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Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a university in Flagstaff, Arizona in the United States. As of 2004, the university has 20,000 students. 14,000 of these are situated in the main Flagstaff campus. Although primarily an educational institution, NAU undertakes a growing amount of research.

Initially named the Northern Arizona Normal School it was formed on September 11, 1899. In 1925, the State of Arizona recognised the school, allowing it to grant the degree of bachelor of education. The institution renamed itself the Northern Arizona State Teachers College following this.

In 1945, its name changed once again to the Arizona State College at Flagstaff. A year later the college began offering the degrees of master of arts and bachelor of science. In 1966 its named changed once more to the current Northern Arizona University (or NAU) when it was granted full university status.

Northern Arizona's colors are blue and gold and their nickname is the Lumberjacks. Northern Arizona sports teams participate in NCAA Division IDivision I is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. D-1" schools are the major collegiate athletic powers, with larger budgets, more elaborate facilities, and higher (I-AA for footballCollege football was the venue through which American football first gained popularity in the United States. College football remains extremely popular today among students, alumni, and other fans of the sport. History The first game played between teams) in the Big Sky ConferenceThe Big Sky Conference (or BSC is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAAs Division I, with football competing at the Division I-AA level. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United S.

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