These employees recently started working at the college. Let’s welcome them to the NMC community!
These employees recently started working at the college. Let’s welcome them to the NMC community!
Kudos to Corbin Thompson, Brooklynn Golnick, Kaitlyn DeBoer, Denny Nguyen, Bob Bugai and John Burris. Corbin, Brooklynn, Kaitlyn, Denny, Bob and John were instrumental in the setup and take down of all the equipment needed for the Juneteenth Celebration. Without their commitment and assistance, the event would not have been as successful as it was.
Kudos to Dylan Schaub, Chris Hanna and Kyle Morrison. The wizards at EMT save the day again! They have assembled a hardware-based solution that allows our Engine simulator (physically located in GL-214) to be controlled from and displayed in GL-111, greatly increasing its utility as a teaching tool while avoiding the need for an expensive additional computer license.
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These employees recently started working at the college. Let’s welcome them to the NMC community!
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them!
Kudos to our Enrollment Services Directors, Lisa vonReichbauer, Jim Patterson, Alyssa Irani and Lisa Eiden. The Directors in Enrollment Services are team players! They listened to staff’s request at our ES Department retreat, set expectations/goals for the department and are following though! Go team!!
Kudos to Ben Herman and Facilities. Ben and the entire Facilities team helped organize and execute the emptying and freshening up of faculty offices in Scholars Hall in anticipation of welcoming Business faculty and staff to the building. With Beckett undergoing similar changes, it became necessary to relocate Business, Social Science, and Communications faculty, especially moving instructors out of the SH115 pod and into their new offices. Ben was quick to answer questions, provide needed moving supplies like boxes and solve any problems that developed during the painting, refurbishing and moving process. He coordinated with other NMC staff to facilitate the moving of computers and telephones, and he made sure that everything was clearly and promptly communicated to all those involved. Such a labor-intensive and detailed task went smoothly with the guidance of Ben and the Facilities team.
Kudos to Jim Gullen. Jim was instrumental in helping to provide research and planning in our successful effort to secure our recent $120,000 workforce development contract with MI Works.
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Kudos to Danielle Quinlan. Danielle Quinlan coordinated and managed Extended Education’s first Campus Day since 2019. This event falls under “Community Engagement” in our current strategic plan. On May 9, 2025 Campus Day returned to the main Front Street Campus. Over $13K in net revenue (income minus direct expenses) was realized. The team welcomed 300+ participants, instructors, and volunteers. The day consisted of 40+ learning sessions from Extended Education offerings, plus community offerings such as Old Town Playhouse, BATA, city government, and the NMC Foundation. Thank you, Danielle, for making this event a huge success!
Kudos to our Grounds Crew. The grounds crew did an amazing job making sure that Front St. campus looked amazing for Campus Day on Friday, May 9th. They also set up picnic tables to ensure our attendees had outdoor seating at lunch time. Thank you, grounds team – we appreciate you!
Kudos to Garrett Croon & The Security Team. Garrett and his team facilitated all aspects of parking and security for Campus Day. In addition to providing assistance before the event began, they also stepped up to help secure an area for our BATA shuttle and assisted our guests who needed handicapped parking. You’re the best! Thank you for your support and collaboration.
Kudos to Kyle Morrison, Chris Hanna, and Dylan Schaub. The EdTech team assisted in all technical needs during our May 9th Campus Day event. They responded quickly to tech issues and walked instructors who were new to our campus through all technical challenges. And the best part – they did it collaboratively – it’s a pleasure working with you!
Kudos to Angie Adamick. Angie and her custodial team were instrumental in making sure campus looked great for Campus Day on May 9th. In addition to real-time sweeping and mopping of the floors in the Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center, one of our participants wrote in his evaluation survey, “FYI, the cleanest bathrooms and classrooms I have ever seen. Your cleaning crew is excellent!”
Kudos to our Custodial, Grounds, and Maintenance departments, and Cathy Brown. The entire facilities department worked together to transform a storage closet in the Extended Education suite into an office for a new full-time hire. By utilizing the new work order system, we were able to have shelving removed, carpet replaced, walls painted, and furniture delivered and assembled in a few short weeks. The process was smooth and easy! Thank you!
Kudos to Lil Anderson, Marcus Bennett, Katy Knight, Kristi Hallett, Facilities Team, Educational Technology, Emily Crull, and more! I want to give a huge kudos to the folks who made our Pride Family Field Day with Up North Pride a success! It was a beautiful, sunny day filled with so much joy and fun, and it would not have been possible without everyone’s help!
Special thanks to Lil Anderson for jumping in and coordinating many of the moving parts, to Marcus Bennett and Campus Life for lending games and equipment, to Emily Crull and Katy Knight for their help with getting the word out to our communities, and to Kristi Hallett, the Facilities and Educational Technology teams for helping make sure we had the space set up the way we needed!
Thanks also to the folks who were there as vendors, everyone who volunteered to help during the event, and anyone who came out to enjoy a little fun in the sun with us! Your participation always helps make events like ours extra special!
