{"id":6184,"date":"2019-05-02T15:53:15","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T22:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/?page_id=6184"},"modified":"2026-02-17T23:36:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T23:36:26","slug":"responding-to-a-student-death","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/responding-to-a-student-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Responding to a Student Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Student Affairs<\/h5>\n<h3>Responding to a Student Death<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The University will respond with great respect for the deceased in a manner consistent with its legal and administrative obligations and in accordance with the wishes of the family or next of kin and those of the broader University community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsible Executive:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/vp-student-affairs\/\">Vice President for Student Affairs<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Responsible Office:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/by-responsible-office\/\">Dean of Students<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Effective Date:<\/strong> June 19, 2020<br \/>\n<strong>Last Revised:<\/strong> February 17, 2026<br \/>\n<strong>Contact:<\/strong> Dean of Students<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/Responding-to-a-Student-Death.pdf\">View the Policy<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/Responding-to-a-Student-Death-Procedures-approved-2.16.2026.pdf\">View the Procedures<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Keywords:<\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Death<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Any person who becomes aware of the death of a student on the Flagstaff campus should immediately notify the NAU Police Department. For emergencies, always dial <a href=\"tel:911\">911<\/a>. For non-emergency situations, dial <a href=\"tel:9285233611\">928-523-3611<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student Affairs Responding to a Student Death The University will respond with great respect for the deceased in a manner consistent with its legal and administrative obligations and in accordance with the wishes of the family or next of kin and those of the broader University community. Responsible Executive: Vice President for Student Affairs Responsible [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":2136,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ring_central_script_selection":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6184"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6184"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11426,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6184\/revisions\/11426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/university-policy-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}