{"id":74191,"date":"2025-03-03T14:21:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T21:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=74191"},"modified":"2025-03-03T14:32:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T21:32:19","slug":"in-the-spotlight-march-3-7-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-march-3-7-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spotlight: March 3-7, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kudos to these faculty, staff and programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community?<\/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><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2022, students enrolled in health sciences professor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Samantha Sabo<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019s HS 624 course\u2014Community Based Participatory Research to Improve Health Equity\u2014designed a community health action plan with the nonprofit program Kambia to bring potable water to the Jorge Alvarez community in Honduras. On Jan. 31, 2025, Sabo and these students were invited to celebrate the official inauguration of the community\u2019s water system, an event made possible through a culmination of efforts that include the course\u2019s action plan.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Undergraduate anthropology student <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Makenzie Long <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">won the People\u2019s Choice Award for the best color artifact photo in the 2025 Archaeological Photo Festival, hosted by the Society for Historical Archeology and the Advisory Council on Underwater Archeology. Long\u2019s winning piece showcased the \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/anthropology\/jack-o-canterns\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">jack-o\u2019-canterns<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d of Apex, Arizona, or artifact cans locals carved to resemble jack-o\u2019-lanterns during the Great Depression.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A team of seven students from NAU\u2019s <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Model United Nations Club<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, alongside club adviser and Politics and International Affairs Chair <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gretchen Gee<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, traveled to Montreal, Canada, for McGill University&#8217;s Model United Nations Assembly. Political science student and club president <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bryce Girouard <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">won an honorable mention award for his portrayal of Polish politician Antoni Stanis\u0142aw Czetwerty\u0144ski-\u015awiatopelk.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Criminology and criminal justice graduate student <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Breanna Roberts <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was accepted into the sociology and criminal justice doctoral program at the University of Delaware with full funding. She plans on focusing on gender-based violence and victimization while pursuing her doctorate.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Five students from the Sports and Adventure Media certificate program\u2014<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ava Nichols<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Makayla Richardson<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Connor Emery<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ashley Hinchy <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Resse Clarke<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014traveled to New Orleans in February to cover the 2025 Super Bowl for an NAZ Today live show.\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">School of Earth and Sustainability graduate student<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Valeria Cort\u00e9s-Rivas <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was the first author of the paper \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.geoscienceworld.org\/gsa\/geology\/article\/doi\/10.1130\/G52810.1\/651365\/Interactions-between-megathrust-behavior-and\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Interactions between megathrust behavior and forearc deformation in the Andreanof segment of the Aleutian Subduction Zone, offshore Alaska, USA<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d published in Geology. The paper explores factors influencing the frequency of megathrust earthquakes, incredibly powerful earthquakes that occur when tectonic plates meet in subduction zones, in Alaska.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" 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, authored the chapter &#8220;Reclaiming Citizenship through Borderlands Pedagogy, Storytelling, and Praxis,&#8221; recently published in the book \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/uapress.arizona.edu\/book\/walled\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Walled: Barriers, Migration, and Resistance in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u201d<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">The chapter highlights the significance of counter-narratives in challenging exclusionary citizenship policies and practices in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After placing third in the San Diego American Mock Trial Association Regionals, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NAU Mock Trial <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">qualified to compete in the 2025 Opening Round Championship Tournament in Los Angeles from March 8-9. The Lumberjacks were one of almost 800 teams from more than 500 colleges and universities competing for fewer than 200 Opening Round Championship spots.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\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-march-3-7-2025\/\">Kudos to these faculty, staff and programs. Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community? E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission form.\u00a0 In 2022, students enrolled in health sciences professor Samantha Sabo\u2019s HS 624 course\u2014Community Based Participatory Research to Improve Health Equity\u2014designed a community health action plan&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"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-74191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spotlight"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74191","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\/96"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74191\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}