The NAU Review — Celebrating Women’s HerStory Month, a computer science project vying for a “cool” prize and how the arts and humanities impact, well… everything

March 5, 2024

Learn about the contributions women have made to the world at campus events throughout the month of March. In partnership with other campus organizations, the Commission on the Status of Women has invited a diverse set of speakers to talk about the stories and accomplishments of women from both the past and the modern day.

“Scary and beautiful”—that’s how Kiera Butler describes the experience of leading a unit in the U.S. Army Reserve. Last year, after eight years in the reserves, she took on this leadership role and with it the responsibility of more than 40 other soldiers. At the same time, she’s working on a doctoral degree in occupational therapy. It’s all part of her life’s work of caring for people whose lives had been uprooted by the unexpected.