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{{Short description|Public university in Marquette, Michigan, US}}
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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Northern Michigan University
 | image                  = Northern-Michigan-University-Seal.svg
 | image_upright          = 0.7
 | former_names           = Northern State Normal (1899–1927)<br />Northern State Teachers College (1927–1942)<br />Northern Michigan College of Education (1942–1955)<br />Northern Michigan College (1955–1963)
 | established            = {{start date and age|1899}}
 | type                   = [[Public university]]
 | endowment              = $159&nbsp;million (2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=Northern Michigan University PA-10: Sustainable Investment |url=https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/northern-michigan-university-mi/report/2024-06-20/PA/investment-finance/PA-10/ |website=The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System |date=June 30, 2023}}</ref>
 | president              = Brock Tessman
 | students               = 7,409 (fall 2024)
 | undergrad              = 6,684 (fall 2024)
 | postgrad               = 725 (fall 2024)
 | city                   = [[Marquette, Michigan|Marquette]]
 | state                  = [[Michigan]]
 | country                = United States
 | campus                 = Small city, {{convert|350|acre|ha}}
 | nickname               = [[Northern Michigan Wildcats|Wildcats]]
 | mascot                 = Wildcat Willy
 | sporting_affiliations  = [[NCAA Division II]] {{small|(primary)}}<br/>[[NCAA Division I]], men's hockey
 | website                = {{url|www.nmu.edu}}
 | logo                   = [[File:NMU Stack Transparent.png|200px|Northern Michigan University]]
 | faculty                = 457
 | coor                   = {{coord|46.55901|N|87.40525|W|source:placeopedia|display=inline,title|format=dms}}
 | colors                 = Green and Gold<br/>{{color box|#095339}}&nbsp;{{color box|#FFC425}}
}}

'''Northern Michigan University''' ('''Northern Michigan''', '''Northern''' or '''NMU''') is a [[public university]] in [[Marquette, Michigan]], United States. It was established in 1899 by the [[Michigan Legislature]] as '''Northern State Normal School'''. In 1963, the state designated the school a university and gave it the current name. The university comprises five academic divisions, offering some 180 programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. NMU's athletic teams are nicknamed the [[Northern Michigan Wildcats|Wildcats]] and compete primarily in the [[NCAA Division II]] [[Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]].

==History==
Northern Michigan University was established in 1899 by the Michigan Legislature as Northern State Normal School to offer teacher preparation programs in Michigan's then-wild and sparsely populated [[Upper Peninsula]]. When it opened in 1899, NMU enrolled thirty-two students who were taught by six faculty members in rented rooms in [[Marquette City Hall|Marquette city hall]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hilton |first=Miriam |title=Northern Michigan University: The First 75 Years |publisher=Northern Michigan University Press |year=1975 |location=Marquette |pages=8}}</ref> The original {{convert|20|acre|m2|adj=on}} campus site at the corner of Presque Isle and Kaye Avenues was on land donated by local businessman and philanthropist [[John Munro Longyear|John M. Longyear]], whose namesake academic building, Longyear Hall, opened in 1900.<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.nmu.edu/nmuhistory |title = Northern's History |publisher = Northern Michigan University |language = en |access-date = March 30, 2018 |archive-date = March 30, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180330212702/https://www.nmu.edu/nmuhistory |url-status = live }}</ref>

Throughout the school's first half-century, education and teacher training was the school's primary focus. During this time, the school built the native sandstone buildings Kaye and Peter White Halls, as well as a manual training school next to the campus buildings, J.D. Pierce School.The institution has undergone several name changes:

