| This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. In addition, to avoid original research, any interpretation or analysis of a primary source must be found within the source itself or cited to a secondary source. Please include more appropriate citations from reliable sources. | Northern Michigan University is a four-year public university established in 1899 located in Marquette, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With a student population of over 9600 students, Northern Michigan University is the Upper Peninsula's largest university. In historical scholarship, a primary source is a document, or other source of information that was created at or near the time being studied, by an authoritative source, usually one with direct personal knowledge of the events being described. ...
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History Northern Michigan University was established in 1899 by the Michigan Legislature as a new school to provide teacher preparation programs in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. When it opened its doors in 1899, Northern enrolled thirty-two students who were taught by six faculty members on a 22 acre campus. The Michigan Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan, also known as The Upper Peninsula, The U.P. (or The UP), and Above the Bridge by Michiganders, refers to the northern peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
In 1963, Northern was designated as a comprehensive university serving the diverse educational needs of Upper Michigan. Accredited undergraduate and graduate degree programs are offered by the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business, the College of Professional Studies. Graduate education was inaugurated in 1928 when courses at the master’s degree level were offered in cooperation with the University of Michigan. In 1960, Northern established its own graduate program.[1] The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U of M, UM or simply Michigan) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Michigan, and one of the foremost universities in the United States. ...
Academic profile NMU has four academic divisions: - College of Arts and Sciences
- Walker L. Cisler College of Business
- College of Graduate Studies
- College of Professional Studies: • School of Education • School of Nursing • School of Technology and Applied Sciences
Within these four academic divisions 180 undergraduate and graduate degree programs are offered. [2]
Facilities Art and Design North. - This facility contains over 110,000 square feet (10,000 m²) of studios, lecture hall, digital green screen room, sound studio, photography suite, critique and screening rooms, as well as the DeVos Art museum. The DeVos museum displays monthly exhibitions of contemporary, regional and local art and is the largest art gallery on campus. [3]
Cohodas Hall. - The tallest building on campus, Cohodas Hall houses the administrative offices, as well as the offices for many academic departments. It is named after U.P. banker and philanthropist Sam M. Cohodas. [4]
Forest Roberts Theatre. - The 532 seat Forest Roberts Theatre is named after a former head of the English department. The theatre has a computerized lighting system and modern sound system. Performances of up to five major theatrical productions per year are held in this facility.[5]
Gries Hall - A former residence hall, Fries is now home to the Military Science, Criminal Justice, English, Sociology, Social Work and Psychology departments. [6]
CB Hedgcock Building - This building houses the offices of the Dean of Students, Admissions, Registrar, Financial Aid, Housing and Residence Life, and other student services. Also located in Hedgcock is the Reynolds Recital Hall, a 303 seat concert hall featuring state of the art technology.
Jamrich Hall - Jamrich Hall contains five large lecture halls, the largest holding up to 500 students, and numerous smaller classrooms. [7]
Lydia M. Olson Library. - The Lydia M. Olson Library, located within the Learning Resource Center (LRC), houses a collection of 592,689 titles, 2,588 serial subscriptions and 7,369 audiovisual materials. [8]
McClintock Hall - The building features a Black Box Theatre for student-directed productions and state-of-the-art audio laboratories as well as general classrooms. [9]
Seaborg Science Complex - The Seaborg Science Complex is comprised of West Science and the New Science Facility. This facility is the home to the Geography, Mathematics, Natural, Physical and Health Science Departments. The complex is named after Glenn Seaborg, a UP native.[10]
Whitman Hall Glenn Theodore Seaborg (April 19, 1912 – February 25, 1999) was an American atomic scientist. ...
- This facility contains the Dean of Professional Studies, the School of Education, the Department of International Studies, Foreign Languages, and the Center for Native American Studies.
Accreditation Northern Michigan University is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.[11] The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) is one of six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education. ...
All education programs are accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. [12] The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) was founded in 1954 to accredit teacher certification programmes at U.S. colleges and universities. ...
Other accreditations include the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; American Chemical Society; Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Professionals (surgical technology); Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (communication disorders); Council on Social Work Education; Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Certification; International Association of Counseling Services, Inc.; Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulation, State Board of Nursing; National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences; National Association of Industrial Technology; National Association of Schools of Music. The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), previously known as the Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, is an organization proving support to professionals specializing in any activity which promotes a healthy lifestyle. ...
The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a learned society (professional association) based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. ...
The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) is the national association for social work education in the United States of America. ...
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The National Association of Schools of Music, NASM, was founded in 1924 and is an accreditor for schools for post-high school education. ...
In addition, the nursing programs (practical nursing, baccalaureate and master’s degrees) are fully approved by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulation, State Board of Nursing and the baccalaureate and master’s degrees are fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). This article is a stub. ...