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Kudos to Dennos Museum Center Team. The Dennos Museum hosted its 4th Spring Art Market with 25 Michigan artists in May. As a team, the staff knocked this event out of the park with their creativity, enthusiasm, time, and presence from set-up to tear-down. The event exceeded last year’s attendance and offered a range of fun for all ages through staff collaboration, from a Mother’s Day card-making project to Mimosas & a pianist in the galleries. The market garnered much praise from visitors and participants and one of the compliments heard most centers around the museum’s staff and volunteers. When asked what they love most about the event artists say,
So, kudos to the entire Dennos Museum Staff!
Experts suggest maintaining an “attitude of gratitude” increases positivity for yourself and for others. Please encourage your colleagues by submitting a KUDOS. Let them know you appreciate their hard work and are thinking of them!
These employees recently started working at the college. Let’s welcome them to the NMC community!
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them!
Kudos to John Lutchko, Scott Swan, Phil McCuien, Brian Sweeney, Colleen Burry, Georgenia Hromada, Lisa Cooper, Tyler Bristol and Lisa vonReichbauer. The Yellow River Conservancy Technical University partnership is unique as it brings together NMC’s Construction Technology and Marine Technology programs for an international education experience. This experience begins by teaching online to the YRCTU cohort in the fall followed by an immersive in-person teaching course in the Spring. This program is over 10 years old, but had to be redeveloped from scratch this spring as the pandemic had changed much of the interaction. Execution would not have been possible without a cross-functional team willing to admit and register the students, passionate instructors to deliver the classes, and effective logistics to add appropriate sections and manage the travel process. I want to recognize those that played key roles in this:
Kudos to the NMC Custodial Team. Their unwavering dedication and tireless efforts in turning over both East and North Hall within a limited timeframe has been nothing short of extraordinary. Preparing both dorms for incoming summer students, interns and visiting groups is a monumental task. They rose to the occasion and exceeded expectations with professionalism, speed and care while still managing their daily tasks in other areas of our campuses.
We appreciate the dedication and effort of our custodial team, which allows us to provide clean, inviting and cozy environments that showcase our pride in the campus and our commitment to NMC’s value of excellence. We are sincerely thankful for all that they do (often working quietly in the background) and we acknowledge and honor their vital contribution to our success.
Thank you, custodial team! You are the core of this operation, and we recognize your hard work:
Kudos to Robert Watrous. Many thanks to LT. Robert Watrous for not only agreeing to carry in the U.S. flag for Commencement 2023 but for establishing a functioning Color Guard that participated in our 2024 & 2025 ceremonies. This will be a part of our ceremonies for years to come! He led the training and practice sessions and also secured the required equipment. We are so grateful for this honorable legacy that will live on at NMC. Thank you, Lieutenant!
Kudos to Emily Crull. Emily assisted with the creation of the Commencement program and various other printed materials for the event. She jumped into action when we had last minute requests or unexpected changes and helped us get through some tricky situations at a stressful time. Thank you Emily for your help and for producing high quality graphics for our special day!
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UPDATE (5/28/2025): This course is no longer being offered this spring. It will be offered in the fall instead. More information will be shared as it becomes available.
Registration is open for Crucial Conversations for Accountability! This course is strongly recommended for all supervisors, academic chairs and program coordinators, but all regular employees are welcome with supervisor approval. While Crucial Conversations for Accountability may sound like a “gotcha” approach, it is exactly the opposite. The training provides practical tools grounded in mutual respect, active listening and collaborative problem-solving. During this two-day training, learn how to have difficult conversations in a way that solves problems while improving relationships.
Note: Both days are required for course completion.
Dates/times:
Follow these instructions to sign up now in NEOED Learn. We hope to see you there.
For questions, contact Lori Hodek at lhodek@nmc.edu.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year’s You Made It Possible celebration! This heartfelt event honors the incredible dedication of our employees, board members, and retirees whose service makes a lasting impact on the lives of our learners.
This year, we celebrated 810 years of collective service and honored 10 retirees this year, representing an incredible 236 years of combined commitment to NMC.
Congratulations to our 2025 Excellence Award recipients:
We also took this opportunity to celebrate the excellence each of you, our employees, demonstrate every day. Your passion, care and professionalism are at the heart of who we are as a college and what makes NMC truly special. Thank you for making it all possible every day! Your contributions are the foundation of our community and we are deeply grateful for all you do!
Photos from the event can be viewed on SmugMug.
Kudos to Colleen Burry, Seth Turner, Suzanne Rizzo and Alyssa Irani. Job well done on a flawless Commencement! I heard nothing but great things and the lead up was very well organized making everyone’s job easier.
Experts suggest maintaining an “attitude of gratitude” increases positivity for yourself and for others. Please encourage your colleagues by submitting a KUDOS. Let them know you appreciate their hard work and are thinking of them!