{"id":48497,"date":"2017-08-31T09:42:03","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T16:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=48497"},"modified":"2017-09-01T08:29:44","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T15:29:44","slug":"student-spotlight-aug-31-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/student-spotlight-aug-31-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Student Spotlight: Aug. 31, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kudos to these 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>NAU Yuma social work student <strong>Carlos Ramos<\/strong> was elected to the National Association of Social Workers (Arizona chapter) Board of Directors as the BSW student representative. He will serve on the board for one year and hopes to increase student involvement in the NASW. Ramos\u2019 goals include earning his master\u2019s degree in social work after graduation from NAU Yuma and to land a career as a macro practitioner. Ramos also was elected to serve as the NAU Yuma Social Work Student Association president last spring.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lambda Pi Eta<\/strong> in the School of Communication was named national chapter of the year out of more than 500 active chapters in the United States. Lambda Pi Eta is sponsored by the National Communication Association. The intercollegiate honors society is part of NAU\u2019s 2+2 degree program located at Glendale Community College.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kristin Leonard<\/strong>, a recent master\u2019s graduate from the English, Literature program at NAU, had an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/eprint\/cW6bVDaa7U7nWu2QhVX8\/full\">essay<\/a> published in August for The Explicator. The essay was written for her literature coursework on the use of museum exhibitions and windowed spaces in Charles Dickens\u2019 novel, \u201cThe Old Curiosity Shop.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>NAU student <strong>Erika Manilla<\/strong> was named Female Athlete of the Year by the United States Racquetball Association. Erika is looking forward to this season as well as participating in the racquetball U.S. Open.<\/li>\n<li>Student Production Award <a href=\"http:\/\/rockymountainemmy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2017-Nominations-.pdf\">nominations<\/a>\u00a0 for the 40<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Rocky Mountain Emmys were recently announced. Several of NAU\u2019s students received nominations: <strong>Alejandro Higuera <\/strong>and <strong>Kristina Casto<\/strong> for \u201cMiss Indian NAU;\u201d <strong>Bibbi Beatrice Abruzzini<\/strong> for \u201cBrian\u201d; <strong>Yesenia De Garcia <\/strong>and <strong>Sakya Calsoyas<\/strong> for \u201cCop Punch;\u201d <strong>Eric Joseph Lynch<\/strong> for \u201cSugar;\u201d <strong>Xavier Rangel <\/strong>for \u201cAnchor Xavier Rangel;\u201d <strong>Yesenia De Garcia<\/strong> for \u201cYesenia De Garcia.\u201d Awards will be given out in October in Phoenix.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/student-spotlight-aug-31-2017\/\">Kudos to these 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. NAU Yuma social work student Carlos Ramos was elected to the National Association of Social Workers (Arizona chapter) Board of Directors as the BSW student representative. 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