Northern Michigan University's Department of Theatre and Dance presents Buffet Bash, a two-day concert event that will allow patrons to enter “Margaritaville” with a Jimmy Buffett tribute band. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13 and Saturday, Sept. 14 at Forest Roberts Theatre. 

Northern Michigan University will host the Marquette/Alger Counties College Fair from 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, in the Northern Center Grand Ballroom. The program is open to all high school juniors, seniors and their parents.

Finnish folk quartet Kardemimmit will perform Thursday, Sept. 19, at Northern Michigan University. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at Forest Roberts Theatre.

Northern Michigan University will hold building dedications open to the public during Homecoming Week. A dedication with public  tours of the Northern Center, formerly the University Center, will occur from 4:30-6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19. A renaming ceremony for Kathleen Shingler Weston Hall, formerly the New Science Facility, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20. During the ceremony, NMU will also name the building's main lounge space as the David J. Lucas Atrium. 

NMU alumnus Barry West ('85 BS) recently joined the board of directors of Route1, an advanced North American provider of industrial-grade data intelligence, user authentication and ultra-secure mobile workforce solutions.