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Discover how NMU has changed over the decades along with Marquette's commercial and historical districts on a bus tour lead by Beaumier Center's director Daniel Truckey.

Ready to learn about former off-campus hangouts and stories?

Call 906-227-2549 or email at
heritage@nmu.edu

*Free Admission*

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Meet the author, hear him read from his 2020 Michigan Notable Book of poems profiling his year of working three jobs -- as a high school teacher, teen arts director and pizza delivery driver -- and ask your questions! Kass is also the author of three other books. 

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Share your writings, songs and thoughts about food.

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Hear from writers Bonnie Jo Campbell, Anne Dimock and Peggy Wolff. Campbell is the author of the National Bestseller "Once Upon a River," and other novels. Dimock is a playwright and the author of "Humble Pie." Wolff is the editor of "Fried Walleye and Cherry Pie" and an acclaimed food writer.

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Northern Michigan University and the American Red Cross are hosting an upcoming blood drive. 

Please join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today!

Appointment required. Click here to RSVP: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?order=DATE&range=10&zipSponsor=49855

The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds and most of us will need blood in our lifetime.

Thank you for supporting the American Red Cross blood program!

Download the Red Cross Blood Donor App on the App Store, Google Play or text BLOODAPP to 90999. Schedule appointments, view your blood type and results of your mini-physical, and track your donations.

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The Wildpups are a part of NMU’s new Animal Assisted Therapy program. If you miss your pup back at home or need a way to ease the anxieties that come with being a college student, the Wildpups are here to help. All are welcome to enjoy time with these licensed therapy dogs.

You will also have a volunteer opportunity to participate in research to help grow the field of Animal Assisted Therapy. Surveys will be available to fill out at the event, and those who participate are entered into a drawing to win an Amazon gift card! Registration is unlimited, and everyone is welcome to come.

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Come learn about SISU: Innovation Institute at NMU and what it can do for you.

Look for us under the big white tent on the Academic Mall.

Bring your ideas big or small! 

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Show your school spirit by wearing green and gold every Wednesday! 

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The Move UP fitness program is a community outreach service provided by the School of Health and Human Performance that allows the NMU and Marquette communities the opportunity to engage in a variety of exercises at multiple intensities led by our graduate students. Participants attend one-hour sessions three times per week, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during the semester, at their designated times detailed below:

Fall 2021 Schedule:

Monday, August 30th – Thursday, December 2nd, 2021

6:30 a.m.-7:30 a.m.

5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

** No Class on Monday September 6th, or the week of November 22nd**

MoveUP Program Fee:

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.

We will be adhering to University Covid-19 protocols. The workouts will be designed to maximize social distancing and the staff will be regularly disinfecting the equipment and facility before, during and after the sessions.

MoveUP Sessions Format:

Participants may select from sessions that vary from vigorous to low intensity, three days a week for one-hour per session. Each session will have a warm-up, an extended activity portion designed by our graduate students to address muscular endurance, aerobic fitness and/or flexibility along with a cool-down. The specific types of exercise sessions will vary throughout the semester providing participants the fun of experiencing multiple types of fitness activities and allowing our graduate students with valuable experience of designing and instructing many different fitness programs. The fitness sessions may include, circuits, boot camp, yoga, walking / running intervals, resistance training, body weight routines, and many others.

MoveUP Fitness Testing:

In the beginning and ending weeks of the semester, participants will have the opportunity (optional, but included in the cost) to have fitness testing conducted that will include body composition (DEXA), resting heart rate, submaximal VO2 test, flexibility, muscular strength and muscular endurance.

MoveUP Program Staff:

Graduate assistants and interns in Exercise Science and Applied Exercise Science and Health majors

Derek Marr, Ph.D., C.S.C.S., N.S.C.A., Assistant Professor, Coordinator

Registration/Inquiries:

Reply to this email or call (906) 227-2130.

Community

The Move UP fitness program is a community outreach service provided by the School of Health and Human Performance that allows the NMU and Marquette communities the opportunity to engage in a variety of exercises at multiple intensities led by our graduate students. Participants attend one-hour sessions three times per week, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during the semester, at their designated times detailed below:

Fall 2021 Schedule:

Monday, August 30th – Thursday, December 2nd, 2021

6:30 a.m.-7:30 a.m.

5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

** No Class on Monday September 6th, or the week of November 22nd**

MoveUP Program Fee:

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.

We will be adhering to University Covid-19 protocols. The workouts will be designed to maximize social distancing and the staff will be regularly disinfecting the equipment and facility before, during and after the sessions.

MoveUP Sessions Format:

Participants may select from sessions that vary from vigorous to low intensity, three days a week for one-hour per session. Each session will have a warm-up, an extended activity portion designed by our graduate students to address muscular endurance, aerobic fitness and/or flexibility along with a cool-down. The specific types of exercise sessions will vary throughout the semester providing participants the fun of experiencing multiple types of fitness activities and allowing our graduate students with valuable experience of designing and instructing many different fitness programs. The fitness sessions may include, circuits, boot camp, yoga, walking / running intervals, resistance training, body weight routines, and many others.

MoveUP Fitness Testing:

In the beginning and ending weeks of the semester, participants will have the opportunity (optional, but included in the cost) to have fitness testing conducted that will include body composition (DEXA), resting heart rate, submaximal VO2 test, flexibility, muscular strength and muscular endurance.

MoveUP Program Staff:

Graduate assistants and interns in Exercise Science and Applied Exercise Science and Health majors

Derek Marr, Ph.D., C.S.C.S., N.S.C.A., Assistant Professor, Coordinator

Registration/Inquiries:

Reply to this email or call (906) 227-2130.