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Northern Arizona University facts for kids

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NAU Old Main
The Old Main which is on the campus.

Northern Arizona University is a public university in Flagstaff, Arizona. The university has about 22,204 students. It was founded in 1899. The current president of the university is John D. Haeger.

Sports

The men's athletics teams of the university are called the Lumberjacks. They have 15 varsity teams and they compete in the Big Sky Conference.


Images for kids

  • Old main NAU 1

    The Old Main on the south campus

  • NAU Campus

    A bird's-eye view of the NAU Science and Health building

  • Lowell Observatory NRIS-66000172-Clark Telescope2-Flagstaff Arizona

    Lowell Observatory of which NAU has been a primary institution of collaborative research

  • 205 HonorsDorm 20180912

    NAU student studying in the Honors College dormitories.

  • 58A5459Homecoming10282017

    Football players at NAU

  • VADM Robin R. Braun

    Robin Braun, United States Navy Vice Admiral

  • Raul Hector Castro swearing in as Ambassador to Argentina

    Raúl Héctor Castro, Former Arizona governor, Former US ambassador

  • Seamus Dever

    Seamus Dever, Actor

  • DianaGabaldon-BookSigning-August11-07

    Diana Gabaldon, New York Times Best Selling Author

  • Lomong headshot

    Lopez Lomong, South Sudanese-born American track and field athlete and Olympian

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Universidad del Norte de Arizona para niños

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