November 2019

Rapper Megan Thee Stallion is featured in TIME magazine's new "100 Next" listing of rising stars. She will perform at Northern Michigan University's Vandament Arena at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17. Ticket prices are $25 for NMU students and $35 for general public. Tickets are on sale now at NMU EZ Ticket outlets and online. 

The Northern Center for Lifelong Learning will present "Get Your Docs in Order: Advanced Directives" from 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, at the Lost Creek Community Center, 200 Lost Creek Dr. in Marquette. The program is free, but advance registration is requested by Monday, Nov. 25.

The Northern Center for Lifelong Learning presents "Creation of the Phil Niemisto Statue" from 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5 at the Marquette Arts and Culture Center, lower level of the Peter White Public Library. The advance registration deadline is Wednesday, Nov. 27.

Award-winning pianist Daniel Hsu will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in Reynolds Recital Hall at Northern Michigan University. He was the bronze medal recipient at the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, a prestigious event held every four years. 

Mental health providers often work in the field providing direct support to first responders in a crisis situation, so understanding the psychology of first responders and adapting to situational demands is important. Northern Michigan University alumna Kammie R. Juzwin (BS ‘82) will address this topic at the next NMU Psychological Science Colloquium at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 in West Science room 2904.

The Behavioral Education, Analysis and Research (BEAR) Center at NMU provides critical therapy services to children with autism and other behavioral disorders, both at the campus clinic and at practicum sites across the Upper Peninsula. Students who have to travel offsite now have a safer, more reliable mode of transportation than their personal vehicles, particularly in winter driving conditions.

Michigan is on the cusp of explosive growth in the cannabis marketplace, with the first recreational dispensaries scheduled to open in early 2020. Northern Michigan University alumnus Brandon Frisk is in the thick of this fast-paced and highly competitive industry. 

NMU President Fritz Erickson opened a recent campus budget forum with assurances the university is in good financial condition, despite state higher education funding below 2002 levels and demographics that challenge enrollment growth.

Students of Northern Michigan University's School of Music, Theatre and Dance finished first and second in two categories at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition held Nov. 2 at Hope College in Holland.

NMU College Democrats and College Republicans will co-sponsor a presentation titled "Hate Speech: A Lecture by the Heritage Foundation's Arthur Milikh." The event will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, in Jamrich 1322. It is free and open to the public. NMU's Center for Academic and Intellectual Freedom is hosting the talk.