Program for women leaders

NMU, along with the local American Association of University Women (AAUW)’s Committee W, will be hosting Campaign College: Women to Win this Saturday, March 20 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the University Center.

The program is designed to teach young women how to get involved in student government as well as how to take on various leadership positions, said Judy Puncochar, the Campaign College Planning Committee chair.

NMU is one of 10 schools chosen to host the conference. Jocelyn Benson will be the keynote speaker for this event. She is a Harvard Law School graduate, an assistant professor of law at Wayne State University, and is currently campaigning for Secretary of State.

— Dalten Krause
New co-taught class offered

A new class, European Romanticism, will be offered by NMU this fall to fill requirements for English programs and German minors.

Listed as EN495, EN595 and LG495, European Romanticism is an interdisciplinary class that incorporates literature, art, philosophy and music from France, Britain and Germany, said Carol Strauss, an associate professor of modern languages and literature. Strauss will co-teach the class with Russell Prather, an associate professor in English.

Strauss and Prather said that anyone who is interested in this upper level undergraduate/graduate class with the necessary prerequisites of EN211 and junior standing, or instructor permission, can take the class. They can be reached at [email protected] and [email protected].

— Gary Seaman
Event to help groups advertise

The Student Leader Fellowship Program (SLFP) is holding a Skill Builder! on Wednesday, March 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. to help students improve their advertising skills.

Cindy Paavola, NMU’s director of communications and marketing and Kira Jankowski, a junior double majoring in graphic design and public relations, will be leading the workshop “Posters that Pop” in the Back Room of the University Center.

Jankowski said that the purpose of this workshop is to help students develop more effective marketing skills and to let students know how useful posters can be for advertising. This workshop will also help students and community members discover resources on campus for laminating and printing supplies. This free event is open to students.

—Katelynn Segula