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NMU, Bay College Create Early Childhood Education Transfer Pathway

May. 20, 2026
Northern Michigan University and Bay College have partnered to create a new 3+1 transfer pathway that expands access to high-quality, flexible education options for students pursuing a career in early childhood education. It is now easier for those earning an associate of applied science (AAS) in early childhood education to complete a bachelor's degree in the same discipline, with the potential to add a birth-to-kindergarten teaching certificate.
Bay College President Nerita Hughes and NMU President Chris Olsen

NMU Offers Summer Youth Camps

May. 15, 2026
Northern Michigan University will host a series of summer camps for K-12 students. Programs range from day camps for young children to specialized residential experiences for high school students, with options focused on recreation, STEM, health careers, performing arts and athletics.
NMU stock photo of youth in a computer lab on campus

Kusek Shares Stories of Immigrant Professionals in the U.P.

May. 14, 2026
Northern Michigan University Provost Fellow and Associate Professor Weronika Kusek wrote a recently published book titled “Moving UP North: Immigrant Experiences of Professionals in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.” Each chapter is based on an oral history interview with an international professional who lives and works in the region, sharing the individual's migratory journey and personal experience. Some of the subjects have been here for a couple of decades; others are newcomers.
NMU Provost Fellow and Associate Professor Weronika Kusek

Bur Selected for RHTP Advisory Council

May. 14, 2026
Northern Michigan University Center for Rural Health Director Elise Bur has been selected as one of 20 statewide members of the newly established Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) Advisory Council. The group will provide insight on rural health priorities, review program progress and offer recommendations to Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) leadership.
NMU Center for Rural Health Director Elise Bur is one of 20 individuals statewide selected to join Michigan's Rural Health Tranformation Program (RHTP) Advisory Council.

Athletic Training Celebrates 25th Anniversary of First Grad

May. 13, 2026
Northern Michigan University's athletic training program recently marked 25 years since its first graduate in 2001. From its humble beginnings as a small certification track, athletic training has evolved into a master's degree offered in two formats: as a 3+2 program for students who first earn a bachelor's in sports science from Northern; or as a stand-alone for students who have already completed a bachelor's degree at NMU or elsewhere.
Rochester (third from left) with faculty colleagues and May 2026 athletic training graduates.

NMU Presents 'Tragedy Sound' Play Based in the U.P.

May. 7, 2026
“Tragedy Sound,” a play about three lifelong friends from the Upper Peninsula who become stranded on Lake Superior after accepting a reckless dare to embark on a canoe trek, is the most recent work by 1996 Northern Michigan University alumna and Mass City native Karen Saari. The winner of NMU's Panowski Playwriting Award will be presented at 7:30 p.m. May 14-16 in the Panowski Black Box Theatre.
Playwright and NMU alumna Karen Saari, and a "Tragedy Sound" graphic

Crossman Earns Fellowship to Study in Germany

May. 1, 2026
Northern Michigan University senior Elise Crossman is one of 65 students nationwide selected to receive a highly competitive fellowship through the Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX). After graduating in early May, she will spend the 2026-2027 academic year in Germany studying, interning and living with hosts on a cultural immersion program. The accounting and international studies major from Charlotte, Mich., is the second NMU recipient in two years.
Graduating senior Elise Crossman