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What can you do with an outdoor recreation major?

Turn your love for nature into a rewarding career with an outdoor and environmental recreation major from Central Michigan University. Learn essential skills, explore diverse career paths and start making a difference.

Blog Posted August 27, 2024

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LPN Programs and the RN to BSN

Learn about the difference between LPN and RN, and what it means to be on an RN to BS track. Choosing the right nursing degree depends on your career goals, the level of responsibility you seek and your willingness to invest in education.

Blog Posted August 06, 2024

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Teaching as a second career: A roadmap for success

Are looking for a second career? Teaching is a great way to use what you learned in your current career to help educate and enrich the lives of the next generation of students.

Blog Posted August 07, 2024

Why you should consider a STEM bachelor’s degree

Careers in STEM fields - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics are booming. Choosing a degree in a STEM subject gives you a path to a variety of high-demand, high-paying jobs. STEM graduates with on groundbreaking projects that have a positive impact on the world.

Blog Posted August 05, 2024

What is a mentor? Why do I need one in college?

What is mentorship? And why do you need a mentor in college? Find out here along with what makes a good mentor, how to ask someone to be your mentor and even a sample message to use when you want to ask someone to mentor you!

Blog Posted June 19, 2024

May 2024: Website updates

The Digital Strategy Team kicked off May with updates to the some of the automated processes in Sitefinity.

Blog Posted May 16, 2024

Why choose a residential college or living learning community?

Many universities have alternative options for on-campus housing. Be sure to look into Residential Colleges and Living Learning Communities that allow you to live with other students with the same interests and goals.

Blog Posted May 30, 2024

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The Libraries’ New Transformative Agreements

The CMU Libraries recently signed transformative agreements with four journal publishers. A transformative agreement “transforms” the publishing process from the traditional subscription model to a new model in line with the open publishing model many publishers, libraries, and researchers are embracing today.

Blog Posted April 10, 2024

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Congratulations to our Spring 2024 graduating libraries student employees!

Spring 2024 recognition of the graduating libraries student employees.

Blog Posted April 19, 2024

Updated homepage design will improve user experience on cmich.edu

Central Michigan's Digital Strategy Team is rolling out another major enhancement designed to make it easier for users to find information and take actions on cmich.edu. The update will be live on Thursday, April 11.

Blog Posted April 10, 2024

March 2024: Website updates

During the month of March, the digital strategy team worked on improvements to the website that enhance user experience and improve overall website health.

Blog Posted March 21, 2024

Introducing Mariagabriella Stuardi, Special Collections Cataloging Librarian at the University Libraries

Blog Posted April 04, 2024

Celebrating CMU’s Book Authors and Editors

The annual Book Recognition Event celebrates the creative and scholarly achievements of CMU book authors and editors. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the University Libraries, the annual Book Recognition Event celebrates CMU authors, editors, illustrators, and translators.

Blog Posted March 14, 2024

The physician assistant career path: What is a PA?

Learn more about the exciting career path of a PA, including job description, schooling and salary.

Blog Posted February 27, 2024

February 22, 2024: Website updates

The Digital Strategy Team continues to make optimizations and enhancements to existing widgets.

Blog Posted February 22, 2024

ACT or SAT: What do I need to know?

Discover the differences between the ACT and SAT tests, their formats, scoring methods and college preferences, guiding you to choose the right test and prepare effectively for your academic journey.

Blog Posted February 16, 2024

A new home for finance administrative and faculty personnel services on cmich.edu

All units within CMU's division of Finance and Administrative Services and Faculty Personnel Services have moved their website content from the old SharePoint ("www2") site to the public-facing www.cmich.edu.

Blog Posted February 13, 2024

February 8, 2024: Website updates

February 8's website updates including changes that will optimize and improve users' experiences on the website and, specifically, on program pages.

Blog Posted February 08, 2024

January 22, 2024: Website updates

The Digital Strategy Team kicked off the new year with website updates and optimizations including changes to fonts, widgets and site structure to increase page load speed.

Blog Posted January 22, 2024

Welcome Lee Parker

Lee Parker, joined CMU Libraries on January 2, 2024. Lee as the new Instruction and Outreach Librarian. He will guide the library’s instruction efforts, including providing leadership for LIB 197, the library’s one-credit library skills class. He will also spearhead outreach to academic support units and other offices on campus in hopes of strengthening relationships and improving support for students.

Blog Posted January 15, 2024