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Greetings from Lumberjack Country! We're giving you an inside look into campus life from the eyes of those who know it best-- our students, staff and professors. Hit subscribe and follow along as we take you through everything NAU has to offer. Have a story to share? 📩 social@nau.edu

LumberChats: Inside NAU Northern Arizona University

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Greetings from Lumberjack Country! We're giving you an inside look into campus life from the eyes of those who know it best-- our students, staff and professors. Hit subscribe and follow along as we take you through everything NAU has to offer. Have a story to share? 📩 social@nau.edu

    Native American Heritage Month: Where is Home?

    Native American Heritage Month: Where is Home?

    Where is home?

    What does home mean?

    How is home so critical to our identity and success?

    On this episode of LumberChats, we talk to Kiara Weathersby & Madyson Tutt to discuss the complexities of defining home from an Indigenous perspective. Join us as we discuss what makes a home, what we learn from home, and how home is a critical part of who we are.


    Thanks for listening! Want to be on our podcast? Share your idea with us and be a guest on LumberChats.

    • 30 min
    🎶 We Are Family: I got all my Lumberjacks with me 🎶

    🎶 We Are Family: I got all my Lumberjacks with me 🎶

    Family Weekend is coming up and today we're talking with a few juniors to find out the best spots to take your family on and off campus and how to have a fun time even if you don't have family in town.

    Listen on as we talk delve into
    Where to go with your familyFavorite things to do in FlagstaffWhat to do when you're feeling homesickCampus resources that can help Freshmen tips 
    Podcast guests
    McKinley BurnettSuzanna LowMaddie Chick Thanks for listening! Want to be on our podcast? Share your idea with us and be a guest on LumberChats.

    • 36 min
    Preserving the Past, Paving the Way for the Future: Inside NAU Archives

    Preserving the Past, Paving the Way for the Future: Inside NAU Archives

    October is American Archives Month and this month we're shining a light on the people at NAU who help make history come to life through the use of archival documents and materials. 

    Let's meet today's guests from NAU Cline Library: 
    Peter Runge, head of collectionsSean Evans, head archivistListen on as they share
    📜 Why their work is so important.
    📚 How they ended up in NAU's Special Collections & Archives
    🤔 How the archive is used by students, staff, and the public
    📦 Various collections held in the archive, including NAU material, presidential material, and Colorado Plateau collections.
    💻 How technology has effected archival work
    ⏳ What the future looks like and how their work 
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    • 29 min
    NAU's Year of Academic Momentum

    NAU's Year of Academic Momentum

    In the annual University Convocation Monday at the High Country Conference Center, President José Luis Cruz Rivera talked about NAU’s historical efforts to promote student access and success, starting in 1899, and how the university worked toward those goals in the last year as part of NAU 2025 – Elevating Excellence.

    Video address to campus
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    • 31 min
    Celebrating my Filipina Roots: What AAPI Month Means to Me

    Celebrating my Filipina Roots: What AAPI Month Means to Me

    On this episode of LumberChats, we're celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Month- also known as AAPI Month. Sitting down with us today we have two members from the Class of 2023: Gwyneth Abella and Janelle Dela Cruz. 

    We'll be talking about what AAPI month means to them as Filipinas, their favorite cultural traditions, their transition to NAU, what they wish they had done earlier in their college career and their suggestions for how you can be an ally to this community. 


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    • 32 min
    💙 Blue & Gold Strong: The NAU Alumni connection 💛

    💙 Blue & Gold Strong: The NAU Alumni connection 💛

    The NAU experience doesn’t end when you earn your degree.

    As a Lumberjack alum, no matter where life takes you, you will always be part of a caring and connected community. On this episode, we sit down with NAU Alumni Board members Joe Mead '83 and Blaise Caudill '13. Join us as we take a walk down NAU lane to find out their NAU favorites and hear their tips for those about to enter the working world.

    Looking to reconnect with the Lumberjack family?
    Upcoming Alumni events
    Catch up on The Pine magazine
    Join an alumni chapter 
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    • 49 min

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