*Northern State Normal, 1899
*Northern State Teachers College, 1927
*Northern Michigan College of Education, 1942
*Northern Michigan College, 1955<ref>{{cite web |url = https://northerntradition.wordpress.com/2017/09/11/historical-spotlight-evolution-and-name-updates-of-nmu/ |title = Historical Spotlight: Evolution and Name Updates of NMU |date = September 11, 2017 |publisher = Northern Michigan University |access-date = September 29, 2018 |archive-date = January 16, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230116192337/https://northerntradition.wordpress.com/2017/09/11/historical-spotlight-evolution-and-name-updates-of-nmu/ |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://michiganhistory.leadr.msu.edu/northern-michigan-university/ |title = Northern Michigan University – Michigan History |website = michiganhistory.leadr.msu.edu |access-date = September 29, 2018 |archive-date = January 16, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230116192341/https://www.leadr.studio/ |url-status = live }}</ref>
In 1963, through the adoption of a new [[Constitution of Michigan|state constitution in Michigan]], Northern Michigan was designated a comprehensive university serving the diverse educational needs of Upper Michigan. Graduate education began in March 1935 when courses at the master's degree level were offered in cooperation with the [[University of Michigan]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.nmu.edu/graduatestudies/history |title = History |publisher = Northern Michigan University College of Graduate Studies |access-date = September 29, 2018 |archive-date = September 29, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180929160020/https://www.nmu.edu/graduatestudies/history |url-status = live }}</ref>

==Academics==

=== Admissions ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; font-size:90%; margin:10px"
|+ '''Fall First-Time Freshman Statistics'''
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nmu.edu/institutionaleffectiveness/sites/institutionaleffectiveness/files/2022-04/CDS%202021-22.pdf |title=NMU Common Data Set 2021-2022
 |publisher=NMU INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS |access-date=2022-11-04}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nmu.edu/institutionaleffectiveness/sites/institutionaleffectiveness/files/d7files/IR_Web_Reporting/CDS/CDS_2020-2021.pdf |title=NMU Common Data Set 2020-2021 |publisher=NMU INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS |access-date=2022-11-04 |archive-date=January 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116192335/https://nmu.edu/institutionaleffectiveness/sites/institutionaleffectiveness/files/d7files/IR_Web_Reporting/CDS/CDS_2020-2021.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nmu.edu/institutionaleffectiveness/sites/institutionaleffectiveness/files/d7files/IR_Web_Reporting/CDS/CDS_2019-2020.pdf |title=NMU Common Data Set 2019-2020 |publisher=NMU INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS |access-date=2022-11-04 |archive-date=November 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104222231/https://nmu.edu/institutionaleffectiveness/sites/institutionaleffectiveness/files/d7files/IR_Web_Reporting/CDS/CDS_2019-2020.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nmu.edu/institutionaleffectiveness/sites/institutionaleffectiveness/files/d7files/IR_Web_Reporting/CDS/CDS_2018-2019_1.pdf |title=NMU Common Data Set 2018-2019 |publisher=NMU INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS |access-date=2022-11-04 |archive-date=November 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104222234/https://nmu.edu/institutionaleffectiveness/sites/institutionaleffectiveness/files/d7files/IR_Web_Reporting/CDS/CDS_2018-2019_1.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nmu.edu/institutionaleffectiveness/sites/institutionaleffectiveness/files/d7files/IR_Web_Reporting/CDS/CDS_2017-2018_updated.pdf |title=NMU Common Data Set 2017-2018
 |publisher=NMU INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS |access-date=2022-11-04}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nmu.edu/institutionaleffectiveness/sites/institutionaleffectiveness/files/d7files/IR_Web_Reporting/CDS/new_CDS_2016-2017.pdf |title=NMU Common Data Set 2016-2017 |publisher=NMU INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS |access-date=2022-11-04 |archive-date=November 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104222235/https://nmu.edu/institutionaleffectiveness/sites/institutionaleffectiveness/files/d7files/IR_Web_Reporting/CDS/new_CDS_2016-2017.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
! 
! 2021 !! 2020 !! 2019 !! 2018 !! 2017 !! 2016
|-
! Applicants
| 6,553 || 6,233 || 7,677 || 7,607 || 6,173 || 5,345
|-
! Admits
| 4,670 || 4,169 || 5,035 || 5,001 || 4,591 || 4,056
|-
! Admit rate
| 71.3 || 66.9 || 65.6 || 65.7 || 74.4 || 75.9
|-
! Enrolled
| 1,496 || 1,360 || 1,610 || 1,608 || 1,501 || 1,355
|-
! Yield rate
| 32.0 || 32.6 || 32.0 || 32.2 || 32.7 || 33.4
|-
! ACT composite*<br /><small>(out of 36)</small>
| {{sdash}} || 13-20 || 20-26 || 20-26 || 20-26 || 19-25
|- 
! SAT composite*<br /><small>(out of 1600)</small>
| {{sdash}} || 960-1180 || 980-1180 || 970-1180 || 940-1150 || {{sdash}}
|-
| * middle 50% range
|}

