Dennos Museum participating as a Blue Star Museum for 2015

Active duty military personnel and their families can enjoy free admission to the Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College all summer long thanks to Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts; Blue Star Families, a non-profit organization supporting military families; and the U.S. Department of Defense. (more…)

Memorial service for former adjunct Jo Bullis set for June 3

Memorial services for the late Jo Bullis will be held on June 3, 2015, at the Hagerty Conference Center, on  NMC’s Great Lakes Campus, 715 E. Front Street, Traverse City.

Doors will open at 5 p.m., and the service will start at 5:30 pm.

Rabbi Chava Bahle and Sister Augusta Stratz will serve as officiants.  Questions may be directed to Mary Kavanaugh-Gahn, 231-941-0771.

Bullis died May 15, 2015. She spent 25 years working at the Women’s Resource Center and was also an adjunct instructor at NMC. She taught courses on criminal law, criminal procedure, ethics, diversity, civil rights and interpersonal communication, domestic violence nature and prevalence, as well as domestic violence law. Read her obituary here.

 

New Paramedic Associate Degree through partnership with Munson

Northwestern Michigan College and Munson Regional EMS have partnered to offer an Associate in Applied Science Degree (AAS) with a Paramedic focus.  All general education classes are offered at NMC; all paramedic classes are offered through Munson Regional EMS.  It is designed so students can transfer 43 paramedic credits from Munson Regional EMS to NMC.  Once an additional 18 or more general education credits are completed as identified in the NMC program map, the student will earn an AAS – Paramedic.

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June Wellness Works- National Skin Cancer Prevention Month

national skin prevention monthSkin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. Over 3.5 million cases of basal and squamous cell skin cancer are diagnosed each year. The deadliest form of skin cancer, melanoma, racks up more than 76,000 new cases each year. Although the statistics are sobering, the American Cancer Society has developed simple steps you can take to prevent the disease. (more…)