Northern Michigan University: Northern Michigan University Alumni, Tom Izzo, Jerry Glanville, Howard Schultz, Steve Mariucci, Dallas Drake

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Northern Michigan University alumni, Tom Izzo, Jerry Glanville, Howard Schultz, Steve Mariucci, Dallas Drake, Mark Olver, Dick Pole, Steve Carpenter, DaVarryl Williamson, Steven Wiig, Don Waddell, Zach Tarkir, Robert William Davis, Jackie Swanson, Cathy Turner, Jason Cameron, Tuomas Tarkki, Jay W. Johnson, Longyear Hall of Pedagogy, Steven E. Day, Steve Lindberg, Kimberly Derrick, Mary Valentine, Michael Lahti, Judith Bailey, WNMU, Nita Engle, John A. Fallon, John D. Holum, WNMU-FM, Paul Tirone, Steve Avery, Carol Goldsmith, Morgan Smyth, Joe Borri, Mike Gleason, Jerry Woods, Passages North. Excerpt: Northern Michigan University is a 4 year college public university established in 1899 located in Marquette, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With a population of nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, Northern Michigan University is the Upper Peninsula's largest university. Dating back to 1907 and originally located on the corner of Kaye and Presque Isle, the Heart of Northern was long a landmark of NMU. After falling into a severe state of neglect by the end of the 20th century, a new mound was created closer to the center of campus in time for its Centennial Celebration in 1999.Northern Michigan University, NMU for short, was established in 1899 by the Michigan Legislature as Northern State Normal School with the original purpose of providing teacher preparation programs in Michigan's then-wild and sparsely populated Upper Peninsula. When it opened its doors in 1899, Northern enrolled thirty-two students who were taught by six faculty members utilizing rented rooms in Marquette City Hall. The original 20-acre (81,000 m) campus-site at the corner of Presque Isle and Kaye Avenues was on land donated by local businessman and philanthropist John M. Longyear, whose namesake academic building, Longyear Hall, open...