NMU is considered "selective" by ''U.S. News & World Report''.<ref>{{cite web |title = Northern Michigan University |url = https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/northern-michigan-university-2301 |publisher = U.S. News & World Report |access-date = November 3, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221103234551/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/northern-michigan-university-2301 |archive-date = November 3, 2022 |url-status = live }}</ref> For the Class of 2025 (enrolling Fall 2021), NMU received 6,553 applications and accepted 4,670 (71.3%), with 1,496 enrolling.

The enrolled first-year class of 2023 had the following standardized test scores: the middle 50% range (25th percentile-75th percentile) of SAT scores was 980-1180, while the middle 50% range of ACT scores was 20-26.

===Academic divisions===

180 Undergraduate and graduate degree programs are offered at NMU.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.nmu.edu/about |title = About Us: Northern Michigan University |publisher = Northern Michigan University |access-date = July 1, 2010 |archive-date = August 28, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080828140517/http://www.nmu.edu/about |url-status = live }}</ref>

NMU has five academic divisions:

* College of Academic Information Services: Beaumier Heritage Center
* College of Arts and Sciences: School of Art and Design, Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship, Center for Native American Studies, Center for Upper Peninsula Studies
* Walker L. Cisler College of Business (named for philanthropist [[Walker Lee Cisler]])
* Graduate Education and Research
* College of Health Sciences and Professional Studies: School of Clinical Sciences, School of Education, Leadership and Public Service, School of Health and Human Performance, School of Nursing

Northern's most popular undergraduate majors, by 2021 graduates, were Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (105), Biology/Biological Sciences (95), and Art/Art Studies (67).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Northern+Michigan&s=all&id=171456#programs |website=nces.ed.gov |publisher=U.S. Dept of Education |title=Northern Michigan University |access-date=January 22, 2023}}</ref>

===Accreditation===
Northern Michigan University is accredited by the [[Higher Learning Commission]].

All education programs are accredited by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC). Other accreditations include the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; American Chemical Society; American Society of Cytology; Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Professionals (Surgical Technology); Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; Council on Social Work Education; Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Certification; International Association of Counseling Services, Inc.; Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology; Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulation, State Board of Nursing; National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences; and the National Association of Schools of Music.

In addition, the nursing programs (practical nursing, baccalaureate, and master's degrees) are fully approved by the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulation, State Board of Nursing and the baccalaureate and master's degrees are fully accredited by the [[Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education]] (CCNE).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Accreditation|url=https://www.nmu.edu/nursing/accreditation|access-date=2021-01-28|website=NMU School of Nursing|language=en|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020123134/https://www.nmu.edu/nursing/accreditation|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Campus==
[[File:Northern Michigan University's Academic Mall.jpg|alt=Northern Michigan University Academic Mall|thumb|The Academic Mall connects Jamrich Hall, West Science, Weston Hall and the Learning Resource Center.]]
NMU is a tobacco-free campus.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.nmu.edu/tobaccofree/node/1 |title = Home: Tobacco-Free |publisher = Northern Michigan University |access-date = March 22, 2016 |archive-date = March 4, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032204/http://www.nmu.edu/tobaccofree/node/1 |url-status = live }}</ref>

'''Instructional Spaces'''

Ten buildings where classes are held having at least 210 instructional spaces. There are 3 distance learning facilities, the largest of which is Mead Auditorium which seats 100.

