Marquette piano teachers and their students will share 4-hand and 8-hand repertoire. The NMU piano studio will join in the fun by sharing a reimagined favorite, selections from Grieg’s “Peer Gynt!” This concert is free and open to all!
To celebrate a season of fun in the snow, the Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center announces the opening of its new exhibition, “It’s All Downhill: Alpine Skiing in the U.P.” This fun, multi-media exhibition will open on Saturday, January 21 at 12 p.m. It will be on display until April 1 and is free and open to the public. The Beaumier Center is located in Gries Hall at the corner of 7th St. and Tracy Ave. on the campus of NMU. The Center’s hours are Monday through Wednesday and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Saturdays, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
“It’s All Downhill” focuses on the Alpine ski hills that have existed for the past 80 years across the region. These include the 16 ski hills still in operation across the U.P., from the major resorts to the small-town hills. Each section will tell the history of the ski area and some of the individuals who made them what they are today. There will also be historic photographs from each hill, including some of the ski areas that no longer exist. In addition, there will be sections on U.S. Olympic Alpine skiers and state champion skiers who grew up and trained on the U.P.’s ski hills.
It was the descendants of Scandinavians who brought the pastime of skiing to the Upper Peninsula. During the late 19th and early 20th century, recreational and sport skiing in the U.P. was of the Nordic kind (cross country and jumping). However, where there is a large hill, there will be skiers who will climb up it to ski down the steepest slopes possible. So, before Alpine skiing took off in the U.P., there were Yoopers with a “need for speed.”
The first two ski hills with operating rope tows were Pine Mountain in Iron Mountain and Mont Ripley in Houghton, which were installed by Pabst Brewing Co. scion Fred Pabst, who was instrumental in developing Alpine skiing in the Midwest. Soon other town hills began popping up around the U.P. Eventually major ski resorts such as Indianhead and Big Powderhorn in Gogebic County were developed in the 1950s and 60s, creating a new economic driver in these hard-hit mining towns. Most of these resorts continue to exist today and new ones like Mt. Bohemia has come along to challenge the stereotype that Midwest skiing isn’t challenging.
Over the years there have been several U.S. Ski team members and Olympians from the U.P. including most recently Nick Baumgartner who won the Gold in Mixed Snowboard Cross in the 2022 games in Beijing. Nick grew up training at Ski Brule in Iron River. Mont Ripley has had three skiers who competed in the Olympics including brother and sister Chuck and Barbara Ferries and Mary Seaton. Terry Ahola grew up training at the Gladstone Sports Park and went on to become a member of the U.S. Ski team in the early 1980s.
In addition to all this historic info, “It’s All Downhill” will feature artifacts and memorabilia from some of the ski resorts and Northern Michigan University’s Alpine program, vintage film footage of Cliff’s Ridge (now Marquette Mountain) courtesy of Jack Deo and some interactive video skiing games to get you ready to hit the slopes.
Join NMU faculty Lynn Domina as she speaks to Dr. R. Khari Brown, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Wayne State University, about their new book, Race and the Power of Sermons in American Politics.
This book examines the intersection of race, political sermons, and social justice. Religious leaders and congregants who discuss and encourage others to do social justice embrace a form of civil religion that falls close to the covenantal wing of American civil religious thought. Relying on 44 national and regional surveys conducted between 1941 and 2019, Race and the Power of Sermons on American Politics explores how racial experiences impact the degree to which religion informs social justice attitudes and political behavior. This is the most comprehensive set of analyses of publicly available survey data on this topic.
You are invited to watch NMU's Lynn Domina speak to Dr. R. Khari Brown on Friday, January 20th at 1:00pm Eastern time.
Registration is required but easy and free.
This webinar is part of a continuing series called "Let's Talk about Books at NMU".
A hands-on, minds-on STEM program for students in grades K-6, offered through a partnership with the School of Education, Leadership, and Public Service.
Middle and high school Science Olympiad teams from throughout the Upper Peninsula will create designs, solve problems, and learn the importance of teamwork by competing in different STEM-related events at the annual regional tournament. The top-placed teams will advance to the State tournament hosted by Michigan State University in late spring.
If interested in volunteering at the event, please contact Renee Jewett, the event coordinator.
The Move UP fitness program is a community outreach service provided by the School of Health and Human Performance that allows the Marquette and NMU communities the opportunity to engage in a variety of exercises at multiple intensities led by our graduate students. This program is conducted during the fall and winter semesters. Participants attend one-hour sessions three times per week, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during the semester at their designated times detailed below:
Winter 2023 Schedule:
January 23, 2023 – April 20, 2023
7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.
5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
MoveUP Program Fee (per semester):
New Participant - $150.00 ($140 for NMU Faculty, Staff, Students and Spouses or PEIF Pass Members)
Returning Participant - $100.00
Instruction is aimed at encouraging individuals to develop healthy lifestyles, which include activities to enhance fitness and relieve stress. The MoveUP Program is conducted in the exercise science lab located in room 146 of the Physical Education Instructional Facility (PEIF). The exercise science lab is climate controlled and program enrollment is limited to provide individual attention, as well as access to equipment. Always talk to your doctor before starting an exercise program.
The Lydia M. Olson Library is offering a free service to help you preserve your COVID-19 vaccination record. NMU students, faculty, staff, and community members are invited to take advantage of this free service.
After receiving the booster shot or final vaccination bring your card to Olson Library to make a laminated copy. You are welcome to bring family members' cards for lamination. We will copy the vaccination card and laminate the copy free of charge. Since it is unknown how the vaccination cards will be used in the future, and considering the introduction of booster shots, we are not offering to laminate the original card.
For community members and those without a university registered parking pass, we suggest to visit the Library on weekends or during Thanksgiving Break (Nov. 22-24), as there will be more parking available. For more parking information, visit NMU Parking Services.