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Fact Book 2014-2015Office of Planning and Institutional ResearchPO BOX 4132. Flagstaff AZ 86011. 928-523-5804. nau.edu/pairNAU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution
Table of ContentsSUMMARYC STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS1Mission StatementC1Student Demographics1ValuesC2First-time Freshmen Profile1Strategic GoalsC3New Transfer Student Profile2OverviewC4New Transfer Student Campus Profile3The OrganizationC5Students by State3The StudentsC6Arizona Students by County4The FacultyC7Native American Students4The BudgetC8International Students by Country4Institutional EffectivenessC9Degrees Awarded by IPEDS Ethnicity/Race and GenderC10Degrees Awarded by CollegeA HISTORICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATIONC11Cumulative GPA by Academic LevelA1Student Headcount HistoryC12Undergraduate ProfileA2Presidents and Institutional NamesC13Graduate ProfileA3Public High Research UniversitiesA4Living Alumni DistributionA5Regents' ProfessorsD1Enrollment and Full-time Equivalent (FTE) by CollegeA6Calendar and Campus FactsD2Student Credit Hours (SCH) by CollegeA7Campus MapD3Fall Semester Enrollment and SCH TrendA8Accreditations and AssociationsD4Enrollment by College and GenderA9Institutional Surveys and ReportsD5Enrollment by College and IPEDS Ethnicity/RaceD6Enrollment by Student Level, College and IPEDS Ethnicity/RaceD ENROLLMENTB FAST FACTSD7Enrollment by Student Level, College and Class LevelB1, B2 Fast FactsD8Summer Session FTE and SCHB3Approved Arizona Board of Regents Peer Institutions for NAUD9Semester Enrollment and FTE TrendsB4Programs OfferedD10Semester Enrollment TrendB5Retention and Graduation RatesD11World Wide University (WWU) Student EnrollmentFact Book 2014-2015iTable of Contents
Table of Contents (cont’d)E MOUNTAIN CAMPUS PROGRAMSI FINANCESE1Mountain Campus Semester Enrollment and FTE TrendsI1State Operating Budget Sources and Uses by ProgramE2Mountain Campus Enrollment by Student Level TrendI2State General Fund Appropriations HistoryE3Mountain Campus Enrollment by IPEDS Ethnicity/Race TrendI3State Operating Budget HistoryE4Mountain Campus SCH by CollegeI4Instructional Budget HistoryE5Mountain Campus Enrollment TrendE6Mountain Campus Student ProfileI5State Operating Budget Request SummaryI6Utilities Usage and Cost HistoryI7Grants, Contracts and GiftsCommunity Campuses Semester Enrollment and FTE TrendsI8Sponsored Projects Grant AwardsF2Community Campuses Enrollment by Student Level TrendI9Student Financial AssistanceF3Community Campuses Enrollment by IPEDS Ethnicity/Race TrendI10Undergraduate Cost of AttendanceF4Community Campuses SCH by CollegeI11Arizona Universities Average TuitionF5Community Campuses Enrollment TrendI12Student HousingF6Community Campuses Student ProfileF7Community Campuses Headcount and SCH by CampusF COMMUNITY CAMPUSES' PROGRAMSF1G YUMA PROGRAMSG1Yuma Semester Enrollment and FTE TrendsG2Yuma Enrollment by Student Level TrendG3Yuma Enrollment by IPEDS Ethnicity/Race TrendG4Yuma SCH by CollegeG5Yuma Enrollment TrendG6Yuma Student ProfileH ONLINE PROGRAMSJ EMPLOYEESJ1Employees by IPEDS Ethnicity/Race and Job CategoryJ2Employees by Job Category and GenderJ3Full-time Faculty by CollegeJ4Full-time Faculty by Rank and TenureJ5Full-time Faculty Average Salaries by RankJ6FTE Students to Full-time Faculty RatioK FACILITIESK1Mountain Campus Academic BuildingsMountain Campus Residential BuildingsH1Online Semester Enrollment and FTE TrendsK2H2Online Enrollment by Student Level TrendK3Mountain Campus Support BuildingsH3Online Enrollment by IPEDS Ethnicity/Race TrendK4Mountain Campus Buildings SummaryH4Online SCH by CollegeH5Online Enrollment TrendH6Online Student ProfileFact Book 2014-2015GLOSSARYGlossary of Selected TermsiiTable of Contents
