The NAU Review — Celebrate award-winning Lumberjacks, hear from an emergency dispatcher, meet Cassie Bonah + don’t forget to tag your bike!

April 16, 2024

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

Student winners of 2024 Gold Axe, Distinguished Seniors and President's Prize posing with LJ hand gestures

Celebrating NAU’s kick-axe seniors

Proud family members, mentors and NAU leaders looked on as dozens of soon-to-be-graduates accepted President’s Prizes, Gold Axe awards and Distinguished Senior awards in recognition of their exceptional accomplishments, service and scholarship. At the award ceremony on April 11, Provost Karen Pugliesi made special note of five seniors who received the President’s Prize, the highest honor awarded to undergraduate students.

Cassie Bonah posing with flowers in front of a glittering gold backdrop in traditional Ghanaian dress

Humans of NAU
with Cassie Bonah

The biomedical science major organized a fashion show that brought together NAU’s Black students and employees with food and clothing from the global Black diaspora.

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Students and employees posing together in front of a lectern

NAU’s sustainable leaders

NAU’s Sustainability Forum recently recognized students and other community members who are leading the way to a greener tomorrow, both on and off campus.

Police dispatcher Jhordyn Bigelow sitting at her desk wearing a police uniform and a headset

A life-saving ‘catch-all’ job

In recognition of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, two NAU police dispatchers offered glimpses into a day in their unpredictable lives.

cruiser bicycle parked at a bike rack in the shade with a backdrop of trees and tents on campus

Got a bike? Get a green tag!

In May, Capital Planning and Campus Operations will round up abandoned bikes on campus. Pick up a green tag at select locations to prevent your bike’s removal.