About ASNMU's General Assembly
The General Assembly is the legislative branch of ASNMU, responsible for developing legislation and overseeing the progress of ASNMU initiatives. Assembly meetings are held weekly and public opinion is always welcome.
Leadership of the General Assembly
The Chair of the Assembly is responsible for the operation of the General Assembly. This includes running the weekly meetings and serving as the Chief Legislator of the Legislative Branch. The Chair of the Assembly is chosen by the General Assembly itself from among its voting members. The 2023 Chair of the Assembly is Janessa Brown.
Division of the General Assembly
Representatives serve on either the Academic Affairs Board or the Student Affairs Board depending on how they represent students. They also serve on at least one university committee and work on various ASNMU projects.
We encourage you to check out the current committees. If there is something you would like to see us pursue, please send us a suggestion.
Academic Affairs Committee
The Academic Affairs Committee is responsible for handling student concerns regarding academics at NMU and implementing programs to further enhance the academic experience at NMU.
Academic Affairs consists of 4 College of Arts & Sciences representatives, 3 College of Health Sciences and Professional Studies representatives, 2 General Studies representatives, 1 College of Business Representative, 1 College of Technical & Occupational Studies representative, and 1 Graduate Studies representative. These numbers are subject to change depending on Semester Enrollment numbers.
If you have any academic related concerns, please contact your ASNMU representative and see what we can do for you!
Student Affairs Committee
The Student Affairs Committee is responsible for handling student concerns regarding student life including housing, dining services, and campus to community connections. The Board creates and maintains projects that will benefit student life. Examples of Student Affairs projects include: the Wildcat Wallet program and the 24 Hour Study Lounge.
The Student Affairs Committee represents students based on where they live. There are 12 positions on the Student Affairs Board: 1 Quad I representative, 2 Woods representatives, 2 Quad 2 representatives, 1 up-campus representative, 1 on-campus apartment’s representative, and 6 off-campus representatives. These numbers are subject to change depending on Semester Enrollment Numbers.
ASNMU 2022-2023 General Assembly

Janessa Brown
Chair of the Assembly
janesbro@nmu.eduOffice Hours:
WF: 10a-12p
Additional Title:
Director of Public Relations

Student Affairs Board

Miya Ohashi Berg
Chair of Student Affairs
mohashib@nmu.eduOffice Hours:
T: 11a-1p
Additional Title:
Off-Campus Representative

Alec LePlante
Director of External Affairs
allaplan@nmu.eduAdditional Title:
Off-Campus Representative
Academic Affairs Board
Brianna Artis
Chair of Academic Affairs
bartis@nmu.eduAdditional Title:
College of Arts and Sciences Representative
Judiciary
Brooke Perttu
bperttu@nmu.eduRJ Coon
rcoon@nmu.eduMitchell Fugate
mfugate@nmu.eduAdvisors


Open Positions
Below is a list of the positions open for the 2022 - 2023 school year. If you are interested in applying for any of these positions please fill out an application here or stop in our office and pick up a paper application.
Academic Affairs Representatives
- College of Graduate Studies Representative (1 open position)
- College of Technical & Occupational Sciences Representative (1 open position)
- College of Health & Professional Studies Representative (1 open positions)
- General Studies Representative (1 open position)
Student Affairs Representatives
- Off-Campus Representative (4 open positions)
- Up-Campus Representative (1 open position)
- Quad I Representative (1 open position)
- Quad II Representative (1 open position)