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Amid the ponderosa pine trees of northern Arizona, NAU’s Flagstaff Campus is situated in a picturesque natural setting. Hands-on learning at NAU engages students and faculty in a warm, collaborative environment. Take a tour of NAU in-person or online to learn more about life as a Lumberjack. The university also offers information sessions in many different areas. 

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Explore NAU ‘your way’ with new virtual tour

Northern Arizona University’s scenic mountain campus provides a picturesque backdrop to study, work and play.

NAU, in partnership with YouVisit , has produced an interactive, digital tour of the Flagstaff campus that showcases the university, academics, student life and Lumberjack culture.

David Dollins , director of Recruitment and Orientation, said the tour allows the university to reach students and families in a new and innovative way. “While we incorporate pictures of campus in our materials and presentations, the virtual tour is an immersive experience that engages students through photography as well as 360-degree panoramas and videos,” he said. “Not to mention we have a lot of students interested in NAU from far-away states such as Hawaii and Alaska, where it may be cost-prohibitive to travel to campus.”

The tour includes 20 featured stops that are a mix of social, academic and natural spaces. Since the virtual tour launched in July, more than 6,000 people from 49 states and 24 countries have taken it.

Dollins said the best part of the tour is that it allows everyone access to NAU’s Flagstaff campus. “The tour is not intended just for undergraduate students,” he said. “It can also engage alumni, international students, graduate students and others interested in seeing what our beautiful campus looks like.”

To view the virtual tour, visit  nau.edu/virtualtour .

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MU marks return of the Museum of Art and Archaeology and the Museum of Anthropology

After spending time in exile, the Museum of Art and Archaeology and the Museum of Anthropology are home at the University of Missouri campus, in the lower level of Ellis Library.

The space was once occupied by the State Historical Society of Missouri , but it now has its own building on Elm Street.

They both had been at Mizzou North, on the Business Loop , but university officials decided to demolish the building. The Museum of Art and Archaeology closed in summer 2021, while the Museum of Anthropology closed in October 2021.

The museums open May 3, though the Museum of Art and Archaeology from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday will pair works of art with fresh flower displays by local florists with Art in Bloom.

The Museum of Anthropology opening celebration is 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 2.

Regular museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free.

Museum officials on Monday took reporters and photographers on tours of the renovated space.

"We've moved twice in 10 years," said Candace Sall, director of the Museum of Anthropology.

It's the only anthropology museum in the state, she said.

"We have teamed up with the tribal nations," Sall said. "They are sovereign governments."

The museum worked closely with the Osage nation on an exhibit, Sall said. It will feature explanations in Osage and English.

"We're lucky to have such a good relationship with the Osage nation," Sall said.

There's a child's notebook in another display dating to 1933. The child is learning English by translating verses of the Bible from the child's language, Inupiaq, to English. It's an example of the colonialism of the time, said Jessica Boldt, curator of collections in the Museum of Anthropology.

The anthropology museum contains no human remains or burial items, Boldt said.

There is a collection of ancient shoes from a Missouri cave. The oldest shoe on display is 5,000 years old, but the oldest in its collection is 8,000 years old, Boldt said.

All sixth-graders from Columbia Public Schools are going on tours through the museums at the end of their school year.

In the art and archaeology museum, there's a collection of Rembrandt prints on display through July 28, said museum director Dan Eck.

'We made our journey back to campus," Eck said.

Chemistry classes are performing research on some of the European art, said Rima Girnius, curator of European and American art history. The equipment the students use doesn't touch or damage the artwork and they use the MU Research Reactor for their analysis.

Benton Kidd is curator of antiquities in the Museum of Art and Archaeology. Its highlights include the intact Egyptian mummy shroud of Taathyr, daughter of Thatres, dating to 150 C.E.

There's also a headless clay figurine, dating to 6,000 B.C.E.

The collections from the Museum of Art and Archaeology started in Jesse Hall but were moved to Pickard Hall in 1976. That building was vacated in 2013.

Before opening in Mizzou North in 2017 to join the Museum of Art and Archaeology for the first time, the Museum of Anthropology was in Swallow Hall.

There is a museum store, with proceeds benefiting the museums. Another feature is an Art O Mat, a refurbished cigarette vending machine. With the $5 cost of a token, individuals can purchase an original artwork. Those proceeds benefit the museum and the artists.

"We hope to have some works of local artists soon" in the Art O Mat, said Marie Nau Hunter, deputy director of the Museum of Art and Archaeology.

