INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:
Tiffany Comfort: tcomfort@nmu.edu
Dr. Jo Doran: 163 Whitman, cdoran@nmu.edu
NELI
2014 Brazil Summer Program Calendar
YOUR NOTES
Please note that all classes
will be held in 127 Whitman.
Hall.
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ACADEMIC SERVICE LEARNING (ASL) MEET IN 163 TO GO TO NTN OFFICE
BUSINESS PRESENTATONS: RESOURCE ROOM, 3301 HEDGCOCK
COMPANY VISITS: MEET IN 163 WHITMAN AT 1:45
FIELD TRIPS
OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES: Please contact Amber if you want to go as a group
and you would like a ride: asuggitt@nmu.edu
REQUIRED ACTIVITIES are underlined
Please remember that there is no alcohol allowed
in the dormitories. Your dormitory is West Hall.
SUNDAY
July 13
MONDAY
July 14
Lunch Wildcat Den Tiffany,
José, and Dr. Jo
Meet at main door of
West Hall
9:00 – 11:45
Class time with Dr. Jo and
Tiffany Comfort
- Orientation: Bring your
passport and I20 to class.
- ESL assessment
Watch World Cup at bar of
your choice. Tiffany and
José will familiarize you
with the Third Street area,
where you can find a place
to watch the World Cup
on T.V.
SUNDAY
July 20
12:00: Lunch with Tony
Tollefson at Wildcat Den
1:15- City Tour with Tony
Tollefson, former Mayor of
Marquette and Amber
MONDAY
July 21
Regular class day
Tentative cookout at
friend of Kevin’s on lake:
TBA
Otherwise, cookout at Dr.
Jo’s house. Please RSVP.
NTN Trail Trip with Nikki,
Yore (the dog), Tiffany,
Allie, and Gwyneth.
Please meet at NTN office
TUESDAY
July 15
WEDNESDAY
July 16
REGULAR CLASS SCHEDULE:
Regular class day (morning)
Morning Classes: Tiffany Comfort
Reading/Writing and Listening/
Speaking: 9:00 – 10:15
Scavenger Hunt
15-Minute Break
Back to Class: 10:30 – 11:45
Lunch: 11:45 – 1:45
Afternoon Class: ASL Project
2:00 – 3:00. Meet with
Noquamenon Trail Network
Representative. At 2:00 p.m.
Please meet in 163 Whitman at
1:45 p.m.
3:30 to 4:30 – Dr. Tom Isaacson,
Assistant Professor of Public
Relations. Topic: International
Marketing
Afternoon Class: Dr. Jo
ASL Project: 2:00 – 3:15
TUESDAY
July 22
WEDNESDAY
July 23
THURSDAY
July 17
Regular class day
4:00 – 5:00 – Dr. Dave
Rayome, Dean NMU College
of Business. Topic:
Entrepreneurship and
American Business
“Disney on Parade”
7:30; Marquette City Band
Concert, Presque Isle Park.
Email Dr. Jo if you want to go.
THURSDAY
July 24
Regular class day
Regular class day (morning)
Regular class day (morning)
Dead River Coffee: 12:45 – 1:45
p.m. Please meet in 163
Whitman at 1:45 p.m.
Afternoon Class:
Company Visit at 2:00
“RTI” (Pioneer Surgical)
Please meet in 163 Whitman at
1:45 p.m.
Afternoon Class: ASL Project
2:00 – 3:00. Meet with
Noquamenon Trail Network
Representative. At 2:00 p.m.
Please meet in 163 Whitman
at 1:45 p.m.
Regular afternoon class
(although we may begin late)
4:00 – 5:00 – Margo Vroman,
J.D., Assistant professor of
Business Law. Topic: U.S.
Business Law
3:30 – 4:30 : Jody Lindberg,
Assistant Dean NMU College
of Business. Topic: Internships
FRIDAY
July 18
Regular class day
(morning)
Afternoon Class:
Company Visit at 2:00
p.m. to Tri-Media.”
Please meet in 163
Whitman at 1:45 p.m.
SATURDAY
July 12
-Kevin and Amber pickup
from Chicago
-Resident hall check in
when you get to
Marquette.
SATURDAY
July 19
No Classes: Homework!
Field trip #1
Canoeing at AuTrain, 1:00
to 6:00 p.m. Meet at main
door of West Hall at 1:00
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 p.m.
Blueberry Festival: Free
Admission. Food costs
money.
FRIDAY
July 25
Regular class day
SATURDAY
July 26
No Classes: Homework!
Field trip #2:
Trip to Fort Wilkins at
Copper Harbor, 9:00 a.m.
to 7:00 p.m.
Please meet at: TBA
SUNDAY
MONDAY
July 27
July 28
Free day!
Regular class day (morning)
Art on the Rocks (free
admission), Outback Art
Fair, 10am-5pm (free)
Afternoon Class: Company
Visit at 2:15: La Dolcé Video
and Design at 2:00 p.m.
Please meet in 163
Whitman at 1:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
July 29
Regular class day
WEDNESDAY
July 30
Cookout at Dr. Jo’s house.
Please RSVP.
August 3
Free day!
August 4
Regular class day
Cookout at Dr. Jo’s house.
Please RSVP.
August 10
Kevin and Amber with
group in Chicago
August 11
August 5
No Classes
LUNCH: Donckers’: Please meet
in 163 Whitman at 11:45. We
will have lunch at Donckers’ and
then talk with the owner(s).
Afternoon Class: ASL Project
2:00 – 3:00. Meet with
Noquamenon Trail Network
Representative. At 2:00 p.m.
Please meet in 163 Whitman
at 1:45 p.m. Please note that
Tiffany will take you to this
meeting.
Field trip #3:
Trip to Seney National
Wildlife Refuge. 10:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
August 2
Please work on your ASL
project today.
Hike: Echo Lake
7:30 p.m. – Music of American
Composers”
5:30 – 7:00 – Historical tribute to
the Frisbee. Optional $5.00
donation.
August 6
August 7
Regular class day:
Finish up Presentations/Work
- ASL Presentations: 9:00 a.m.
NTN Representative will attend.
-Closing events
-Residence hall check out
3:30 – 4:30 – Tony Tollefson,
Former Mayor of Marquette.
Topic: Relationship between city
government and business
-Graduation ceremony: TBA
First day of Marquette County
Fair
August 12
August 1
Regular class day (morning)
4:00 – 5:00 – Dr. Carol Steinhaus,
Associate Professor of
Management. Topic:
Intercultural Issues in Business.
Frisbee at the Superior Dome
7:30 p.m.
July 31
FRIDAY
Regular class day
Regular afternoon class
4:00 – 5:30 – Dr. Julio
Caneda, Assistant Professor
of Management. Topic:
International Management
THURSDAY
2
SATURDAY
August 13
August 14
August 8
August 9
-Kevin and Amber take
group to Chicago
Kevin and Amber with group
in Chicago
August 15
August 16`
Group departs from O’Hare
STUDENT REQUIREMENTS:

Please visit NMU’s Writing Center, Room 111g in the Learning Resource Center. Summer hours are Tuesday and Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
You can find the website at http://222.nmu.edu/writingcenter/

For company Visits (to Tri-Media Environmental and Engineering, Dead River Coffee, Pioneer Surgical, LaDolcé Video and Design, and Donckers’) come
with at least two open-ended questions for the business owner/representative.

RSVP means that you are required to let the host or hostess know if you will be attending. Please RSVP before the invitation so the host/hostess can
make plans on how much food to purchase.