{"id":70966,"date":"2024-01-17T14:41:52","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T21:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=70966"},"modified":"2024-01-17T14:41:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T21:41:52","slug":"in-the-spotlight-jan-15-19-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-jan-15-19-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spotlight: Jan. 15-19, 2024"},"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;335559685&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;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/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;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"26\" 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\">Fred DeMicco<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, executive director at the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management, updated book \u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A Wellness Tourism Initiative to Alleviate Poverty Among Women\u201d <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">was featured in <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association Newsletter (AZLTA) concept note \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/e6f1909b6ff7f7fbb246d4b99\/files\/c77fac14-1bfb-3db1-81b4-4d804655e87a\/The_concept_note_published_by_Dr._Chekitan_Dev_originally_appeared_in_Dr._Fred_DeMicco_Textbook_.01.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Concept for a Tented Wellness Retreat.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The article expands on the idea of a wellness retreat that promotes health and wellness using treatments and diets for underprivileged <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">women.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:-20,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"26\" 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\">Robyn Hansen, <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">associate teaching professor in the Department of Educational Leadership,<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">co-edited<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> \u201c<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.igi-global.com\/book\/handbook-research-critical-issues-global\/315801\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Handbook of Research on Critical Issues and Global Trends in International Schools\u201d.<\/span><\/i><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"none\">Alumna<\/span> <b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Wendy Nance<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">assistant superintendent in Chandler Unified School District, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mary Dereshiwsky<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Frances Riemer,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, contributed a chapter covering international education issues and solutions. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:-20,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"26\" 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=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chris Lanterman<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, associate professor in the Department of Educational Specialties, recently authored a book chapter titled <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Contextual Privilege: Negotiating Disability and Whiteness <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in \u201cDisabled Faculty and Staff: Intersecting Identities in Higher Education\u201d published by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahead.org\/home\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Association on Higher Education and Disability<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:-20,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"26\" 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=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NAU<\/span><\/b> <span data-contrast=\"none\">earned a gold rating from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.aashe.org\/institutions\/northern-arizona-university-az\/report\/2023-11-06\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ASHEE (the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education) STARS program (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sustainability Tracking, Assessment &amp; Rating System)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> that monitors and measures universities&#8217; success in their sustainability performance. This rating recognizes<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0significant sustainability leadership from a <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">high-achieving institution.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:-20,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}\">\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-jan-15-19-2024\/\">Kudos to these faculty, staff, students and programs\u00a0 Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?\u00a0\u00a0 E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission form.\u00a0\u00a0 Fred DeMicco, executive director at the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management, updated book \u201cA Wellness Tourism Initiative to Alleviate Poverty Among Women\u201d was&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"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-70966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spotlight"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70966","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\/92"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70966\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}