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NMU Hosts UNITED Conference

Feb. 17, 2022 —

Northern Michigan University will host the Uniting Neighbors in the Experience of Diversity (UNITED) Conference Tuesday and Wednesday, March 8-9. UNITED is a conference focused on personal stories and experiences of diversity, as well as opportunities for self-growth and practical workshops to promote diversity on campus.

Feb. 17, 2022 —

Efforts to improve child care availability and affordability in the region received a major boost this week when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that the MI Tri-Share Child Care pilot program would expand to seven new facilitator hubs across the state, including the Marquette-Alger Educational Regional Service Agency. It was MARESA's partnership with Northern Michigan University—the first local employer to sign up for the program—that helped to secure $300,000 from the state for the hub's pilot year.

Feb. 17, 2022 —

The Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees has approved a revised structure for the Academic Affairs Division, effective July 1. Extended Learning and Community Engagement, which includes the College of Technology and Occupational Sciences, will move under Academic Affairs rather than continue as a separate division.

NMU Board Plans Brief Business Session Thursday

Feb. 16, 2022 —

The Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees will hold a brief business session at 1:10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, in the Scott L. Holman Executive Conference Room in the Northern Center. It will also be livestreamed at https://bit.ly/nmuavstreaming. The only agenda item being addressed is "Academic Affairs Structure."

Jacobellis and Baumgartner (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Feb. 15, 2022 —

Former NMU student and Wildcat football player Nick Baumgartner became the oldest snowboarder to win an Olympic medal and the oldest U.S. gold medalist at the Winter Games since 1948. The 40-year old Iron River native partnered with Lindsey Jacobellis to win the mixed-team snowboard cross in the event's Olympic debut in Beijing. He demonstrated resilience and determination in making his first appearance on the podium in four Olympics.

NMU student Brianna Sartin sporting a beanie with the new name

Feb. 15, 2022 —

The UP200 Sled Dog Race, an Iditarod qualifier that starts and finishes in Marquette, will officially be “powered by” Northern Michigan University, beginning in 2023. NMU will become a Gold Sled Sponsor with naming rights for the event, building on a longstanding relationship with the U.P. Sled Dog Association. The official name for the 2023 race will be “UP200 – Powered by NMU.”

Coconut Crab photo (by Darwin Initiative)

Feb. 15, 2022 —

Northern Michigan University Biology Professor Neil Cumberlidge co-authored a conservation assessment published in the Raffles Bulletin on Zoology on the “vulnerable to extinction” status of the world's largest land crab. The coconut crab, native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, has been disappearing off of the islands it traditionally inhabits.

Feb. 15, 2022 —

What began as a work study position 28 years ago has developed into a lifelong career for Rachel Harris, director of the Center for Student Enrichment at Northern Michigan University.

Feb. 15, 2022 —

The outcome of the March 9 presidential election in South Korea might depend in part on the work of Northern Michigan University alumnus YoungJong Lee. The 2012 media production graduate spends nearly every waking hour working on the campaign for the leading candidate in the race, Lee Jae-myung.

Rinsland with a pika (University of Richmond photo)

Feb. 14, 2022 —

NMU biology graduate student Hilary Rinsland will participate in a Science Behind the Scenery Webinar Series cohosted by Rocky Mountain National Park and Rocky Mountain Conservancy at 1 p.m. EST Tuesday, Feb. 15. She will present “Pika surveys to test climate-based predictions of population loss” with Chris Ray from the University of Colorado-Boulder. The series is free and open to the public.

February 2022

NMU Hosts UNITED Conference

MARESA, NMU Address Child Care Shortage

NMU Board Restructures Academic Affairs

NMU Board Plans Brief Business Session Thursday

Skill + Sisu = Gold Medal

NMU to Power UP200 as Gold Sled Sponsor

Cumberlidge Assesses World's Largest Land Crab

Campus Closeup: Rachel Harris

Grad Plays Role in Korean Presidential Race

Rinsland Presents NPS Webinar