Thinking of transferring to Central Michigan University after you graduate from NMC?
Representatives from CMU will be at NMC’s Front Street campus from 4–6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13 in room 123 of the Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center. Stop by to learn more about the programs they offer at their satellite campus in Traverse City, their main campus in Mt. Pleasant and online.
Versiti Blood is bringing the big pink bus to NMC’S Campus again in hopes of changing lives one donation at a time!
They are hosting a blood drive on Tuesday, March 19 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Cedar lot. Those who donate will receive a $10 e-gift card.
Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. Make sure to eat a healthy meal and drink plenty of water before donating.
If you want to sign up please click on the link below or call 1(866) Mi-Blood.
For questions, contact Kristi Hallett at khallet@nmc.edu or Susan Street, Senior Representative of Versiti, at sstreet@versiti.org.
Break out of your cocoon, and spread your wings! Come to the True Self Prom Saturday, on March 16 from 7–9 p.m. at the Dennos Museum Center (#1 on the campus map) and dance with us! Everyone 18+ is welcome! Semi-formal attire. Light refreshments will be provided.
FREE for NMC students and $5 for non-students.
For more information or questions, email motlow1@mail.nmc.edu.
Hosted by NMC Pride
Join us for hot cocoa and conversation!
Meet representatives from Grand Valley State University in the atrium in the Health Science Building from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21 to learn more about clinical and non-clinical career options in healthcare.
Join the NMC Student Ambassadors and Audio Tech student group for karaoke from 5:30–7:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 29 in the open space in the Osterlin Building. This free student event also includes door prizes and food! Whether you can’t wait to take the stage or you only want to watch and listen, this is something you don’t want to miss!
Chaim Shapiro is hosting an informative webinar at 1 p.m. on Thursday, February 29 at 1 p.m. that will cover how to use LinkedIn to enhance the job search process. Learn how to set up a profile, connect with professional organizations, stay current on industry trends and explore new features.
Shapiro is the director of the Office for Student Success at Touro College in New York, a freelance writer, public speaker, LinkedIn consultant and a board-certified coach specializing in career coaching.
For more information, contact Amy Burns Bailey at aburns@nmc.edu
Welcome one and all to Adventure Palooza 2: Electric Boogaloo! Work with our team to create interesting and personal characters and watch them take on dastardly depths and soaring skies!
This event will be held on Wednesday, Feb 14 from 12:30–6 p.m. in the Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center room 106/107. Adventurers of every level and ability are welcome.
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Class of 2024! The Grad Fair is your one-stop-shop for all things related to Commencement. Stop by the Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center on Monday, March 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to:
For more information please visit: nmc.edu/gradfair
Save the Date!
Join fellow NMC students and employees on Wednesday, March 13 from 5–7:30 p.m. in the Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center room 106/107 for a fun evening of board games and card games with Lantern Games. Come and learn a new game, make a friend and relax.
Any questions—reach out to athornton@nmc.edu.
Residence Life and Campus Life are hosting ice skating for NMC students in the Howe Arena at the Civic Center on Saturday, February 17 from 8–10 p.m. Refreshments will be provided by Ratio Christi and His House. This event is free to all NMC students. Must present a valid NMC ID to participate.
The Howe Arena is located at 1125 W Civic Center Dr, Traverse City, MI 49686
For more details contact Marcus Bennett at (231) 995-1401 or mbennett@nmc.edu
Northwestern Michigan College’s International Affairs Forum continues its 30th season on Thursday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Dennos Museum Center with a program by Lucy Hornby, Senior Associate at the Center for International and Strategic Studies. The program is presented in partnership with the Economic Club of Traverse City. The event is free for students and educators.
In 2023, Hornby was a visiting scholar at Harvard’s Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, where her research focused on the revival of the Chinese state and the rise of Xi Jinping during the reform era. She lived in China for almost 20 years, working as a journalist for Reuters and the Financial Times, before returning to the United States as a 2020 fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. She first moved to China in 1995, teaching English in Wuhan thanks to Princeton in Asia, a program that builds bridges between the United States and Asia. She has also reported on Asian energy markets and investment for Dow Jones Newswires and on Latin American energy investment for Energy Intelligence.
A fluent Mandarin speaker, Hornby has reported from every Chinese province and region, on topics ranging from elite politics to the trade war and environmental pollution. Her coverage was honored with the 2018 Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) award for excellence in business reporting, among other awards, for investigations into the ownership and financing of some of China’s largest and most opaque conglomerates.
