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Extended Adolescence, COVID and Mental Health— The Perfect Storm?

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Christine Greer, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President and Dean of Students, Northern Michigan University

Does today’s 18 year old look like the 13 year old of yore? Has COVID affected students academically?Is the mental health of college students (undergrad and grad) at an all time low? Chris will take us through some research results which seem to tell us the answers are yes, yes, and yes.

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Evaluating the Undesired Outcomes of Response Interruption and Redirection

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Nicole LaFoille, M.S. Candidate, Department of Psychological Science, Northern Michigan University

This thesis was conducted to evaluate the effects that response interruption and redirection (RIRD) procedures have on undesired outcomes of punishment (aggression, avoidance behavior, and reduced appropriate vocalizations) when used to reduce stereotypy.

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NMU's College of Business MBA program presents DJ Ursal, product management executive and award-winning SaaS professional. Ursal is an influential leader who has forged solid and high-performing teams to deliver inventive business strategies and successfully bring new products to market. An internationally recognized and award-winning SaaS (Software as a Service) professional and holder of 7 patents, he has worked for companies like Salesforce, Oracle, and Siebel.

This will be held virtually via Zoom (passcode Business): https://nmu.zoom.us/j/93325559620?pwd=L2RoVjhqNnRPNS9sS0I2dkc1aWtpQT09

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Need materials that the Lydia M. Olson Library does not have? Good news: We can get that!

Our online library offers many books, journals, and other resources, but there may still be items that we do not have.

We invite those who are unfamiliar with the InterLibrary Loan services to join us at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 9th to learn the ins-and-outs of requesting materials outside of our library. Hosted by User Experience Manager, Kim Smalley, this workshop will provide knowledge on the numerous request opportunities that the ILL service provides to all students and faculty. The event will he held in Room 224 of the library.

From articles to books, gather the resources you need for free!

Visit the event on the Hub to learn more!

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Join the NMU Quiz Bowl team for a night of trivia and fellowship! On November 11th, the NMU Quiz Bowl team and Lydia M. Olson Library will be partnering together to host a faculty vs. student quiz bowl competition at 7:00 p.m. in the library.

A Quiz Bowl competition is one in which two teams face off to answer academic-centered questions for points. After all questions are asked, the team with the most points at the end of the match wins. This special event is open for all to spectate.

Whether a suspense seeker or not, this Quiz Bowl event will surely keep you on the edge of your seat!

Visit the Hub HERE to learn more about the event.

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What are the 4 C's to finding a career with a Native American Studies Degree? Join us for an engaging conversation with the Walking the Path Together program to learn more about social work career opportunities in Native American Communities. Join us in 112 Whitman Hall on November 4th at 10am.

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Discourses from the Academy: Department of Psychological Science Colloquium Series

Age Differences in Motor Learning: What Can We Learn From Neurophysiological Evidence?*

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Kevin M. Trewartha, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Applied Cognitive Science & Human Factors Graduate Program Director

Department of Cognitive & Learning Sciences, and Department of Kinesiology & Integrative Physiology

Michigan Technological University

October 15, 2021

3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

West Science 2906

(Or join us via ZOOM https://nmu.zoom.us/j/92236957480?pwd=TG81MFUvNWphK2Robyt0b3lpa1V5Zz09)

Open to all! For further information please contact the NMU Department of Psychological Science @ 227-2935

*A gold standard approach for studying motor learning is to use sensorimotor adaptation tasks that require participants to adapt their movements to unusual physical or visuomotor perturbations. Motor learning progresses on multiple timescales with initial rapid improvements in performance, followed by more gradual improvements through repeated practice. A growing body of research suggests that aging impacts early learning more than late learning. In this talk I will review data on the cognitive underpinnings of this age-related change in motor learning and then discuss a recent EEG study we conducted to assess the neurophysiological correlates of motor learning in younger and older adults. I will end with a discussion of current and future directions of research on motor learning in healthy and clinical older adult populations.

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Join in a celebration of NMU's transfer student community October 18 - 22. National Transfer Student Week seeks to raise awareness and appreciation of transfer students and transfer issues. There will be a table to pick up a free button, pin a flag on the map if you're a transfer student, and a Transfer Connections mixer on Thursday for students. Visit the NMU National Transfer Student Week page for more information.

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Join the Digital Media Tutoring Center at the Lydia M. Olson Library and learn the methods behind creating a successful YouTube channel.

Starting a YouTube channel can be a daunting process, and this workshop is here to help walk you through it. We will go over the process of creating a YouTube channel, how to manage your content, and basic video production techniques.

The event will be hosted at the DMTC from 5:30-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16th.

To register for the event, visit the Hub at: https://cglink.me/2eb/r1297597. 

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Discourses from the Academy: Department of Psychological Science Colloquium Series

A Secret Algorithm to a Successful Career

Amanda Rosenburg, Ph.D.

(2007 NMU Psychology Alumna & NMU 2020 Outstanding Young Alumni Award Recipient)

Senior Researcher, Google Education

Product Lead, Google Classroom, Google Assignments and Originality Reports

OCTOBER 1, 2021 | 3:00 PM WEST SCIENCE 2906

Amanda Rosenburg has spent nearly two decades impacting companies in children' s programming, education and tech by informing strategy and direction through her research to help pioneer new ways to educate kids in the digital age. Her work with past companies and clients includes PBS, Amazon, Hasbro, Dreamworks, and Nickelodeon - to name a few. Now at Google, Amanda leads the team developing one of the largest Educational Tech products in the world -- Google Classroom (with a global user base of over 200 million teachers and students daily).

During this talk, Amanda will highlight how she became a top leader in her field. She'll share secrets to establishing a successful career by providing concrete steps you can take to help shape your future path and land your dream job.

Amanda earned her master’s degree in developmental psychology from Columbia University, Teachers College, where she also completed doctoral work in communication, media and learning technologies .