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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.

Coming this March 14, 2019

We are offering a one-day workshop with the Foundation for Teaching Economics on

Fundamentals of Environmental Economics

Location: Seaborg Center, West Science Room 2702, Northern Michigan University.

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (coffee, snacks, and lunch provided).

Audience: For educators and advanced Education students so they can incorporate environmental economic concepts into their classes.

Content: Focus of the program will be on developing market solutions to environmental issues and will incorporate a variety of lecture/discussion sessions and case studies / simulations adapted for classroom use.

Registration is required. Contact Dr. Hugo Eyzaguirre, Director of the NMU Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship, heyzagui@nmu.edu.

Successful 2018 Financial Literacy Activities

The NMU-CEEE organized the GeoCache for College Cash for NMU students awarding B&N Bookstore gift cards to the top three students. Also, promoted a similar competition among high school students in the region. Finally, the center 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 2018-2019 calendar. Download your copy here.

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.