Brett Baumgartner, NAU Senior of Hillsboro, Oregon, Selected to Meet Warren Buffett in Omaha

FLAGSTAFF, AZ (04/05/2013)(readMedia)-- Brett Baumgartner of Hillsboro, Oregon was selected to visit Mr. Warren Buffett at his office in Omaha, Nebraska. Brett is a senior at Northern Arizona University who works for the Intramural Sports department within Campus Recreation Services. Brett was selected as from a pool of 100 students from the W. A. Franke College of Business.

Buffett annually invites students from select universities to visit with him to speak with them about making and maintaining successful businesses. This year, NAU was one of a handful of schools in attendance and the selected students were the only undergraduates invited. While many schools are invited every few years, Mr. Buffett invites W. A. Franke Business students every year.

Students toured two of Buffett's businesses in Omaha and joined Buffett for lunch and dinner. Brett speaks of meeting the billionaire philanthropist, "All of us on the trip had really high expectations going into the trip, and he far surpassed all of them." For a business major like Brett, the trip was a great way to learn more about successful businesses and he hopes to carry what he learned into his future career.

Campus Recreation Services is a hub for student activity at Northern Arizona University and will soon move to the new Health and Learning Center with a fully equipped weight room, cardio theater, basketball courts, aerobic and dance studios, an indoor climbing wall, racquetball courts, a MAC court, and more. Campus Recreation Services also includes the Wall Aquatic Center, which offers an Olympic-size pool complete with eight 50-meter lanes, diving boards, and underwater filming and viewing windows; Club Sports; Intramural Sports; and the NAU Outdoors, which provides trips and classes around the Southwest. More information is online at nau.edu/recreation

Founded in 1899, Northern Arizona University has established a powerful legacy of educating students to help them make a difference in the world. With an expansive Extended Campuses program, the university has an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 20,000 students located at more than 30 sites across Arizona or online. The university is a leader in integrating sustainability into university policies and educational curriculum highlighted by the Platinum LEED-certified Applied Research and Development building, the third-greenest building in the world. More information is online at nau.edu/