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Mission Accomplished: NAU Employee’s Trip to Alaska Successful
Earlier this year, we shared news of Derek Leivestad’s plan to join his father and others from the Plymouth Covenant Church in Plymouth, Minnesota on a humanitarian trip to Alaska (NAU Employee To Pay it Forward in Alaska, April 2016). Derek is an NAU pilot and a portion of his time off was sponsored by
READ MORENAU Alumni Spotlight – Jason Churchill
Jason Churchill spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, retiring August 1, 2011. He spent much of this time working on nuclear weapons, but recognized early on that these skills would not be marketable as a civilian. “I knew I couldn’t make much of a living on the outside without a degree,” said Jason.
READ MORESioux Falls Hosts Medical Assisting Week
Help the NAU Sioux Falls campus celebrate Medical Assistant Day by attending their open house presented by the Medical Assisting program! Be sure to check out all the events going on at their campus this week and see why medical assisting is one of the nation’s fastest, growing careers according to the United States Bureau of Labor
READ MORE3 Business Communication Styles to Know
Has anyone said that to you before? Communication can be tricky. It’s not always easy to know what to say, how to say it, or even if to say anything. We all communicate convey and process information – differently. Understanding how people communicate and being in touch with your dominant communication style is critical in
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Alumni – Legacy Articles Our alumni students are the history of our university. The stories they share with us are not only inspiring, but also motivational. Earning your degree is more than just about having a new career but it’s also about how much it can change your life in ways you would never have
READ MOREFaculty-Student Mentoring Program
National American University and the NAU Foundation Team Up to Expand Successful Faculty-Student Mentoring Program BROOKLYN CENTER, MINNESOTA – National American University (NAU) and the NAU Foundation have announced the continuation and expansion of its successful pilot Faculty-Student Mentoring Program, launched in December at its Minneapolis-area campuses. In addition to continuing the program in Minneapolis,
READ MOREProfessional Legal Studies – An Infographic
NAU’s Professional Legal Studies program is a distinctive offering that merges the legal and business professions and is intended to prepare you for success in both domains. Students will develop the ability to communicate clearly, systematically, and logically and also to utilize valuable critical thinking skills during the communication process; all valuable skills in legal
READ MORECelebrating 75 Years Young
Technically, the day you are born is your true “birth day.” After that, each year is the anniversary of your birth. Anniversaries mark an annual day or year of significance, and date of birth is certainly significant. However, at a certain point in each person’s life, birthdays, unlike other anniversaries, invite anxiety not celebration. Take
READ MOREIntroducing NAU Foundation Featured Donor: A&B Business Solutions
The NAU Foundation is grateful to Dennis Aanenson, owner of A&B Business Solutions, for his generous donation of $18,000 to the NAU Foundation in support of 15 scholarships (5 per year for 3 years) for eligible NAU students in South Dakota. The following students received the A&B Business Academic Excellence Scholarship: Demetria Bergeson, B.S. Nursing (Sioux Falls) Eric Freerks, B.S. Nursing
READ MORE5 Reasons Why You Need a Mentor
Mentoring is necessary in today’s professional world. Your career success depends on a variety of factors. Many people think that once they have a college degree and some on-the-job training they’re on the road to riches. However, mentoring is an often-overlooked factor that can give you a leg-up in today’s highly competitive world of work.
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