{"id":5954,"date":"2012-01-19T12:21:13","date_gmt":"2012-01-19T19:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=5954"},"modified":"2012-11-20T14:05:28","modified_gmt":"2012-11-20T21:05:28","slug":"nau-redefining-itself-president-tells-state-legislature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/nau-redefining-itself-president-tells-state-legislature\/","title":{"rendered":"NAU redefining itself, president tells state Legislature"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"10%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"6\" cellpadding=\"6\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h5><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IsH_Wuaoolo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"400\" height=\"233\"><\/iframe>NAU President John Haeger appeared on the PBS show &#8216;Arizona Horizon&#8217; to talk about how budget challenges have reshaped the university and the innovative ways through which NAU aims to boost student success. Watch the full segment above, which originally aired on Jan. 17.<\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Severe budget reductions compelled Northern Arizona University to redefine itself at all levels, which led to a stronger focus on student success and fruitful partnerships, NAU President\u00a0<strong>John Haeger\u00a0<\/strong>told legislators on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last two or three years have been extremely difficult, but we have survived the recession and in some ways are stronger than in 2008,\u201d Haeger told the state House Committee on Higher Education. \u201cWe are financially stable \u2026 but have squeezed the university as much as we can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NAU endured layoffs, furloughs, buyouts and reductions to benefits during difficult budget years. To avoid further cuts, NAU has turned to partnerships and technology to excel. .<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEducation remains our primary mission, but we have other missions, too, especially in northern Arizona,\u201d Haeger said, citing economic development. Examples include the Economic Collaborative of Northern Arizona, the Drury Hotel, the High Country Conference Center, the 1899 Bar &amp; Grill, new privately financed residence halls and NAU\u2019s bookstore, operated by Follett\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Educational partnerships include NAU\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/arizonarepublic\/local\/articles\/2012\/01\/08\/20120108nau-phoenix-downtown-campus.html\">health programs in the downtown Phoenix medical center<\/a>\u00a0and relationships with nearly every community college in Arizona. \u201cCommunity colleges are the key to getting more baccalaureates for Arizona citizens,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>NAU has long been in the forefront of using technology to deliver courses and now is integrating technology into other areas to increase student success.<\/p>\n<p>The president cited NAU\u2019s new math emporium initiative that would radically change the way freshman math is taught. Based on Virginia Tech\u2019s model, the math emporium model has already demonstrated a decrease in D\u2019s, F\u2019s and withdrawals for freshmen, lowering a major barrier to retention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur retention rate is about 70 percent, just like our peers,\u201d Haeger said. \u201cBut that\u2019s no longer a good answer. We have to be much better than our peers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe game changer for the university in the future is technology,\u201d Haeger said, adding that universities can deliver high-quality education to more students for less money.<\/p>\n<p>Haeger voiced similar sentiments on Channel 8\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/home.nau.edu\/president\/\"><em>Arizona Horizon<\/em><\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/nau-redefining-itself-president-tells-state-legislature\/\">NAU President John Haeger appeared on the PBS show &#8216;Arizona Horizon&#8217; to talk about how budget challenges have reshaped the university and the innovative ways through which NAU aims to boost student success. Watch the full segment above, which originally aired on Jan. 17. 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