Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Event

3MT, Three Minute Thesis

The Northern Center

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.


Tuesday, Feb 20, 2024

Start Time:  3:00 pm
End Time:  5:00 pm

Event Place

The Northern Center

Room

Ballroom IV

Event Status

Scheduled

Primary Contact

Sarah Amidon

Contact Phone Number

906-227-2405

Contact Email

scarson@nmu.edu

Ticket Cost

No tickets or cost

Lavender Graduation

Photo is the northern torch logo, but with rainbow colors. The flame is rainbow and each side goes down with orange, yellow, green, and blue, with the bottom of the torch being purple.

The Northern Center

Join the Student Equity & Engagement Center in celebrating the achievements of LGBTQ+ graduating students with their allies, families, and friends! Snacks and refreshments will be provided. All are welcome and no tickets are required. 

If you are a graduate interested in participating and/or receiving a lavender cord, please register via the link on The Hub.


Thursday, Dec 14, 2023

Start Time:  6:00 pm
End Time:  8:00 pm

Event Place

The Northern Center

Room

Ballroom 2

Event Status

Scheduled

Event Website

Primary Contact

MarLanaysia R.

Contact Email

seec@nmu.edu

Event Type

Medical Laboratory Sciences & Molecular Diagnostics Symposium

students using microscopes in a lab

The Northern Center

  • 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!


Thursday, Oct 19, 2023

Start Time:  8:00 am
End Time:  5:00 pm

Event Place

The Northern Center

Event Status

Scheduled

Primary Contact

Matthew Jennings

Contact Phone Number

227-1661

Contact Email

majennin@nmu.edu

Ticket Cost

Free

Employee Benefits Fair

NMU Logo on bricks

The Northern Center

The Benefits Fair gives faculty and staff the opportunity to learn more about their TIAA retirement plan, Blue Cross/Blue Shield medical and dental plans, and Northstar employee assistance program (EAP).  In addition, Hinge Health (NEW), Hello Heart, AFLAC, MEEMIC, Social Security, and Marketplace Insurance Plan representatives will be present.

The Fair is also your chance to get your flu shot from the nursing staff at the NMU Health Center.  Other campus departments participating in the Fair include Human Resources, Athletics/Recreational Sports, and Dean of Students (Food Pantry). If you have any questions, please contact Kristen Bjorne, Human Resources Department at kportale@nmu.edu or phone 906-227-1030.


Wednesday, Oct 4, 2023

Start Time:  10:00 am
End Time:  2:00 pm

Event Place

The Northern Center

Room

Ballrooms I and II

Event Status

Scheduled

Department

Group

Faculty/Staff

Primary Contact

Kristen Bjorne

Contact Phone Number

906-227-1030

Contact Email

kportale@nmu.edu

Event Type

Lunch and Learn

NMU Logo on bricks

The Northern Center

The NMU Wellness Committee is sponsoring a lunch and learn opportunity for faculty & staff.  Join NMU’s Executive Chef, Derrek Estes, and Registered Dietitian, Brett Peterson, for a cooking demonstration and nutritional analysis on Wednesday, April 19th, from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the Founders Room at the Northern Center. 

The featured menu will consist of lentil chicken strips, Senegalese peanut stew (Maafe), and red lentil hummus with tortilla chips.  Participants will receive a booklet containing the recipe, nutritional analysis, and nutritional benefits about the food items utilized in the recipe.  Those interested should RSVP to hr@nmu.edu.  The session will be limited to 25 participants.


Wednesday, Apr 19, 2023

Start Time:  11:45 am
End Time:  12:15 pm

Event Place

The Northern Center

Room

Founders Room

Event Status

Scheduled

Department

Group

Faculty/Staff

Primary Contact

Kristen Bjorne

Contact Phone Number

906-227-1030

Contact Email

kportale@nmu.edu

Critical Race Theory: A Personal Perspective

Critical Race Theory:  A Personal Perspective with Carter Wilson

The Northern Center

Dr. Carter Wilson will share his personal journey through two major schools of thought--critical theory and critical race theory. These schools of thought provided the intellectual foundation for his (Gustavus Myer) award winning book, Racism from Slavery to Advanced Capitalism. Dr. Wilson will explain why there is a right-wing, racist political assault on these two schools of thought