'''Art and Design'''

* This facility contains over {{convert|110000|sqft|m2|-3}} of studios, lecture halls, digital green screen room, sound studio, photography suite, critique and screening rooms, as well as the DeVos Art Museum.  The DeVos Art Museum displays 10–12 exhibitions per year of contemporary international, national, regional, and local art. At over {{convert|4000|sqft|m2}} it is the largest art gallery on campus and the only art museum with a permanent collection in the Upper Peninsula.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://art.nmu.edu/department/ad_information.html |title = NMU Art & Design Information |publisher = Northern Michigan University |access-date = July 1, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100702074632/http://art.nmu.edu/department/ad_information.html |archive-date = July 2, 2010 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

'''Berry Events Center'''

* Northern's multi-purpose student events center, is the home of the Northern Michigan University hockey and men's and women's basketball teams. The {{convert|60000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} facility contains an Olympic-size (200&nbsp;ft. x 100&nbsp;ft.) ice sheet and seats over 4,000 for hockey events. The Berry Events Center was built on the site of the former Memorial Stadium.

'''Cohodas Hall'''

[[Image:nmuhayride.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A hayride passes through the heart of NMU's campus. Cohodas Hall can be seen in the background.]]

* The tallest building on campus, Cohodas Hall houses administrative offices and the College of Business. Completed in 1975, the building stands on the site of Northern's original campus. It is named after U.P. banker and philanthropist Sam M. Cohodas.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://webb.nmu.edu/Colleges/ArtsAndSciences/SiteSections/Resources/Facilities/FacilitiesCohodas.shtml |title = Cohodas: NMU College of Arts and Sciences |publisher = Northern Michigan University |access-date = July 1, 2010 |archive-date = December 29, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101229200450/http://webb.nmu.edu/Colleges/ArtsAndSciences/SiteSections/Resources/Facilities/FacilitiesCohodas.shtml |url-status = live }}</ref>

'''Forest Roberts Theatre'''

* The 500-seat Forest Roberts Theatre is named after a former head of the Speech department. The theatre has a computerized lighting system and modern sound system. Major theatrical productions are held year-round in this facility.<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.nmu.edu/forestrobertstheatre/schedule |title = Theatre Season 2019-20 |publisher = Northern Michigan University Forest Roberts Theatre |language = en |access-date = June 18, 2019 |archive-date = June 16, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180616222401/https://www.nmu.edu/forestrobertstheatre/schedule |url-status = live }}</ref>

'''Gries Hall'''

* A former residence hall, Gries is now home to the Military Science, History, Political Science, and Economics departments, along with the Alumni Association offices and the Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://webb.nmu.edu/Colleges/ArtsAndSciences/SiteSections/Resources/Facilities/FacilitiesGris.shtml |title = Gries Hall: NMU College of Arts and Sciences |publisher = Northern Michigan University |access-date = July 1, 2010 |archive-date = December 29, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101229200747/http://webb.nmu.edu/Colleges/ArtsAndSciences/SiteSections/Resources/Facilities/FacilitiesGris.shtml |url-status = live }}</ref> The Ada B. Vielmetti Health Center on the first floor provides family health care and pharmacy services to students and staff.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://webb.nmu.edu/HealthCenter/SiteSections/AboutUs/AboutUs.shtml |title = About Us: NMU Ada B. Vielmetti Health Center |publisher = Northern Michigan University |access-date = July 1, 2010 |archive-date = June 6, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100606192602/http://webb.nmu.edu/HealthCenter/SiteSections/AboutUs/AboutUs.shtml |url-status = live }}</ref>

'''CB Hedgcock Building'''

* The CB Hedgcock building was completely renovated from a field house to a student service center in 2004. It now houses the offices of the Dean of Students, Admissions, Registrar, Financial Aid, Housing and Residence Life, Multicultural Education, and other student services. Also located in Hedgcock is the Reynolds Recital Hall, a 303-seat concert hall.

