Where is home? What does home mean? How is home so critical to our identity and success? On this episode of LumberChats, we talk to Kiara Weathersby & Madyson Tutt to discuss the complexities of defining home from an Indigenous perspective. Join us as we discuss what makes a home, what we learn from home, and how home is a critical part of who we are. Thanks for listening! Want to be on our podcast? Share your idea with us and be a guest on LumberChats ..read more

Family Weekend is coming up and today we're talking with a few juniors to find out the best spots to take your family on and off campus and how to have a fun time even if you don't have family in town. Listen on as we talk delve into Where to go with your family Favorite things to do in Flagstaff What to do when you're feeling homesick Campus resources that can help  Freshmen tips  Podcast guests McKinley Burnett Suzanna Low Maddie Chick  Thanks for listening! Want to be on our podcast? Share your idea with us and be a guest on LumberChats ..read more

October is American Archives Month and this month we're shining a light on the people at NAU who help make history come to life through the use of archival documents and materials.  Let's meet today's guests from NAU Cline Library:  Peter Runge, head of collections Sean Evans, head archivist Listen on as they share ? Why their work is so important. ? How they ended up in NAU's Special Collections & Archives ? How the archive is used by students, staff, and the public ? Various collections held in the archive, including NAU material, presidential material, and Colorado Plateau ..read more

In the annual University Convocation Monday at the High Country Conference Center, President José Luis Cruz Rivera talked about NAU’s historical efforts to promote student access and success, starting in 1899, and how the university worked toward those goals in the last year as part of NAU 2025 – Elevating Excellence. Video address to campus Thanks for listening! Want to be on our podcast? Share your idea with us and be a guest on LumberChats ..read more

On this episode of LumberChats, we're celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Month- also known as AAPI Month. Sitting down with us today we have two members from the Class of 2023: Gwyneth Abella and Janelle Dela Cruz.  We'll be talking about what AAPI month means to them as Filipinas, their favorite cultural traditions, their transition to NAU, what they wish they had done earlier in their college career and their suggestions for how you can be an ally to this community.  Thanks for listening! Want to be on our podcast? Share your idea with us and be a guest on LumberChat ..read more

The NAU experience doesn’t end when you earn your degree. As a Lumberjack alum, no matter where life takes you, you will always be part of a caring and connected community. On this episode, we sit down with NAU Alumni Board members Joe Mead '83 and Blaise Caudill '13. Join us as we take a walk down NAU lane to find out their NAU favorites and hear their tips for those about to enter the working world. Looking to reconnect with the Lumberjack family? Upcoming Alumni events Catch up on The Pine magazine Join an alumni chapter  Thanks for listening! Want to be on our podcast? Share your id ..read more

Hey Lumberjacks, welcome to another episode of LumberChats: Inside NAU where we give you an inside look into campus life. On this episode of NAU Success stories, we have filmmaker Paul Helford from the School of Communication.  Among the many classes he teaches are Audio Visual Storytelling, Screenwriting and the Art of Cinema. Throughout his career, Professor Helford has served as a television station manager, won more than two dozen national awards, is the co-director of NAU's long-running film series and is the executive producer for an annual video production workshop that has broug ..read more

Over 1,500 Indigenous students from 127 tribal nations call NAU home. On this episode of LumberChats, we bring together students from the Navajo, White Mountain Apache, Yaqui, and Tohono O'odham communities to talk about the complexities of pivoting between life on the reservation and life at NAU.  Join us as we find out what surprised them most about campus life and how they retain their cultural practices while being in an academic setting. Podcast guests: Beyonce Bahe – White Mountain Apache Sarah Chatter – Diné Isiah Kaye – Yaqui / Tohono O'odham NAU Indigenous resources:  Off ..read more

Did you know October 17-21 is National Transfer Student Week? On this episode, we welcome Jacks Online Senior Peer Mentor, Elizabeth Gentry. Elizabeth sits down with us to discuss her transfer experience, the NAU resources she took advantage of, and who helped her on her educational journey.  Looking into life as a Lumberjack? Here's your transfer student resources: How to Apply as a Transfer Student Transfer & Online Connections Transfer RequirementsJacks Online peer mentoring program  Thanks for listening! Want to be on our podcast? Share your idea with us and be a guest on Lum ..read more

Leaving for college is hard for us, but it might be even harder for our parents. On this episode, our Jacks sit down with their family members to talk about the college transition, their hopes for their Lumberjacks and what advice they would give to future Lumberjack parents.  Episode Guests: Megan Leddy, Senior McKinley Burnett, Sophomore  Becca Sullivan, Junior  Thanks for listening! Want to be on our podcast? Share your idea with us and be a guest on LumberChats ..read more