Meet the students that made Rokerthon happen.
It may have taken 634 to set a new world record, but these students made it all possible.
Tristan Ruiz
ASNMU President
Jamie Alberta
Marketing
Katie Bultman
Graduate Assistant
Brooke Burlingame
Marketing
Josie Goddard
Public Relations
Alexandria Watson
Public Relations
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The spirit of the campus really stood out. I went to a state school on a Great Lake in upstate New York; NMU has that same small-town spirit with a big heart.
-Al Roker
Student Visual Production Team
Joe Reynolds
Photographer
"It was a surreal experience, and I'm grateful for all the hard work put in by everyone."
Samantha Ozanich
Photographer
Scott Crady
Photographer
"It was super chaotic but well put together event. It was a once in a life-time experience and it was definitely worth getting up at 5 am for!"
Rokerthon Image Gallery
Tristan Ruiz
ASNMU President
“Rokerthon was an amazing event well coordinated by the Marketing Office! I was amazed at how orderly it was, but even more so at the amount of participation from our student body! I can say I am proud to be the student body President during such a cool event with high participation and energy from everyone! My only regret is I couldn't participate in the freeze tag itself!”
Jamie Alberta
Marketing
"Working with the Today Show has been an incredible experience, but just one of the countless opportunities I've had as being a Wildcat.”"
Katie Bultman
Graduate Assistant
"Rokerthon was an incredible experience. It allowed us as students to see the fast paced, behind-the-scenes work it takes to create a live TV program. The Today Show brought along a great crew to work with and learn from, and the full-time staff here at NMU pulled together an amazing event in a very short amount of time. I'm very thankful to have the opportunity to work in the marketing office here at NMU with a wonderful group that really trusts us as students to get the job done when it comes down to it, and I've learned so much from all of them. What a great experience and opportunity!"
Brooke Burlingame
Marketing
"I would say that Rokerthon was absolutely amazing and incredible to be a part of. Not only was I able to help in the behind-the-scenes of the event, but I was also able to participate in the game of freeze tag. It was so fun to see how much work went into the event, and then see it carried out successfully."
Josie Goddard
Public Relations
"Working with the Today show was such an eye opening experience. It was crazy to work with such a professional and well-known production team, right here in Marquette, Mich. Being able able to take concepts that I've learned in the classroom and apply them to the real world isn't something that you can get just anywhere."
Alexandria Watson
Public Relations
"Rokerthon, wow what an amazing event to be a part of. Working an event at 4am has never been so rewarding. The collaboration between the Today show staff and NMU was wonderful to participate in. All of the hard work and dedication from every party involved insured a flawless event that put a positive national spotlight on NMU. I loved it."