TO CLIPS INDEX - Clips for February 16, 17, & 18, 2008

ASU to mark 50th year as university
East Valley Tribune – 02/17/2008, 00:09 am
The Arizona Territorial Legislature founded ASU on 20 acres of pasture in 1885. But it
wasn't until 50 years ago that Arizona State became a 'university.

NAU offers emergency text notification
Arizona Daily Sun – 02/16/2008, 14:12 pm
To meet the needs of Northern Arizona University students, faculty, staff and family
members in emergency situations, an emergency notification text messaging system
has been established.

Presidents' Summit to discuss higher education needs of Navajo students
Arizona Daily Sun – 02/15/2008, 09:11 am
For what may be the first time ever, four northern Arizona presidents are scheduled to
meet to discuss the higher education needs of Navajo students from noon to 2:30 p.
...Shirley Jr., CCC President Leah L. Bornstein, Northern Arizona University President
John Haeger and Din College President Ferlin Clark are planning...

Editorial: A rock-solid gift for UA museum
Tucson Citizen - 2/18/2008
An international copper company has given a huge boost to the University of Arizona
and to the Rio Nuevo downtown redevelopment project. The Freeport-McMoRan Copper
& Gold Foundation donated $1 million to UA to support its world-class mineral museum.
The museum will move downtown with the UA Science Center ...

150 fifth-graders; 150 uncertain futures
ASU Web Devil – 02/18/2008, 05:58 am
ASU played host to around 150 Meridian Elementary School fifth-graders Friday in an
effort to stimulate early interest in college. But, according to national statistics, of the
150 students who visited ASU's campus Friday, only 28 might actually obtain an ASU
degree.

Halt on hires could be detrimental
UA Daily Wildcat Online - 2/18/08
UA still without new provost, deans in 3 colleges
PHOENIX - UA officials say a measure in the state legislature aimed to curb spending
would be detrimental to the university and also for the recruitment of new faculty, many
of whom are needed to replace those retiring or departing. As a result of an estimated
$1 billion state budget deficit, HB 2043 mandates that all state agencies halt all hiring
and promotions for the remainder of the 2007-2008 fiscal year ending June 30.

Online survey to look at freshman spending
UA Daily Wildcat Online - 2/18/08
The UA launches an online survey today meant to uncover the financial behaviors of fresh-
men and give university officials insight into how to help curb risky habits. The Arizona Path-
ways to Life Success for University Students survey targets freshmen because the first year
is a transitional period that carries lots of new and potentially dangerous decisions, said
Soyeon Shim, director of the UA's John and Doris Norton School of Family and Consumer
Science.