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NMU’s 2021 New Business Venture Competition Winners Announced April 19, 2021

Northern Michigan University junior Bazile Panek won NMU’s 2021 New Business Venture Competition for both his written plan and his presentation in the Big Pitch competition for his proposed business, Niim, which will market socks adorned with traditional Indigenous designs created by Native Americans. Freshman Jimmy Flom won the crowd favorite…

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NMU Presents North Coast Dance Festival April 22-24 2021

Northern Michigan University’s Theatre and Dance Department will present the North Coast Dance Festival, an inaugural dance event. The live stream production is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 22-Saturday, April 24. Director of Dance Jill Grundstrom and NMU dance majors and minors will present a vibrant dance showcase. Featuring three anchor…

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NMU to Celebrate Anderton’s Earth Week April 17-22 2021

Several Northern Michigan University student organizations are collaborating to make Anderton’s Earth Week 2021 the biggest celebration of its kind on campus. The April 17-22 event will feature three virtual presentations on innovative ways to reduce the carbon footprint and daily activities that promote environmental sustainability. NMU’s Eta Chi Chapter…

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Sims Named NMU Student Commencement Speaker

Jalen Sims of Waterford, Mich., will be the student speaker for Northern Michigan University’s May 1 commencement. The graphic design major recalled an early project in which he had to create brand and marketing materials around a fictitious business. He came up with Home Grown seed packets, a nod to…

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NMU Cancels COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics April 13, 2021

Northern Michigan University has canceled vaccine clinics for students scheduled today and tomorrow in response to calls from two federal agencies, the FDA and CDC, for an immediate pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. NMU’s Health Center was notified last week it would receive an allocation…

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NMU Department of Music Virtual Faculty Recital April 15, 2021

Northern Michigan University’s Department of Music is presenting a virtual faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 15. The livestream event celebrates the retirement of two of NMU’s longtime music professors: Robert Engelhart and Nancy Zimmerman. Accompanied by Zimmerman, Engelhart will sing some of his favorite songs, ranging in style from…

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NMU Presents Singer Paul Robeson Documentary starting April 9, 2021

Northern Michigan University’s Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center will present “I Go on Singing: Paul Robeson’s Life in Word & Song,” a multi-media musical documentary. Held in conjunction with the center’s current exhibition, “Conflict and Resolve: Labor in the Upper Peninsula,” the documentary is available from Friday, April 9-Sunday, May 30….

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NMU Virtual Jazz Concerts April 8 & 9 2021

Northern Michigan University’s Department of Music is presenting its virtual Jazz Festival Opening Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 8, and Closing Concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 9. The Opening Concert will feature the NMU Jazz Octet, performing “Some Like it Cool.” The Closing Concert will feature the NMU…

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Two Books, Two Communities Announces 2021 Selections April 2, 2021

The Two Books, Two Communities program, a partnership between Northern Michigan University and the Marquette and Alger County communities, has selected its 2021 community reads. The titles are Fried Walleye and Cherry Pie, edited by Peggy Wolff, and 2021 Michigan Notable Book Award Winner Teacher/Pizza Guy, a collection of poems by Jeff Kass….

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NMU Dean of Library and Industrial Support Warren Chairs ALA Committee March 19, 2021

Leslie Warren, Northern Michigan University dean of Library and Instructional Support, has accepted an appointment as chair for the final year of her two-year term on the American Library Association’s Rural, Native, and Tribal Libraries of All Kinds Committee. She will serve in the leadership role from July 1 through…

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