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New Jamrich construction continues

Construction for the new Jamrich building began Monday, April 1 as the faculty and staff parking lot between the Learning Resource Center and Hedgcock was removed in preparation for a facility that is expected to bring connectivity to campus. The 136,000... 

 

NMU awarded for student engagement

With its dedication to hands-on learning, NMU has recently shown that it’s leading the way among Michigan universities. On Wednesday, April 24, NMU received the Campus Compact Engaged Campus of the Year award for its four-year track record of helping... 

 

NMU professors awarded grants

Two Northern Michigan University professors have received grants to fund the restoration of museum paintings and the research of the perception and performance of children’s motor skills earlier this month. Director and curator for the Devos Art Museum,... 

 

ASNMU prepares for fall semester

ASNMU is creating and revamping some projects this summer for the upcoming fall semester. ASNMU treasurer and senior computer information studies major Nathan Bradbury said the first project is to raise the campus’ landscaping appearance. “We’re... 

 

Students find new ways to get around: NMU students look for travel alternatives as gas prices creep higher

It’s a blustery Marquette afternoon, and NMU student Michael Williams, a junior environmental science major, waits for a bus on the corner of Presque Isle Avenue and Union Street. Williams’ intended destination is Econo Foods, where he will shop for... 

 

Online classes provide new medium for learning

Across the nation, 6.7 million higher education students have enrolled in an online course during their college career,  making up a third of the nation’s college students. 70 percent of universities report that online learning plays a critical role... 

 

Students face inevitability of debt

Debt or more debt — this is the question most students are forced to ask when facing the prospect of higher education. Meghan Whitenton, who graduated with honors from NMU this May with a bachelor’s in English, was confronted with a harsh reality... 

 

Students limited by professor evaluation resources: Rate My Professor website remains one of few options for students

Teacher evaluations at NMU allow students to give their opinions about their teachers’ performance, yet students are not able to see these evaluations and therefore must rely on outside — and sometimes unreliable — sources for information about... 

 

Past NMU administrators remembered

Among their co-workers, both former NMU President Dr. Bill Vandament and former athletic director Ken Godfrey were known to have been passionate about one simple thing: students. For Vandament, who passed away on Saturday, April 20 at the age of 81, that...