Roger McKinney is the Tribune's education reporter. You can reach him at [email protected] or 573-815-1719. He's on X at @rmckinney9.

UA's search for its next president is underway. Here's what students, faculty want to see

The search for the University of Arizona’s 23rd president continues this week as some students and faculty push for more transparency in a process they say is leaving them out.

The UA presidential search committee met for the second time on Wednesday, a week after its members were first announced. Members of the Arizona Board of Regents, the body presiding over the state’s public university system, made it clear they wanted to move quickly to replace President Robert Robbins, who said he would step down once a replacement is found or when his term ends in 2026.

The university is looking to replace its leader amid major budget restructuring and a provost search. In the last several months, UA leaders have faced criticism from Gov. Katie Hobbs and their own faculty for what they said has been a lack of transparency. Some community members believe the new committee isn’t doing anything to mend that issue.

Jeremy Bernick, graduate student body president, said elected student leaders who collectively represent more than 60,000 students have asked to be on the board but were ignored.

“But I ask, what else do you want from us at this point?” Bernick said. ‘How else can we expect to be listened to?”

While the committee has stayed the same, the board announced upcoming listening sessions to hear from those outside the chosen representatives.

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What does UA campus community want in a president?

On Wednesday, multiple members said they wanted a sitting president at another university to come to Tucson, one that would be able to propel UA in a competitive higher education space as the school increasingly relies on out-of-state tuition revenue. Academic leaders pushed for someone with experience at public universities, saying professors there are expected to commit 20% of their time to service.

“Service is not just to each other or to the institution, it’s to our state and the nation,” said professor Joellen Russell. “And we take it incredibly seriously.”

The regents and other members noted the particular importance of this search, saying competing institutions could pose a threat down the line.

“They are sharks, and we are heading into choppy, choppy waters,” Russell said.

At a public town hall later in the day intended to give community members a chance to comment, students and professors not appointed to the board gave feedback. Some students asked the board to prioritize environmental advocacy and others pushed for transparency. Currently, only one member of the board is a UA student, and they do not represent the Associated Students of the University of Arizona.

 UA alumnus Caleb Hayter said the level of urgency in the search concerned him.

“I think the choice you are making is going to be immensely important,” Hayter said. “So, please take your time.”

But university officials will face pressure in their timing, according to a search official. UA will be competing against a variety of accomplished universities searching for a university leader this upcoming school year.

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Search firm selected to assist committee

The Board of Regents selected SP&A Executive Search to help with the nationwide search. The school is currently using the firm for its ongoing provost search, and Northern Arizona University previously worked with it to select current President José Luis Cruz Rivera. 

The firm, touted as a woman and minority-owned group, is working with eight other universities, including the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of South Florida. 

Alberto Pimentel, co-founder of the firm, at Wednesday’s meeting said his responsibility is to seek out qualified candidates based on the direction of the search committee, not to make the final decision.

“We want to be clear, we represent you,” Pimentel said.

Pimental said he knows of two president searches that will happen in the fall — with anywhere between six to eight on the horizon. He said the board should not sacrifice quality in favor of speed, but rather use their time efficiently.

“The marketplace is going to be crowded,” Pimentel said. 

But if the committee doesn’t gravitate toward initial candidates, they would still have time to wait for a second round, he said.

A major question for the upcoming search is how public the selected candidates will be. The current provost search involved public visits from each candidate to campus. Some members questioned if the presidential search should look like that, saying some candidates would likely not be publicly looking for a job. Candidates are required to become public at some point during the search, but it’s unclear as to when or how many candidates' names would be shared.

Regents add ways to participate in search

Board Chair Cecilia Mata announced upcoming "listening tours" that will meet with over a dozen university groups, including the Faculty Senate Executive Committee and student government. The board and search committee will hear about the priorities from selected groups on May 1 and 8.

“We are moving purposefully and carefully on this search and want to ensure the campus community has ample time to provide feedback and input before graduation and summer break,” Mata said in a statement. “The board is deeply committed to a search process that reinvigorates the university and brings people together, with the goal of finding the best possible leader for the future.

The UA campus community will also get surveys in their inbox next week seeking input on the presidential search from the board. It will be open to students, staff, faculty and alumni.

The public can comment on the presidential search by sending feedback to [email protected] .

Helen Rummel covers higher education for The Arizona Republic. Reach her at [email protected] . Follow her on X, formerly Twitter: @helenrummel .