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Here you'll find information on all things sustainability including community partnerships, on-campus initiatives, and thought leadership. We're glad you're here, let's get started.

Welcome to SHINE at NMU

SHINE \SHīn\

noun

Sustainability Hub for Innovation & Environment

SHINE serves to advance sustainability within the NMU campus and throughout the community through the embodiment of two of NMU’s core values: Innovation and the Environment.

verb

Supporting, encouraging, and contributing to a diverse and sustainable world.

SHINE advocates for change and initiates action by collaborating with partners in our region who want to address their environmental impact with strategic, sustainability-informed decisions.

U.P. Land Conservancy and Dead River Community Forest

SHINE is partnering with the U.P. Land Conservancy to provide student experiential learning opportunities and field-based research in a way that also advances the Dead River Community Forest.

SHINE aligns with partners that offer resources and best practices for social good and brings together those making a positive impact on their employees, communities, and environment.

SHINE strives to protect NMU’s beautiful physical surroundings by promoting awareness and responsibility and inspiring innovative sustainable solutions, behavioral changes, and environmental ethics.

Sustainable NMU
NMU Strategic Plan — "Investing in Innovation"
Sustainability Advisory Council
2020 Sustainability Plan
2030 Sustainability Plan

SHINE’s peer-to-peer education program offers students the resources and knowledge to solve sustainability issues and encourages habit modification to make a collective difference on campus.

EcoReps — a student sustainability peer-to-peer education program
The Green Fund
Sustainable Business & Enterprise Creation
Paid Student Internship Opportunities

SHINE writes sustainability narratives and implements transformational sustainability projects by providing insight and actionable recommendations based on research, strategy, and big picture ideas.