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The NAU Review — How to kick (Axe) on Giving Day, alumni in healthcare speak out + the latest on the Colorado River water supply

by Community Contributor • April 2, 2024 • Comments Off

April 2, 2024

The NAU Review. The official news source for Northern Arizona University.

Staff dressed in blue and yellow NAU gear posing with Louie the Lumberjack

Seven ways to kick 🪓 on Giving Day

This Giving Day, how will you spread Axe of Kindness? NAU’s sixth annual fundraising event takes place Wednesday, April 3, and we’ve rounded up just a few of the day’s many exciting happenings. Win “bus bucks” on the shuttle, stay warm with limited-edition socks, drink beer for a good cause at Mother Road Brewing Company or join student organizations for an afternoon of music, food and games in the Union Fieldhouse. When it comes to supporting the Lumberjacks you love on Giving Day, the choices are endless!

Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month graphic

Celebrate API Month at NAU

Learn about the richness and diversity of Asian and Pacific Islander cultures across the globe through celebrations, movie screenings, crafting workshops and more.

Happy Health Careers Week!

What should you be when you grow up? The College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) wants to help you find out! This week, CHHS invites students to check out the many health-related degree programs available to them at NAU at a career exploration event on Thursday, April 4. Until then, read these inspiring Q&As with alumni who are making a positive impact in a wide variety of health professions, from athletic training to speech-language pathology to dental hygiene.

Waynette Taylor drawing blood from a patient

Annie Waters dressed in PPE and cleaning a patient's teeth

Madison Fisher leaning against a wooden sign

Dustin Titcomb posing inside a physical therapy facility

Waynette Taylor

Physician assistant

Annie Waters

Dental hygienist

Madison Fisher

Physical education teacher

Dustin Titcomb

Physical therapist

Niki Gonzalez smiling and wearing a jiu jitsu outfit

Niki Gonzalez

School-based occupational therapist

Colton Lord

Emergency Department travel nurse

Jocilyn Benninger

Speech language pathologist

Donte’ Delia

Athletic trainer & sports medicine teacher

The Colorado River flowing through Marble Canyon under a blue sky.

Stabilizing an iconic river

NAU researchers showed where water from the Colorado River is going today—and called for significant reductions in water use to protect the river’s tomorrow.

Student excavating items while seated in a rocky area

Scavenge for science

The Flagstaff Festival of Science’s citywide scavenger hunt on May 4 promises to test your Flag knowhow and celebrate the city’s many contributions to science advances.