SummaryMISSIONTo provide an outstanding undergraduate residential education strengthened by research, graduate and professional programs, and sophisticatedmethods of distance delivery and innovative new campuses and programs throughout the state.VALUESEXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION: Offer a rigorous, high-quality education to all studentsSTUDENT SUCCESS: Place learner needs at the center of our academic and service planning, policies, and programsEDUCATIONAL ACCESS: Provide all qualified students with access to higher educationDIVERSITY: Achieve multicultural understanding as a priority of educational and civic lifeINTEGRITY: Operate with fairness, honesty, and the highest ethical standards to sustain a community of trustCIVILITY: Support a civil, engaging, and respectful campus climateSTRATEGIC GOALSSTUDENT SUCCESS: Promote high levels of student access, engagement, achievement, and affordabilityNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED RESEARCH EXCELLENCE: Expand the boundaries of knowledge to improve livesGLOBAL ENGAGEMENT: Advance the internationalization of the university to prepare students for global citizenshipDIVERSITY, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING: Promote issues of diversity, civility, democracy, citizenship, and community engagement and collaborationCOMMITMENT TO NATIVE AMERICANS: Become one of the nation’s leading universities serving Native AmericansSUSTAINABILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS: Exemplify a sustainable, innovative, and effective university communityFact Book 2014-20151Summary
SummaryOVERVIEWFounded in 1899, Northern Arizona University is a vibrant community committed to teaching as learning, research as innovation, and service as shared leadership. Northern ArizonaUniversity along with the University of Arizona and Arizona State University are governed by the constitutionally authorized Arizona Board of Regents and together constitute the ArizonaUniversity System. Northern Arizona University is a high-research university with its main campus located on a 740-acre site in Flagstaff, Arizona. NAU Extended Campuses are locatedat various community campus sites throughout the state and online.Flagstaff is a growing city of an estimated 67,468 residents (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012), located on the Colorado Plateau at an elevation of 7,000 feet. Immediately north of the campusare the 12,633 foot-high San Francisco Peaks, which feature a major winter sports center. The university is at the junction of Interstate Highways 40 and 17, less than a three-hour drivefrom Phoenix and about five hours from Tucson; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Las Vegas, Nevada. Flagstaff is served by the Amtrak transcontinental mainline, one major bus line, anda regional airline. In addition, Flagstaff is the home of such renowned scientific institutions as Lowell Observatory, the U.S. Naval Observatory's Flagstaff station, the U.S. GeologicalSurvey's Branch of Astrogeology, and the Museum of Northern Arizona. These institutions are active participants in the university's educational and research programs. The universitycampus is surrounded by an environment of mountains, canyons, forests, deserts, lakes, and streams. Two major national parks, including the Grand Canyon, and six nationalmonuments surround the Flagstaff area.Northern Arizona University is dedicated to providing an outstanding undergraduate residential education strengthened by research, graduate, and professional programs, andsophisticated methods of distance delivery. NAU has achieved national distinction as a leader in a number of areas, including environmental sustainability, innovative educationalapproaches, allied health professional education, and Native American educational partnerships. The university is also committed to student success, offering a number of academicplanning tools to help students finish in four years and a guaranteed tuition program that ensures that students pay the same tuition over four years.Northern Arizona University also partners with a variety of Arizona community colleges in an initiative called 2NAU to make it easier for students to complete their bachelor's degree.Students can be admitted to NAU while completing their associate's degree at their local community college. The Arizona community college partners for 2014-15 