September 2024

As the NFL season ramps up, a 2023 NMU graduate is reflecting on the digital content internship for the Green Bay Packers' community development, Titletown, this past spring. Communication and media studies alumnus Will Corgan said the opportunity pushed him to take projects further, taught him about self-confidence, and helped to prepare him for his new career.

Northern Michigan University Professor Kel Sassi is among the 2024 recipients of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Leadership Awards. She received the Julia E. Berry Research Award for a project titled “Versatility and Resilience in English Alumni from a Rural-Serving Institution.”

Northern Michigan University WellBeing will host “Wildcat World Mental Health Day” Thursday, Oct. 10, coinciding with the World Health Organization's World Mental Health Day, which raises awareness of related issues on a global scale and mobilizes efforts in support of mental health.

The transfer team within Northern Michigan University's Admissions Office is making tactical changes to streamline the process and provide proactive support for students who transfer from another university or bring college credit from high school. The team has also developed 18 new articulation agreements with partner colleges and completed an audit of the process through the new Transfer Advocacy Committee.

Northern Michigan University will host a traditional Anishinaabe lacrosse game—or bagodowe—as part of its 125th anniversary homecoming celebration, at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, in the Superior Dome. The game originated on a small island on Lake Superior, just north of Wisconsin's Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The public is invited to play or watch.

Northern Michigan University's 125th Anniversary Homecoming will be held Sept. 20-21. Homecoming features several events for alumni and community members. All activities can be found on nmu.edu/homecoming. 

“It was a pretty nontraditional pathway that led me to Northern Michigan University,” said Matthew Jennings, assistant professor in the School of Clinical Sciences. One week before graduating with a bachelor's degree in biology, he made a spontaneous decision to start his career overseas based on an unexpected series of events. 

Northern Michigan University rededicated Vandament Arena, which now serves as the home court for Wildcat volleyball and women's/men's basketball. At a ceremony Thursday afternoon, attendees were able to see the larger court area, four-sided stadium seating for about 1,400—including some courtside—and modernized look. Additional upgrades include new and more efficient arena lighting, dynamic digital scoreboards, and visual displays inside the arena and in the hallway that highlight the three programs.

Northern Michigan University's CO/LAB Dance Company participated in the Detroit Dance City Festival (DDCF) Sept. 7-8, performing a student-choreographed piece outside the Detroit Institute of Arts, watching a professional showcase and attending master classes.