September 2026

The Upper Peninsula Folklife Festival will celebrate the traditional arts, music, food, and cultural heritage of the Upper Peninsula Friday through Sunday, Oct. 2-4, in Marquette.

Northern Michigan University Alumni Relations welcomes three new members to the NMU Alumni Advisory Board: Amanda Erspamer '02 BS, '08 MAE, Stephen Waligora '15 BS and William “Bill” Sickert '82 BS.

NMU students, faculty and staff spent their Saturday morning in the Ishpeming Cemetery working alongside each other and NMU President Chris Olsen to clean graves of Civil War veterans, the kickoff to a week-long series of events celebrating Olsen's upcoming Investiture as NMU's 19th president.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation last week that provides more than $13 million in funding for a planned addition to C.B. Hedgcock which will house the College of Business.

Northern Michigan University recently announced a modification to its timeline for discontinuing the residential USA Wrestling National Training Site (NTS) Greco-Roman wrestling program, extending its closing date by one year until the end of the winter 2028 semester. 

The four recipients of Northern Michigan University's 2026 Alumni Awards were recently honored with a luncheon during this year's Homecoming celebrations.

Northern Michigan University will host its third Diwali celebration from 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, in the Northern Center Ballrooms. This event, organized by several groups on campus, will feature traditional performances, food and music.

Northern Michigan University English Professor Dr. Kel Sassi, President-elect of the Michigan Council for Teachers of English (MCTE), is bringing an Upper Peninsula perspective to this year's statewide conference for English language arts educators.

Northern Michigan University Theatre & Dance will present “Come From Away,” an award-winning play written by Irene Sankoff and David Hein, Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 24-26 and Oct. 1-3, at the Forest Roberts Theatre.