{"id":74366,"date":"2025-03-24T11:34:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T18:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=74366"},"modified":"2025-03-24T11:34:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T18:34:45","slug":"in-the-spotlight-march-24-28-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/in-the-spotlight-march-24-28-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Spotlight: March 24-28, 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\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:false,&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\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NAU Mock Trial <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">competed in the Los Angeles Opening Round Championship Series on March 8-9, earning a record of 3-4-1 to tie for 15th. These results placed NAU in the top 120 mock trial teams in the country. NAU Mock Trial also earned the Spirit of AMTA award during the competition, which the American Mock Trial Association gives to teams embodying its values of honesty, civility and fair play.<\/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;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:false,&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\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bill Carter<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, associate professor of practice for the School of Communication, hosted a panel discussion at the Tucson Book Festival on March 16. Carter spoke on the intricacies of his writing process and how to translate books into films to more than 650 attendees, drawing on his experiences transforming his memoir \u201cFools Rush In\u201d into the film \u201cKiss The Future.\u201d<\/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;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:false,&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\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Janice Sweeter<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, an associate professor of practice for the School of Communication, will be sharing research she completed with associate professor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jiun-Yi Tsai<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, associate professor of practice <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Amy Hitt <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and graduate students <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Claire Ewert <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Martine Follestad-Jutilla<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in a presentation titled \u201cHarnessing AI in the Strategic Communication Classroom and Workplace\u201d on March 28 in the Cline Library. As a part of the Transformation through Artificial Intelligence in Learning (TRAIL) program, the study examines how generative AI is reshaping classroom experiences and career preparedness in strategic communication. Sweeter, Tsai and Hitt will also host a workshop on this research on April 28.\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;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:false,&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\">First-year anthropology master\u2019s student <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kate Collette<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, supervised by Department of Anthropology assistant teaching Professor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kayeleigh Sharp<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, won the Young Forensic Science Forum&#8217;s poster award at the American Academy of Forensic Science&#8217;s Annual Conference for her poster \u201cTransforming Bioarchaeology: Computer Vision for Sex Identification in Skeletal Remains.\u201d The poster details Collette\u2019s research collecting images of skeletal human remains from the Lambayeque region of northern Peru and using them to train a deep learning algorithm to predict the age and sex classifications of the remains using their skeletal structures alone.<\/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;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:false,&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\">Department of Social Work assistant teaching professor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Brandie Reiner <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and students enrolled in her SW 420 course\u2014Social Welfare Policy Practice\u2014participated in the National Association of Social Workers\u2019 Legislative Education and Advocacy Day at the Arizona State Capitol. NAU\u2019s social work students were recognized as distinguished guests by state Reps. Quant\u00e1 Crews and Lorena Austin, gathering valuable insight into how social work operates in policy-making spaces throughout the event.\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;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:false,&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\">Department of Sociology professor<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Janine Schipper\u2019s<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> book, \u201cConservation is Not Enough: Rethinking Relationships with Water in the Arid Southwest,\u201d has officially been published through the University of Wyoming Press this month. The book analyses water issues in the Southwest and asserts water conservation efforts are limited in their efficacy, drawing from Indigenous cultures and mindsets to build water use recommendations.<\/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;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:false,&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\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">College of Health and Human Services associate clinical professor <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Oaklee Rogers <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was one of 21 health professionals selected to participate in the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions\u2019 2025 Leadership Development Program. The two-phase program trains health educators in management skills, leadership styles, budgeting and conflict resolution.<\/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-24-28-2025\/\">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. NAU Mock Trial competed in the Los Angeles Opening Round Championship Series on March 8-9, earning a record of 3-4-1 to tie for 15th. 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