NAVIGATOR NATION
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ATP Does Spring Break
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Word Search4
Ask A PACE Member4
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ATP Awards Ceremony5
Flag Finds6
Question of the Month
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IN THIS ISSUE
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ATP DOES SPRING BREAK
By Nemanja Demic
department who has serves as a Peer Instructor
for NAU 100 and as a Peer Coach for NAU 130.
Kim travelled to Dallas, Texas for the Women
of the World Poetry Slam. This competition
involved 96 competitors for all around the
world, hoping to claim a cash prize and trophy.
Motivated by a fellow Flagstaffer participating in
the competition, Kim travelled with the goal of
watching the best of the best do amazing poetry
for four days. This was Kim’s second consecutive
year attending the competition, and she is already
considering flights for next year’s competition in
Detroit, Michigan!
Far north-east from Texas is the beautiful state
of New York, where Hayley Fester spent her
break. Hayley is a gold in ATP who has spent her
time in the department working as a Coach and
a member of the reception team. While in New
York, Hayley could spend time with her cousin,
a student at Columbia University, as well as see
Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway. The icing on
top of this amazing break is that Hayley had the
pring Break has been a reprieve from immense pleasure of sitting in on a taping of the
academic stresses for generations of Tonight Show. Hayley hopes to go back to New
college students, and this Spring Break York soon because, “there’s so much more to see
was no different. The navigators of ATP that I wasn’t able to in my limited time frame…”
Just south of New York is the charming city of
went far and wide, searching for a meaningful
Boston,
Massachusetts, where Autumn Schramm,
way to spend their one week without homework,
professors, or responsibilities. Whether this a Gold Peer Instructor and Coach, enjoyed a
meant traveling to visit family, participating in lovely break with her fiancé, sister, and newest
a national poetry slam, or getting a tattoo, the niece. While in Boston, Autumn had the joy of
housing hunting, seeing as she and her fiancé will
Navigator Nation covered the globe.
First on our list of navigators who had an be moving to the east coast after graduating from
enviable break is Kimberly Jarchow, a sage in the NAU in May! When asked what one thing she did
that was the most memorable, Autumn mentioned,
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“going to the Museum of Science, which was
perfect for us because of how much we both love
science!” Autumn would highly recommend the
city to anyone thinking of visiting, or potentially
moving.
Finally, let’s head back closer to home, where
Camille La Dell spent her break in Denver,
Colorado with her partner. Within ATP Camille is
a Sage who has serves as a Program Assistant and
Coach. The two had the immensely delicious time
of visiting VooDoo Donuts, which was featured
on the Food Network. Between the beautiful city,
the great nightlife, and lots of activities to do,
Camille would suggest anyone looking for some
fun to check out Denver.
If you had an amazing trip over the break
like some of these navigators, or had the joy of
staying home and reading a book, the importance
of the break is to ensure you took time to selfcare. Now, there is a quick eight weeks left of the
semester before summer break! Be sure to stay
focused, continue your high level of work, and do
it all with a smile.
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SPRING WORD SEARCH
By Briana Astorga
This month’s word search features words associated with March. The first to finish
and post proof of completion on Facebook or email to the [email protected] will
receive a prize. Enjoy!
ASK A
PACE
MEMBER
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By Cheyanne Cuevas
How can I nominate my peers for
Peer Navigator of the Week?
You can
anonymously
nominate
anyone
as Peer Navigator
of the Week in the
Louie
Lounge!
There is a small
box in the center
of the table in the
Louie Lounge as
well as small strips
of paper for you
to write on. You
can nominate anyone you think has exemplified
excellence, leadership and passion for their role as a
Peer Navigator! We encourage you to write down your
reasoning for the nomination so we can best support
and share in recognizing our peers.
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o round out the successful school year,
ATP throws a celebration bash in order to
celebrate the accomplishments of all the
Peer Navigators this year. It is the time to put
on your best dress and show up to impress. Peer
Navigators, the new blues and faculty and staff
come together to celebrate the ending of a year
and the beginning of a new one.
The Awards Ceremony brings the ATP family
together and commemorates all the achievements
of the past year. Last year, the awards ceremony
was a blast! We had everything from free food,
goodies bags, and the spirit of community. This
year’s awards show will continue celebrating
our commitmemnt to first-year students and our
impact on them.
The Awards Ceremony will take place on May
1st in High Country Conference at 6:00 pm.
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H
enry David Thoreau
once wrote, “It’s not
what you look at that
matters, it’s what you
see.” What he could mean by this is
that every day we are surrounded by
views of landscapes and or people
and we tend to not really take in
the view rather we choose to see
past them. The lesson that Thoreau
could be trying to teach is that by
actually focusing on what we see
can help us to become more aware
not just about ourselves but about
the world around us. That it could
actually help us to form more of an
open and clearer mind.
With that, the place that I would
love to recommend for you all is
referred to as Mars Hill up towards
Lowell Observatory! This spot is
definitely one that is not costly
because Mother Nature offers the
best views for FREE-the only real
cost is gas, but that’s about it. I
would highly recommend going,
if you have some free time, during
the sunrise or the sunset as well as
going at night and seeing the lights
of Flagstaff! The view is similar to
a bird’s eye view of the city and
it’s one that you definitely do not
want to miss. If y’all go, I would
encourage you to really absorb the
view and allow things to be put into
perspective. You’ll notice that for
however long you are there, your
worries will become nonexistent and a feeling of serenity will soon takeover.
FLAG FINDS
By Alex Erickson
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What’s one of your greatest accomplishments with a student?
QUESTION
OF THE
MONTH
By Celeste Chism
“I’ve had a breakthrough
with some of my
students as far as them
knowing what to do in
order to get their grades
up as well as utilizing
the right resources to
help them do so!”
~ Hayley Fester
Coaching can be tough, and each student is unique and each student's’ problems are
unique. So this month, PACE wanted to know about the accomplishments that coaches have
had with their students. Whether the accomplishment is big or small, it’s still a step in the right
direction for the student, and that’s what we love to see! Here are a few short anecdotes from
Peer Navigators who are currently coaching this semester:
“One of my students from
NAU 130 was a pretty
motivated student, but he
was not enjoying his classes.
I asked him what he liked
to do, and he really wanted
to design video games, so
I suggested a degree along
those lines. The student
said that the prerequisites
would be too tough, and
he was losing motivation.
The student ended up deciding that NAU wasn’t
the place for him, and I helped him successfully
transfer and now he is doing great!”
~ Nick James
“One
of
my
students
never
talked, she would
only give oneword answers to
my questions, and
she was super shy.
Two weeks ago
we started talking
about her major
and what she wants
do after college.
She started talking
about how she wants to change her major
and now she talks a lot more!”
~ Jocelyn Mendoza
“On my very first day
of coaching, I asked
one of my students
what he wanted to get
out of coaching and
he said nothing. He
felt like he didn’t need
coaching, and didn’t
think it would be helpful. At the end of coaching,
he told me that even though in the beginning he
didn’t think he needed coaching, he thanked me
for helping him.”
~ Olivia Becerra
“There was a
student
who
wasn’t feeling
very connected
to NAU and
didn’t
know
how to connect.
I picked up on
a few clues and
directed them
to True-Blue connect and based on their
interest, we found them a club to join.”
~ Micael Counihan