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Meet Nolan Bergstrom, a 2018 alumnus from Negaunee, MI. Nolan is a community planner for the city of Kalamazoo, MI, where he currently resides.

 

I work on engagement activities and project implementation for transportation, sustainability, and neighborhood based projects. I started this role in 2022 after a year as an Americorps Member. I went to Western Michigan University from 2018 - 2020 and completed my M.S. in Geography. P.S. I hope EEGS would bring back a Community Planning degree!

Faculty relationships and the affordability of NMU helped me a lot, especially being a first generation student.

Don't be afraid to change your major, life is too short to complete something like a degree just for the sake of it. Recognize it doesn't lock you into a career, either.

I enjoy photography, traveling, the smell of coffee, and sleeping.