NMU Holds 125th Anniversary Homecoming

Northern Michigan University's 125th Anniversary Homecoming will be held Sept. 20-21. Homecoming features several events for alumni and community members. All activities can be found on nmu.edu/homecoming.

The Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center is hosting an ongoing exhibition tied to the anniversary theme titled ""Northern Tapestry: 125 Years of Stories" in its Gries Hall gallery. The DeVos Art Museum exhibitions will also be available for viewing. The remaining daily schedule follows:

Friday, Sept. 20

Alumni are invited to check in at Wildcat Welcome outside the bookstore in the Northern Center for light refreshments, homecoming information, yearbooks and more. There will also be a campus-wide academic department open house. A nursing alumni events is scheduled from 2-4 p.m. in the Science Building, with an alumni panel presentation and tours. WNMU Public Media will host an open house in the Harden Hall Learning Resource Center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with tours, refreshments and snacks.

The NMU Women's Soccer teams is playing at the NMU outdoor fields located behind the Superior Dome. The game begins at 3 p.m. against Grand Valley State University.

NMU's annual Homecoming Parade will begin from the athletic complex parking lot at 5:30 p.m. at the Pine/Fair intersection, travel down Third Street and turn left on Hewitt before returning via Front Street.

Country duo Maddie & Tae will perform a free outdoor concert behind the Superior Dome. Gates open at 6 p.m. NMU student Sami Brown will open at 6:30, with the headliners taking the stage at 7:30 p.m. This concert is sponsored by Lenovo.

Saturday, Sept. 21

A Golden Wildcat Brunch for the classes of 1974 and prior in the Northern Center Ballroom at 9:30 a.m. President Tessman will be celebrating alumni on their 50th anniversary of their graduation from NMU. Please RSVP with Alumni Relations (906) 227-2610 to attend this event.

Dan Truckey, director of the Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center, will host a historical tour of NMU from 11 a.m. to noon, beginning at the Carillon Towers outside on the north end of the Northern Center.

There will be a tailgate party behind the dome (Lot 55 and adjacent grassy area) before the NMU Homecoming football game from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. From the tailgate head into the Dome to watch NMU kick off at 1 p.m. against Alma College.