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Open education resource offered

Open education resource offered MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University has created an open educational resource Faculty Learning Community representing a broad range of academic departments as part of a two-year pilot program to increase OER use across campus and provide related professional development opportunities. The nine faculty members will be guided in adopting and adapting OER materials for their courses. SISU: The Innovation Institute is funding the pilot, which aligns with the administration’s commitment to make NMU more accessible.“The open education resource ...

Partnership news and views: Another impactful year of LSCP services

The Lake Superior Community Partnership has supported businesses, communities, and partner organizations for twenty-five years. With a wide range of services including business development support (retention visits, planning, succession tools, marketing, etc.) and networking opportunities to ...

A day at the beach

Kind of a big ‘dill’

By ALEXANDRIA BOURNONVILLE Jouranl Staff Writer MARQUETTE— One sport is dominating the greater Marquette area and even the nation, in 2023. Not football, archery or skateboarding— it’s pickleball. But why? Co-founder of the local pickleball enthusiast group, Brandon Mackie, ...

Air quality woes continue

CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency posted air quality alerts for several states stretching from Montana to Ohio on Sunday because of smoke blowing in from Canadian wildfires. “Air Quality alerts are in place for much of the Great Lakes, Midwest, and northern High Plains,” the National Weather Service said. “This is due to the lingering thick concentration of Canadian wildfire smoke over these regions. While the concentration of smoke in the atmosphere should begin to wain by Monday, there is still enough smoke to support unhealthy air quality that is ...

Tour Da Yoop, Eh raises awareness for important causes

By DREYMA BERONJA Journal Staff Writer MARQUETTE — Cyclists all over the country will soon embark on the “once in a lifetime” cycling ride around the Upper Peninsula. The annual Tour Da Yoop, Eh event is a 10-day, 1,200-mile ride around the U.P. showcasing the “amazing beauty ...