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The NMU women's volleyball team will compete against Purdue University Northwest on Friday, November 1, 2024, at 4 p.m.

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The NMU women's soccer team will play against the University of Wisconsin Parkside on Friday, November 1, 2024, at 3 p.m.

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The NMU men's hockey team will face Michigan Tech University on Friday, November 1, 2024, at 7:07 p.m.

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Diwali (also known as Deepavali or Tihar) is a five day festival celebrated amongst Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, and Sikh communities around the world. It celebrates the triumph of good over evil and light over dark.  

Diwali is marked by lighting diyas, or small clay oil lamps. 🪔 While we can’t have real oil lamps at the Northern Center, we will provide LED tea lights and a holder that you can decorate. We will also have a sample of South Asian snacks and sweets and you will be able to learn some regional dances from India.

This event is made possible by generous support from Lydia M. Olson Library, NMU Housing & Residential Life, School of Education, Leadership & Public Service, Departments of Sociology & Anthropology, Earth, Environmental & Geographical Sciences, Social Work, and Languages, Literatures & International Studies, and the Marquette-Alger Great Start Collaborative.

We hope to see you there! Zarur aana! 

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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
• Hayden McKee-Zech - Biology

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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!

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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.

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On October 1, at 3:00 p.m., as part of Northern Michigan University's 125th Celebration, we will celebrate the collaborative creation of a new campus nursery dedicated to growing native plants for NMU's landscaping. 

Participants are invited to tour the nursery and learn about native plant species and efforts to increase biodiversity on our campus. The nursery is located behind Central Receiving (2073 Sugarloaf Avenue). 

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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. 

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September 30th is a day of remembrance and honoring of the children who attended Indian Boarding Schools, their descendants, Tribal Nations and communities. Please join the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Michigan and the Center for Native American Studies for an evening event September 30th, 6:00 p.m. at the Seven Grandfathers Sculpture (the base of the new Spear Dock walking pier). The first 225 participants will receive a free t-shirt compliments of SSMTCI Unit 5.