Northern Arizona University

Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a university in Flagstaff, Arizona in the United States.

As of 2004, the university has 20,000 students. 14,000 of these are situated in the main Flagstaff campus. Although primarily an educational institution, NAU undertakes a growing amount of research. The school is known for its specialties in the education program and its hotel and restaurant management programs.

History

Initially named the Northern Arizona Normal School it was formed on September 11, 1899. In 1925, the State of Arizona recognized the school, allowing it to grant the degree of bachelor of education. The institution renamed itself the Northern Arizona State Teachers College following this.

In 1945, its name changed once again to the Arizona State College at Flagstaff. A year later the college began offering the degrees of master of arts and bachelor of science. In 1966 its name changed once more to the current Northern Arizona University (or NAU) when it was granted full university status.

The university has an award-winning (http://www.lumberjackonline.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/04/07/4074bf7f5efc7) weekly independently student-run newspaper called [The Lumberjack], which is a 91-year-old publication, second-oldest in Northern Arizona. In their "Student Media Connection" in NAU's Communication Deptartment, three student medias (a radio station, a television station and the newspaper) all coexist in the same office, one of only three like it in the nation.

Athletics

As of January 2005, Northern Arizona University's colors are blue, sage green, and gold. Their nickname is the Lumberjacks. Northern Arizona sports teams participate in NCAA Division I (I-AA for football) in the Big Sky Conference. NAU has also hosted Arizona Cardinals training camp every year since the Cardinals moved to Arizona except 2005, due to an outbreak of norovirus.

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Big Sky Conference
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