{"id":67270,"date":"2022-10-31T13:41:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T20:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=67270"},"modified":"2022-10-31T13:41:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T20:41:30","slug":"in-the-spotlight-oct-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-oct-31\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spotlight: Oct. 31- Nov. 4, 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=\"1\" 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\">Phefelia Nez, <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">first lady of the Navajo Nation and a 2021 graduate of NAU\u2019s master\u2019s of public administration program, has been named to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center of Performing Arts. The board <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">provides guidance and direction to assist the Kennedy Center in fulfilling its mission and vision of serving as\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a leader for the arts across America and throughout the world, reaching and connecting with artists, inspiring and educating communities<\/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=\"1\" 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=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Northern Arizona University<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> was included in the Princeton Review\u2019s \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.princetonreview.com\/college-rankings?rankings=green-colleges\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">2023 Guide to Green Colleges<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u201d <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The ranking is based on a combination of school-reported data and student opinion via institutional and student surveys. The schools included in this list are \u201ctruly up to the task of training the next generation of leaders, who will be responsible for putting green ideas into practice,\u201d according to the Princeton Review.<\/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=\"1\" 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=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">School of Forestry professor and former president of The Wildlife Society <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Carol L. Chambers <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and wildlife biologist Kerry L. Nicholson have written a book to address the challenges and opportunities for women, especially from underrepresented communities, in wild<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">life professions. The book, \u201cWomen in Wildlife Science<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d is dedicated to the work of promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in the field of wildlife conservation and management.<\/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=\"1\" 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=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Northern Arizona University<\/span><\/b> is<span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0No. 4 in the Online School Guide\u2019s \u201c1<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlineschoolsguide.net\/top-health-science-bachelors\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">0 Top Health Science Bachelor\u2019s Degrees Online.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The ranking process considers program reputation, cost and expected future salary of graduates to determine a school\u2019s final placement in the official ranking.<\/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=\"1\" 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=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">NAU<\/span><\/b>, along with Tolleson and Littleton Elementary School Districts, <span data-contrast=\"none\">won WESTMARC\u2019s Quality of Life \u2013 Education award last week for their partnership that addresses teacher shortages in the state. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">This unique educational opportunity\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">between these institutions<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0aims to help solve the teacher shortage crisis throughout the state and is open to anyone interested in pursuing an NAU degree leading to teacher certification and a rewarding career.<\/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-oct-31\/\">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 Phefelia Nez, first lady of the Navajo Nation and a 2021 graduate of NAU\u2019s master\u2019s of public administration program, has been named to the&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-67270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spotlight"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67270","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=67270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67270\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}