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GET INVOLVED—  A bulletin board displays just some of the events going on around campus.

How to get involved on NMU’s campus

Morgan Dejager September 24, 2025

Stepping onto a university campus for the first time often feels like entering a new city—one with its own traditions, culture and opportunities. Here at Northern Michigan University, students have quickly...

Photo by Lindsey Eaton: World famous artist Alexis Rockman shows NMU biology and art students how to make “field drawings,” a method similar to watercolor painting that he invented that mixes natural elements, like soil, with glue to be used as the drawing material, during an Art Scramble workshop at Presque Isle Pavilion on Thursday, Oct. 19.

World famous painter holds campus events

Noah Hausmann October 26, 2017

Alexis Rockman, one of the most famous painters in contemporary American art, visited NMU from Oct. 18 to 20 for many campus and community events, combining art and science. This New York City artist...

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