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 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. Come spend time with registered therapy animals! While the library is being renovated, visit the Wildpups in Jamrich on the first floor, next to Starbucks! 

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Join us on January 17, 2025, from 6-8 pm – Join us for the opening reception with the faculty!

Exhibition through January 17, 2025 – March 29, 2025

The 2025 Faculty Biennial Exhibition highlights a diversity of creative achievements by participating faculty from across the School of Art and Design.

The show features the following artists Tom Adolphs, Daric Christian, Tim Cleary, Alex Fekete, Jessie Fleury, Brian Kakas, Emily Lanctot, Stephan Larson, Christine Lenzen, Michael Letts, Gabrielle McNally, Jane Milkie, Christopher Lander Moore, Jason Schneider, Tracy Wascom, and Dale Wedig.

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Exhibition through January 17th, 2025 - March 29th, 2025 

The 2025 Faculty Biennial Exhibition highlights a diversity of creative achievements by participating faculty from across the School of Art and Design.

The show features the following artists Tom Adolphs, Daric Christian, Tim Cleary, Alex Fekete, Jessie Fleury, Brian Kakas, Emily Lanctot, Stephan Larson, Christine Lenzen, Michael Letts, Gabrielle McNally, Jane Milkie, Christopher Lander Moore, Jason Schneider, Tracy Wascom, and Dale Wedig.

On Friday, March 21, 2025, at 1 pm – Join us for “Still Alive”: Metamorphosis of Dutch Baroque Still Life in Japanese and American Art, a talk by Dr. Mitsutoshi Oba.

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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.

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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.

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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.