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U.P. Economic Growth Opportunities

Despite today's U.S. economic picture, there are economic growth opportunities in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. NMU Professor Tawni Hunt Ferrarini outlined the past, present and possible future to 2015 recently for Operation Action Upper Peninsula. Full presentation

Web Sites for Economics Educators


MCEE	NCEE	Other Web sites

Other Resources


Common Sense Economics	CEEE Facebook	Online Learning

Center Partnerships

	Encourage your school district to become a member of the Developmental Economic Education Partners (DEEP) network. DEEP members are school districts that make a commitment to integrating economics and entrepreneurship in their curriculum. DEEP Partners
	Teachers and administrators can play a key role in advancing economics and entrepreneurship learning into the curriculum of schools across the Upper Peninsula by serving as an educator associate who trains and works with other teachers. EA Partners
	The NMU-CEEE facilitated the publication of No Social Studies Left Behind. The book was written by Iris Katers, a teacher at Marquette’s Graveraet Intermediate School, and printed at NMU. Two Northern students, Kim Wheeler and ReAnna Ruzzicone, assisted with writing and editing the book.

NMU Provides Support for Local Entrepreneurs
Everyone has ideas; it is an entrepreneur with an exceptional thought process who reaches out to pursue the dream. Local case in point is the entrepreneurial idea to provide secure canoe and kayak storage along the Hiawatha Water Trail so paddle boaters can store a boat and belongings in a secured locker and have access to the communities and natural points of interest that dot the water trail between Big Bay and Grand Marais. Full Story

NMU Provides Support for Local Entrepreneurs

Locker Everyone has ideas; it is an entrepreneur with an exceptional thought process who reaches out to pursue the dream. Local case in point is the entrepreneurial idea to provide secure canoe and kayak storage along the Hiawatha Water Trail so paddle boaters can store a boat and belongings in a secured locker and have access to the communities and natural points of interest that dot the water trail between Big Bay and Grand Marais. Full Story

Summer Programs for Kids
Do you want to eat ice cream, rock out on your favorite tunes or become a millionaire? Summer programs for kids can get you there. Cow-onomics for Grades 3-5 Pod-onomics for Grades 6-8 Car-onomics for Grades 8-10

Summer Programs for Kids

Do you want to eat ice cream, rock out on your favorite tunes or become a millionaire? Summer programs for kids can get you there.

How entrepreneurial are you?
Find out by taking our self evaluation. Test your risk-taking attitude, business know-how and understanding of economic impacts. Self Evaluation

NMU Student Opportunities
Many different types of opportunities exist for Northern Michigan University students at the Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship, including: Internships Pre-service workshops for education majors Materials development Community presentations To learn more, go to Student Opportunities

NMU Student Opportunities

Many different types of opportunities exist for Northern Michigan University students at the Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship, including:

Internships
Pre-service workshops for education majors
Materials development
Community presentations

To learn more, go to Student Opportunities

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