Olsen Appointed NMU's 19th President

Graphic welcoming NMU's next president, Chris Olsen

Oct. 16, 2025

Chris Olsen, who has more than 20 years of higher education leadership experience, will become the 19th president of Northern Michigan University, effective Jan. 1. He has served Indiana State University as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs since 2021, and previously as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and chair of the Department of History. The NMU Board of Trustees unanimously approved his appointment at a special meeting this afternoon.

'Storm' Performance Tells Edmund Fitzgerald Story

Oct. 17, 2025

STORM, a historical multi-media performance on Great Lakes storms and shipwrecks, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, in Jamrich Hall 1100 at Northern Michigan University. It is hosted by NMU's Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center. Maritime historian Ric Mixter returns to his hometown of Marquette with musician Dan Hall to tell the Edmund Fitzgerald story in a unique way: with Hall's custom music on key characters in the storm and Mixter's exclusive interviews from those who were eyewitnesses to the search and discoveries made 550 feet below Lake Superior.

Promotional photo for the STORM performance, featuring Ric Mixter and Dan Hall

Beaumier Center Hosts 'Gales of November' Exhibit

Oct. 17, 2025

The Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center at Northern Michigan University is hosting an exhibition titled "Gales of November: Shipwrecks on Lake Superior," which explores the fascinating and tragic history of shipwrecks that occurred during that most dangerous month of the year for sailors on the Great Lakes.

Olsen Appointed NMU's 19th President

'Storm' Performance Tells Edmund Fitzgerald Story

Beaumier Center Hosts 'Gales of November' Exhibit

'Storm' Performance Tells Edmund Fitzgerald Story

NMU Alumni Awards Presented

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