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ClinicalScienceshostedaseriesomoleculardiagnosticsworkshopsorthersttimeoncampus.Morethan30highschooleducatorsandclinicallaboratoryproession-alsromacrosstheUpperPenin-sulaparticipatedintheinterac-tivesessionswhichhighlightedthebasicsoDNAthehistoryoPolymeraseChainReactionandtheadvancesinmoleculartechniquesthathavebeenmadeinclinicaldiseasediagnosis.SixteenNMUstudentsmajoringinclinicallabora-toryscienceattendedaworkshoptogetahands-onintroductiontomoleculardiagnosticsandlearnaboutcareeroptionsinclinicallaboratorymedicine.Currentlythereareanestimated40000unlledlaboratoryjobsintheUnitedStates.NMUistheonlyuniversitythatofersveNationalAccreditingAgencyorClinicalLaboratorySciencesaccreditedprogramsintheUnitedStates.Itisoneothreeuniversitiesnationwidethatofersbothdiagnosticmolecularscienceandcytogeneticsprograms.WhenIhavebeenininterviewsorjobsorPh.D.programsIamotenaskedtospeakaboutwhatexperienceIvehadinavarietyoelds.ManyothemcomebacktoSuperiorEdgeactivities.DiversitydenitelyhashelpedmestandoutasacandidateinthesesituationsbecausemostpeoplehaventgonetoAricaorspentamonthstudyingabroadimmersedinanotherculturelikeIhave.IdenitelyeellikeIvemadeadiferenceintheworld.KristinDenryterBiologygraduatestudentandSuperiorEdgeparticipantActivelearningclassroomsarebecomingthenewnormatNMU.TheuniversityisalsoblazingapathorotherinstitutionswithitsActiveLearningCatalystsTeachingCommonsreceivingthe2013InnovativeUseoMERLOTAwardattheSloan-CMERLOTEmergingTechnologiesorOnlineLearningsymposiuminLasVegas.MERLOTstandsorMultimediaEducationalResourceorLearningandOnlineTeaching.WearecomingtotheendomysecondyearusingournewactivelearningclassroomandIhavebeenthinkingohowmuchmydiferentcoursestaughtintheroomhavevaried.Mymarinebiologycourseisocusedonatextbookusedtopoweraippeddesignwhiletheecologicalanimalphysiologycoursedoesntevenhaveatext.MarinebiologyalsoheavilyusestheInternetandvideoresourcestobringtheoceantotheupperMidwest.Alltheseclasseshaveheavilyshitedawayromlectureandtowardin-classactivities.Thestudentsseemtoappreciatethevariabilityaswearedoingdiferentthingseveryday.BiologyproessorAlecLindsayStudentimpactActivelearningExploringtheWorldofMolecularDiagnosticsPresidentHaynesacilitatedaU.P.RoadTourin2012-13thatbroughtanNMUpresencetoseveralcitiesintheUpperPeninsula.Facultymembersstudentscoachesathletesandadministratorsvisitedvarioushighschoolsbusinessesandhealth-careacilities.TheyalsometwithmembersoeconomicdevelopmentandChamberoCommerceorganizations.IntheeveningNorthernhostedareceptionorareaalumniandcommunityandbusinessleaders.ThegoalwastolearnotheorganizationseconomicdevelopmenttrainingtechnologyandeducationalneedsnowandintheutureandwhatroleNMUcanplayinmeetingthoseneeds.