{"id":66866,"date":"2022-09-12T12:17:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T19:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=66866"},"modified":"2022-09-12T12:17:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T19:17:14","slug":"in-the-spotlight-sept-12-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-sept-12-16\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spotlight: Sept. 12-16, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kudos to these faculty, staff, students and programs<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\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;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\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;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Northern Arizona University<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> earned multiple spots on the 2022-2023 <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> of Best Colleges.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">No. 178 in Social Mobility-National Universities<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">No. 219 in Best Undergraduate Business<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">No. 234 in Best Undergraduate Computer Science<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">No. 172 in Best Undergraduate Nursing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">For the ninth consecutive year, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">NAU\u2019s<\/span><\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/206\/NAU-2021-ACFR_Final.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Annual Comprehensive Financial Report<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> has met the requirements to be awarded the Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. Additionally, the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Comptroller\u2019s Office<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> has received the Award of Financial Reporting Achievement from the Association. This award highlights the outstanding work of assistant comptroller <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Anton Ciochetti<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, senior accountant <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Francine Dalgai<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, senior financial administration specialist <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kristi Markey<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, assistant comptroller <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Brad Miner<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and senior financial planning and reporting analyst <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Anthea Vadasz<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">(ITEP) was recognized in <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Native News Online<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> for their successful conference last week. The article, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nativenewsonline.net\/environment\/tribal-indigenous-climate-change-conference-convenes-in-st-paul\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tribal, Indigenous Climate Change Conference Convenes in St. Paul<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u201d discusses the events that took place during the four-day conference<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> including an overview of the workshops and training sessions on various environmental topics.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">NAU\u2019s two-time All-American runner <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Drew Bosley<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> was named the Big Sky\u2019s first Men\u2019s Cross Country Athlete of the Week. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Lumberjacks<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> opened their season at the 42<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">nd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> annual Geroge Kyte Classic, scoring only 15 points to secure a win against Arizona, Grand Canyon and Utah Tech. Bosley led the team to the finish line by running a personal best 22:09.1 on a 4.5-mile course. This is the second fastest time in George Kyte history, only 17 seconds behind teammate <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ryan Raff\u2019s<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> 2019 time of 21:52.0.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">James Bowie<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, teaching professor in the Department of Sociology, was interviewed on KJZZ Phoenix about the design of the 2022 U.S. quarter coin. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/theshow.kjzz.org\/content\/1806870\/2022-quarter-may-reveal-just-how-important-coins-are-anymore\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">interview<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> expanded on Bowie\u2019s July article in <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fast Company<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> about the tendency of logos to face right, rather than left.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\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-sept-12-16\/\">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 Northern Arizona University earned multiple spots on the 2022-2023 U.S. News &amp; World Report of Best Colleges.\u00a0 No. 178 in Social Mobility-National Universities No.&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"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-66866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spotlight"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66866","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\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66866\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}