April 2023

Northern Michigan University's DeVos Art Museum will hold a family night from 5-7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 20. The event is free and open to the public. Visitors are encouraged to participate in an all-ages activity, using surprising materials to reveal magical winter landscapes inspired by the artwork on view and create a mixed-media artwork to take home. Guided tours with the curators will be offered at 5 and 6 p.m.

Over the more than four decades that Marquette has had a Sister City relationship with Higashiomi, Japan, Northern Michigan University's president has sponsored one student from there to attend NMU each year. Now, for the first time, a Northern student is a reciprocal Sister City scholar. 

Eight Northern Michigan University faculty members selected to receive 2022-23 awards of excellence for teaching, scholarship and leadership were honored at an April 6 celebration on campus. In comments before the presentations, NMU President Brock Tessman said he highly anticipated attending his first such event in his new role. He was a faculty member before ascending through the administrative ranks.

Sarah Carlson, the Master of Social Work (MSW) program director and assistant department head, is a proud graduate of Northern's BSW program and received her MSW from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2013. She maintains a license in clinical social work in Michigan, and has focused her social work practice on mental health with children and families. She has practiced in wilderness therapy, residential care and community mental health.

Jason Doney, BSN RN, has been a part-time clinical instructor for the School of Nursing since fall 2016. He brings a wealth of clinical knowledge to his position as an instructor in adult-health I nursing. As a registered nurse since 2002, he has worked in the following areas: surgical, pediatrics, emergency room and intensive care, with long stints as a clinical manager and trauma program manager. 

Vincent Jeevar has served as an assistant professor in the Department of Psychological Science since 2019. He earned a doctorate in psychology from Grand Canyon University. Jeevar has taught courses in the general psychology curriculum and developed a new course on positive psychology, which has become highly popular. He is known for being an engaging and innovative instructor, particularly through his use of multimedia technology for both in-person and online instruction.

Bill Digneit is the Director of SISU: The Innovation Institute at Northern Michigan University, as well as the founding head of the Theatre & Dance Department at NMU. He holds a master of fine arts degree in technical direction and production management from Florida State University. 

Gabe Logan is entering his 18th year in NMU's History Department and his fifth as the AAUP faculty union's contract officer. He served as Editor for Upper Country, a Journal of the Lake Superior Region, from 2015-2019. Logan has authored 25 peer-reviewed works that include journal articles, book chapters, book reviews, accreditation reports and a monograph. He has also presented 23 papers at national and international conferences. 

Stacy Boyer-Davis is a tenured assistant professor in accounting, in addition to being very productive scholar. Her commitment to scholarship has elevated the research profile of the College of Business by her productivity and active research agenda. In the past few years, she has had 13 published/accepted top-tier (A) quality peer-reviewed journal article publications with one additional publication currently in review.

Abby Cameron-Standerford is dedicated to the mission of empowering teacher leaders in the field of learning disabilities and teacher education. She is also an NMU alumna, holding a bachelor of science in elementary education and special education, along with a master of arts in learning disabilities. She also holds a doctorate of education from Central Michigan University.