# @nauflagstaff on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CQHEsXGn7m7
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/13225380-nauflagstaff-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-06-14T18:23:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Northern Arizona University (@nauflagstaff) — https://gondola.cc/nauflagstaff

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A warm Lumberjack welcome to our NAU's 17th President, Dr. Jose Luis Cruz Rivera. ⁠⠀
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#ThenVsNow ⁠⠀
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"This is more than a dream opportunity for me, it is a dream job. You see about 16 years ago my now wife Rima and I had just started out as a couple and the first trip that we took together was to this part of the United States and I have a picture to prove it.⁠⠀
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This is us back then. At that point in time in a short venture into our journey in life together we had one thing that was clear in our mind we had to figure out a way to one day live here and so we are really really proud and enthusiastic about the majestic and magical⁠ forces that have brought us here today.⁠⠀
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I'm going to hit the ground learning by investing time and listening to you in the weeks and months ahead. I want to learn from you as we build together on the fabulous legacy at this vital institution-- an⁠ institution that for 120 years has seen as its mission one of being student centered and one of helping others fulfill their full potential."- Dr. Jose Luis Cruz Rivera⁠⠀
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Have a question for him? Drop it below 👇⁠⠀
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#NAU #NAUPresident #17thNAUPresident #MyNAUview #StudentCentered #StudentSuccess #HigherEd #College #CollegePresident

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thenvsnow, studentcentered, highered, naupresident, collegepresident, mynauview, studentsuccess, college, nau, 17thnaupresident

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