NMC Technology Help Desk- Tech tips: Microsoft Office and Google Docs introduction

microsoft vs google docsMicrosoft Office has held the market for professional and individual word processing, presentations, and data recording for years and with good reason. No other software platform has been able to create or support a well-rounded and thorough product to seriously threaten their market share. Google through their Google Apps has taken the basic functionality of Microsoft Office products like Word and Excel an added a very unique feature that works well with the established Microsoft Office programs. The feature allows documents to be created in Drive or Microsoft Word, and then allow, people to work on the same document at the same time and see the changes made in real time. (more…)

CIE’s Friday Forum for March focuses on helping students produce stronger writing

Friday Forums will occur one Friday each month through April. These forums are brought to you by the Center for Instructional Excellence which supports student learning by encouraging faculty-driven initiatives, promoting development of faculty knowledge, and recognizing the achievement of excellence. March’s Friday Forum will take place on Friday, March 6 from noon-1:30 p.m. in Founders Hall 110 and addresses the question: How can we help our students produce stronger writing in every class? Lunch is provided, good conversation is guaranteed.

Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 4 to Rita Kucera at rkucera@nmc.edu. (more…)

Skilled trades grant is largest program equipment grant in NMC history

TRAVERSE CITY — NMC received double good news last week, with announcements of both state and federal grant dollars to expand college programs.

On Feb. 24 NMC learned it will receive the largest program equipment grant in college history from the state of Michigan: $2.07 million for Engineering Technology, Marine Technology, Welding Technology, Nursing and Computer Information Technology programs. NMC is one of 18 community colleges around the state to share $50 million in skilled trade equipment funds. Gov. Rick Snyder said the program represents “an effort to help close a talent gap and meet a demand for good-paying jobs.”

NMC will match 25 percent of the grant funds, or $697,061, to bring the total cost to $2.77 million.

“This investment by both the state and NMC is substantial, and indicative of the significant role community colleges play in their local economies,” said NMC President Timothy J. Nelson.

In addition, the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center last week also received approval for $2 million in new federal funding, to be spent statewide. As the northern office of the MMTC, which provides training and other services to help businesses grow and improve, NMC’s Training Services division expects to see at least $75,000 starting July 1. More details will be available as that date approaches.

Release date: March 2, 2015

For more information:

Diana Fairbanks
Executive Director of Public Relations, Marketing and Communications
dfairbanks@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1019

 

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