Northern Michigan University will honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a week of events celebrating “Diversity Through the Ages.” The week will kick off Monday, Jan. 20, with a campus march for equality. 

NMU's Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) will host a Rise U.P. Women's March 2020 post-reception Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Ore Dock Brewing Company. The event will feature all-female speakers and musicians, along with a pop-up art show by female artists. PRSSA is highlighting several empowering NMU students, faculty and staff in advance of the march and reception. This is the second of four installments recognizing their dedication.

NMU alumna Steph Carpenter, a 2012 graduate, recently began her new role as executive director of the Manistee Recreation Association, according to a story in the "Manistee News Advocate."

Northern Michigan University is sponsoring the U.S. Ski and Snowboard (USSS) MidAmerica Series, the premier race series within the Central Division. At the first event, held Dec. 13-15 at Nub's Nob in Harbor Springs, Mich., two NMU students were among the top three finishers in Sunday's FIS MidAm Slalom.

Jessica Cruz, Northern Michigan University's chief diversity and inclusion officer, has been reappointed to the Hispanic/Latino Commission of Michigan by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Her term expires Dec. 10, 2022.