We all need a little extra love and support sometimes.

NMU ensures that your student has easy access to numerous resources for any physical, mental or academic need.

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Physical Health

The on-campus Ada Vielmetti Health Center offers a wide variety of services, from acute care such as sore throat, UTI, pink eye and ear infections; annual physical and gynecological exams; to chronic conditions such as diabetes and asthma. Referrals to specialists are also available. The center is staffed by a Board Certified medical director and staff physician, family nurse practitioner, registered nurses, med tech and lab tech, pharmacists and friendly and helpful office staff.

Please call 906-227-2355 to schedule an appointment. For nurse visits for immunizations and allergen shots, an appointment is not necessary but hours may be limited.  

If a situation is life threatening, call the campus emergency telephone number 911, or go directly to the UP Health System's Emergency Department at 850 W. Baraga Avenue in Marquette. UP Health System also offers dozens of specialty services and clinics. 

The Superior Walk In Center is also available If services are needed after hours or on weekends.

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Mental Health

Northern Michigan University Counseling and Consultation Services offer counseling and psychological services that facilitate students' personal development to participate more successfully in the NMU living and learning community. All currently enrolled students are eligible for free and confidential services. There is no concern too big, and no concern too small. The office is located in room 3405 of the Hedgcock Student Services Building, phone 906-227-2980. Hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the academic year, or 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the summer. 

Other local resources include private practice psychologists and counselors and Pathways Community Mental Health. 

For immediate or emergency needs:

  • Dial HELP crisis hotline is available 24/7 for free, confidential, non-judgmental crisis intervention and referral services:

    CALL: (906) 482-4357, TEXT: (906) 356-3337, CHAT: dialhelp.org

  • Pathways 24 Hour Crisis Line: 1 (888) 728-4929

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Academic Support

NMU’s Academic and Career Advisement Center (ACAC) is responsible for new student orientation sessions, first-year student advising, academic proficiency, all-campus tutoring and the academic probation program. Advisers in ACAC can help any NMU student with choosing the best academic path for success and navigating options to be successful after graduation.

Tutoring

All Campus Tutoring offers free academic support for NMU students. There are study groups and walk-in tutoring for a variety of 100- and 200- level courses. The Tutoring Center also offers specialized tutoring for our skilled/professional trades classes offered in the Jacobetti Complex.

Specialty Tutoring Labs

Whether a student is having a problem speaking Linux or Spanish, solving an algebraic equation or equating Yeats to Keats, tutoring is available tailored to

  • computer science
  • languages
  • math and
  • writing 

These specialty labs offer peer tutoring from upper-division students.

Student groups such as the Physics Club, Neuroscience Club, and Clinical Lab Science Club also offer peer tutoring support and group study sessions.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions at 906-227-2971 or acac@nmu.edu.