{"id":68292,"date":"2023-02-21T09:25:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T16:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=68292"},"modified":"2023-02-21T09:25:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T16:25:38","slug":"in-the-spotlight-feb-20-24-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-feb-20-24-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spotlight: Feb. 20-24, 2023"},"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=\"auto\">E-mail your announcements to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Inside@nau.edu\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Inside@nau.edu<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, or use our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/news-tip\/#.YEjwNWhKg2w\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">online submission form<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/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=\"4\" 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=\"auto\">T. Mark Montoya<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, associate dean for curriculum and student affairs and associate professor of ethnic studies in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> authored a book chapter that was recently published in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rowman.com\/ISBN\/9781538162415\/Know-That-You-Are-Worthy-Experiences-from-First-Generation-College-Graduates\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Know That You Are Worthy: Stories from First-Generation College Graduates<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The chapter speaks directly to current and future first-generation students, offering strategies for success.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" 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\">Montoya also co-authored a book chapter that was recently published in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apsanet.org\/gradschool\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Strategies for Navigating Graduate School and Beyond.<\/span><\/i><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">The chapter, \u201cConcerns for First-Gen Political Science Graduate Students\u201d identifies the challenges faced by first-generation political science graduate students while calling to mind assets-based approaches.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" 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=\"none\">Seven current NAU graduate students and recent alumni were selected as this year&#8217;s Presidential Management Fellows, supporting them in entering high<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8211;<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">level federal government research positions for two years. This is a significant achievement because it highlights NAU&#8217;s outstanding graduate student achievements on a national stage and essential non-academic career pathways for top-achieving graduate student supporting NAU&#8217;s career-ready objectives in student training. The seven recognized students are:<\/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=\"4\" 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=\"auto\">Connor D. Crouch<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" 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=\"auto\">Iris Garthwaite<\/span><\/b><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=\"4\" 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=\"auto\">Noah M. Haarmann<\/span><\/b><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=\"4\" 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=\"auto\">Jaclyn P. Motyka Corbin<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" 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=\"auto\">Alexis Riche<\/span><\/b><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=\"4\" 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=\"auto\">Ella M. Samuel<\/span><\/b><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=\"4\" 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=\"auto\">Julia M. Stuart<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" 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=\"none\">The <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">track &amp; field teams<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> continued their streak of breaking records, with two school records falling in their final regular season meet.<\/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=\"4\" 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=\"auto\">John Murphy <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">broke the men\u2019s weight throw record with a toss of 21.40 meters, easily winning the event. His teammate, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Desmond Lott<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> finished in second with a personal best of 20.45 meters. <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Parker Bays<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> also set a new personal record in the event, throwing for a distance of 19.16 meters and finishing fourth.<\/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=\"4\" 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=\"auto\">Trenton Givens<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> broke the school record in a dominant 60-meter hurdles performance, running a time of 7.76 and winning the event. His time puts him second in the Big Sky.<\/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=\"4\" 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\">The men\u2019s and women\u2019s distance medley relays each came close to breaking their respective school records. <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Elise Stearns<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kyairra Reigh<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Maggi Congdon<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Annika Reiss<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> combined for a time of 11:17.97, putting them at second all-time in school history. <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nico Young<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">David Dunlap<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Theo Quax<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Drew Bosley<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> ran a time of 9:40.68, putting them at No. 2 all-time in school history.<\/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<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" 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=\"auto\">Cristina Thomas<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, assistant professor in the Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science (APS), played an integral role in NASA\u2019s DART mission and in the world\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/webb\/2023\/02\/08\/breaking-the-tracking-speed-limit-with-webb\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">first-ever in-space test for planetary defense<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in which the tracking speed limit was broken with the James Webb Space Telescope.\u00a0<\/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=\"4\" 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\">Mark Loeffler<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, associate professor of APS, is a co-investigator on a recently selected proposal to NASA&#8217;s Solar System Workings program titled: An Experimental Investigation of Space Weathering Processes on the Surface of Mercury. The proposal is $1.3 million for three years and brings about $100K to NAU.<\/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=\"4\" 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\">APS postdoctoral student <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Aurelian Stcherbinine<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> has a new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2208.11100\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">paper<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> out encompassing a two Martian years survey of water ice clouds on Mars with Atmospheric Chemistry Suite (ACS) instrument onboard the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO).<\/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=\"4\" 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\">Recent APS Ph.D. alumnus <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Colin Chandler<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is the lead author on a paper presenting the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ui.adsabs.harvard.edu\/abs\/2023RNAAS...7...22C\/abstract\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">discovery of activity emanating from main-belt asteroid 2015 FW412<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Co-authors include APS associate professor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chad Trujillo<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, recent Ph.D. alumnus and current postdoctoral student <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Will Oldroyd<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, alumnus <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jay Kueny <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and former research experiences for undergraduates student <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Will Burris<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/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=\"4\" 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\">In April, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NAZ Today<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> will receive the First-Place award for Best Newscast produced three days a week or less at the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Conference in Las Vegas. The BEA is the leading academic organization for broadcast faculty, including film and multimedia creators as well. Students <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tori Clark<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Liam Combs<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and recent graduate <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hanna Ware<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> were named in the award, along with the entire NAZ Today Staff.<\/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=\"4\" 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=\"auto\">Frederick DeMicco<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, professor in the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management, and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Elizabeth Gutt<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, current MBA student, were recently published in <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hospitality Net. <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In their article, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hospitalitynet.org\/opinion\/4114987.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Quiet Quitting: An Investigation Into the Reasons and Motivations Behind this Workplace Challenge: Part I<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d, they discussed employee engagement based on the assumption that employee engagement is positively linked to and one of the reasons behind quiet quitting.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-feb-20-24-2023\/\">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 T. 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