Convicted, but not guilty?  Get a first hand look at Criminology and Criminal Justice student involvement in the Arizona Innocence Project (AIP).  This project, under the direction of Professor Robert Schehr, executive director, investigates cases of wrongful conviction.  Students review cases, inventory all files, visit crime scenes, take photographs, talk with police and attorneys and interview witnesses.  Read the article published in the Arizona Daily Sun on Oct. 8, 2012. 

  

Eric Betz, a senior majoring in journalism and astronomy/physics, has won the grand prize in the inaugural writing context for Arizona undergraduate students sponsored by the Water Resources Research Center at the University of Arizona. His article on El Niño’s effect on water supplies, “Warm Wave Brings Wet Weather,” also won the prize for best article from Northern Arizona University.

Awards

Nicola Walters, senior in political science, and Zoey DeWolf, junior in communication, placed 22^nd in the country for debate in competitive National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence, ahead of teams from prestigious universities like Loyola and Rice.

Outstanding seniors Layne Alexander, psychology major, Patricia Caballero, political science major, Darryl Jacobsen, electronic media and film major, and Kathleen Templin, criminal justice major, are just a few of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences graduates to win the university’s Gold Axe Award in 2011.

Presentations

Two faculty members, seven graduate students, and two recent graduates participated at the Western Social Science Association’s annual meeting. Communication professors Dayle Hardy-Short and Brant Short served as leaders for the Human Communication section of the meeting.

  

Tracie Hansen received an honorable mention in the Western Social Science Association’s annual meeting graduate student paper competition for her paper, “‘Live from New York’: How One Late-Night Comedy Sketch Furthers Stereotypes of Women in Politics.” Hansen also presented “This Old Man: The Shared Meaning of New Hampshire’s ‘Great Stone Face.’

Antonio De La Garza, speech communication master’s student and director of NAU’s Forensics Team, and T. Mark Montoya, instructor of ethnic studies, presented a paper, "But It's a Dry Fascism: Arizona's HR 2281 and the Banning Ethnic Studies," at the 39th annual conference of the National Ethnic Studies Association.