September 2019

Northern Michigan University's Department of Theatre and Dance presents the musical The Full Monty. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11-Saturday, Oct. 12 and Wednesday, Oct. 16-Saturday, Oct. 19, at Forest Roberts Theatre.

Northern Michigan University's Board of Trustees approved a 2019-20 general fund base budget that continues strategic investments in four areas: innovative academic programs; faculty, staff and students, including a nearly $940,000 increase in financial aid; campus modernization and facilities maintenance; and intercollegiate athletics and student activities.

School of Health and Human Performance Professor Maggy Moore was recognized at a Sept. 19 ceremony as the first recipient of the Mark R. and Eileen Lovell Endowed Professorship. The distinction focuses on education, research and patient care related to concussions.

A renaming ceremony for Kathleen Shingler Weston Hall, formerly the New Science Facility, was held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20. During the ceremony, NMU also named the building's main lounge space as the David J. Lucas Atrium in honor of the late physics department head and pre-med/pre-professional programs coordinator. 

NMU showcased its newly renovated Northern Center with a dedication and public tours on Sept. 19. The facility has been reimagined and renamed to reflect its high-volume use as a premier venue not only for the campus community, but for the Upper Peninsula. 

A Northern Michigan University student who discovered cycling five years ago recently won the 2019 Crusher, a 225-mile race over rugged and hilly U.P. terrain. Mark Kransz, a mechanical engineering and technology major from Lansing, will also be competing in another challenging endurance event this Saturday: the Marji Gesick Bike 200.

The Minneapolis Guitar Quartet will play at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, at Reynolds Recital Hall. The performance is part of the Siril Endowment for the Musical Arts concert series. Admission is $12 for the general public, $7 for youth and free for NMU students with ID. 

Author Cindy Pierce will give a presentation titled “Communication and Good Healthy Sex” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 at Northern Michigan University's Jamrich Hall in room 1100. This event is free and open to the public.

NMU alumna Tara Laase-McKinney ('10 BS) will compete in this weekend's Marji Gesick 100, a grueling bike challenge that covers 100+ miles of relentless, rocky U.P. terrain and involves 12,000 feet of climbing. She gained insights on how to optimize her training and performance from students in an NMU advanced mechanical kinesiology class.

When the new season of Survivor: the Island of Idols begins on CBS Wednesday, Sept. 25, it will feature a former NMU hockey player among its cast members.