Megan Tarcea

I came to Northern in the midst of the pandemic to immerse myself in Michigan’s beautiful outdoors and to enjoy the small town feel of Marquette.
 

I decided to become a Multi-Media Production major after joining Public Eye News on campus and falling in love with everything involved with live news broadcasting, especially technical directing.
 

I am currently the main camera 1 operator for all NMU Hockey home games, and have directed the live broadcasts for NMU basketball and football home games. I have been a producer and director of NMU’s student run daily news broadcast, Public Eye News, and am also currently a Master Control Operator for WNMU-TV on campus.
 

I’m mostly involved in every live production put on by WNMU-TV on campus. Due to my heavy involvement with on campus productions, I was able to become the solo 11pm daily newscast technical director for WZMQ-TV19 in downtown for the past 2 years.
 

It means indulging yourself in the outdoors, in the campus opportunities presented to you, and most importantly in the community around you!
 

I found my sense of belonging in the production community around campus. Within my first few months on campus, I joined P.E.N. and gained so many friends and network connections that will last me a lifetime. I was given so many opportunities to grow in my perspective career that it allowed me to become comfortable and confident and find my place.
 

Get involved with organizations, clubs, and events on campus! There’s something for everyone! If I didn’t get involved I never would’ve found found what I truly love.
 

Nmu has changed the path of my future. I came here believing I wanted to be a geologist and now I’m a live news director all because of the stuff available to me for free on campus. I just needed to emerge myself.