MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) - Northern Michigan University in the Upper Peninsula said the fall term will open with classes on campus.
“We feel confident that every precaution will be taken to protect our entire campus community, while being able to provide a robust learning and living experience for students,” President Fritz Erickson said.
NMU in Marquette is one of the first state universities to declare plans for the next school year. Trustees approved the plan Thursday. Colleges and universities emptied early because of the coronavirus and turned to online instruction.
“Unless some external force stops us, we will have face-to-face instruction at Northern in fall,” said board chairman Steve Mitchell.
NMU has 7,600 undergraduate students. Marquette County has reported at least 50 cases of coronavirus and eight deaths. The Upper Peninsula has not been hit as hard as other areas of Michigan.
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