include ArizonaWestern College, Central Arizona College, Chandler Gilbert Community College, Cochise College, Coconino Community College, Eastern Arizona College, Estrella Mountain CommunityCollege, GateWay Community College, Glendale Community College, Mesa Community College, Mohave Community College, Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix College,Pima Community College, Rio Salado College, Scottsdale Community College, South Mountain Community College, and Yavapai College.The Extended Campuses division secured a 1 million grant from the Lumina Foundation to develop a new model of competency-based bachelor’s degree programing. The university’sinitial investment of 3 million then helped implement the model now known as Personalized Learning. Personalized Learning offers self-paced, competency-based, direct-assessmentprograms of study leading to a BA/BS degree currently in three disciplines: Small Business Administration, Computer Information Technology, and Liberal Arts.Fact Book 2014-20152Summary
SummaryTHE ORGANIZATIONNorthern Arizona University is comprised of 11 academic colleges/divisions and offers 91 baccalaureates, 49 masters, and 11 doctoral degrees. In 2014-15, degree programs wereorganized into the colleges/divisions listed below:College of Arts and LettersCollege of EducationCollege of Engineering, Forestry and Natural SciencesCollege of Health and Human ServicesCollege of Social and Behavioral SciencesExtended CampusesGraduate CollegeProvost Office StudiesThe W.A. Franke College of BusinessUndergraduate StudiesUniversity CollegeTHE STUDENTSIn Fall 2014, Northern Arizona University enrolled 27,715 students, with 20,134 located on the Mountain Campus in Flagstaff, Arizona, and the remaining 7,581 students enrolled at 36other instructional sites throughout the state and online. There were 21,173 full-time students and 6,542 part-time students enrolled which translated into 25,934 full-time equivalent (FTE)students.The university's enrollment for Fall 2014 consisted of 16,322 females and 11,393 males. Of these students, the majority (70%) were Arizona residents while 30% were from out of state,which includes 1,246 students from foreign countries. Undergraduate students made up 86% of the total student population. Another 3,870 students were enrolled in graduate programs.Based on IPEDS ethnicity counts, the largest ethnic minority in the student population is Hispanic with 5,369 students, or 19% of the total enrollment. There were 1,337 students (5%) ofthe total enrollment who declared two or more races. Native American students attending NAU in Fall 2014 were affiliated with 107 separate tribes, the largest tribe being Navajo (Diné).Fact Book 2014-20153Summary
SummaryTHE FACULTYFor the 2014-15 academic year, Northern Arizona University employed 1,055 full-time instructional faculty members. Tenured faculty made up 42% of the full-time instructional faculty.The number of full-time, ranked, instructional faculty included 11 Regents’ Professors, 267 Professors, 224 Associate Professors, 213 Assistant Professors, 91 Instructors, and 249Lecturers. For Fall 2014, Northern Arizona University employed 589 part-time instructors with the majority through NAU Extended Campuses scattered throughout the state.THE BUDGETThe fiscal year 2015 state budget expenditure authority totals 249,228,700. Nearly half of the budget, 116,371,200, came from general fund state appropriations. State tuition and feesand miscellaneous revenue accounted for 132,692,500 of the budget.Over half of the state operating budget, or 121,756,510, was designated for Instruction. The second largest program, Institutional Support, was budgeted to receive 39,290,564. Theremaining state operating funds were budgeted such that Academic Support was estimated to receive 32,431,483, Student Affairs and Administration 32,431,483, Operation andMaintenance of Plant 21,784,795, Public Service 4,554,749, and Organized Research 2,901,832.INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESSThe Institutional Effectiveness unit is comprised of the Office of Planning and Institutional Research and the University Budget Office. The unit is responsible for providing information insupport of strategic planning and budgeting, policy formulation and decision-making. The unit provides leadership in budget planning, development, and monitoring. It also provides data,analyses, and projections for planning and decision-making; coordinates the design, implementation and analysis of major institutional studies; reports official data for mandated and otherexternal reports; and assists other offices in obtaining and analyzing information.Fact Book 2014-20154Summary
