An early warning for Northern Michigan University

When NMU broke for Spring Break on February 28, 2020, very few people on campus were concerned about the coronavirus. Within days, the situation around the globe grew more dire and evidence was accumulating which indicated the USA was on the same path. On Wednesday, March 4, I sent an email to the NMU President, Fritz Erickson, pleading for him to extend Spring Break by one week in order to avoid bringing all of the traveling students (and potentially the virus) back with them to Marquette.