Student Documentaries

NAU students document resources in national parks

Welcome! 

In spring 2011, the Southern Colorado Plateau Network (SCPN) of the National Park Service partnered with the Northern Arizona University (NAU) School of Communications to offer a multimedia studies course focused on documenting park resources and resource projects in Southern Colorado Plateau parks. The class was taught by NAU professors Laura Camden and Peter Friederici.

Small teams of undergraduate students, focusing on photojournalism, audio documentary, or print journalism, travelled to parks to meet with park staff, record their impressions in multimedia formats, and then craft those raw materials into final products which included short videos and photo galleries.

Please explore and enjoy these projects, which feature creative interpretations of natural, archaeological, and historical resources by NAU communication students.

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