NMU stakeholders are encouraged to attend one of the information-sharing and data-gathering sessions that will begin the “Planning for Distinction” campus-wide assessment project announced last week. All academic and non-academic programs and services, along with their resource allocations, will be evaluated during the process to determine investment priorities.

The session options are: 9 a.m. to noon and 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31; noon to 3 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1; and 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Feb. 2. Faculty, staff and students are asked to indicate their choice here.

Provost Kerri Schuiling and Vice President of Finance and Administration Gavin Leach are overseeing the project. Consultant Larry Goldstein, president of Campus Strategies LLC, will assist in facilitating the process and lead the initial sessions. Final recommendations will be submitted to President Fritz Erickson and the NMU Board of Trustees.