Kim Randolph - NMU Admissions

krandolp@nmu.edu   906-250-2337

Schedule a meeting with Kim

Jeddo, Michigan

In 2009, I moved from SE Michigan to the UP to start my adventure at NMU. I graduated in 2014 with a degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Management. During my time as a student I was very active on campus and involved in many activities. I also worked in the Admissions office for 4 years of my undergrad, calling prospective students and assisting with the Campus Visit Program. After graduation, I stayed in the area and worked with the Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter for a few years helping people connect with their new lifelong companions. I also worked with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources working on habitat improvement projects and mitigating nuisance wildlife issues, including trapping and relocating nuisance bears. After a few years of working with pets and wildlife, I realized that my passion was actually connecting with people. Because of that, I returned back to NMU’s Admissions Office and love every minute of sharing NMU and the Marquette area with students and their families.

My most memorable college experience was being able to create a student organization that was rooted in my interests and academics. In my sophomore year, I founded the NMU Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society (now known as the NMU Fisheries and Wildlife Association). As a part of leading the organization, I had the pleasure of planning field trips and activities too. My favorite trip was to the International Wolf Center in Ely, MN where a few other club members and I traveled to the center for a radio telemetry workshop. Not only did we get to learn how to use the research equipment to track wolves in the wild, we also got to fly in a plane and learn first-hand how aerial telemetry worked. We saw many moose and lots of wolf sign from the air. I will never forget that!

Kayaking with my cat, Ruger. Yes, you read that right… He is a brave adventure cat!

Try new things! It is easy to get on a routine with what is familiar and comfortable to you. If you branch out and explore new opportunities or push yourself a little out of your comfort zone, you will find that you can do some pretty cool things and meet some really awesome people along the way.