\u2019s conference looked at the past acquisition and display strategies used by a number of public and university museums throughout history.<\/li>\n<li>NAU\u2019s <strong>Science and Health Building<\/strong> was featured in the journal <a href=\"http:\/\/www.architectmagazine.com\/project-gallery\/northern-arizona-university-science-and-health-building_o\"><em>American Institute of Architects<\/em><\/a>. In the article, Rich\u00e4rd+Bauer, the Phoenix-based firm that designed the building, was recognized for its innovative design. \u201cIlluminated white stairs zigzag across the atrium, a nod to the crystalline formations found in nearby caves; the composition of the exterior rain screen panels references the rock strata in the mountains around Flagstaff.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Northern Arizona University\u2019s <strong>Army ROTC program<\/strong> recently received the 2016 Geronimo Award for Best Large Army ROTC Program, which recognized the hard work and commitment to both student success and developing two lieutenants for the U.S. Army.<\/li>\n<li>Professor<strong> Bill Carter<\/strong>, author of \u201cBoom, Bust, Boom: A Story about Copper, the Metal That Runs the World\u201d is marking his book\u2019s French debut on\u00a0Feb. 13 with publisher Editions Intervalles. Carter, an assistant professor of practice in the School of Communication, will have a book tour in France in late spring\/summer. Carter\u2019s books have been translated into seven languages.<\/li>\n<li><strong>James I. Bowie<\/strong>, senior lecturer in sociology, was recently <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/articles\/chargers-741071-logo-team.html\">interviewed<\/a> by the <em>Orange County Register<\/em> about the new logo adopted by the NFL\u2019s Los Angeles Chargers following their move from San Diego. Bowie, who also runs <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emblemetric.com\/\">Emblemetric<\/a>\u2014a blog that analyzes logo design trends\u2014said the new logo was \u201csharp, attractive and energetic.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The American Institute of Economic Research named <strong>Flagstaff<\/strong> the best college town in Arizona and third best in the nation, behind Boulder, Colorado, and Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. The rankings were based on various factors related to demographics, economics and quality of life, with Flagstaff earning high marks in diversity, access to the city and entertainment options, including music, outdoor activities and bars and restaurants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/spotlight-jan-19-2017\/\">Kudos to these faculty and staff 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. On Jan. 13, President Rita Cheng traveled to Mexico City with a delegation from the Center for International Education, including executive director Daniel Palm, to participate in relationship-building&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"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-46126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spotlight"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46126","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\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46126\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}