Student Headcount HistoryFall 426200923,600201427,715Fall Semester Headcount20-year Trend20,131 19,605 19,618 19,940 19,981 19,964 19,728 19,90719,198 19,426 20,562 21,3522006200722,507200823,600200926,60625,204 25,364 26,002201020112012201327,7152014SOURCE: Official 21st Day Census– All Enrolled Students, NAU Office of Planning and Institutional Research, NAU Cline Library Special Collections and ArchivesFact Book 2014-2015A1Historical and Organizational
Presidents and Institutional NamesYEARPRESIDENT2014 -Rita H. Cheng, B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D.2001 - 2014John D. Haeger, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.2001 - 2001Owen F. Cargol, B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D.1994 - 2001Clara M. Lovett, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.1993 - 1994Patsy B. Reed, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Interim)1979 - 1993Eugene M. Hughes, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.1957 - 1979J. Lawrence Walkup, B.S., B.A., M.Ed., Ed.D.1947 - 1957Lacey A. Eastburn, B.S.Ed., B.A., M.A., LL.D., Ed.D.1945 - 1947Tom O. Bellwood, A.B., A.M., LL.D., Ed.D.1966Northern Arizona University1933 - 1944Thomas J. Tormey, B.S., Ph.D.1945Arizona State College at Flagstaff1926 - 1933Grady Gammage, A.B., A.M., LL.D.1929Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff1925Northern Arizona State Teachers College1925 - 1926Fasset A. Cotton, A.B., Ph.B., LL.D.1899Northern Arizona Normal School1920 - 1925Lynn B. McMullen, B.S., A.M.1919 - 1920John O. Creager, A.B., A.M.1918 - 1919Guy E. Cornelius, B.Pd., Sc.B.1909 - 1918Rudolph H.H. Blome, B.S., Ph.D.1899 - 1909Almon N. Taylor, B.L., Ph.D.Fact Book 2014-2015President Rita Hartung ChengDATEA2INSTITUTIONAL NAMESHistorical and Organizational
Public High Research UniversitiesAlabamaAuburn University Main CampusThe University of Alabama*MichiganMichigan Technological UniversityWestern Michigan University*OklahomaOregonUniversity of South AlabamaOklahoma State University-Main CampusPortland State UniversityMississippi Jackson State UniversityAlaskaUniversity of Alaska FairbanksArizonaNorthern Arizona UniversityCaliforniaSan Diego State UniversityUniversity of Mississippi Main CampusUniversity of Southern MississippiPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoMissouri Missouri University of Science and TechnologyUniversity of Missouri-Kansas CityRhode IslandTemple UniversityUniversity of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras CampusUniversity of Rhode IslandUniversity of Missouri-St LouisColoradoSouth CarolinaUniversity of Colorado DenverMontanaFloridaSouth DakotaFlorida Atlantic UniversityFlorida International UniversityNevadaClemson UniversityThe University of MontanaUniversity of Nevada-Las Vegas*South Dakota State UniversityUniversity of South DakotaUniversity of Nevada-RenoIdahoIdaho State UniversityUniversity of IdahoIllinoisNew HampshireTennesseeUniversity of MemphisTexasTexas Tech UniversityUniversity of New Hampshire-Main CampusNorthern Illinois University*Southern Illinois University Carbondale*New JerseyNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyRutgers University-NewarkBall State UniversityNew MexicoNew Mexico State University-Main CampusThe University of Texas at ArlingtonThe University of Texas at DallasThe University of Texas at El PasoIndianaThe University of Texas San AntonioIndiana University-Purdue University-IndianapolisUniversity of North TexasNew YorkKansasKansas State UniversityWichita State University*SUNY