Start Your Story with NMU!
Are you a high school student interested in studying music, art, theatre, dance, and more at Northern Michigan University?
Join us for Major for a Day!
Spend the day participating in hands-on workshops, learning from NMU faculty and staff, and hearing directly from current students about their college experience. You’ll also enjoy lunch in the dining hall and head home with some FREE NMU swag!
DATE: October 9, 2026
TIME: 8:00am-4:00pm
LOCATION: Northern Michigan University - 1401 Presque Isle Ave., Marquette, MI 49855
Participating Departments: Theatre & Dance, Art & Design, Languages, Literatures and International Studies and Health and Human Performance.
This is a FREE event where students are invited to spend the day in workshops that help them learn what our university programs are like! Many workshops are hands-on and quite interactive. Our goal is to help high school students understand what it would be like to study in one of our departments at Northern Michigan University.
The day features class sessions, we provide light refreshments for breakfast and a full lunch at Northern Lights Dining for all high school students who attend.
Tentative Itinerary:
8:00-8:45 AM - Check in + Breakfast
8:45-9:00 AM - Transition to FRT
9:00-9:45 AM - Welcome + Admissions Chat
9:45-10:00 AM - Transition to First Class Session
10:00-11:15 AM - Class Session 1
11:15-11:30 AM - Transition to Second Class Session
11:30-12:45 PM - Class Session 2
12:45-1:45 PM - Lunch
1:45-2:00 PM - Transition to Final Class Session
2:00-3:15 PM - Final Class Session
3:15-3:30 PM - Transition to Wrap Up!
3:30-4:00 PM - Wrap Up & Dismissal
Registration will open this fall 2026. More info coming soon!
