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NMU External Audit Results in ‘Highest Level of Assurance’

Oct. 25, 2024
An external audit of Northern Michigan University's most recent financial statements resulted in a “clean, unmodified report, which is the highest level of assurance we can place on them,” said Josh Sullivan of Rehmann during a special meeting of the NMU Board of Trustees Friday morning. Rehmann's Traverse City location conducted the audit for the fiscal years ending June 30 of 2024 and 2023.
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Former NMU President James Appleberry Dies

Oct. 23, 2024
Former Northern Michigan University President James Appleberry passed away Monday in Louisville, Ky., from complications of pancreatic cancer. He was 86. He began his NMU tenure in July 1983 and resigned in 1991 to become president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), which had previously recognized NMU under his leadership as “one of the top 10 institutions for innovation and change in American higher education.”
James Appleberry during his NMU presidency

Shuiling Earns ACNM Foundation's Most Prestigious Award

Oct. 22, 2024
Former Northern Michigan University President and 1973 NMU alumna Kerri Schuiling is one of two recipients of the 2024 Dorothea M. Lang Pioneer Award—the most prestigious honor presented by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) Foundation. The award is named for the late past president of the ACNM and ACNM Foundation, who advanced the profession in countless ways for decades. It recognizes exceptional individuals in the field who have exhibited vision, leadership and innovation.
Kerri Schuiling

Zodiac Trio to Perform at NMU

Oct. 21, 2024
The Zodiac Trio, a premier violin-clarinet-piano ensemble, will perform as part of Northern Michigan University's Siril Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, in Reynolds Recital Hall. The group will also host two free events earlier in the day, also in Reynolds: a music appreciation presentation at 11 a.m.; and a masterclass at 1 p.m.
Zodiac Trio

Tessman Convenes External Strategy Group

Oct. 21, 2024
Northern Michigan University President Brock Tessman invited a small group of alumni and friends to meet to learn more about the university's new strategic plan, Our Compass, and its grand challenges, goals and success measurements. Several were on campus Sunday and Monday (Oct. 20-21) to tour facilities; meet with students, faculty and staff; and discuss strategic plan goals and ideas. The group included Howard Schultz, former CEO of Starbucks and a 1975 NMU communications graduate, who hosted a “fireside chat” with selected students in Reynolds Recital Hall.
Howard Schultz (left) addresses students during a conversation moderated by President Brock Tessman

Gender Diversity Conference at NMU Oct. 25-27

Oct. 21, 2024
The Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual College Conference (MBLGTACC) will be held at Northern Michigan University Oct. 25-27. Now in its 32nd year, it is the nation's largest and oldest-continuously running conference for queer and trans+ college students and young adults, designed to catalyze conversation and action around relevant issues. Each year, MBLGTACC makes one Midwest community a destination for a diverse gathering of 2,000+ college students.
Conference graphic showing the Upper Peninsula as the site of this year's event