The Writing Center is hosting a Halloween-themed write-in! Bring any writing that you're working on and join us for some festive solidarity -- it is inspiring and motivating to be in a room where everyone is writing together.
The Scholarly Buzz Sessions at NMU are a platform for faculty and students to quickly present their research in three slides or five minutes. The event also provides a brief overview of the Office of Sponsored Programs and the College of Graduate Studies and Research with a welcome from University leadership. This event is designed to allow attendees, including the presenters, to come and go as teaching and class schedules allow. Light refreshments are provided.
This semester's presenters are:
Jon Barch - Psychological Science
Kim O'Keefe - Biology
Rick Mengyan - Physics
Jongeun You - Political Science and Public Administration
The department of Social Work is hosting a two-day conference with presenters, panels, and discussions focusing on work with Tribal Victim Service Agencies and Native communities. Topics will include human trafficking, housing and homelessness, traditional doula services, substance use treatment, secondary traumatic stress, missing and murdered indigenous women and people, and more!
Dr. Stoner is an associate professor of sociology and department head at Northern Michigan University. He is an environmental sociologist who studies the social drivers of societal responses to climate change. His most recent research examines the political-economic and ideological barriers to more effective and meaningful responses to the climate emergency.
During this discussion, he will identify the socio-structural causes of climate anxiety, explore the phenomenon of climate disavowal, and discuss policy implications for confronting our current ecological predicament.
Join us for a workshop led by Karen Kruger, the writer and director of Letters From Brno. The workshop will be held on Wednesday, October 8, 2024, at 5 p.m. in Room 136 of Whitman Hall.
Join us for a special screening of an award-winning documentary that powerfully captures a heart-wrenching story of parental love and unimaginable sacrifice during the Holocaust. The screening will take place at 5 p.m. on Monday, October 7, 2024, in the Mead Auditorium of the Science Building and will be followed by a panel discussion.
The next day, on Wednesday, October 8, 2024, writer and director Karen Kruger will lead a workshop at 5 p.m. in Room 136 of Whitman Hall.
What happens to your waste after you throw it in your garbage bin at home, and why does it matter? Ali O'Neal will be teaching us about how our daily habits surrounding waste disposal have a huge impact on climate change and our local environment. Attendees are invited to join this interactive presentation to learn about the environmental and social impacts of both composting and recycling and will walk away with tangible steps to lessen their personal environmental footprint.
Please join the Center for Native American Studies for our Open House on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Whitman 112. We will have light refreshments and games. Come learn more about the garden that was planted over the summer, meet new CNAS faculty and staff, and hear about current course offerings and upcoming events.
The School of Clinical Sciences and Nursing present "Open Lab Day" 2024!!
This is a great opportunity to explore the nursing and clinical sciences labs. There will be hands-on activities, prize drawings, giveaways and much more. If you are interested in a healthcare career, you don't want to miss this event.
This workshop is designed for faculty, graduate students, and staff who want to know more about how copyright shapes teaching and research, and how open licenses, such as those provided by Creative Commons, can support the sharing of ideas and information.
Emera Bridger Wilson (Librarian) and Tom Gillespie (Senior Instructional Technologist) will introduce the benefits and limitations of all rights reserved copyright, how open licensing works within copyright, and facilitate activities to teach participants how to select the correct Creative Commons licenses for their teaching and research.
This event is made possible through a SISU Innovation Funding.
