The ticket purchase deadline is Tuesday, Sept. 10 for Northern Michigan University's Green and Gold Gala. The event will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 at the newly renovated Northern Center. Proceeds will benefit the NMU Student Flexible Aid Endowed Fund, which provides urgently needed financial resources so that students can stay in school when unanticipated expenses threaten their education.

Northern Michigan University's 2019 Homecoming week includes a full lineup of activities for alumni and community members Sept. 19-21. A community-wide ice cream social, the annual Homecoming parade and a game-day tailgate party are all on the agenda this year. All events listed below are free of charge unless otherwise indicated.

The Two Books Two Communities program has organized community events in Marquette and Munising that revolve around this year's Great Lakes-themed selections, The Living Great Lakes and Harborless.

Gina Arnold is adjusting to her “new normal” as she returns to NMU after a freak accident in which the seatbelt that saved her life also altered it significantly by nearly slicing her abdomen in half like a sword. The Macomb native has changed her major from nursing—she can't stand for long periods or lift more than 10 pounds—to psychology. She said Northern is the ideal place to resume her studies as she continues her physical rehabilitation.

Design thinking is a creative, human-centered process for solving problems, enhancing innovation and improving outcomes. NMU's campus-wide approach to design thinking is unique, according to the executive director of the da Vinci Center at Virginia Commonwealth University.