Languages, Literatures and International Studies at NMU

10/05/2026

At the Presidential Investiture celebrations, we had wonderful representation at our department’s table. Thank you to Spanish Professor Amy Orf for taking the photo! L to R: Spanish major Leila Heuser, German Studies Professor Dr. Anna Zimmer, German Education minor Emily Falker, and Deaf Studies minor and tutor Summer Morrison!

09/30/2026

Join us for Profs, Pop & Pizza on Wednesday, October 7th from 5:00 - 6:00 in the Whitman Commons (room 136). Chat with our professors and advisors about the upcoming winter courses and our various programs. We’ll have pizza, cookies, pop, and games to enjoy! Also, we want to hear from YOU: Consider joining LLIS’s Student Advisory Group! Members work collaboratively with fellow language and international studies students in offering further opportunities in our department, while also providing feedback to our team with your unique student perspective. Learn more details at our event and sign-up to participate!
Have fun at PPP with our department and your fellow language/international studies enthusiasts; we hope to see you there!

09/28/2026

Thank you to our presenters and all who attended Planet Chat last Thursday! It was amazing hearing about our students’ experiences abroad. If you missed it, fear not — we hold this event every semester, so be sure to keep an eye on our page in the winter semester!

09/21/2026

Calling all majors and minors of our department: Submit your photo for our 2026-27 LLIS Major & Minor Student Poster! Simply email us your photo by Monday, September 28th. (If we don’t have a photo of you already, we might use your NMU ID photo in the system!) Thank you in advance for your participation.

09/17/2026

Interested in studying abroad? Join us for Planet Chat on Thursday, September 24th from 12:00 - 1:00 in the Library Atrium! Your fellow classmates will share their experiences studying abroad in a variety of countries. Hear their stories, ask questions, and enjoy a few snacks & refreshments.

09/15/2026

Are you interested in studying abroad next summer? Will you have completed SN 202 or above by the end of this school year? Join us for our interest meetings for the Faculty-Led Study Abroad program in Salamanca, Spain! Stop by the Language Resource Center (Harden 203A) at 4:00 pm on Tues 9/22, Wed 9/23, or Thurs 9/24 for more details on this exciting opportunity.

09/08/2026

Explore your tutoring options in the Wildcat Welcome in the Learning Commons!
Join us on Wednesday, September 9th from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm in the Learning Commons (main floor of the Olson Library, facing the Academic Mall). Check out the Language Resource Center — including meeting a few of our tutors! — enjoy light refreshments, and even take a photo with Wildcat W***y. We hope to see you there!

09/01/2026

Save the date for our first event of the school year: The LLIS Fall Kickoff will be Thursday, September 10th from 5:00 to 6:00 pm in the Whitman Commons (room 136). We’ll have pizza, cookies, refreshments, and fun games to try. (Including the infamous co****le!) We’ll also be taking photos for our 2026-27 majors and minors poster. Bring a friend and join us for a fun evening with our faculty and advisors!

08/31/2026

The Language Resource Center (LRC) is now open for Spanish, French (hours coming soon!), German, and ASL tutoring! We have both virtual and in-person tutoring options available. No appointments are necessary: Simply stop by the LRC — located in Harden Hall 203A in the Learning Commons — or the Zoom room during the specified shifts on our website. For our tutoring availability, please visit the link below. Our tutors look forward to meeting with you!
https://nmu.edu/languages/language-resource-center

08/26/2026

Join Dr. Anna Zimmer, German Professor and Assistant Director of the Honors Program, for tonight's excellent presentation on her U.P. 9/11 Oral History Project! We hope to see you at 7:00 pm in the Olson Library's Atrium.

The Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center presents an event about the Upper Peninsula 9/11 Oral History Project with Honors Assistant Director Anna Zimmer on Wednesday, August 26, at 7 p.m. The event will take place in the Atrium of the Lydia M. Olson Library in Harden Hall.

While much has been written about national and urban responses to 9/11, even 25 years after the attacks, little exists about how rural or Midwestern communities experienced that day and its aftermath. The UP 9/11 Oral History Project, conducted in collaboration with Dr. Zimmer’s Honors Program students, aims to address that gap by foregrounding regional memory, especially as shaped by geographical isolation, local institutions, and the UP’s Cold War military legacy.