NAU Community Celebrates Noteworthy Achievements and Initiatives
The faculty, staff, and students of Northern Arizona University (NAU) continue to make significant contributions across various fields. From innovative research projects to international accolades, the NAU community showcases a diverse range of accomplishments.
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Students of health sciences professor Samantha Sabo, through the HS 624 course, have successfully collaborated with the nonprofit Kambia to develop a community health action plan. This plan led to the inauguration of a potable water system for the Jorge Alvarez community in Honduras on January 31, 2025.
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Undergraduate anthropology student Makenzie Long received the People’s Choice Award at the 2025 Archaeological Photo Festival, hosted by the Society for Historical Archeology and the Advisory Council on Underwater Archeology. Long’s award-winning photograph depicted “jack-o’-canterns” of Apex, Arizona, a creative artifact from the Great Depression era. More details can be found here.
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The Model United Nations Club at NAU, with advisor and Politics and International Affairs Chair Gretchen Gee, participated in McGill University’s Model United Nations Assembly in Montreal, Canada. Club president and political science student Bryce Girouard earned an honorable mention for his portrayal of Polish politician Antoni Stanisław Czetwertyński-Światopelk.
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Breanna Roberts, a criminology and criminal justice graduate student, has been accepted into the doctoral program at the University of Delaware with full funding. Roberts plans to focus her research on gender-based violence and victimization.
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A team of five students from the Sports and Adventure Media certificate program, including Ava Nichols, Makayla Richardson, Connor Emery, Ashley Hinchy, and Resse Clarke, traveled to New Orleans to cover the 2025 Super Bowl for a live NAZ Today broadcast.
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T. Mark Montoya, associate dean for curriculum and student affairs and associate professor of ethnic studies, contributed a chapter titled “Reclaiming Citizenship through Borderlands Pedagogy, Storytelling, and Praxis” to the book “Walled: Barriers, Migration, and Resistance in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands.” The chapter delves into counter-narratives that challenge exclusionary citizenship practices. More information is available here.
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The NAU Mock Trial team, after placing third in the San Diego American Mock Trial Association Regionals, qualified for the 2025 Opening Round Championship Tournament in Los Angeles. Competing against nearly 800 teams from over 500 institutions, the Lumberjacks secured one of the coveted spots in the upcoming championship.
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