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The Forest Service is hosting an in-person recruitment event for Wildland Firefighter positions. Come learn about the fire crews, their duties, and positions. Our goal is to match local candidates with local positions. Wildland Firefighter positions will be posted on USAJOBS.gov. 

In addition to Wildland Fire positions, other job opportunities include: 
•Engineering 
•Student Trainee Engineering / Architecture 
•Forestry / Timber / Silviculture 
•Administrative Support 
•Reality Specialist 

There will be specialists available to speak to some of these other job opportunities as well as Wildland Fire. For additional info visit: www.fs.usda.gov/main/r9/jobs

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The Faculty Buzz Sessions at NMU are a platform for faculty to quickly present their research in three slides or five minutes. Everyone is welcome to attend this biannual, interdisciplinary research event. We look forward to seeing faculty, students, staff, community members as well as researchers and learners!

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Celebrate our students who chose NMU as their transfer destination!

October 16-20 is National Transfer Student Week - a nationwide celebration of transfer students at colleges and universities. Join in on the celebration at NMU by picking up your Transfer Pride button in the Admissions Office (3 designs available).

Learn more at the NMU National Transfer Student Week website below.

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Get your free professional headshot!

On the first (or second) Thursday of every month, we will be taking appointments for those who want to have a professional headshot taken. Each appointment is approximately 15 minutes and headshots are completely FREE! Please set up your appointment at least 24 hours before the event in Handshake: https://app.joinhandshake.com/stu/appointments

Remember to dress for success!
Want your hair and/or makeup done before your headshot? Get a discounted rate of $15 for both! Call Cosmetology at (906) 227-2383.
Need a new professional outfit? Get one for free from the Career Closet: email ASNMU - asnmu@nmu.edu.

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Organizations partner with Fastenal to simplify and secure the supply chain for a vast range of industrial products. By executing daily needs and optimizing supply chain performance, we help our business partners create more value, more efficiently. Stop by this free event to learn more! There will be pizza provided and a TV giveaway at the end of the session! 

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• Explore programs and careers in Medical Laboratory Sciences and Molecular Diagnostics
• Presentations by NMU Faculty and Students, Guest Lecturers and Alumni
• Keynote Speaker
• Social Hour with food, drinks and much more!

Registration is FREE!

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If you are interested in a career in healthcare come explore hands-on learning in our School of Clinical Sciences Labs!

Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Speech & Language, Surgical Technology, Radiography and the Upper Michigan Brain Tumor Center

Registration is FREE!

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“Make a difference abroad. Stop by the Peace Corps info table to talk to a local recruiter about opportunities to live, learn, and work with a community overseas.”

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Endia Beal’s Artistic Introspective Workshop offers an innovative, engaging, and relatable approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) training. Her two-hour sessions are designed around the fundamental idea that diversity enhances creativity and leads to unfettered discoveries. Sign-up is required. Space is limited.

Prerequisite - To attend the workshop, participants must also attend Beal’s Keynote Talk on Monday, October 16, 2023, at 6:30 pm.

Please sign up via the link below. 

This program was made possible by a Michigan Art and Culture Council grant.

Once the workshop reaches 35 people, you will be added to a waitlist.

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Bill Thelen will lead BINGO!, a collaborative drawing workshop utilizing bingo markers as the drawing media. Thelen will guide participants with a series of prompts. The workshop will culminate in a collaborative art installation. No experience is required to participate. Supplies will be provided.

Please sign up via the link below. 

This program was made possible by a Michigan Art and Culture Council grant.

Once the workshop reaches 35 people, you will be added to a waitlist.