February 2008
Welcome
Welcome to the February edition of the Northwood University alumni e-newsletter.
It is an exciting time here at Northwood University! For the first time in history the Timberwolves women’s basketball team has made it to the GLIAC playoffs. Second seeded Northwood will host 3rd seeded Ferris on Saturday, March 1 at 6:00 pm. We encourage you to come back to campus on Saturday and witness history; the women guarantee an exciting game.
Northwood is excited to announce that Navy Admiral Patrick M. Walsh will be speaking on campus during Values Emphasis Week at 11:00 am on Monday, March 17. We have opened up this event to alumni since Admiral Walsh is such a dynamic speaker. Please contact me for details. Another event on campus that continues to grow every year is the 7th annual NU Style Show. This year’s event, “A Parisian Affair”, will take place on Wednesday, March 26th at 7:30 pm in the Hach Student Life Center. The NU Style Show is fashioned after an industry couture fashion show. I highly recommend attending; you will be amazed at the production the students create. Contact Jenna Arcari at 586-850-2008 (arcarij@northwood.edu) or Cassandra Hackworth at 989-837-4313 for tickets.
Enjoy the pictures below from a few of our recent alumni events. Feel free to share pictures with me that you have taken at an alumni event and I will do my best to publish them in the e-newsletter or NU Idea magazine.
My last request for the month…even if you don’t have snow where you are….help those of us out that do…and think spring!
“An optimist is the human personification of spring.”
By Susan J. Bissonette
Julie Felske
Class of 2001
Alumni Director
felske@northwood.edu
1977 NU alumnus Rick Beaudin and soon-to-be NU freshman football player Noah Pelto
2008 Alumni basketball game participants
NU alumni Heather Rodgers and Stephanie Hecht and friends get the chance to meet Steagle Colbeagle the Eagle at a Saginaw Spirit Game.
NU alumna Lisa Vititoe and NU Student Jordan Cullen playing euchre at the 6th annual Student Alumni Board euchre tournament.
Upcoming Events
Click HERE to view the complete alumni event schedule.
| February 29 | Cleveland Auto Show Alumni & Friends Reception, Cleveland, Ohio |
| March 17 | Values Emphasis Week Speaker - Admiral Walsh, Midland, Michigan |
| March 19 | Grand Rapids Griffins Alumni Event, Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| March 26 | Northwood Style Show – Midland, Michigan |
| April 16 | NU Alumni Detroit Business After Hours, Metro-Detroit, Michigan |
| April 17-19 | Freedom Seminar in Detroit (stay tuned for special alumni events at the Freedom Seminar) |
| April 25 | 2008 Outstanding Alumni Achievement Awards, Midland, Michigan |
Click HERE to view the complete alumni event schedule.
News @ NU
Click on the news articles below to view the rest of the story.
- Northwood University's DeVos Graduate School of Management
- Announces First-of-its-Kind Dealership Executive MBA
- Northwood University WEB TV - Stafford Dinner Episode
- Northwood Students Host a "Parisian Affair"
- Northwood Hosts its 19th Annual Creativity Conference March 6-8
- Northwood Presents Dr. Eugene Beckham's Damsels and Dragons Exhibition
- Northwood Gallery Hosts Two Winter Shows Until March 10
Student Groups
DECA
Northwood University’s DECA students recently competed at the Delta Epsilon Chi/DECA State Career and Development Conference in Lansing February 8 through 10. Everyone who participated in the competition will be able to attend the International Career and Development Conference to be held from April 11-16 in Atlanta, GA. Click HERE for more details.
BPA
The Northwood University BPA team competed at the Business Professionals of America State Leadership Conference in Grand Rapids on February 16. The team competed against 5 other Michigan Colleges in the state competition. Fourteen Northwood students earned first places and a total of 22 students qualified to attend the national competition in Reno, Nevada on May 7-11, 2008.
Mock Trial Team
On January 28, 2008 Northwood University’s Mock Trial Teams competed at the Cornell University Mock Trial Tournament in Ithaca, New York. The Cornell Invitational Tournament was attended by 28 teams from schools around the country. At the awards ceremony following the competition, Northwood’s Team 930 was awarded 7th place based on their performance in four separate mock trials. Click HERE for more details.
Athletics
Click on the links below to read the most recent athletic news stories:
- Women's Basketball Team Earns a Place in GLIAC Playoffs for the First Time in History
- Northwood Football Signs 2008 Freshman Class
- NU Track Team Performs Well at Open
- Jodi Ostergren named GLIAC North Division Player of the Week
- 2008 Northwood Volleyball Camps Flyer
Continuing Education
Becker CPA Review is now offering classes at Northwood University
Saturday classes for the CPA review will begin on March 8, 2008
- Prepare for success – Those who are serious about passing the CPA exam rely on the highest rated Becker CPA review
- Becker students pass at twice the rate of all CPA Exam candidates who did not take a Becker review course, based on averages of AICPA-published rates.
- Register today!
To view course schedules and register, visit the website at www.beckercpa.com or call 877-CPA EXAM.
19th Annual Northwood University International Creativity Conference
A Breath of Fresh Air: Creativity and Change
March 6 – 8, 2008
Midland, Michigan
Inspiration
The conference theme is inspired by the re-launching of the Alden B. Dow Creativity Center at Northwood University. The center has established a new mission and strategic direction - its own exciting change in programming and operations. There are two conference changes this year. One positions the Creativity Conference in March to increase Northwood’s student participation. The other is to register for the conference beginning January 15, 2008 online at www.northwood.edu/abd.
Contact Jessika Satori at 989-837-4478 for additional information.
Eye on Business
The purpose of the Eye on Business section is to provide you with interesting websites to add to your "favorites" on your computers, as well as to provide you with key economic data at a glance.
| Present – February 27, 2008 | Previous Year –February 27, 2007 | |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 12,694.28 |
12,216.24 |
| NASDAQ | 2,353.78 |
2,407.86 |
| Price of Crude Oil ($ per barrel) | 99.65 |
61.80 |
| Price of Gold | 959.50 |
664.20 |
| Prime Interest Rate | 7.25 |
8.25 |
| Average Home Mortgage Rate | 5.58 |
5.86 |
| Value of U.S. $ relative to Euro | .6608 |
.7592 |
| Value of U.S. $ relative to Yen | 106.35 |
120.82 |
| U.S. Budget Deficit | 161 Billion |
248 Billion |
| Quarterly GDP | 13,967.3 Billion |
12,573.5 Billion |
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