The baccalaureate degree programs of the Walker L. Cisler College of Business are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.[13] AACSB International--The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), founded in 1916, has granted specialized business school accreditation to more than 500 degree-granting institutions in 30 countries. ...
Technology The Teaching, Learning, and Communication initiative places a notebook computer in the hands of every full-time undergraduate student and makes NMU one of the largest public university laptop programs in the world. In addition, each full time member of the faculty is issued a laptop computer as part of tuition and fees. Laptop program participants receive a new notebook computer every two years. Northern’s campus-wide effort for technological mastery helps NMU students compete in the high-tech global marketplace after they graduate. The university has national and international awards for its innovative work in the area of technology in higher education. For the band, see Laptop (band). ...
Vision of the initiative Northern Michigan University's vision for education in the 21st century is a learning environment that embraces technology to enhance student access, promote the development of independent learners and encourage greater student-faculty communication and collaboration. To help achieve this vision, the university has implemented a laptop program that ensures students and faculty have a standard set of tools (hardware and software) that meet a majority of their computing and telecommunications needs, promotes communication and enables quality support. NMU is the first public university in Michigan — but one of many nationwide — to pursue the idea of a "laptop" campus.
Details In fall 2000, full-time NMU undergraduate and graduate students (registered for 12 or more credit hours) were supplied with a general purpose, laptop computer with a standard set of applications and convenient, 24-hour access to the campus network (including the Internet). Since 2002, most of the campus and surrounding city is covered by a wireless network. Although electronic documents are encouraged, networked printers are installed in various campus locations for hard copy documents. The university has a help desk and walk-in service center to handle laptop maintenance problems.
Cost to students NMU leases the laptop computers and issues them to students on a two-year replacement cycle (a student will not have a computer more than two years old). Students or their parents may contact their insurance provider about adding the computer system to their existing coverage if they desire more insurance than the initiative provides. Continuing students who pre-register for the following fall will be able to use the laptop through the summer at no additional charge. Part-time students may, at their option, participate in the program. Part-time students may also, for a fee, check out the laptops from the library on a daily basis.
Additional aspects NMU continues to support and improve "specialty labs" as a function of need and resource availability. These are labs designed to meet the needs of specific academic programs that have special equipment and software needs (e.g., graphic design, computer science, GIS, CAD among others). Many of the administrative processes of the university are now available via the Web. Students can register, view their grades and will soon be able to do their own on-line degree audits. An increasing amount of information about the university is now available on the Web, including: enrollment statistics, academic program information, department information, computer use and help information, minutes of various campus committees, the university activity center and much more. The Center for Instructional Technology in Education (CITE) in the LRC is a place where faculty can, for example, scan materials for use in lecture presentations or on Web pages, learn how to use new Web development tools or other instructional support applications, and find/review materials on course design. Faculty can obtain assistance in preparing course materials from full-time staff and trained student assistants.[14]
Athletics NMU’s Wildcats compete in the NCAA's Division II Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in basketball, football, golf, skiing, cross country, soccer, volleyball, track & field, and swimming/diving. The hockey program competes in Division I as a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. One group who attends the hockey games regularly are the Puckheads who are the die-hard fans. They are identifiable by the construction helmet adorned with a puck atop of them. The Division II football team plays in the world's largest wooden dome, the Superior Dome[15]. Notable athletes include Mike Dellangelo, famed tailback for Ishpeming High School. Dellangelo, led IHS to a 1975 MHSAA Class 'C' Football title. Gary Stewart, an all-American wide receiver from Menominee High School.Others, include Bernie Anderson, and James Marana, current head football coach of Westwood High School. The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (or GLIAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division II. The GLIAC was founded in June 1972. ...
The Central Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates mostly in Michigan and Ohio, although it also has members in Alaska, Indiana, and Nebraska. ...
The Puckheads are a group of fans loyally devoted to the Northern Michigan University Wildcats hockey team. ...
The Superior Dome or Yooper Dome by the locals, which opened as the worldâs largest wooden dome on September 14, 1991, is a domed stadium on the campus of Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan. ...
National Championships (4): - 1975 - Football - NCAA Division II
- 1991 - Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA Division I
- 1993 - Women's Volleyball - NCAA Division II
- 1994 - Women's Volleyball - NCAA Division II
National Runners-up (4): - 1980 - Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA Division I
- 1992 - Women's Swimming and Diving - NCAA Division II
- 1992 - Women's Volleyball - NCAA Division II
- 1995 - Women's Volleyball - NCAA Division II
Basketball Final Four (1): - 1961 - Men's Basketball - NAIA Division I
USOEC The United States Olympic Education Center on the campus of Northern Michigan University is one of four Olympic training centers in the country and the only one located on a college campus. The USOEC provides secondary and post-secondary educational opportunities for athletes while offering world-class training. With more than 70 resident athletes and coaches, the USOEC is the second-largest Olympic training center in the United States, in terms of residents, behind Colorado Springs. The USOEC has more residential athletes than the Lake Placid and Chula Vista sites combined. Over the years, it has grown into a major contributor to the U.S. Olympic movement. The City of Colorado Springs is the second most populous city (after Denver) in the state of Colorado and the 48th most populous city in the United States. ...