'''Jamrich Hall'''

* Jamrich Hall, opened in the fall of 2014, contains numerous large lecture halls and smaller classrooms. The primary classroom building on campus, this building is named for former university president John X. Jamrich.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://webb.nmu.edu/Colleges/ArtsAndSciences/SiteSections/Resources/Facilities/FacilitiesJamrich.shtml |title = Jamrich Hall: NMU College of Arts and Sciences |publisher = Northern Michigan University |access-date = July 1, 2010 |archive-date = December 29, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101229200832/http://webb.nmu.edu/Colleges/ArtsAndSciences/SiteSections/Resources/Facilities/FacilitiesJamrich.shtml |url-status = live }}</ref> The current Jamrich Hall replaced a prior Jamrich Hall which was built in 1968. The older Jamrich was demolished after the completion of the new building. The hall houses five academic department offices: English, criminal justice, sociology and anthropology, social work and math and computer science.<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://events.nmu.edu/jamrich_hall#.XBHodmhKjnE |title = Jamrich Hall |publisher = Northern Michigan University |language = en |access-date = December 13, 2018 |archive-date = December 15, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181215222855/https://events.nmu.edu/jamrich_hall#.XBHodmhKjnE |url-status = live }}</ref>

'''Lydia M. Olson Library'''

* The Lydia M. Olson Library,<ref>{{cite web |url = http://library.nmu.edu/ |title = Library Home : Olson Library |publisher = Northern Michigan University Olson Library |date = May 14, 2010 |access-date = July 1, 2010 |archive-date = July 30, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100730034828/http://library.nmu.edu/ |url-status = live }}</ref> located within the Edgar L. Harden Learning Resource Center (LRC), houses a volume count of 544,219 titles and 29,365 of periodical subscriptions.<ref>[http://www.petersons.com/ugchannel/code/InstVC.asp?inunid=7834&sponsor=1] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091453/http://www.petersons.com/ugchannel/code/InstVC.asp?inunid=7834&sponsor=1|date=September 29, 2007}}</ref>

'''McClintock Hall'''

* The building features a Black Box Theatre for student-directed productions and audio laboratories, as well as general classrooms.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://webb.nmu.edu/Colleges/ArtsAndSciences/SiteSections/Resources/Facilities/FacilitiesMcClintock.shtml |title = McClintock Building: NMU College of Arts and Sciences |publisher = Northern Michigan University |access-date = July 1, 2010 |archive-date = December 29, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101229184657/http://webb.nmu.edu/Colleges/ArtsAndSciences/SiteSections/Resources/Facilities/FacilitiesMcClintock.shtml |url-status = live }}</ref>

'''Physical Education Instructional Facility'''

* Physical Education Instructional Facility (PEIF) opened in 1976.  The facility houses the PEIF Pool, and the Vandament Arena, home of Wildcat volleyball. Also housed within the PEIF is a recreation center with a climbing wall, weight room, basketball courts, spinning room, seven racquetball courts, a dance studio, and various classrooms.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://webb.nmu.edu/SportsAthletics/SiteSections/Facilities/PEIF.shtml |title = Physical Education Instructional Facility: NMU Athletics |publisher = Northern Michigan University |access-date = July 1, 2010 |archive-date = June 12, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100612094427/http://webb.nmu.edu/SportsAthletics/SiteSections/Facilities/PEIF.shtml |url-status = live }}</ref>
'''Seaborg Science Complex'''

* The Seaborg Science Complex comprises West Science and Kathleen Shingler Weston Hall (formerly the New Science Facility). This facility is the home to the natural, physical and health science departments. The complex is named after [[Glenn Seaborg]], an Upper Peninsula native.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1951/seaborg-bio.html |title = Glenn T. Seaborg – Biography |publisher = Nobelprize.org |access-date = July 1, 2010 |archive-date = June 20, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100620133526/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1951/seaborg-bio.html |url-status = live }}</ref>

