High-Impact Practices & Experiences
Beyond the Expected
At NMU, high-impact practices and experiences (HIPEs) push our entire community forward. Through transformative teaching, mentoring, and hands-on co-curricular opportunities, students connect classroom learning to the wider world, while faculty and community partners deepen their own work through collaboration and discovery.
Together, Wildcats build knowledge, career readiness, and civic skills that strengthen the Upper Peninsula and beyond. The outcome is a community of learners, educators, and partners with the confidence to keep growing and the determination to make a difference, for themselves, this region, and the world.
See HIPEs in Action
High-Impact Practices and Experiences take many forms across NMU. From undergraduate research and service learning to internships and global engagement, these examples highlight how Wildcats are learning, connecting, and growing through transformative opportunities.
Online HIPE Course
This self-paced online course introduces the core principles of High-Impact Practices and Experiences (HIPEs). Designed for faculty and staff, it provides practical tools and strategies to integrate HIPEs into teaching, mentoring, and student engagement, helping you expand your impact across campus.
HIPE Ambassador Program
The Ambassador Program recognizes faculty and staff who go beyond participation to champion HIPEs within their departments and colleges. Ambassadors foster collaboration, share expertise, and make the value of high-impact practices more visible to colleagues, students, and alumni.
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