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Alumnus Named Sports Editor

Aug. 24, 2018
NMU alumnus Rich Palzewic ('95 BS) is the new sports editor of The Press, which covers high school and college sporting events in Ashwaubenon, Howard-Suamico and De Pere, Wis. The U.P. native and Stephenson High School graduate earned his NMU degree in elementary education. He taught English in Rhinelander for several years before a 2007 move to Green Bay, where he became the main sports freelancer for the Green Bay Gamblers and St. Norbert College. Palzewic joined The Press staff in August 2015.
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NMU Rolling Out New Mobile App

Aug. 17, 2018
A new Northern Michigan University mobile app with expanded functional options will be available for download from the App Store for iOS devices and Google Play for Android devices beginning Monday, Aug. 27. Users can filter relevant content by selecting one of three personas: student; alumni; or community member.
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NMU Convocation Aug. 22

Aug. 14, 2018
NMU President Fritz Erickson will deliver his fall convocation at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, in Jamrich Hall 1100. Provost Kerri Schuiling will host the convocation and Alec Lindsay, chair of Academic Senate, will present opening remarks and introduce the president. Fritz and Jan Erickson will host a reception following the program at 5 p.m. in the adjacent lounge area. Attendees are asked to bring a canned good for the NMU Food Pantry.
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Alumnus Named to Conexus Indiana Board

Aug. 14, 2018
Gary Bertoline ('74 BS) has been appointed to the Conexus Indiana board of directors, which guides efforts to promote and grow the state's advanced manufacturing and logistics economy through innovative collaborations. He is dean of the Purdue Polytechnic Institute and distinguished professor of Computer Graphics Technology and Computer & Information Technology at Purdue University.
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NMU a Top 10 Michigan University

Aug. 6, 2018

Northern Michigan University is among the top 10 four-year colleges in Michigan, according to a new ranking by Schools.com. The online hub for higher education information analyzed the state’s public universities and independent colleges for metrics representing quality, flexibility and affordability. NMU holds the 10th spot in the ranking. View the results here.

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May's Book Noted by 'The New Yorker'

Aug. 2, 2018

NMU English Professor Rachel May's An American Quilt appeared at the top of a recent "Briefly Noted" column in the books section of The New Yorker. The description reads: "In this far-reaching history, the discovery of an unfinished antebellum quilt becomes an investigation of the fragile scraps of documents used to make its backing. The fragments lead May to a white couple in South Carolina, who incorporated fabric left over from their slaves’ “gowns” into the quilt, as well as to some of the 13-plus people whom the family owned.

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Alumna Recounts Value of NMU Experience

Aug. 2, 2018
NMU alumna Tiffany Kleiman (’15 BS) will embark this fall on a doctoral program in criminal justice with a concentration in behavioral science at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She recently recounted the value of her undergraduate experience and thanked faculty and staff who made “an imprint” on her life in an email to President Fritz Erickson and Provost Kerri Schuiling.
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