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Location of Chula Vista within San Diego County, California. ...
Current resident training programs include boxing, Greco-Roman wrestling, short track speed skating, weightlifting, and women’s freestyle wrestling. Athletes must be approved by the USOEC, their national governing body and NMU to be admitted into the program. USOEC athletes attend NMU or Marquette Senior High School, Marquette, Michigan while training in their respective sports. The student athletes receive free or reduced room and board, access to world-class training facilities as well as sports medicine and sports science services, academic tutoring, and a waiver of out-of-state tuition fees by NMU. Although athletes are responsible for tuition at the in-state rate, they may receive the B.J. Stupak Scholarship to help cover expenses. Better known to the local community as MSHS, Marquette Senior High School is the latest in a line of public high schools that have served Marquette since the mid-19th century. ...
On-campus USOEC athletes live in NMU’s Meyland Hall, eat in campus dining halls, and train at the university’s Berry Events Center and Superior Dome. Berry Events Center is a 4,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Marquette, Michigan. ...
The Superior Dome or Yooper Dome by the locals, which opened as the worldâs largest wooden dome on September 14, 1991, is a domed stadium on the campus of Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan. ...
The USOEC also offers a variety of short-term training camps; regional, national, and international competitions; coaches and officials education clinics; and an educational program for retired Olympians.[16]
Student life Residential life Residence hall government is an important facet of student life and NMU. Ten to twenty students from each of the ten residence halls are elected and/or appointed to meet with the staff from their hall on a weekly basis. They represent their peers on a variety of matters pertaining to their residence hall community and campus life. Students who participate in hall government have the option of participating in various leadership training activities. One student from up campus (2 halls) and two from down campus (8 halls) are elected to serve on ASNMU, NMU's Student Government. The ten residence halls are [17]: - Gant Hall
- Halverson Hall
- Hunt Hall
- Magers Hall
- Meyland Hall
- Payne Hall
- Spalding Hall
- Spooner Hall
- VanAntwerp Hall
- West Hall
In addition to the residence halls, NMU operates and maintains seven apartment buildings on and adjacent to campus. The apartments are - Woodland Park (Opened in 2006)
- Lincoln Apartments
- Summit / Center Apartments
- Center / Norwood Apartments
- Norwood Apartments
Many halls that have been listed above contain "houses" which are basically communities separate from the their hall which partcipate in volunteer events and socialize. Many have long running traditions for example Brûlé House named after the French explorer run in the nude around the courtyard of the dormitories. This tradition is called the Brûlé Run and happens during the first snowfall. The Malibu House traditionally flashes the runners through the window as they pass by. Northern Michigan Hall traditions are numerous and are not as revealing as this but these kind of opportunities involve the students, letting them bond as a community.
Groups and activities Student organizations NMU hosts a large number of student organizations which are governmental, academic, programming, social, religious, and athletic, as well as residence hall related, in nature. There are over 200 registered student organizations that provide programs and activities for the campus community.
Greek life Fraternities Sororities Alpha Sigma Phi (ÎΣΦ, commonly abbreviated to Alpha Sig) is a social fraternity with 68 active chapters, colonies, and interest groups. ...
ÎΣ (Kappa Sigma) is an international fraternity with currently 234 chapters and 42 colonies in North America. ...
Lambda Chi Alpha (ÎΧÎ), headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is one of the largest mens general fraternities in North America with more than 250,000 initiated members and chapters at more than 300 universities. ...
Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE or Teke, pronounced T-K-E or IPA , as in teak wood) is a college fraternity with chapters in the USA, and Canada, and affiliation with a German fraternity system known as the Corps of the Weinheimer Senioren Convent (WSC). ...
Alpha Gamma Delta (ÎÎÎ) Founded in 1904, Alpha Gamma Delta is an international fraternity for women dedicated to academic excellence, leadership development, high ideals and sisterhood. ...
Alpha Xi Delta (ÎÎÎ) was founded in 1893 by ten women at Lombard College, Galesburg, Illinois, who shared a vision of an organization dedicated to the personal growth of women. ...
Kappa Beta Gamma (ÎÎÎ) is a national non-Panhellenic Sorority, which was founded at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ...
Phi Sigma Sigma (ΦΣΣ) was the first collegiate nonsectarian sorority, meaning that there was to be no judgment regarding religion or background. ...
