{"id":73061,"date":"2024-09-30T14:38:26","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T21:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=73061"},"modified":"2024-09-30T14:38:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T21:38:26","slug":"in-the-spotlight-sept-30-oct-4-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-sept-30-oct-4-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spotlight: Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 2024\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kudos to these faculty, staff and programs.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">E-mail your announcements to <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Inside@nau.edu\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">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=\"none\">online submission form<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NAU <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">earned multiple spots on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/national-universities\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">U.S. News &amp; World Report 2025 Best Colleges list<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, ranking No. 53 in most innovative universities, No. 135 in top public schools and No. 168 in best undergraduate engineering programs. This list evaluates more than 1,400 U.S. universities based on factors like graduation rates, peer assessments, financial resources and staff-student ratios. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This month, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NAU <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">also earned five awards for its outstanding online degree programs from Research.com based on the website\u2019s 2024 rankings. These honors include:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/research.com\/rankings\/social-work\/best-online-social-work-usa?award=f75b1f98d54fd628\" href=\"https:\/\/research.com\/rankings\/social-work\/best-online-social-work-usa?award=f75b1f98d54fd628\">Best Online Social Work Degree Programs in America Award<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/research.com\/rankings\/business\/best-online-business-az?award=356057c908ab3fd8\" href=\"https:\/\/research.com\/rankings\/business\/best-online-business-az?award=356057c908ab3fd8\">Best Online Business Degree Programs in Arizona Award<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/research.com\/rankings\/social-work\/best-online-social-work-az?award=f75b1f98d54fd628\" href=\"https:\/\/research.com\/rankings\/social-work\/best-online-social-work-az?award=f75b1f98d54fd628\">Best Online Social Work Degree Programs in Arizona Award<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/research.com\/rankings\/computer-science\/best-online-computer-science-az?award=012d24cd64de4b31\" href=\"https:\/\/research.com\/rankings\/computer-science\/best-online-computer-science-az?award=012d24cd64de4b31\">Best Online Computer Science Degree Programs in Arizona Award<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Department of Theatre Chair <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kathleen McGeever <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and five first-generation NAU students traveled to Los Angeles for \u201cThe Artist\u2019s Life After NAU: LA Edition,\u201d a program designed to demystify the film, theatre and television industries for upcoming graduates. Attendees met with NAU alumni in each field to learn about how the industries are run and what it takes to join them after college.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Regents&#8217; Professor of chemistry and biochemistry <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jani Ingram <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">earned the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aises.org\/dr-jani-ingram-awarded-the-2024-aises-ely-s-parker-award\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">2024 AISES Ely S. Parker Award<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for her work using chemistry to craft tangible solutions for Indigenous populations at risk of environmental health issues. Ingram will be honored at the 2024 AISES National Conference closing banquet on Oct. 5 in San Antonio, Texas.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Eric Otenyo<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a professor for the Department of Politics and International Affairs, authored a chapter of the monograph \u201cPathways to Positive Public Administration.\u201d Otenyo\u2019s chapter, titled \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elgaronline.com\/configurable\/content\/book$002f9781803929170$002fbook-part-9781803929170-21.xml?t:ac=book%24002f9781803929170%24002fbook-part-9781803929170-21.xml\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Delivering immigration services: a case of positive public administration in Kenya<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d explores how the Kenyan government has attempted to modernize its immigration department and the impacts of these changes on Kenyan populations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\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-sept-30-oct-4-2024\/\">Kudos to these faculty, staff and programs.\u00a0\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 NAU earned multiple spots on the U.S. News &amp; World Report 2025 Best Colleges list, ranking No. 53 in most innovative universities, No. 135 in&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"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-73061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spotlight"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73061","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\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73061\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}