The Feb. 15 in-person event at the Dennos Museum Center Milliken Auditorium is open to the public and available to livestream online. Admission is $15 per person. Admission is free for all students and educators. Doors open at 6 p.m.; the program begins promptly at 7 p.m.
For in-person tickets, online tickets, and all event details, visit TCIAF.com.
In this engaging interactive presentation, Kennith Scott, HeartMath Certified NeuroChangeSolutions Consultant, will guide you to an understanding of how your brain can be memorized into a vision of the future. Advances in technology allow us to observe the brain in action and one of the biggest outcomes of this technology is a greater understanding of how the brain works, but this understanding is not a discovery, successful individuals have been using this capability of the brain without the scientific understanding for hundreds or thousands of years. The evidence of the brain’s power to create is all around us and in this presentation, you will start to build a model you can use to leverage the greatest technology the world has ever known, your human brain!
Pizza and beverages will be provided by the Experiential Learning Institute. The Lunch & Learn will take place on Thursday, February 22 from 1–2 p.m. in room 226 of the Parsons-Stulen Building at NMC’s Aero Park Campus.
Versiti blood supply is severely low and could use your help! What more can you ask for than the good feeling of having saved a life and being paid to do it!
They are hosting a blood drive on Tuesday, January 23 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The drive will occur at the Versiti mobile bus in the Cedar Lot.
Those who donate will receive a warm beanie (while supplies last) and a $10 e-gift card.
Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. Make sure to eat a healthy meal and drink plenty of water before donating.
For questions, contact Susan Street, Senior Representative of Versiti, at sstreet@versiti.org.
Residence Life, Student Life and Student Government Association (SGA) are excited to welcome you back to campus by hosting a bowling night at Lucky Jack’s from 6–9 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 21.
There will be free bowling and shoes for all NMC students along with door prizes and give-aways.
The Marine Technology Society is hosting a holiday party on Friday, Dec. 15 from 12:30–4 p.m. at the Makerspace lab in the Parsons-Stulen Building, located on NMC’s Aero Park Campus. There will be food/drinks (vegan options available), activities and a surprise visit from Santa Claus!
Don your ugliest sweater and participate in the ugly sweater contest! Prizes will be awarded for the worst one.
Northwestern Michigan College’s International Affairs Forum comes together on Thursday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. in the Milliken Auditorium at the Dennos Museum Center for a Global Hotspot event—Israel-Palestine: Conflict in Context. The program will include an examination of historical foundations of the current conflict and welcome back two past leaders of IAF to share their informed insights.
Leila Hilal is a human rights attorney and former IAF executive director. Hilal served as Senior Policy Adviser to the Commissioner-General of the Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) and as a legal adviser to Palestinian negotiators from 2002-2008. Now a director at the Detroit Workforce Funder Collaborative, Hilal recently returned from a visit to Jordan.
Jack Segal is a former IAF Board co-chair and a retired senior U.S. diplomat who served in the U.S. Embassy in Israel as counselor for political/military affairs during the first Intifada and the Gulf War. Jack also served at the NSC as Director for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, and later, Director for Non-Proliferation, and at NATO as Senior Political Adviser to NATO’s operational commander in Afghanistan.
Hilal and Segal will provide vital context on this complex issue and answer audience questions, in person via question cards and online via livestream.
The Dec. 14 in-person event at the Dennos Museum Center Milliken Auditorium is open to the public and available to livestream online. Admission is $15 per person. Admission is free for all students and educators. Doors open at 6 p.m.; the program begins promptly at 7 p.m.
The International Affairs Forum is member-supported program of Northwestern Michigan College and a member affiliate of the World Affairs Councils of America. For in-person tickets, online tickets, and all event details, visit TCIAF.com.
As finals approach, take a moment to breathe and center yourself. Join NMC Voices on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 5 p.m. in the lobby of the Osterlin Building for an evening of relaxation and mindfulness through yoga. This event is a perfect opportunity to stretch out the stress and find your inner peace. Open to all levels—whether you’re a yoga guru or a complete beginner.
The NMC Jazz Lab Band and Jazz Big Band will be performing their final concert this semester on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Milliken Auditorium. We’re playing lots of great charts by Battle, Dorham, White, Mercer, Ellington, Corea, Moten, Sabina, Davis, Jones, Arlen, Baker, Sorenson, Mingus, and Kanno. Warm up your December with some hot music by some of the coolest players around!
Doors open at 7:00pm and the show starts at 7:30pm with a brief intermission between groups!
Tickets at the door are $15 for Adults, $10 for Seniors and free for NMC students with their student ID. Tickets can be purchased at simpletix.com..