Northern Michigan University art and design student Kaysa Gollakner has secured an internship as a product design and communications manager intern with Taproot Law of Marquette. This real-world application of the knowledge and skills she is gaining at NMU will better equip her for future career success.

Northern Michigan University's Board of Trustees authorized administrators to move forward with the Harden Hall Renovation and the Science Complex Research and Teaching Labs Addition based on the final project bids.

The Feb. 14 university forum focused on upcoming and ongoing construction projects, their timelines for completion and the impacts some will have on parking, traffic flow and entry points into impacted buildings.

Northern Michigan University English Professor Amy Hamilton was recently elected co-president of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment. ASLE is an international, interdisciplinary community of scholars interested in the natural world, its representation in language and culture, and the complexities of humans' relationships with their surroundings.

Two Northern Michigan University undergraduate students are engaged in immersive, project-based internships with Marquette and Manistique city governments as part of NMU's new Rural Leadership Fellowship Program. They receive a paid, scholarship-supported applied learning experience that will enhance their career prospects in rural economic development and public sector fields, while the municipalities benefit from fresh perspectives and assistance in advancing key community priorities.