NMU Mid-Year 2024 Commencement
Over 500 graduates walk during Northern Michigan University’s midyear graduation ceremony. (1h 37m 23s)
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913 graduates walk during Northern Michigan University’s spring graduation ceremony. (2h 44m 7s)
NMU Mid-Year 2023 Commencement
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Graduates walk during Northern Michigan University’s mid-year graduation ceremony. (1h 47m 39s)
Investiture of NMU President Dr. Brock Tessman
Live coverage of the Investiture ceremony of NMU President Dr. Brock Tessman. (1h 15m 44s)
877 graduates walk during Northern Michigan University’s spring graduation ceremony. (2h 50m 17s)
NMU Mid-Year 2022 Commencement
398 graduates walked during Northern Michigan University’s mid-year graduation ceremony. (1h 32m 36s)
Facing Suicide: Town Hall Discussion
An expert panel discussion on suicide awareness and prevention in Upper Michigan. (1h 39m 38s)
842 graduates walk in NMU's spring graduation, featuring speaker Tomas H. Zurbuchen. (2h 50m 45s)
Celebrate Poetry Month with Mr. Jim at the U.P. Children's Museum with a fun activity. (4m 31s)
NMU Mid-Year 2021 Commencement
374 graduates walk in Northern Michigan University's mid-year graduation ceremony. (1h 34m 19s)
NMU's 2021 spring graduation featuring speaker Bryan Terrell Clark. (1h 42m 57s)
Pelkie Part 3: A Farewell to Dairy Farming
Only some Finnish Americans remain as the co-op is phased out and strangers move in. (44m 40s)
Pelkie Part 2: Third Generation: Cows, Kids, and Barns
Second/third generation Finns work on farms building work ethic and a strong community. (57m 14s)
Pelkie Part 1: From Copper Miners to Farmers
The small U.P. town of Pelkie turns into a thriving dairy farming and logging community. (1h 6m 30s)
789 graduates walk in NMU's spring graduation featuring speaker Senator Debbie Stabenow. (2h 3m 41s)
What's UP - Young Authors 2019
Children show their books & coordinator Katie Ferguson details Young Authors activities. (2m 26s)
NMU Mid-Year 2018 Commencement
401 graduates walk in NMU's winter graduation, featuring speaker Dr. Gary Brunswick. (1h 24m)
825 graduates walk in NMU's spring graduation featuring speaker Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder. (2h 25m 25s)
NMU Mid-Year 2017 Commencement
398 graduates walk in NMU's winter graduation, featuring speaker Dr. David Wood. (1h 28m 48s)
Almost 800 graduates walk in NMU's spring graduation, featuring speaker Jason Jennings. (2h 29m 51s)
NMU Mid-Year 2016 Commencement
396 graduates walk in NMU's winter graduation, featuring speaker Dr. Martin Reinhardt. (1h 17m 28s)
What's UP: Swimming & Dangerous Currents
Paramediic Gary Gustafson talks about waterfront safety & swimming in dangerous currents. (2m 45s)
What's UP: Boating & Water Safety
U.S. Coast Guard officer Chris Connolly talks about boating and waterfront safety. (2m 10s)
859 graduates walk in NMU's spring graduation, featuring speaker Dr. James A. Surrell. (2h 6m 26s)
NMU Mid-Year 2015 Commencement
368 graduates walk in NMU's winter graduation, featuring speaker Col. Danny Pummill. (1h 18m 56s)
Almost 900 graduates walk in NMU's spring graduation, featuring speaker Barry West. (1h 57m 13s)
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Northern Michigan University Commencement
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Pelkie: 100 Years of Finnishness in Michigan’s North Woods
Explore the history and ethnic identity of a small town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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