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Northern Michigan University alumni and friends are invited to join fellow Wildcats at NMU Night at the Detroit Red Wings at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, in Little Caesars Arena. A free pre-game gathering with complimentary hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar will be held from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at The Taphouse presented by Bell's Brewery.

High school seniors who reside and attend school in the Upper Peninsula who plan to continue their education in a healthcare-related field are eligible to participate in the sixth annual National Rural Health Day Essay Contest. Northern Michigan University's Center for Rural Health is partnering with Michigan's State Office of Rural Health to make this possible. The submission deadline is Thursday, Oct. 30.

Northern Michigan University Theatre and Dance will stage Ctrl+Alt+Delete, a darkly comic look at tech startups, speculative investment, and the value we assign to ideas in a rapidly evolving economy. The production runs Oct. 30–Nov. 2 and Nov. 6–9 in NMU's Panowski Black Box Theatre.

The Northern Michigan University Music Department will host its first NMU choral concert of the fall semester at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, in a new location: St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Marquette. Admission to the "Sacred Currents" concert is free and open to the public. 

Former Northern Michigan President, Kerri Schuiling, was inducted into the inaugural class of the Frontier Nursing University (FNU) Alumni Hall of Fame in recognition of her distinguished career as a nurse-midwife, nurse practitioner and educator. The induction ceremony was held last month at the Kentucky Castle in Versailles, Ky.

Northern Michigan University nursing student Courtney Rajala of Cooperville, Mich., has been selected as one of four recipients of Lake Trust Foundation's 2025 New Beginnings Scholarship.

STORM, a historical multi-media performance on Great Lakes storms and shipwrecks, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, in Jamrich Hall 1100 at Northern Michigan University. It is hosted by NMU's Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center. Maritime historian Ric Mixter returns to his hometown of Marquette with musician Dan Hall to tell the Edmund Fitzgerald story in a unique way: with Hall's custom music on key characters in the storm and Mixter's exclusive interviews from those who were eyewitnesses to the search and discoveries made 550 feet below Lake Superior. 

The Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center at Northern Michigan University is hosting an exhibition titled "Gales of November: Shipwrecks on Lake Superior," which explores the fascinating and tragic history of shipwrecks that occurred during that most dangerous month of the year for sailors on the Great Lakes. 

Northern Michigan University Theatre and Dance will host its production of The Rocky Horror Show Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 23-25, in Forest Roberts Theatre. 

Chris Standerford, director of both the Seaborg Center at NMU and the MiSTEM Network's central U.P. region, recently received the 2025 Volunteer of the Year Award from the MiWorks! Association. He was honored for being a longtime champion of education and workforce development, particularly related to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) careers.

Northern Michigan University honored the three recipients of its 2025 Alumni Awards at a luncheon during Homecoming. Dr. Peter LaPine ('76 MA) of East Lansing received the Distinguished Alumni Award. Retired NMU professor and alumna Barb Coleman ('77 BS, '81 MS) of Marquette was recognized for Alumni Achievement, and Ian Lewis ('18 BS, '22 MPA) of Laurium received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award.

Many players and the lone surviving coach from the 1975 Wildcat football team, which achieved the most remarkable turnaround in sports history by following a winless season with a championship, reflected on their improbable journey to the NCAA Division II title during a 50th anniversary reunion last weekend. A production team planning to give “the greatest story never told” a feature-film treatment was also on campus for the event.

Former Wildcat quarterback Steve Mariucci approached the storied 1975 football season third on the position's depth chart. Injuries to the starter during a practice before the first game and later to the backup five minutes into his first quarter of action propelled the Iron Mountain native into the leading role.

Students in Northern Michigan University's advanced lighting design course will head to Blackrocks Brewery to light up the stage for a Total Head concert Saturday, Oct. 18. This hands-on project brings their classroom lessons directly into the world of live entertainment.

Northern Michigan University's College of Graduate Studies and Research will host a Graduate Programs Fair from 1-3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20 in the Northern Center Ballroom IV. 

Northern Michigan University is seeking student applications and community project proposals for the third cohort of its Rural Leadership Fellowship Program, which offers immersive project-based learning for students while also supporting Upper Peninsula economic and community development projects. The submission deadline for both is Nov. 16.

Northern Michigan University will host the 2025 Indigenous Perspectives Symposium on Food, a gathering focused on uplifting Indigenous food systems, cultural knowledge and community health, on Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Northern Center. A free showing of the comedy-horror movie "Seeds" will precede the symposium at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, in Jamrich Hall 1100. Writer, director and star Kaniehtiio Horn (Mohawk), who has appeared in the "Letterkenny" and "Reservation Dogs" TV series, will participate in a conversation after the viewing. 

Northern Michigan University will host an opportunity to learn about and celebrate "Diwali: Festival of Light" from 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, in the Northern Center Ballrooms. This event, organized by various groups on campus, will feature traditional food, music and cultural performances.