{"id":69443,"date":"2023-06-13T11:54:48","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T18:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=69443"},"modified":"2023-06-13T11:54:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T18:54:48","slug":"in-the-spotlight-june-12-16-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-june-12-16-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spotlight: June 12-16, 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=\"9\" 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\">Jut Wynne<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, assistant research professor for the Department of Biological Sciences and Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes, authored a paper alongside eight other international scientists. \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.usf.edu\/ijs\/vol52\/iss1\/8\/?fbclid=IwAR3NhzO4r_TaD0YcsMdicTqOnsS_xRyGeRdJVMjxJT2c4tk3-QBZGW_rPl0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cave-dwelling crocodiles of Central Belize<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d summarizes the knowledge of the behavior to date.<\/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=\"9\" 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 Northern Arizona University track &amp; field team members concluded their time at the NCAA Outdoor Track &amp; Field National Championships with All-American performances from <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">David Dunlap<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nico Young<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alyssa Colbert.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><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=\"9\" 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\">Dunlap finished seventh in the finals of the 200-meter, running a school record time of 20.16 to earn first-team All-American honors. Dunlap\u2019s seventh-place finish was the highest in both NAU and Big Sky conference history in the event.<\/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=\"9\" 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\">Young competed in the 5,000-meter, running a strong race to finish eighth and earn first-team All-American status with a time of 14:10.17. This is Young\u2019s second top-8 finish in the event, as he finished third in the 5K at last year\u2019s national championships.<\/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=\"9\" 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\">Colbert was the lone Lumberjack competitor on the second day of the NCAA Outdoor Track &amp; Field National Championships, putting up a strong effort in the semifinals of the 100-meter. She entered the race ranked 33rd in the nation but finished 21st overall in the semifinal round. Her time of 11.39 was her third fastest of the year and earned her honorable mention All-American honors.<\/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 data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"9\" 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 class=\"TextRun SCXW245688456 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245688456 BCX0\">Director of Disability Resources <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW245688456 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245688456 BCX0\">Jamie Axelrod<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW245688456 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245688456 BCX0\">\u00a0was recently featured in an article from\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW245688456 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245688456 BCX0\"><em>Chronicle of Higher Education<\/em>.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW245688456 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245688456 BCX0\">\u00a0Within \u201c<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW245688456 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/more-students-want-virtual-learning-options-heres-where-the-debate-stands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW245688456 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245688456 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">More Students Want Virtual-Learning Options. Here\u2019s Where the Debate Stands<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW245688456 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245688456 BCX0\">,\u201d Axelrod expressed the importance of institutions in opening more virtual-learning options to allow students to make the best choice for their own circumstances. Axelrod also quoted in the <em>I<\/em><\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW245688456 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245688456 BCX0\">nside Higher Ed<\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW245688456 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245688456 BCX0\"> article \u201c<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW245688456 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2023\/02\/21\/civil-rights-complaints-show-pandemics-effects-colleges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW245688456 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245688456 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">OCR Complaints Show Pandemic\u2019s Effects<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW245688456 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245688456 BCX0\">.\u201d In this article, Axelrod spoke about disability claims to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) following the pandemic and the OCR&#8217;s vital role in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245688456 BCX0\">assisting<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245688456 BCX0\">\u00a0institutions to address and manage incoming claims.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW245688456 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&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-june-12-16-2023\/\">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 Jut Wynne, assistant research professor for the Department of Biological Sciences and Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes, authored a paper alongside eight other international&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-69443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spotlight"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69443","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=69443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69443\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}