Student Group Holds Forum on Market Crisis

Northern Michigan University's Economics Student Association (ESA) is an organization open to all majors and it is on the go!  Visit WLUC-TV6's Web site to view a clip on the ESA's university forum on "How is the current financial mess effecting college students?"  The North Wind also turns to ESA members to get views on the current financial market crisis and how NMU students should address the issues presented by it. Check out the article:"Economy Alarms NMU Students". For more information on the ESA, e-mail esa@nmu.edu



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Student Opportunities at CEEE Many opportunities exist for NMU students at the Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship, including internships, community presentations and more.
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News and Information
Simmon Rick Simmon was selected as the Economic Department’s Outstanding Graduating Senior.  He was recognized at NMU’s Honors Banquet.  Simmon, a four-year Army ROTC scholarship recipient, will be commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army as an armor/military intelligence officer.  Learn more

NMU economics faculty award one major or minor a two-volume copy of Adam Smith's An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, for the best performance in both EC 401 (Intermediate Microeconomics) and EC 402 (Intermediate Macroeconomics).  Learn more  

Congratulations to the 2009 recipient, Darren J. Widder!

Campus in the summer

Summer School 2009
May 18 - June 27
EC101  Introduction to Economics
EC202  Macroeconomic Principles
EC201  Microeconomic Principles

May 18 - August 8
EC420  Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy

Spending, Saving Strategically
FerrariniTawni Hunt Ferrarini,  NMU economics professor and the Sam M. Cohodas Professor, was sponsored by River Valley Bank to present on the topic of living strategically in tough economic times to local residents.  In her speech, Ferrarini said ‘the sky is not falling’ but that Americans must change their poor habits regarding limited savings and overuse of credit.  Mining Journal story

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