'''Superior Dome'''
[[File:Superior dome.JPG|thumb|right|The [[Superior Dome]] at Northern Michigan University.]]
* The [[Superior Dome]] is the largest wooden dome in the world and is home to the NMU athletic department. The NMU football and other athletic teams play home games there. Seating capacity is 8,000 but can be rearranged to seat 16,000.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.nmuwildcats.com/information/superior_dome |title = Superior Dome |publisher = Northern Michigan University Athletic Department |language = en |access-date = June 18, 2019 |archive-date = June 5, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190605121611/http://www.nmuwildcats.com/information/superior_dome |url-status = live }}</ref> The Superior Dome set a new attendance record of over 11,000 attendees for an exhibition basketball game against [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State]] on October 13, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Solari |first=Chris |title=Tom Izzo dream turned into reality in MSU basketball 70-53 exhibition win at alma mater |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2024/10/13/michigan-state-basketball-northern-michigan-game-recap-tom-izzo/75661816007/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=Detroit Free Press |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-13 |title=Superior Dome Showdown a Resounding Success |url=https://nmuwildcats.com/news/2024/10/13/mens-basketball-superior-dome-showdown-a-resounding-success.aspx |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=Northern Michigan University |language=en}}</ref>

'''The Jacobetti Center'''

* The Jacobetti Center is home to the Continuing Education and Workforce Development, which includes two departments: Engineering Technology and Technology and Occupational Sciences.  A large lobby area, known as "the commons," provides tables and seating for studying, discussions or enjoying food from the student-run Culinary Café. The upscale Chez Nous restaurant in the center serves as a training ground for cooking and hospitality services. The center is named for longtime Upper Peninsula State Representative [[Dominic J. Jacobetti]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://webb.nmu.edu/ContinuingEducation/SiteSections/Resources/Facilities/Jacobetti.shtml |title = Jacobetti Center: NMU Continuing Education |publisher = Northern Michigan University |access-date = July 1, 2010 |archive-date = June 12, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100612054245/http://webb.nmu.edu/ContinuingEducation/SiteSections/Resources/Facilities/Jacobetti.shtml |url-status = live }}</ref>

'''Whitman Hall'''

* This facility contains the Dean of Health Sciences and Professional Studies, the School of Education, Leadership and Public Service, the Modern Languages and Literatures Department and the Center for Native American Studies. Before being purchased by the university in 2002, the building was home to an elementary school.

==Governance==
Northern Michigan University's eight-member governing board, the Board of Trustees, is appointed by the [[Governor of Michigan]] and confirmed by the [[Michigan Senate]] for an eight-year term. The Board of Trustees has general supervision of the institution, the control and direction of all expenditures from the institution's funds, and such other powers and duties as prescribed by law. It also has the authority to hire and evaluate the university president, who reports directly to the board. Members of the Board of Trustees serve without compensation, but are reimbursed by the University for expenses related to Board duties.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.nmu.edu/boardoftrustees/ |title = Home: NMU Board of Trustees |publisher = Northern Michigan University |language = en |access-date = March 29, 2018 |archive-date = March 29, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180329140151/http://www.nmu.edu/boardoftrustees/ |url-status = live }}</ref>

==Athletics==
{{main|Northern Michigan Wildcats}}
{{see also|Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey}}
[[File:Football signed by 1978 Northern Michigan Wildcats (1987.569).jpg|thumb|right|A football signed by the 1978 Northern Michigan Wildcats football team]]

NMU's Wildcats compete in the NCAA's Division II [[Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] in basketball, football, golf, cross country, soccer, volleyball, track & field, and swimming/diving. The hockey program competes in Division I as a member of the [[Central Collegiate Hockey Association]]. The Nordic ski team competes in the [[Central Collegiate Ski Association]]. The Division II football team plays in the world's largest wooden dome, the [[Superior Dome]].<ref>[http://hunts-upguide.com/marquette_superior_dome_upper_peninsula_heritage_center.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604052129/http://hunts-upguide.com/marquette_superior_dome_upper_peninsula_heritage_center.html|date=June 4, 2008}}</ref> [[Lloyd Carr]], former head coach at the [[Michigan Wolverines football|University of Michigan]], former NFL coach [[Jerry Glanville]], and [[Steve Mariucci]], former head coach of the [[Detroit Lions]] and [[San Francisco 49ers]] and [[Robert Saleh]], current head coach of the [[New York Jets]], played football for NMU, and current [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State]] coach [[Tom Izzo]] played basketball at NMU. Northern Michigan's rivals in sports action are the two other major schools in the Upper Peninsula: [[Michigan Technological University]], and [[Lake Superior State University]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/coaches/lcarr.htm |title = Football Coaches |publisher = University of Michigan Athletics |access-date = July 1, 2010 |archive-date = August 4, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110804045658/http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/coaches/lcarr.htm |url-status = live }}</ref>

