Here is an informal account of the Northwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees meeting Monday, October 26, 2015.
Details on the actions items and reports are contained in the Board Packet available online. (more…)
Spend the Summer of 2016 in Brazil Teaching English to Brazilian High School Students!
For the fourth year in a row, NMC will send eight students to Brazil as part of US-Brazil Connect www.us-brazil.org This a powerful opportunity to gain knowledge of a different culture while also giving back to a Brazilian community. We encourage students to visit the USBC web site and learn how to become a “Fellow” If interested, please contact the Office of International Services and Service Learning, at 995-2524.
Learn more about this experience from former NMC US-Brazil Connect fellows as they share their “Pay It Forward” projects from Macapa, Amapa, Brazil. Pizza available for those attending.
Stop by our table outside the Hawk Owl Cafe Wednesday, November 4, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to meet NMC Study Abroad students and hear testimonials of the benefits and impact of their experiences. Last year, NMC sent 80 students abroad. Come learn about the exciting opportunities for 2016!
Sponsored by the Office of International Services and Service Learning
Submit your NMC Study Abroad digital photos (taken on any Study Abroad Experience through NMC) by 1 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11. (The original deadline was Nov. 5.) Photo categories are scenery and culture/people. Winner and a runner-up in both categories. Prizes include travel luggage & gift certificates to Zakey, Thai Cafe, & Agave restaurants. Winning photos will be displayed in the Hawk Owl Cafe during International Education Week, November 16-20. Contest is open to students that have traveled with NMC. Photos must be taken by contributor, up to two photos in two different categories can be submitted per person.
Photos must be good quality resolution in JPG form.
Submit photos to kcatino@nmc.edu.
In recognition of International Education Week, NMC Office of International Services and Service Learning and the Utopia Foundation are sponsoring a free screening of the award-winning film Poverty, Inc. on Wednesday, November 18 at 7 p.m. in the Milliken Auditorium at the Dennos Museum Center.
A special guest, Director Michael Matheson Miller, will be on hand for an audience Q& A following the screening.
Poverty, Inc. asks the question, who profits the most from fighting poverty around the globe, big business, or the average citizen? One of the most sought after films world wide and a top selection at this year’s TCFF, Poverty, INC will open your mind to what works and what often causes increased dependency under the banner of “helping the needy.”
Drawing from over 200 interviews filmed in 20 countries, Poverty, Inc. unearths an uncomfortable side of charity we can no longer ignore. From TOMs Shoes to international adoptions, from solar panels to U.S. agricultural subsidies, the film challenges each of us to ask the tough question: Could I be part of the problem?
“A powerful and uncompromising film that strikes at the core of the traditional understanding of development and international assistance.”
Learn more at www.povertyinc.org.
For more information, contact NMC International Services and Service Learning at (231) 995-2524.