Monday, Mar 20, 2023

Start Time:  3:00 pm
End Time:  3:50 pm

Event Place

The Northern Center

Room

Peninsula IV

Address

1401 Presque Isle

Event Status

Scheduled

Primary Contact

Stefani Vargas

Contact Email

skrause@nmu.edu

Event Type

Critical Race Theory: A Personal Perspective

Critical Race Theory:  A Personal Perspective with Carter Wilson

The Northern Center

Dr. Carter Wilson will share his personal journey through two major schools of thought--critical theory and critical race theory. These schools of thought provided the intellectual foundation for his (Gustavus Myer) award winning book, Racism from Slavery to Advanced Capitalism. Dr. Wilson will explain why there is a right-wing, racist political assault on these two schools of thought


Monday, Mar 20, 2023

Start Time:  11:00 am
End Time:  11:50 am

Event Place

The Northern Center

Room

Peninsula I

Address

1401 Presque Isle

Event Status

Scheduled

Primary Contact

Stefani Vargas

Contact Email

skrause@nmu.edu

Event Type

Fat Pedagogy: Challenging Anti-Fatness in Classroom Practices

Fat Pedagogy:  Challenging Anti-Fatness  in the Classroom with Dr. Abby Knoblauch

The Northern Center

M. Scott Momaday (Kiowa) says that “our stories explain us, justify us, sustain us, humble us, and forgive us. And sometimes they injure and destroy us” (169). The stories that others tell about us can do the same: sustain and humble us, but also injure and destroy us. This presentation will examine the ways that common (usually fictional) anti-fat stories circulate within and through our classroom discourses—sometimes even without our knowledge. In response, I’ll provide a framework for a fat pedagogy designed to help address anti-fat bias in the classroom.

 


Monday, Mar 20, 2023

Start Time:  4:00 pm
End Time:  4:50 pm

Event Place

The Northern Center

Room

Peninsula I

Address

1401 Presque Isle

Event Status

Scheduled

Primary Contact

Stefani Vargas

Contact Email

skrause@nmu.edu

Event Type

Fat Pedagogy: Challenging Anti-Fatness in Classroom Practices

Fat Pedagogy:  Challenging Anti-Fatness  in the Classroom with Dr. Abby Knoblauch

The Northern Center

M. Scott Momaday (Kiowa) says that “our stories explain us, justify us, sustain us, humble us, and forgive us. And sometimes they injure and destroy us” (169). The stories that others tell about us can do the same: sustain and humble us, but also injure and destroy us. This presentation will examine the ways that common (usually fictional) anti-fat stories circulate within and through our classroom discourses—sometimes even without our knowledge. In response, I’ll provide a framework for a fat pedagogy designed to help address anti-fat bias in the classroom.

 


Monday, Mar 20, 2023

Start Time:  11:00 am
End Time:  11:50 am

Event Place

The Northern Center

Room

Peninsula II

Event Status

Scheduled

Primary Contact

Stefani Vargas

Contact Email

skrause@nmu.edu

Event Type

Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism

Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism with Elsa Sjunneson,  Author

The Northern Center

Join us for the Diversity Common Reader 2023 Keynote! Elsa Sjunneson is an award winning Deafblind author and editor living in Seattle, Washington. Her fiction and nonfiction writing has been praised as “eloquence and activism in lockstep” and has been published in dozens of venues around the world. In 2022 her book, Being Seen won the Washington State Book Award for biography and memoir. She has been a Hugo Award finalist nine times, and has won three Hugo awards, an Aurora Award, and  and a BFA award for her editorial work.

When she isn't writing, Sjunneson works to dismantle structural ableism and rebuild community support for disabled people everywhere. Her work includes her debut memoir Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism, her Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla novel Sword of the White Horse, and her episode for Radiolab “The Helen Keller Exorcism.”

 


Monday, Mar 20, 2023

Start Time:  7:30 pm
End Time:  8:30 pm

Event Place

The Northern Center

Room

Ballroom 3

Address

1401 Presque Isle

Event Status

Scheduled

Primary Contact

Stefani Vargas

Contact Email

skrause@nmu.edu

Event Type

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