The Summer Term at Northern: An Ideal Place for Summer School
Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center Graduate Assistant, Will Sharp, writes about the legacy and impact of the summer term at Northern. The summer term exists as a potential gap in the development of students, but for Northern, it has long been a time of opportunity. Northern is doing this today by providing resources to everyone, and eloquently and swiftly moving to where the need is.
Creating Northern: Early Female Faculty at NMU
Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center Director, Daniel Truckey, writes about the influence of female faculty and administrators on the formation of the university and the impact on the students they taught.
NEW! Today’s Top Headline: Wildcat Journalism and Telling the World’s Stories
Check out our new article on print and multimedia journalism, covering events at Northern and uncovering the truth of the Upper Peninsula! Written and researched by Graduate Administrative Assistant Abby LaForest.
Who We Are
A Conversation with Alphonso Eason (1989 NMU Grad)
During the summer of 1986, Alphonso Eason and Dan Truckey (Director of the Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center) were both Orientation Assistants at Northern Michigan University. In 2021, they reunited on-line for a conversation about impact that NMU had on Alphonso's life and his journey from Detroit to Marquette and beyond.
Voices of Northern
Education
Articles
- A Flair for the Dramatic (and the Comedic) by Mirabella Markham
- A Way with Words: Creative Writing at NMU by Mirabella Markham
- The History of the Center for Native American Studies by Dr. Martin Reinhardt, Dr. Russell Magnaghi, and Tina Moses with additional contributions by Dr. April Lindala, Dan Truckey, and Aimée Cree Dunn
- A Topic of Study: NMU Research Conducted in the Upper Peninsula by Mirabella Markham
- The History and Community of Northern's Nursing Program by Mirabella Markham
- U.P. Teachers: Impacts in the Classroom and Beyond by Zoe Folsom
- Be Northern, Be Outside: the Influence of NMU on Outdoor Recreation in the U.P. by Zoe Folsom
- Dr. William Robinson - The Godfather of U.P. Preservation (NMU & Central U.P. Archives) by Samantha Pynnonen
Image Gallery
Economics
Cultural
Articles
- The Impact of NMU's Public Media by Chloe Vander Laan
- Anishinaabemowin Revitalization Efforts in Michigan's Upper Peninsula by Akaska L. Khalsa
- Charting Northern Stars: NMU’s Space Exploration and Education in the U.P. by Abby LaForest
- Today's Top Headline: Wildcat Journalism and Telling the World's Stories by Abby LaForest
