Apr 24, 2020 | Intercom, Student Events
Storyteller and NMC Success Coach Jen Strauss will be lighting the Storylamp on Tuesday, April 28 at 6 p.m. in the Storytelling Zoom Room. This is the third Storytelling Program in a series of three offered to NMC faculty, staff and our northern Michigan, NMC Community.
Grab your family and join Jen around the Virtual Campfire for stories about the Woods and Waters, Critters and Loggers, Ships and Lighthouses OF MICHIGAN! Journey to the upper peninsula, meet the little people who live in the sand dunes and hear the Legend of the Sleeping Bear.
All ages welcome!
Zoom Meeting ID: 958 9433 7887
Password: NMCSTORY
Apr 23, 2020 | Intercom, International Affairs Forum, Student Events
As COVID-19 spreads across the world, how are vulnerable refugee populations coping with the threat? IAF brings in frontline voices for an engaging discussion. The program includes Aesa Oso, a refugee of the Syrian civil war, humanitarian worker, and interpreter; (more…)
Apr 7, 2020 | Intercom, Student Events
Attention NMC Students, Staff, Faculty and Northern Michigan Community Members with children at home!
Join Professional Storyteller and NMC Success Coach Jen Strauss in the Storytelling Zoom Room Thursday, April 16 at 11 a.m. for:
Tales to Tickle Your Funny Bone
- Zoom Meeting ID 218-376-826
- Password: NMCSTORY
Mar 9, 2020 | Student Events
The NMC Foundation Student Phone-a-Thon will be held this Thursday March 12 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.! Students will make calls to community members, donors, and alumni to raise money for scholarships & programs here at NMC. Volunteers will be paid $10 an hour to their student group! No experience is necessary and training and dinner will be provided.
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/YA2fiqUViwnApdBH6
If you have any questions please contact Jill Prior, Annual Giving Assistant, at jiprior@nmc.edu or 231-995-1814.
Mar 3, 2020 | Student Events
The Student Government Association is sponsoring a free bowling event at Lucky Jack’s on Sunday, March 15 from 9 p.m. until midnight. Bowling and bowling shoe rental will be free to all NMC students who bring their student IDs.
Mar 2, 2020 | Intercom, Student Events
Join us for a free concert by Irish folk singer Karan Casey and her band Tuesday, March 10 between noon and 1:15 p.m. in the Scholars Hall auditorium in SH 109.
Traditional Irish Shepherd’s Pie will also be available for $8 cash, or you can use your NMC meal plan!
Feb 25, 2020 | Student Events
Monday, March 2, from 6-8 p.m.
Dennos Museum Sculpture Court
Enjoy a night of mock networking with local professionals and alumni:
- Make connections
- Learn to network
- Enjoy light refreshments
- Enter to win prizes
Feb 10, 2020 | Student Events
A tech-aviation scholarship-specific workshop will be held from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26 in Parsons-Stulen 217/219 on the Aero Park Campus. Find a list of all upcoming scholarship events on the main NMC Financial Services page.
Jan 29, 2020 | Intercom, Student Events
The Student Life Office, in honor of Black History Month, is sponsoring a free performance of the Zuzu Acrobats Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 6 p.m. at Milliken Auditorium. Zuzu Acrobats a five-person Kenyan acrobatic show which embodies the Bantu Culture of East Africa. The show lasts one hour and features fast pyramid building, limbo, chair balancing, comedy, fast skip rope, juggling and much more all set to high energy lingala music.
The first 50 NMC students who show their student ID at the door will also receive a $10 gift card to the NMC bookstore.
For any questions, feel free to contact the Student Life office at (231) 995-1118.
Jan 23, 2020 | Intercom, Student Events
Thursday, February 20, 2020
12:15-1 p.m.
Founders Hall, room 110
The Passport Student Talk Series is a chance to explore other cultures through the experiences of NMC students.
Edris Fana is from Kabul, Afghanistan and earned his Associates In General Studies degree from NMC and his commercial pilot license in 2018. He’s now in his last year at Ferris State University and hopes to work as a pilot for a company or manage a company.
Global Endorsement students, please bring your GE passport so that it can be stamped to earn your GE event points!