at BinghamtonUtahNorth CarolinaUtah State UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro*Vermont University of VermontLouisianaLouisiana Tech UniversityNorth DakotaUniversity of North DakotaVirginiaUniversity of Louisiana at LafayetteUniversity of New OrleansMarylandMassachusettsOhioBowling Green State University-Main Campus*University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyCleveland State UniversityKent State University Kent Campus*University of Massachusetts-BostonUniversity of Massachusetts-LowellMiami University-OxfordOhio University-Main Campus*University of Akron-Main Campus*West VirginiaWisconsinCollege of William and MaryGeorge Mason University*Old Dominion University*West Virginia UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeUniversity of ToledoMaineUniversity of Maine*Wright State University-Main CampusWyomingUniversity of Wyoming*NAU ABOR-approved Peer Institutions including Georgia State UniversityNOTE: Doctorate-granting Universities. Includes institutions that awarded at least 20 research doctoral degrees during the update year (excluding doctoral-level degrees that qualifyrecipients for entry into professional practice, such as the JD, MD, PharmD, DPT, etc.). Excludes Special Focus Institutions and Tribal Colleges.SOURCE: Carnegie Classification 2010: Basic - RU/H - Research Universities (high research activity) - PublicFact Book 2014-2015A3Historical and Organizational
Living Alumni DistributionTotal Current Arizona AlumniSTATE90,036Total Current United States 90,036Apache County1,530Michigan694Cochise County1,152Minnesota718Coconino County13,727Mississippi85Gila County860Missouri561745Montana581Greenlee County99NebraskaNew Mexico2%Graham CountyLa Paz pa CountyMohave County2,030New JerseyTexas2%Illinois1%Navajo County2,594New ,668PennsylvaniaColorado4,399Rhode IslandA43742,04064173296South Carolina20850South 2,7011,299Indiana383West 7Non-US Sites*Louisiana186*includes international alumsTOTALSOURCE: NAU Alumni Office– Addressable alumni as of 2/25/2015Fact Book 2014-2015132OhioIllinois90,036765North Dakota3,682Idaho10,6689714,883Florida3692,214North CarolinaYuma CountyDistrict of Columbia2,099491179New YorkYavapai CountyDelaware2672,099New Hampshire45,568Pinal CountyConnecticut2,040Nevada163Pima CountySanta Cruz County2,701AlumniAlaskaTOP TEN 5883791,202138,556Historical and Organizational
Regents’ Professors"The title, 'Regents' Professor' is reserved for faculty members with exceptional achievements that have brought them national orinternational distinction. The title serves as recognition of the highest merit and unusual contributions to the quality of the individual'suniversity."Arizona Board of Regents Policy Manual 6-208NameDisciplineBruce Hungate, Ph.DBiological SciencesPaul Beier, nald V. Bendel, Ph.D.Fine Arts1997Forestry2013Curtis M. Hinsley, Jr., Ph.D.History1997Edith Copley, Ph.DMusic2013Graydon L. Berlin, Ph.D.Geography and Public Planning1996Darrell Kaufman, Ph.DGeology / Environmental Science2013Dean W. Blinn, Ph.D.Biological Sciences1996William Grabe, Ph.DEnglish2009William W. Covington, Ph.D.Forestry1995Lee Drickamer, Ph.DBiological Sciences2004Robert T. Trotter, II, Ph.D.Anthropology1995Raymond Michalowski, Ph.DCriminal Justice2004Thomas G. Whitham, Ph.D.Biological Sciences1995Kiisa Nishikawa, Ph.DBiological Sciences2003Dickson A. Mungazi, Ph.D.Education1994Jim Simmerman, MFAEnglish2003Peter W. Price, Ph.D.Biological Sciences1994Paul Keim, Ph.DBiological Sciences2002Gina P. Cantoni, Ph.D.Bilingual/Multicultural Education1991Thomas McPoil, Ph.DPhysical Therapy2001H. Lloyd MogensonBiological Sciences1991Zachary Smith, Ph.DPolitical Science2001James D. Sexton, Ph.D.Anthropology1991Karen Van Winkle-Swift, Ph.DBiological Sciences2001Monte M. PoenHistory1990Douglas Biber, Ph.DEnglish2000Stanley Beus, Ph.DGeology1989Stan L. Lindstedt, Ph.D.Biological Sciences1999Lawrence M. Perko, Ph.D.Mathematics1989Michael R. Wagner, Ph.D.Forestry1999Russell P. Balda, Ph.D.Biological Sciences1988Jill Dubisch, Ph.DAnthropology1998J. Dale Nations, Ph.D.Geology1988Michael Eastman, Ph.D.Chemistry1998William J. Roosen, Ph.DHistory1988SOURCE: Office of the ProvostFact Book 2014-2015A5Historical and Organizational
