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2023 was a big year for NAU\u2014a new College of Medicine, achieving an important step in a long-held research goal, welcoming the first class of A2E Lumberjacks and a couple of broken records\u2014in both fundraising <\/span>😊<\/span> and snow 😩<\/span>. Relive the highlights of the year with some of 2023\u2019s most read stories in <\/span>The NAU Review<\/span><\/i> (with a few of our favorites thrown in). <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1. NAU projected to receive highest level of research classification<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

NAU is on track to achieve R1 research status in 2025, putting it in the highest tier of research universities in the country.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Chemistry<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2. NAU\u2019s year of academic momentum\u2014Highlights from the University Convocation<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

In the annual University Convocation, President Cruz Rivera talked about NAU\u2019s past and ongoing efforts to improve student access to education and success.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span> \"President<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

3. A crowd-sourced list of NAU students\u2019 favorite classes<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Students reveal what their favorite classes were and what made them so good.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Ed<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

4. How does climate change affect you?<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Several NAU researchers contributed to a congressionally mandated climate assessment designed to provide an easy-to-read overview of the current state of climate change.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"graphic<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

5. \u2018You are valued\u2019\u202f<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Allison Stenger is an NAU student and disability advocate. Her advocacy work grew out of her own lived experience with a disability.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Allison<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

6. Results for the Lumberjack Thanksgiving poll are in!<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

We asked, you answered. Lumberjacks reveal their Thanksgiving traditions, from stuffing to shopping.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"People<\/a><\/p>\n

7. Humans of Flagstaff: Rima Brusi<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

A Q&A with Rima Brusi, Honors College professor and first lady of the university. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Rima<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

8. Honoring President\u2019s Prize, Gold Axe, Distinguished Senior winners of Class of 2023<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

NAU honored 21 Gold Axe winners, including two President\u2019s Prize winners and nine Distinguished Seniors in the Class of 2023.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"President's<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

9. Costumes, puppies, distance, loss, Fortnite, Disney: Read love stories in six words<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Members of the NAU community share their six-word love stories.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Hearts<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

10. Homecoming 2023 recap (photo gallery)<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

A special edition of LumberSNAPS gives a photographic peek into NAU\u2019s 2023 Homecoming.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"People<\/a><\/p>\n

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Other notable favorites:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

1. \u2018Pursue what you want, believe in yourself and push as many boundaries as you can\u2019<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

In honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, NAU\u2019s women scientists share why they chose their fields and give advice to women and girls considering science careers. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"International<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2. NAU launches College of Medicine to address Arizona\u2019s critical shortage of primary care physicians<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

NAU\u2019s new College of Medicine will create accelerated pathways for prospective MDs and include incentives for practicing medicine in Arizona after graduation.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Healthcare<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

3. Super Bowl 2023: For these student reporters, it doesn\u2019t get better than this<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

These sports media students got to live the dream of covering the Super Bowl.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"NAZ<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

4. How NAU is tackling the teacher shortage in Indigenous communities<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

An innovative NAU program now offers paraprofessionals and educational assistants the opportunity to earn education degrees while remaining in their communities.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

5. The saw must go on<\/span><\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Adeline Jones, NAU student and Logging Sports Team captain, didn\u2019t let an injury interfere with her success at the Choptoberfest competition at Colorado State University.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Jones<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2023 was a big year for NAU\u2014a new College of Medicine, achieving an important step in a long-held research goal, welcoming the first class of A2E Lumberjacks and a couple of broken records\u2014in both fundraising 😊 and snow 😩. Relive the highlights of the year with some of 2023\u2019s most read stories in The NAU…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":94,"featured_media":70913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-community"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70879","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\/94"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}