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Great Lakes Symposium: Politics and Policy of Protecting the Great Lakes, Oct. 2008
Three expert panelists discuss the policy of managing the Great Lakes. The panelists were David Dempsey, journalist and author of Great Lakes for Sale: From Whitecaps to Bottle Caps; Ken Sikkema, national expert on water and environmental issues, policy expert and former senate majority leader; and Tom Baldini, former chairman of the International Joint Commission.
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Northern Michigan University brings diverse and exciting speakers to campus throughout the year. When possible, these presentations are streamed live via the Web. We also archive the presentations so you can watch them at your convenience. Check out some of the exciting things going on at Northern through Mediasite Live.
The 2009 UNITED Conference was a celebration of diversity, culture, and community. There are seven UNITED tracks: UNITED in are, dance/music, diversity, film, food and research/scholarship, and service. If you missed the 2009 conference, you can see many of the presentations by clicking on the MediaSite Live to get the full menu.
MediaSite Live videos of UNITED conference presentations.
William Ford Jr., Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company, was on the campus of Northern Michigan University where he interacted with NMU and Michigan Tech students.
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Ron Gettelfinger, current chief president of the industrial union United Auto Workers, was on the campus of Northern Michigan University where he interacted with NMU and Michigan Tech students.
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"Anatomy of a Murder" Symposium, June 29, 2009
As part of the 50th anniversary of the filming of Anatomy of a Murder in Marquette County, NMU hosted a special filmmaking symposium. Six scholars presented on various aspects of the film. Keynote speaker Foster Hirsch focused on director Otto Preminger. Hirsch is a professor of film at Brooklyn College in New York and recently published a biography of Preminger. Other presenters included the Michigan Film Office and other associated with filming in Marquette County.
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New Business Venture Competition, April 2009
Five contestants present their business plans to a panel of judges. The competition is designed to encourage entrepreneurial activism among students by recognizing and rewarding those who present detailed plans for designing and creating new business enterprises, drawing on their own ideas and inventions of those of others.
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Great Lakes Symposium: Politics and Policy of Protecting the Great Lakes, Oct. 2008
Three expert panelists discuss the policy of managing the Great Lakes. The panelists were David Dempsey, journalist and author of Great Lakes for Sale: From Whitecaps to Bottle Caps; Ken Sikkema, national expert on water and environmental issues, policy expert and former senate majority leader; and Tom Baldini, former chairman of the International Joint Commission.
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2008 UNITED Conference featuring Dr. Quirico Samonte, Sept. 2008
This conference attracts thousands of people and features more than 60 presentations and performances in the tracks of art, dance, diversity, film, food and research.
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Sonderegger Symposium, Oct. 2008
The Center for U.P. Studies once again brought a sense of history to Yooper culture during its annual Sonderegger Symposium. Sixteen presentations on Upper Peninsula topics were featured at the eighth installment of the symposium.
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NMU Center for Native American Studies