Calendar and Campus FactsSPRING SEMESTER 2015FALL SEMESTER 20148/22/2014-8/31/2014Welcome Week1/10/2015, 1/11/2015Welcome Weekend8/25/2014Fall Semester Begins1/12/2015Spring Semester Begins9/1/2014Labor Day (University Closed)1/19/2015Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (University Closed)9/26/2014-9/28/2014Family Weekend3/16/2015-3/20/2015Spring Break (No Classes)10/20/2014-10/26/2014Homecoming Week4/19/2015-4/26/2015Honors Week11/11/2014Veteran's Day (University Closed)5/1/2015Last Day of Instruction11/27/2014, 11/28/2014Thanksgiving Break (University Closed)5/4/2015-5/7/2015Finals Week12/5/2014Last Day of Instruction5/8/2015, 5/9/2015Spring Commencement12/08/2014-12/11/2014Finals Week12/12/2014Fall CommencementSUMMER SESSIONS 2015WINTER SESSION 20145/11/2015-5/29/2015Three-week Session5/11/2015-8/4/2015Twelve-week Session12/15/2014Winter Session Instruction Begins5/25/2015Memorial Day (University Closed)12/25/2014-1/1/2015Winter Closure (University Closed)6/1/2015-7/3/20151st Five-week Session1/9/2015Last Day of Instruction6/1/2015-8/4/2015Ten-week Session7/4/2015Independence Day (University Closed)7/6/2015-8/4/20152nd Five-week SessionFounded1899, Northern Arizona Normal SchoolJ. Lawrence Walkup Sky Dome1977, the second largest clear-span timber dome in the worldDouglas J. Wall Aquatic Center1983, attracts Olympic medal winners such as Pablo Morales, Summer Sanders, Lea Loveless, Gary Hall Jr. and Anthony ErvinLargest BuildingOldest BuildingWalkup Sky Dome, 268,000 gross square feet1894, Old Main has housed offices, classrooms, laboratories, and served for a time as a dormitoryLocal Attractions Grand Canyon National Park, Sedona, Oak Creek Canyon, Lake Mary, San Francisco PeaksLocationElevationMascotFact Book 2014-2015140 miles north of Phoenix at the junction of I-17 and I-407,000 feetLouie the LumberjackA6Historical and Organizational
Campus MapFact Book 2014-2015BLDGSECNAMEBLDGSECNAMEBLDGSECNAME32-F1899 Bar & Grill123-DGeology47A9-GProperty Administration23A4-FAcademic Annex133-DGeology Annex98B14-IPurchasing Services264-EAdel Mathematics315-FGillenwater Hall6514-CRaul H Castro Bldg. (SBS)468-FAllen Hall7915-GGreenhouse Complex396-ERaymond Hall98D14-IAnthropology255-HHealth and Learning Center489-FReilly Hall499-FAnthropology Laboratory6614-EHealth Professions7415-D568-CApplied Research and Development581-FHigh Country Conference Center52-FResidence Life Offices (North Hall)37A6-DArdrey Auditorium599-HHilltop Townhomes98F14-IResidence Life Warehouse113-EAshurst335-GHRM - Eugene M. Hughes Bldg.153-ERiles234-FBabbitt Academic Annex9614-CHuffer Lane Acquisition6815-ERolle Activity Center5112-DBabbitt Administrative Center912-GHuman Resources13A3-DRoseberry Apartments5210-EBilby Research Center548-DInformation Services47A9-GROTC213-GBiological Sciences54B8-CInformation Services Annex96B7-GSan Francisco Parking Garage21B4-GBiological Sciences Annex54A8-DInformation Services Telecom173-FScience Lab Facility18A4-FBiology Greenhouse27A4-CInstitute For Human Development8415-HSculpture Studio22-EBlome8315-IKNAU427-GSechrist Hall (Campus Tours)356-FBookstore96A7-DKnoles Parking Garage8315-IShuttle Services83-FBury6113-ELearning Resource Center6514-CSocial & Behavioral Sciences - Raul H Castro62-FCampbell Hall183-FLiberal Arts7014-CSocial & Behavioral Sciences - West509-DCampus Heights Apartments345-HLumberjack StadiumL103-GSouth Beaver School912-GCentennial Building (Parking Services/HR)6214-GMcConnell Hall6314-ESouth Dining8015-JCeramics Complex406-FMcDonald Hall7117-ESouth Village203-GChemistry50B9-EMcKay Village6714-FSouth Heating and Cooling Plant285-DCline Library42-FMorton Hall8215-DSouthwest Forest Science Complex163-ECommunication (School of)555-JMountain View Hall7513-EThe Suites Apartments386-ECowden Learning Community144-DNative American Cultural Center93-FTaylor Hall58A1-FDrury Inn & Suites244-ENorth Heating and Cooling Plant447-ETinsley Hall6414-Edu Bois Center7215-ENursing16A4-EUniversity Network274-DEastburn Education479-GObservatory/Lutz