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Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship

The Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship is dedicated to support K-12 educators, K-16 students, and parents of students about the economic way of thinking in the context of a free market system and instilling in them an appreciation for these useful tools and their applications.

About the Center

The NMU-CEEE provides a variety of services, programs and resources including K-12 educator training programs, professional development Albert_Beekhuis_Award._2012_tsmall.PNG workshops, graduate courses and more. Look for a our programs in this website and in our Facebook page.

The NMU-CEEE is the recipient of the 2012 Albert Beekhuis Center of Excellence Award from the National Council for Economic Education.

2019 Financial Literacy Activities: Poster Contest for April Financial Literacy Month

The NMU-CEEE organized a poster contest on financial literacy for elementary and middle school students in the U.P. The pictures of the finalists and winners were included in a 2019-2020 calendar.

2019 Economics Challenge and Personal Finance Challenge

Register your high school teams to compete in these prestigious national competitions. Those who qualified for the State Finals in March will receive support to attend the competition downstate. For more information and registration click HERE for the Economics Challenge, and HERE for the Personal Finance Challenge.

Workshop was offered with the Foundation for Teaching Economics: Fundamentals of Environmental Economics

We offered a one-day workshop on March 14 for educators and advanced Education students so they can incorporate environmental economic concepts into their classes. The focus of the program was on developing market solutions to environmental issues and incorporated a variety of lecture/discussion sessions and case studies / simulations adapted for classroom use. Twenty-three educators participated in the program.