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Wednesday, April 14, 2004
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The
End is Coming! The End is Coming!
Well, the time is coming, and it seems to be coming very
fast. Of course, I'm talking about the end
of the year, and this may be the end of your
student's first year or fifth. Either way,
there are things you can do as parents to
help them out.
First of all, students do have finals in a little
more than two weeks, so don't get angry because
they haven't already made plans to move home
(if they are). Right now there are much more
important things going on, so let it slide
a little bit. Also, different groups on campus
offer different packages that help the overburdened
studier, so you might want to do that. Best
bet is to check with Student Life (928-523-5181).
If they aren't offering anything, they can
direct you. If you don't want to send a prepackaged
offering, do something else. In the past my
parents have sent food to my house or to my
residence hall room, and it's a very nice
surprise. Rather than spend time on "Where
am I going to eat?" and actually going, I
got to spend time actually studying (true
story).
Graduation is a mere 23 days away (May 7) which is also
the day the residence halls close. This weekend
call your student, and confirm what they are
doing, and when they are doing it. You see,
the weekend is the time to relax, and we won't
snap at you for calling. I promise on behalf
of all students. Anyway, talk to your student,
because they may be relying on your help to
move, or they may not have even thought about
it. Either way, it's crunch time in the semester
and whether we will admit it or not, all students
need a little bit of help in any way, shape,
or form. Also, big reminder, Flexi does not
transfer over to next year, so make sure your
student liquidates any remaining funds picking
up all sorts of food.
Jeff
Beck
Editor, The NAUPA BackPack |
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| NAU President John Haeger Announces
NAU Restructuring Plan
About
500 faculty and staff attended the campus forum Monday
to hear President John Hager's plan for academic restructuring.
Subject to approval by the Arizona Board of Regents,
the restructuring will reduce NAU's schools and colleges
from ten to six to streamline academic programs,
research and teaching and focus on our mission and
strengths.
The
restructuring also will save about $1.4 million over
the next several years.
The
reorganization combines two recommendations made by
a faculty committee in January. "The short-term benefit
is to save dollars," Haeger said. "However, the long-term
solution is to create a structure that focuses our
efforts on the future."
Under
the plan, NAU schools and colleges would be reorganized
into: science and engineering, humanities and fine
arts, social and behavioral sciences and communication,
business, education and the consortium of professional
colleges and schools, which would include health professions,
hotel and restaurant management and forestry. The
university's 40 institutes and research centers will
be distributed among the six new units.
If
approved by ABOR, implementation could begin in July.
The details of the plan can be found at www.nau.edu/reorg.
Previews
Volunteers
Calling all members of NAUPA who would like to spend
some time in Flagstaff during the summer. We
are looking for individuals who are willing to represent
the Parents' Association during Previews. Volunteers
will help staff an information booth and sell
memberships, sit on a panel to answer parents questions,
and interact with parents. This year the Previews
dates are:
April 17th (Local -for people who live within a 100
mile radius of Flagstaff)
April 17th (Midwest Previews in Arlington Heights,
IL)
May 30th (STAR and Summer school students)
June 2-3
June 6-7
June 13-14
June 16-17
June 20-21
June 23-24
June 26 (upper-division transfer students)
June 27-28
August 22-23
August 24-25
If you are interested in helping on any of the above
dates, please contact Teresa Schaefer at mamat1@cox.net
or call (480) 821-9077.
This
is a really fun way to spend a couple of days of your
summer up in the cool pines of Flagstaff, AZ!
Relevant
Links
Parents' Association
After Hours Program
NAU Registrar
NAU Athletics
NAU Home
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Job
Fair
The 11th Annual Arizona Collegiate
(supported by all three universities)
Job Fair will be held: Saturday,
April 17, 2004 from 9a-3p
at the ASU Wells Fargo Arena. There
will be over 100 employers attending.
To gain more information and see a
list of employers, click here
and look at the third event listed.
Gift
Bolsters Dental Hygiene Scholarship
Fund
NAU will receive an additional $11,350
to an already committed $57,000 to
endow the NDCHealth Dental Hygiene
Scholarship. An employee group of
NDCHealth Corporation, a health care
information solutions company, has
chosen NAU for the gift. Plans are
to award gifts annually to sustain
and build the fund to benefit Arizona
dental hygiene students into the future.
"NDCHealth is exemplifying why it enjoys a solid
reputation as being both a good business
and community partner," said Denise
Helm, director of the Dental Hygiene
Program.
'Tucson Citizen' Highlights
NAU/PCC Program
Students in the joint PCC/NAU HRM
program are gainfully employed and
stand to earn higher-than-average-wages
in the growing Tucson hospitality
market, according to a feature story
in the Tucson Citizen. Read the whole
article by searching "Escaping from
Low-Wage Rut" in www.tucsoncitizen.com.
Taxes!
I'm sure all of your students have remembered,
or you reminded them, but just in
case they've forgotten, remind them
that they must file their taxes by
tomorrow! They can go online and file
and e-file through www.irs.gov,
but to avoid penalties they need to
do it.
An
Afternoon of the Elves
Flagstaff,
AZ (April 8, 2004)
Y York’s adaptation of Janet Taylor
Lisle’s An Afternoon of the Elves,
directed by Dr. Barbara Jo Maier,
is set to hit the stage at Northern
Arizona
University’s
Clifford E. White Theater April 16, 2004. Curtain is 7:30
p.m..
Hillary Lennox
is thrilled when Allison and Jane,
two popular fourth-graders, invite her to join
their ranks to become “the mighty
three.” With their generous
guidance Hillary will learn how to
think, talk, dress and be.
Sara Kate Connolly, the little
girl
who lives in the dilapidated house
adjacent to Hillary’s yard, has different
plans for Hillary’s future—Sara Kate
wants Hillary to share in the wonder
of the elf village that has mysteriously
appeared in the Connolly yard.
Hillary discovers that Sara
Kate’s back yard hides not only an
elf village but a terrible secret
as well.
Hillary promises to keep the
secret, but the promise takes on a
life and horror of its own. An
Afternoon of the Elves will run
April 16,17, and 23, 24
at the Clifford E. White Theater,
which is located next to Ardrey Auditorium
on the NAU North Campus.
All performance will begin
at 7:30 p.m. This wonderful
play is a Newbery Honor Book winner
and is intended for the entire family. Seating is limited.
For ticket reservations please
call the NAU Central Ticket Office
at (928) 523-5661.
Parent
Story
"When
my daughter entered NAU in Fall
of 2002, the biggest worry was the
fact that
she didn't know anyone at NAU.
No one from her high school in California
had ever gone to NAU. She
had to start fresh. It turned
out to be no problem at all.
The dorms make it easy to meet people,
plus all the outside groups - band,
sports teams, etc. - expand the
friendships. She is
now a very busy sophomore and
enjoys her college experience.
The transition to college was easier
than expected, and she is really
doing well in the classes in her
major."
Jan G.
Share Your Stories!
Regardless of how long your son
or daughter has been an NAU student,
you could have a touching or funny
story about your student or yourself
and the university. Let us know! In
a future issue of the Back Pack we
will profile some of these (If you
don't want your name included let
us know!) to share with everyone.
You can email us at Parent.Association@nau.edu.
Also, make sure to check out our new
Parents' Association web site at www.nau.edu/parents.
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Still
time to give blood
Give the gift of life and support the NAU
Greek Week Blood Drive, taking place through
April 14. Visit www.bloodhero.com
to schedule an appointment and use "NAU
Greeks" as your log-on. Questions? Contact
Veronica Hipolito, coordinator of Greek Life,
(928) 523-5840.
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