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Northern Michigan University presidents and students highlight scholarship impact, workforce programs
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Northern Michigan University students and President Brock Tessman told the House Appropriations Subcommittee that state investments such as the Michigan Achievement Scholarship and workforce programs have supported enrollment growth, hands-on training and regional workforce placement.
Students, alumni and Northern Michigan University leaders told the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Higher Education and Community Colleges on April 24 that state scholarship and workforce programs are fueling enrollment and local job placement.
Bennett Lisonbee, a junior in Mechanical Engineering Technology, and other students described transfer ease and close faculty support at Northern. "If I have a question in the middle of the night...I can shoot them a text and they'll respond in the morning," Lisonbee said. Emma Gearopy, a senior in forensic biochemistry, recounted…
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