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Join us for the launch of the NMU Financial Literacy Program! Two events will be celebrating the launch: a presentation & conference on Thursday, April 25th, and a Workshop on Friday, April 26th.

On Thursday, our first event marks the official launch of this initiative. Led by the Economics Student Association, who have also been instrumental in developing the Financial Literacy webpage, this event is tailored especially for NMU students but also for those who interact closely with them, including advisors, RAs, faculty, and counselors. A presentation of the tools now available to NMU students, a panel on the need to improve financial literacy not only as a money matter but student wellbeing too. These tools will also be useful for life after college.

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Please join President Brock Tessman for 'Chat with the President' at 1:30pm on Wednesday, April 24th in the Commuter Student Lound in Harden Hall (Lower Level, near Fieras).

This event is open to all NMU students.

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Please join President Brock Tessman for 'Chat with the President' at 7pm on Tuesday, April 9th at The Lodge in The Woods Residence Hall Complex.

This event is open to all NMU students.

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The UNITED Conference is Northern's day of diversity education. This conference is designed to bring both the NMU community and the greater Marquette community together to learn and dialogue around diversity, equity, & inclusion. 

This year’s conference theme is Continue the Conversation. 

UNITED 2024 will feature workshops and presentations to keep the conversations flowing about wellbeing, mental health, and connecting with effective treatment. 

Once again, UNITED features two keynote addresses. At noon, Patrick Yankee from Corktown health will discuss affirmative healthcare for the LGBTQ+ community. The 7:00pm evening keynote features Stephanie Foo, author of "What My Bones Know: A Memoir Of Healing From Complex Trauma." Stephanie will speak about her personal experiences as well as her thoughts about the science and psychology of complex PTSD. Her book is the 2023/24 selection for the NMU Diversity Common Reader Program.  

The main conference sessions will run from 8:45am to 9:00pm on Thursday, March 21, and will include keynote speakers, workshops, panel discussions, and more. The content covers wide fields of study.  

All sessions will be held in the NMU Northern Center, except for the 11:00am session "Extending Observation: Practices of Looking" which will be held in the DeVos Art Museum. 

See event program for session locations.

No tickets are required and the conference is free and open to the public. 

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The NMU Gender Fair is an annual event designed to increase awareness and positive conversations regarding gender and sexuality, intersectionality, and diversity on campus and in the Marquette community.

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Three Minute Thesis

NMU began its annual participation in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition in 2018 and continues to expand its programming. Each year, NMU students will compete for recognition, prizes, and a spot in the regional competition. Three Minute Thesis was developed by The University of Queensland (UQ) in 2008. "3MT cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. The competition supports their capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience."

Each candidate is limited to three minutes and one static PowerPoint slide to aid in the presentation of their thesis research. Students must be actively enrolled in a graduate program and must present original research.

This year's Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition will be held on Tuesday, February 20th, 2024 in the  Northern Center Ballroom IV from 3pm-5pm.

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President Brock Tessman and other NMU administrators will update the campus on current issues and events taking place at Northern.  Northern students, faculty, and staff, as well as Marquette area community members, are encouraged to attend and be a part of the campus discussion.

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Northern Michigan administrators will discuss the impact of the upcoming Harden Hall and science lab expansion construction projects on walking, parking, and driving in the center of campus. They will also go over accessibility of elevators, stairways, and door entrances. Construction trailers will roll onto campus and construction fencing will go up in early March. These projects will continue until Fall 2025.

This event is free and open to the public.  All NMU students, faculty, and staff, as well as Marquette community members, are encouraged to attend.

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Come and learn more about the Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program (URFP), which provides paid research experience for any undergraduate student in any major.

Be one of the ten student researchers in our new cohort! Accepted researchers will complete their research project any time between summer '24-summer '25 and will be paid a minimum of $2,000 as they work.

The only requirement of the Program is that students must commit to completing their research as outlined in their proposal and will present at the Celebration of Student Scholarship. There are no workshops or other requirements beyond research completion and presentation.

Please drop in as your schedule allows! The sessions will be happening at different times and dates to hopefully accommodate your schedule. They will all happen at the same location, Cohodas 404a:

• Tuesday, February 6, 1-3p
• Wednesday, February 14, 12-2p
• Thursday, February 29, 3-5p
• Friday, March 8, 10a-12p
• Monday, March 11, 9-11a

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You're Invited

Students are encouraged to attend the "Chat with the President"

Noon, Wednesday, Dec. 6
Harden Hall, Lower Level (near Fieras)

Open to all students.

Light refreshments will be provided or feel free to bring a lunch to eat during the chat.

The event is co-sponsored by the Office of the President and the NMU Commuter and Non-traditional Student Organization.