More than a college, this is a mandate
The world demands more experts in technological fields. And we answered. We attracted the best faculty in STEM. We dedicated even more resources for research and facilities. In order to guarantee that the next generation could solve the problems they’ll face, we created greater opportunity for our students to apply what they learn in the classroom as well as the chance to stand at the forefront of knowledge generation. We met all of these needs, reorganizing our programs and centering these disciplines into a college that is building the future. Learn more about CEIAS.
CEIAS $20,000 Challenge
Donate to any fund in the College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences and once CEIAS receives 100 total gifts the following gifts will be released to the college: Trent and Michelle D'Hooge will donate $5,000 to support Computer Science Programs and Carl and Laura Johnson will donate $15,000 to support Mechanical Engineering Special Projects. WE are CEIAS! WE are Lumberjacks!
Support your favorite CEIAS NAU Student Club
The clubs that receive the most gifts wins the Dean Andy Wang's challenge gift
- 1st Place $500
- 2nd Place $300
- 3rd Place $200
NAU Giving Day is a great opportunity to join our future focused mission preparing students to enter the STEM workforce. Looking for a way to make your impact? Consider one of these priority funds:
Your gift to this fund will help create a specialized program within the College of Engineering to increase retention and graduation rates amongst our students. Specifically, your gift will be used to:
- Provide an assessment of current resources and service provided to engineering students and identify gaps and opportunity areas
- Provide additional tutoring and supporting services to students
- Connect with sister colleges and universities with similar programs to gather additional information on how similar programs were created and deployed
- Partner with existing programs like the Summer Math Camp to identify a population of students that can pilot the program
- Women Taking Charge Fund
Your gift to this fund will support our bold goal to empower women in the college to achieve their full potential as engineers and leaders. Your gift will support programming that allows our female students and faculty to pursue personal and professional success at NAU and beyond. Ultimately, we aim to increase the percentage of female students in CEIAS from the current 18%, with a goal of moving toward 25% or higher, where the current percentage of female students for all of NAU is 64%. With your support, we can:
- Establish special targeted marketing and recruitment initiatives to increase the percentage of women faculty and students in the college
- Produce a plan with key projects and programming to launch and the staff to maintain it, including workshops, travel, mentoring programs, and more
- Assist NAU in partnering with industry, and learn about key programs and initiatives that other Universities have under a similar theme
Your support to this fund helps sponsor projects in the College of Engineering that are innovative and advance our mission in connecting our students to industry. One of the current initiatives your gift will support is the Industry 4.0 Training Lab (I4TL). We are developing a smart manufacturing environment with immersive and engaging ways to implement VR/AR, digital twin, and AI tools. I4TL has three primary functions:
- Showcase Industry 4.0 research, teaching, and learning
- Develop VR/AR training software and training materials
- Offer training courses and certificates to trainees
The I4TL develops and delivers virtual learning tools and environments. Immersive and virtual learning have been very successful in generating positive learning outcomes in a variety of domains. The powerful sense of presence and effective immersion created by VR/AR applications promise to provide on-site training in a safe and controlled environment. Virtual learning environments can provide trainees with access to cost-prohibitive equipment in impossible locations. It can provide a space for trainees to explore problem spaces and test solutions without risk.