Student Leader Fellowship Program The Student Leader Fellowship Program (SLFP) is committed to developing competent, ethical, and community-centered leaders. Over a two-year period, students participate in six component areas (Fall Retreat, Mentors, Leadership Theory and Practice Course, Skill Builders! Leadership Workshops, Community Service Internship, and Special Occasions) focusing on self-development and community development.
The Volunteer Center The NMU Volunteer Center is designed to assist students, both individuals and in student organizations, as well as faculty and staff at the university with finding ways in which they can contribute to the Marquette community.
Superior Edge The Superior Edge was developed in 2004-2005 by a task force that included students, faculty, and staff. The Superior Edge encompasses a wide range of in- and out-of-classroom experiences that will provide Northern Michigan University students with a distinct advantage by better preparing them for careers, lifelong learning, graduate school, and life as engaged citizens.[18]
Honors Program The Honors Program provides talented undergraduates the opportunity to take a series of rigorous coursework that leads to the designation of Lower Division Honors, not-so Upper Division Honors or Full Honors on their academic transcript. For Full Honors, students must complete two years (8-12 credits) of lower division honors courses, two years of a foreign language, mathematics at the pre-algebra level or higher, 8 credits of upper division coursework in their major or minor that have been "honorized", and a capstone project in the final semester before graduation. To qualify for acceptance to the program, students must have a recalculated GPA of 2.5 or higher (on a 4.0 scale), an ACT score of 17 or above and submit two letters of recommendation. [19]
Student Government The Associated Students of Northern Michigan University (ASNMU) is made up of three distinct branches: Executive, Legislative and Judicial. The ASNMU President, Chris Storves, is the Student Body President. The Executive Board and Student Body President comprise the Executive Branch. The Vice President of the board is Jessica Beaver, Treasurer is Katey Newton, and the Chair of the Assembly is Chris Germain. Representatives elected to represent Student Affairs groups and Academic Affairs comprise the Legislative Branch. A member of the Legislative Branch is elected as chair of the ASNMU Board. ASNMU suffers from a lack of student involvement and poor voter turn out. Often representatives are appointed or run unopposed. It is not uncommon for representatives to leave ASNMU before serving out their entire term. ASNMU has been trying to correct this problem but has yet to be successful. The All Student Judiciary (ASJ) is a panel composed of 16 students who hear cases involving students who violate the regulations of the University Student Code is the judicial branch of ASNMU. The Legislative and Executive branches of the student government oversee collection and disbursement of Student Activity Fee and govern the disbursement of funds to registered student organizations. [20]
Notable alumni - Howard Schultz, CEO and Chairman of Starbucks.
- Steve Mariucci, Former head coach of Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, and University of California Golden Bears [21]
- Tom Izzo, Head basketball coach, Michigan State University
- Lloyd Carr, Former Head football coach, University of Michigan
- Jerry Glanville, Former head coach of the Houston Oilers and Atlanta Falcons; current head coach, Portland State University [22]
- Dallas Drake, Former captain of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League, currently with the Detroit Red Wings.
- Don Waddell, General manager of the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League.
- Stephen Gulis Jr, Vice President and CFO of Wolverine Worldwide Industries [23]
- John Lautner, internationally famous modern architect[24]
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Steve Mariucci (born November 4, 1955 in Iron Mountain, Michigan) is a former National Football League coach, most recently for the Detroit Lions. ...
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John Lautner (16 July 1911 – 24 October 1994), influential American architect whose work in Southern California combines progressive engineering with humane design and dramatic space-age flair. ...
Fight song Wildcats of Northern We're behind you in this game We're the Wildcats of Northern So do your best to win acclaim You are the pride and joy Of every person young and old So do your best For Northern's glory Fight for the Green and Gold!
Alma mater Hail Northern, we thy sons and daughters Now bring thee tribute long deserved Thou beacon light 'mid natures grandeur Through passing decades well-preserved Oh, may we labor with untiring zeal That when these golden days have flown We may with honor face the future And match thy courage with our own
Charter Schools NMU operates five charter schools throughout Michigan. [25] - Bahweting Anishnabe Public School in Sault Ste. Marie.
- Burton Glen Charter Academic in Burton.
- Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy in Wilson.
- North Star Academy in Marquette.
- Wilson Academy in Pontiac.
Ranking The 2007 edition of "America's Best Colleges", compiled by U.S. News & World Report, ranked Northern Michigan University as a Master's (Midwest) - Third Tier institution. [26]
References Hilton, Miriam. Northern Michigan University: The First 75 Years. Marquette, Michigan: Northern Michigan University Press, 1975. and Northern's Communications & Marketing director, Cindy Paavola, 2006.
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