Jan 22, 2020 | Intercom, Student Events
Enjoy an evening of music for band and choir featuring the NMC Concert Band and Grand Traverse Chorale with Pat Brumbaugh and Jeffrey Cobb, Directors. The event is Friday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. at Milliken Auditorium.
General admission tickets are $13 for adults, and $8 for students and seniors. Tickets are available from MyNorthTickets.com and available at the door. Call (800) 836-0717 for more information.
Jan 22, 2020 | Intercom, Student Events
Join us for a wonderful afternoon of choral music featuring the NMC Children’s Choirs, Chamber Singers and Canticum Novum, directed by Jeffrey Cobb, Stephanie Schall-Brazee, Ashley Larimer-Kelly, Joanna Aldridge and Todd Vipond. The concert is Sunday, Feb. 23 from 3–5:30 p.m. at Lars Hockstad Auditorium.
Tickets are $15 for adults, and $10 for students and seniors. Family Ticket packages (for up to 5 immediate family members) are available for $45. Tickets are available through MyNorthTickets.com and at the door. Call (800) 836-0717 for more information.
Jan 17, 2020 | Intercom, Student Events
NMC’s Great Lakes Water Studies Institute and Freshwater Solutions, along the lake associations from Glen, Lime, Leelanau, Long, Elk/Skegemog, Three Lakes, Intermediate, Big Platte, Charlevoix, Walloon, and ZeroGravity LLC have contributed financial resources to host this FREE symposium focused on various water quality parameters, including the latest in swimmer’s itch prevention, discovery of a new schistosome species host, snail-parasite distribution in Michigan, enteric bacteria testing, and promotion of qPCR within a community-based monitoring model. Seating is limited and pre-registration is required by February 9. RSVP to “reimink@hope.edu“
When & Where: Feb. 17, 2020. 8 a.m. – noon. Hagerty Center-NMC-715 E. Front St. Traverse City 
Jan 15, 2020 | Intercom, Student Events
Celebrate the release of Creatures NMC Magazine’s Fall 2019 edition. Enjoy light refreshments and network with community members! Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2740919155946413/
Jan 13, 2020 | Intercom, Student Events
Who: Tutoring, Personal counseling, Advising, Success Coaches, Student Government & more
What: A time to introduce yourself to the on-campus resources that are here to help you be successful. Also, stop by the success fair either or BOTH days to enter a drawing for free textbooks up to $250 value, 2 lucky students will be selected!
Location: Health & Science Building Lobby
Date: Tuesday, January 14th & Wednesday, January 15th
Time: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Jan 13, 2020 | Student Events
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Osterlin Rm 204
Hope to see you all soon!
Questions? Email tparker@nmc.edu or call (231) 995-3025.
Jan 13, 2020 | Student Events
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 at the Hagerty Center. Learn new cooking skills and get fresh ideas from area chefs and gourmet food artisans. Enjoy tasty samplings in this learn-a-lot-quick experience. 16 total workshops; you choose 4. Workshop descriptions available at nmc.edu/festival-of-foods. Register soon to receive first-choice of workshops at this sellout event! $99 per person.
Jan 13, 2020 | Intercom, Student Events
February 12, 4-7 p.m.
Osterlin Library, Room 113
Enrollment Services at Northwestern Michigan College is pleased to offer a financial aid fair for prospective college students, parents, alumni, and current NMC students. There will be half-hour workshop sessions and time for students to meet individually with a financial aid representative. Snacks will be provided!
Sign up for half-hour workshop sessions:
- Counting the Cost of College – comparing schools (4-4:30 p.m. & 5:30-6 p.m.)
- Waivers and Scholarships for Native American Students (4-4:30 p.m. & 5:30-6 p.m.)
- Types of Financial Aid (4:30-5 p.m. & 6-6:30 p.m.)
- How to Find and Apply for Scholarships (5-5:30 p.m. & 6:30-7 p.m.)
Before or after the workshops, get one-on-one help with:
- Completing the FAFSA by the March 1 State deadline
- Applying for Scholarships
- Completing financial aid requirements (for current NMC students)
- Comparing financial aid offers
- Student loan counseling
