{"id":65752,"date":"2022-04-04T10:20:12","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T17:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=65752"},"modified":"2022-04-06T12:46:49","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T19:46:49","slug":"in-the-spotlight-april-4-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-april-4-8\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spotlight: April 4-8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kudos to these faculty, staff, students and 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=\"none\">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=\"none\">E-mail your announcements to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Inside@nau.edu\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Inside@nau.edu<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, or use our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/news-tip\/#.YEjwNWhKg2w\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">online submission form<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/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=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jaime Awe<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, a professor in the Department of Anthropology, and graduate students\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jordan Lee<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fand\u202f<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Scott Yost<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fare featured in the European documentary \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/671736180\/a63bcec8b0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fall of the Kings<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u201d The program investigates dramatic new evidence of the catastrophic droughts and instability that pushed cities beyond their limits and includes footage of Awe, Lee and Yost excavating at the archaeological site of Xunantunich in Belize.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mimi Bland<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> has earned the Big Sky Conference Women\u2019s Tennis Player of the Week award for her consistent performance and impressive wins this season. This is her second Player of the Week award, earning the first during the 2020 season.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&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=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ricardo Guthrie<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, associate professor of Ethnic Studies, was awarded $7,500 from the Road Ahead Partnership&#8217;s \u201c<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/route66roadahead.com\/black-experiences-grant-program\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Route 66 Black Experiences Grant Program<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u201d The project will allow Guthrie and student interns <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Naomi Sanders<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ty Holliday<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> to complete internships and entrepreneurial projects creating virtual tours and physical artifacts connected to Green Book heritage sites\u2014including NAU campus locations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The College of Education<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> recognized outstanding students in the program. <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Karli Green<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Outstanding Undergraduate Student in the College of Education and Spring 2022 Distinguished Senior<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lori Smith<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Outstanding Undergraduate Student in the College of Education (Community Campuses)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ann Molinar<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Outstanding Undergraduate Student in the College of Education (Community Campuses)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Elliana Panzarella<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Undergraduate student that has shown outstanding achievements in Leadership<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Elizabeth Renaud<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Outstanding Doctoral Student from the Department of Educational Leadership<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Diamond Bracey<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, COE Graduate student that has shown outstanding achievements in Research<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Yihan Wang<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Outstanding Masters Student from the Department of Educational Psychology<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Alex Dornbier<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Outstanding Doctoral Student from the Department of Educational Psychology<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Doctoral student <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Aradhana Roberts<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> was chosen as an ambassador of the American Geophysical Union. This is a highly competitive position for their Local Science Partners program.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&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=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Master\u2019s student <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Arthur Schmeiser<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> took first place in the 2022 USA Racquetball Collegiate Conference in Tucson, Ariz. He won gold in the men\u2019s single and the men\u2019s double alongside <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ben Baron<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and NAU\u2019s team ended the conference in third place overall.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&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=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fred DeMicco<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, executive director and professor of the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management, recently published a paper titled \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dergipark.org.tr\/en\/pub\/ahtr\/issue\/59492\/969226\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Expectations of Domestic Women Business Travelers from Hotel Accommodation: A Perspective of Hotel Managers<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u201d The analysis of what women travelers expect from during their stays in hotels will help hospitality marketers strategize accordingly.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&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=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The NAU Journalism Department&#8217;s Sports Media Program<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> was recently ranked 13th in the nation by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/festival\/2022-school-rankings\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Broadcast Education Association<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, landing ahead of some of the most prestigious programs in the country. Students hone their skills working in a professional environment in the Media Innovation Center, anchoring and producing live sports segments for the local NAZ Today newscast, broadcasting live local sporting events, hosting sports talk radio shows on KJACK Radio and writing sports recaps and feature stories for The Lumberjack newspaper.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cynthia Childrey<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, dean and university librarian of Cline Library, was interviewed by the Chronicle of Higher Education for a special issue, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Library of the Future: How the Heart of the Campus is Transforming<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. The issue focused on the future of academic library spaces, collections and the profession, and the interview came about because of Cline Library\u2019s recently completed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/library\/master-plan\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">master planning process<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&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=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">James Allen<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, a professor in the School of Forestry, was mentioned in an article in CSA News entitled &#8220;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/epdf\/10.1002\/csan.20682\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Creating Urban Agroforests in Interstitial City Spaces<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u201d The article discusses food forests and how to create green spaces in urban settings.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&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=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Allen Reich<\/strong>, President\u2019s Distinguished Teaching Fellow &amp; Isbell Ethics Professor in the School of Hotel &amp; Restaurant Management in the W. A. Franke College of Business was appointed to Food Protection Manager Certification Committee by the Executive Director of the Conference for Food Protection. The committee is charged with updates to the certification and education program based on trends in food transportation\/supply chain, food preparation, new technologies in food preparation and storage, delivery to consumers, various scientific findings that impact bacteriological and other safety concerns and on the prevention of food-borne illnesses and post-outbreak management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-april-4-8\/\">Kudos to these faculty, staff, students and programs\u00a0 Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?\u00a0 E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission form.\u00a0 Jaime Awe, a professor in the Department of Anthropology, and graduate students\u202fJordan Lee\u202fand\u202fScott Yost\u202fare featured in the European documentary \u201cFall of the Kings.\u201d The&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"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-65752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spotlight"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65752","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\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65752\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}