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Percussion Students Strike at International Conference

ls2724 | December 18, 2024

Eight students from the Northern Arizona University (NAU) Percussion Ensemble, accompanied by Assistant Professor of Percussion and Director of Percussion Studies Dr. Abby Fisher, attended the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in Indianapolis (November 14-17, 2024). The students included Abraham Arteaga, Michael Duran, Noah Garza, Maxwel Gran, Jacob Martinez, Corben Short, Juliana Thomas, and Ellis Williams… Read more

Alexandra Williams and the Curation of “Timber! Northern Arizona’s Logging Legacy”

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Alexandra Williams, a senior majoring in History and Comparative Cultural Studies, led the curation of The Cline Library Special Collections and Archives (SCA) first 2024-25 exhibition entitled “Timber! Northern Arizona’s Logging Legacy”. The SCA chose to encapsulate more than a century of this history in an exhibition using photographs, documents and diary entries from the 19th and 20th centuries, the exhibition outlines northern Arizona’s evolving relationship with its forests. … Read more
Alex Williams standing with a vintage book in front of her.

2025 Teacher of the Year Emmett Burnton

edb242 | December 9, 2024

Emmett Burnton (History BSED ‘15) was named Arizona’s Teacher of the Year award for 2025. For the past nine years, he has taught AP World History and U.S. History Dual Enrollment at Boulder Creek High School in Anthem. Burnton earned his Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education in History from NAU and his Master of Arts in History from ASU. Burnton is the Founder of Duel of Fates, a local business built upon redefining how students study the world history curriculum… Read more
A graphic for teacher of the year 2025.

Updates from the NAU History Club

ls2724 | December 6, 2024

It has been another successful year under the belt of history club! We had the pleasure of bringing in two new officers as well as some new members in fall 2024. The highlights this semester included our annual “Professor Night”, where students at NAU had the opportunity to speak to professors one-on-one to learn more about their work, as well as for professors themselves to advertise to us about their upcoming classes… Read more
Two people talking to each other in history class.

SoA+D Faculty Work on View at MOCAF

ls2724 | November 12, 2024

On November 8th, the Museum of Contemporary Art Flagstaff (MOCAF) opened its annual group show of Northern Arizona artists. This iteration featured several SoA+D community members including Prof. Spence Townsend, and part-time faculty Raina Belleau. Their work is on view through November and MOCAF is open Saturday and Sunday, 12-4. MOCAF is an artist-run, artist supporting organization dedicated to promoting and developing emerging and established artists in Northern Arizona… Read more
A painting of a cactus on a striped background.