{"id":64411,"date":"2021-11-01T13:56:39","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T20:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=64411"},"modified":"2021-11-08T16:16:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T23:16:52","slug":"in-the-spotlight-nov-1-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-nov-1-5\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spotlight: Nov. 1-5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kudos to these faculty, staff,\u00a0students\u00a0and programs<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">E-mail your announcements to\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:Inside@nau.edu\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Inside@nau.edu<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, or use our\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/news-tip\/#.YEjwNWhKg2w\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">online submission form<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">In this year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/enter.marcomawards.com\/winners\/\">MARCOM awards<\/a>, an international competition for marketing and communications, <strong>Northern Arizona University<\/strong> took home four platinum level awards related to the &#8220;Boundless&#8221; campaign. NAU also took home a gold award and two honorable mentions out of more than 6,000 entries from 41 countries.<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Karen Jarratt-Snider<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0chair\u00a0and\u00a0associate\u00a0professor of Applied Indigenous Studies, joined Terry Rambler,\u00a0chairman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, and Kristen Carpenter,\u00a0director of the American Indian Law Program from the University of Colorado, to discuss the sacred site of Oak Flat, its importance to the San Carlos Apache and how this case informs\u00a0Indigenous religious freedom.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Khiarica\u00a0Rasheed<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was\u00a0voted to\u00a0the\u00a0Big Sky Conference\u2019s\u00a0Preseason All-Conference team for women\u2019s basketball.\u00a0She is the first NAU player to become a member of the Preseason All-Conference team.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">RJ Martinez<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was\u00a0named one of 22 players on the Jerry Rice Award watch list.\u00a0This award will be voted on by a panel of\u00a0more than\u00a0150 sports dignitaries following the regular season.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Northern Arizona University<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> won a $10,000 PATH scholarship from the Ellucian Foundation to help support students facing economic hardship. These scholarships can be used to cover finances like housing costs, tuition expenses and food.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Jani Ingram<\/strong>,\u00a0a\u00a0Regents\u2019 professor\u202fin\u00a0the\u00a0Department of\u00a0Chemistry and\u00a0Biochemistry,<strong>\u202fAngelina Castagno<\/strong>, director of the Institute for Native-serving Educators and professor in the\u00a0Department of\u00a0Educational\u00a0Leadership and\u00a0Foundations,<strong>\u202fRicky\u00a0Camplain<\/strong>,\u202fassistant professor at the Center for Health Equity Research and Department of Health Services,\u00a0and<strong>\u202fDavona\u00a0Blackhorse<\/strong>,\u202fa\u00a0student in the interdisciplinary health doctoral program,\u00a0recently published \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/feduc.2021.753488\/full?&amp;utm_source=Email_to_authors_&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&amp;utm_campaign=Email_publication&amp;field=&amp;journalName=Frontiers_in_Education&amp;id=753488\">Role of Professional Societies on Increasing Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Participation and Leadership in STEMM<\/a>\u201d in\u00a0Frontiers in Education.<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Talima Pearson<\/strong>,\u202fassociate research professor in the Department of Biological Sciences; <strong>Crystal Hepp<\/strong>,\u202fassociate professor in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems; <strong>Robert Trotter<\/strong>,\u202fRegent\u2019s professor in the Department of Anthropology;<strong>\u00a0Mimi<\/strong> <strong>Mbegbu<\/strong>, research assistant of the\u202fPathogen and Microbiome Institute (PMI);<strong>\u202fBenjamin Russakoff<\/strong>, PMI undergraduate researcher;\u202f<strong>David Panisello Yag\u00fce<\/strong>, MSc student;<strong>\u202fColin Wood<\/strong>, PMI undergraduate researcher; <strong>Kara Tucker-Morgan<\/strong>, research coordinator of Northern Arizona-Yuma; <strong>Kathya Ceniceros<\/strong>, Northern Arizona-Yuma undergraduate researcher;\u202f<strong>Cristina Padilla<\/strong>, Northern Arizona-Yuma undergraduate researcher;\u202f<strong>Shari Kyman<\/strong>, PMI research assistant; and\u202f<strong>Francisco Villa<\/strong>,\u202fclinical professor in the Biological and Natural Resource Sciences at NAU-Yuma, published \u201cGenome Sequences of Community Carriage Strains of Staphylococcus Aureus from Yuma, Arizona\u201d in Microbiology Resource Announcements.<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Amit Kumar<\/strong>, assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training,<strong>\u202fIndrakshi\u202fRoy<\/strong>, biostatistician for the Center for Health Equity Research (CHER), <strong>Julie A. Baldwin<\/strong>,\u202fRegents\u2019 professor\u202fand director of CHER,\u202fand researchers from Brown University published \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/08982643211043319\">Quality of Care and Outcomes Among a Diverse Group of Long-Term Care Residents with Alzheimer\u2019s Disease and Related Dementias<\/a>\u201d in the\u00a0Journal of Aging and Health.<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An article co-authored by\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nancy A. Wonders<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, professor of\u00a0criminology and\u00a0criminal\u00a0justice, and Cristina\u00a0Bessa-Fern\u00e1ndez<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0University of A\u00a0Coru\u00f1a, Spain<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">has been published in the\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crimejusticejournal.com\/article\/view\/2037\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cBorder Struggles, Political Unity, and the Transformative Power of the Local: U.S. Sanctuary Cities and Spain\u2019s Cities of Refuge\u201d<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0resulted from collaborative work that began when\u00a0Bessa-Fern\u00e1ndez was a\u00a0visiting\u00a0scholar at NAU.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fred\u00a0DeMicco<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">executive\u00a0director and professor in the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management, and\u00a0Irene\u00a0Macabante, CEO\u00a0and founder\u00a0of\u00a0Citrine Consulting Collective<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0have written an article published in Hospitality Net\u00a0titled\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hospitalitynet.org\/opinion\/4107197.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cWhy Guest Inclusivity Is the Key to Success in 2021\u00a0&amp; Beyond.\u201d<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The article reviews how organizations in the\u00a0hospitality\u00a0industry can\u00a0capture the diverse market.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Northern Arizona University\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was\u00a0included in\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/college-rankings\/green-guide?ceid=green-colleges\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. This ranking\u00a0based on\u00a0whether students have\u00a0both healthy and sustainable qualities of life on campus, how\u00a0well\u00a0a university\u00a0prepares its students for sustainable employment, and how sustainable the campus\u2019s policies are.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NAU\u00a0football\u00a0players<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kevin Daniels\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Morgan Vest<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were named\u00a0ROOT SPORTS Players of the Week. This is Daniels\u2019 first honor of\u00a0his career<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and Vest is the first defensive player to earn this award multiple times this season.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-nov-1-5\/\">Kudos to these faculty, staff,\u00a0students\u00a0and programs\u00a0 Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?\u00a0 E-mail your announcements to\u00a0Inside@nau.edu, or use our\u00a0online submission form.\u00a0 In this year&#8217;s MARCOM awards, an international competition for marketing and communications, Northern Arizona University took home four platinum level awards related to the &#8220;Boundless&#8221; campaign. 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