Telescope98A14-IUniversity Police6914-DEngineering and Natural Sciences103-EOld Main908-CUniversity Services98C14-IEngineering Projects912-GParking & Shuttle Services30A6EUniversity Union - Dining Services297-EErnest Calderon Learning Community376-CPerforming & Fine Arts30C5-EUniversity Union - Food Court16A3-EExtended Campuses224-FPeterson30B6-EUniversity Union - Student Services7715-IFacility Services193-GPhysical Sciences8113-DW.A. Franke College of Business, The77A15-IFacility Services Annex9512-FPine Ridge Village7312-GWalkup baldon Hall572-GPrinting Services9716-G12-EGammage3A2-EProchnow Auditorium882-GWettaw437-FGateway Student Success CenterL103-GProgram in Intensive English458-EWilson HallA7Renewable Energy Test FacilityWall Aquatic CenterWaste Water Training FacilityHistorical and Organizational
Accreditations and AssociationsNorthern Arizona University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) to award bachelor, master and doctoral degrees. More information can be found athttp://www.hlcommission.org/. NAU’s original institutional accreditation was granted in 1930 and is up for renewal in 2017. In addition, some programs are accredited by specializedagencies as listed below.STATEMENT OF AFFILIATION STATUSChief Executive Officer: Dr. Rita Cheng, PresidentName change notes: Arizona State College to Northern Arizona University (1966)HLC Institution ID: 1010Current Accreditation Status: AccreditedAccreditation Date(s): (1930- .)Participation Notes: Northern Arizona University-Yuma: Participating in the Academy for Assessment of Student Learning.Year of Last PEAQ Comprehensive Evaluation: 2007 - 2008Year of Next PEAQ Comprehensive Evaluation: 2017 - 2018PROGRAM ASSOCIATIONSLast Action: 10/15/2008Legal Status: PublicAcademic Credentials Evaluation Institute, Inc. (ACEI)Degrees Awarded: Bachelor's, Master's, DoctoralAmerican Association for Leisure and Recreation Insurance (AALR)American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)PROGRAM ACCREDITATIONSAmerican Chemical Society (ACS)Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) - Computing Accreditation CommissionAmerican Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) - Engineering Accreditation CommissionAmerican Dental Association (ADA)Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA)American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) - NAU YumaAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) - Provisional StatusAssociation for Fire Ecology (AFE)American Council for Construction Education (ACCE)Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (CHRIE)Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AASCB International) - The W.A. Frank e College of BusinessNational Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE)National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE)National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA)Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA)National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions (COAPRT)National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA)National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)SOURCE: www.hlccommission.org, accreditation and associationwebsitesFact Book 2014-2015Society of American Foresters (SAF)A8Historical and Organizational
Institutional Surveys and ReportsPlease refer to the Planning and Institutional Research website (nau.edu/pair) for yearly survey reportsCIRP: Cooperative Institutional Research Survey, New Freshmen ReportThe Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) survey is a national study of the American Higher Education System sponsored by the American Council on Education and administered by theHigher Education Research Institute at the University of California-Los Angeles. This survey is designed to
Pima Community College, Rio Salado College, Scottsdale Community College, South Mountain Community College, and Yavapai College. The Extended Campuses division secured a 1 million grant from the Lumina Foundation to develop a new model of competency-based bachelor's degree programing. The university's
