Harden Hall
The Elizabeth and Edgar Harden Hall is located off the academic mall. The second and part of the third floor contains the Lydia M. Olson Library. Located on the second floor, within the Library, is the Central Upper Peninsula and NMU Archives Reading Room and the Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center. Also on the third floor are classrooms and the offices for SHINE, SISU Innovation Institute, and the Honors Program. The newly completed fourth floor houses four academic departments--economics, history, philosophy and political science.
The lower levels house Audio-Visual Services, Public Radio 90, and WNMU-TV 13, where students produce the Public Eye News program and have other opportunities to gain direct studio production experience. The first level is also home to the computer Help Desk and Micro Repair, Technology Support Services. Traditional and distance-learning classrooms are complemented by a spacious concourse suitable for between-class and late-night studying, along with Fieras, a restaurant open during the academic year that features house-made Latin foods. In addition, Sundre is located on the first level and features products that are non-GMO, organic, fair-trade, gluten-free, kosher, vegan, and vegetarian. Locally roasted coffee is brewed daily.
Starting in May 2026, the first floor will undergo renovation. During that time, all first-floor offices and services, except PBS/NPR, will be relocated to Gries Hall.