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Join us for the Winter Semester Job Fair Tabling event! Refreshments will be available, and you can learn more about the upcoming Winter Semester Job Fair! How should you prepare? Who will be there? 

The Winter Semester Job Fair is an opportunity for companies and organizations to discuss full-time jobs, part-time jobs, summer employment, and internships with all majors.  There is no cost for students and alumni to attend this event.

Student Life

The Winter Semester Job Fair is an opportunity for companies and organizations to discuss full-time jobs, part-time jobs, summer employment, and internships with all majors.  There is no cost for students and alumni to attend this event. We encourage students and alumni to register for this event, but it is not required.

Free professional headshots will be available during the Fair. 
Free resume printing will be available in the Career Services Office.

Student Life

Join us for the second annual Engineering Technology & Manufacturing Career Fair! This focused recruiting event is tailored for students pursuing engineering technology, manufacturing, and related majors. It's a great opportunity to connect students and alumni who are eager to explore rewarding and challenging careers in these dynamic fields.

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The Virtual Biology Career Fair offers companies and organizations an opportunity to connect with students, showcasing opportunities in biology-related jobs, internships, and career paths. Areas of focus include sustainable energy, government environmental and health roles, healthcare technology, scientific data management, natural resources, ecotourism, and more. This event is free for employers, students, and alumni to attend.

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The Lower Kuskokwim School District (LKSD) is an exciting and rewarding place to learn and teach in "bush" Alaska. LKSD is the largest rural school district in Alaska with 28 schools, 400 teachers, and about 4,000 Yup'ik students. The landmass of the District is about the size of West Virginia spreading along the Kuskokwim River and Bering Coast of southwest Alaska. Travel is by jet from Anchorage, and then by small plane, snowmobile or boat from Bethel to the village sites.

LKSD supports instructional staff with a robust professional development program differentiated from whole group to 
individually selected courses. There is a teacher mentor program that includes orientation to the local culture and learning about our curriculum.

LKSD is looking for teachers in the following areas for the 2024-2025 year: 

• Elementary Education
• Special Education
• Secondary Education Math
• Secondary Education Science
• Secondary Education Language Arts
• Secondary Education Social Studies
• School Counselor
• K-12 Principal

Benefits:

• Salary and bonus - $58,793 to $101,705; $2,000 signing bonus
• Health insurance - $25 premium for single plan, $50 premium for a couple/family plan
• Subsidized teacher housing in villages 
• Airfare - free round-trip airline ticket from your home village to Anchorage per year
• Professional development - 10 days per year, plus 2 year mentor program for new teachers, and new teacher orientation
• Classroom benefits - small class sizes in the village schools (15 students or less), your own laptop computer, desktop computer, Smart Board, Apple TV and iPad
• Additional benefits - no state income tax or state sales tax; Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend check after 1 year

If you are interested in learning more, attend the information session on Thursday, December 12 at 6:00 p.m. in 3301 C.B. Hedgcock. 

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The 5th Annual Revolve Creative Collaboration Conference is going to be on Northern's Campus for the first time.

The conference takes place at the Northern Center at NMU this year, with this year's keynote speakers bringing a variety of creative industry expertise from poetry and law practice to video game production.

KEYNOTES:

• Nandi Comer, Poet, Educator, Organizer, and current Poet Laureate of Michigan
• Seth Polansky, Creatives Attorney and Documentarian 
• Mary Hermes, PH.D., Executive Director, Founder Grassroots Indigenous Multimedia 

Learn more about the keynotes at revolvecc.net.

REGISTRATION:
Tickets are on sale now! Conference registration includes access to three keynote speakers and two unique pathways: Ignite and Forge. Ignite is about setting ablaze your creativity with talks and seminar-focused conversations about creative work, while Forge focuses on making and workshop-style sessions

CONTACT INFO:
If you have any questions, or would like to schedule an interview, please reach out to Travis Norman, Marketing Director of Revolve CC at Travis@revolvecc.net or 845-522-1252.

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The Writing Center is hosting a Halloween-themed write-in! Bring any writing that you're working on and join us for some festive solidarity -- it is inspiring and motivating to be in a room where everyone is writing together.

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The department of Social Work is hosting a two-day conference with presenters, panels, and discussions focusing on work with Tribal Victim Service Agencies and Native communities. Topics will include human trafficking, housing and homelessness, traditional doula services, substance use treatment, secondary traumatic stress, missing and murdered indigenous women and people, and more!

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All students are welcome to Chat with President Brock Tessman, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, in the Maple Hall classroom in The Woods Complex.  

President Tessman will give an overview of the current NMU construction projects, highlight possible new housing options coming to Northern, and discuss the three grand challenges of the new strategic plan.  A general question and answer period will follow the presentation.

Light refreshments will be available.

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This year marks the 57th Annual Fall Semester Job Fair! This is an opportunity for students to receive information about a wide range of career possibilities. Employers in attendance may be recruiting for full-time jobs, part-time jobs, internships, and summer employment. There is no cost for students or alumni to attend this fair.  Remember to dress for success and have your resume ready!

Win a prize! Students/Alumni who register and check in to the fair will be placed into a drawing for one of ten $25 gift cards. The winners will be notified the day after the fair. 

There will be an opportunity to get a professional headshot taken at the fair! 

Click here for information on preparing for job fairs.  Please contact NMU Career Services if you have any questions.