===Olympic Training Site===
With more than 70 resident athletes and coaches, the NMU-OTS is the second-largest Olympic training center in the United States, in terms of residents, behind [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]]. The USOEC has more residential athletes than the [[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]] and [[Chula Vista, California|Chula Vista]] sites combined. Over the years, it has grown into a major contributor to the U.S. Olympic movement.

NMU-OTS athletes attend NMU while training in their respective sports, and are officially recognized as NMU varsity athletes. The student athletes receive free or reduced room and board, access to training facilities as well as sports medicine and sports science services, academic tutoring, and a waiver of out-of-state tuition fees by NMU. Although athletes are responsible for tuition at the in-state rate, they may receive the B.J. Stupak Scholarship to help cover expenses.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Team-USA/Olympic-Training-Facilities/NMU-OTS-in-Marquette-MI |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150501085458/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Team-USA/Olympic-Training-Facilities/NMU-OTS-in-Marquette-MI |url-status = dead |archive-date = May 1, 2015 |title = NMU-OTS - Marquette, Michigan }}</ref>

The NMU-OTS also offers a variety of short-term training camps; regional, national, and international competitions; coaches and officials education clinics; and an educational program for retired Olympians.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://webb.nmu.edu/SportsUSOEC/ |title = Home: United States Olympic Education Center |publisher = Northern Michigan University |access-date = July 1, 2010 |archive-date = July 11, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100711032751/http://webb.nmu.edu/SportsUSOEC/ |url-status = live }}</ref>

==Student life==

===Groups and activities===

====Army ROTC====
NMU hosts the United States Army Cadet Command's "Wildcat Battalion".<ref>{{cite web |url = http://webb.nmu.edu/Departments/MilitaryScience/SiteSections/About/AboutUs.shtml |title = About Us: NMU Department of Military Science |publisher = Northern Michigan University |access-date = August 2, 2013 |archive-date = March 6, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120306090829/http://webb.nmu.edu/Departments/MilitaryScience/SiteSections/About/AboutUs.shtml |url-status = live }}</ref>

====Greek life====
There are several fraternities and sororities on campus. 

====''The North Wind''====
''The North Wind'' began in 1972 as Northern Michigan University's second independent, student newspaper. The university's first newspaper was The Northern News, which was shut down due to published articles throughout the 1960s that painted the school in an unflattering manner. In 2015, a controversy arose between the school's administration and members of the North Wind staff, which reached federal court on claims of first amendment violations before the case was dismissed. The weekly paper covers news from the university and community alike and prints on most Wednesdays during the school year.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.thenorthwindonline.com/?page_id=4 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100414005335/http://www.thenorthwindonline.com/?page_id=4 |url-status = dead |archive-date = April 14, 2010 |title = About Us |work = The North Wind |last = Box |first = WP }}</ref>

====WUPX====
[[WUPX (FM)|WUPX]] is Northern Michigan University's non-commercial, student run, radio station broadcasting at 91.5 FM.  WUPX provides NMU Students and the [[Marquette, Michigan|Marquette]] area with a wide variety of music, event announcements, and activities.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.wupx.com/about.php |title = WUPX 91.5 FM Radio X Marquette |location = Marquette, Michigan |publisher = WUPX-FM |access-date = February 12, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002026/http://www.wupx.com/about.php |archive-date = March 4, 2016 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
See [[List of Northern Michigan University people]]

==Further reading==
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*{{cite book |last = Hilton |first = Miriam |title = Northern Michigan University: The First 75 Years |location = Marquette |publisher = [[Northern Michigan University Press]] |year = 1975 }}
*{{cite book |last = Magnaghi |first = Russell |title = A Sense of Time: The Encyclopedia of Northern Michigan University |location = Marquette |publisher = Northern Michigan University Press |year = 1999 }}
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