April 2019

The 24th Annual Celebration of Student Scholarship at Northern Michigan University will be held from on Thursday, April 11, in Jamrich Hall. The event kicks off with an awards presentation at 9 a.m. in room 1320. Posters and art will be on display in the first-floor common areas of Jamrich Hall. Presentations are scheduled in Jamrich 1320 and 1311 from 10 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. The public is invited.

The Historical Society of Michigan presents “Votes for Women: A Century of Suffrage” with author Elizabeth Ann Homer as part of History Hounds™ Lecture Series. The program will be viewable via teleconference at Northern Michigan University's Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center.

The nomination process for the 2019 Upper Peninsula Folklife Awards is now open and the general public is invites to be part of the process. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, April 12.

Northern Michigan University has named Stacy Boyer-Davis as its new Extended Learning and Community Engagement Scholar.

United States Sen. Debbie Stabenow will serve as the keynote speaker at Northern Michigan University's commencement on Saturday, May 4. The ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. in the Superior Dome. Stabenow is Michigan's first female U.S. Senator.

Greg Lukianoff, bestselling author and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), will present “The Threat to Free Speech on Campus and What to Do About It” at Northern Michigan University. The event begins at 7 p.m. Monday, April 22, in 1100 Jamrich Hall. A Q&A session is slated to follow the presentation. Admission is free and is open to the public.

River Valley Bank presented a $5,000 check to the Upper Michigan Brain Tumor Center as the title sponsor of the Hope Starts Here Challenge. The event raises funds and awareness for the UMBTC, a collaborative effort between UP Health System, Northern Michigan University and the Superior Health Foundation. The UMBTC's mission is to empower patients and families dealing with brain tumors through advocacy, research, education and treatment.

The NMU EcoReps student organization hosted Sustainability Week events on campus March 25-29. As indicated by this year's theme, “Beyond Green,” the group expanded its focus beyond the environment to also highlight social and economic sustainability.