Apr 27, 2026 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
To all those who organized, volunteered for and attended the 75th anniversary Block Party Saturday. The event combined the fun of Cherry Festival midway with the conviviality of a Friday Night Live or a Thirlby Field football game, right here on campus. The introduction of our mascot Swoop added extra excitement and made it especially memorable. Look for future 75th events at nmc.edu/75.
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Apr 13, 2026 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
To the Business 231 students organizing the NMC Hero Race to benefit College for Kids scholarships this coming Saturday, April 18. More than 220 runners are registered for 1 mile, 5K and 10K races. The event also includes a Friday evening pasta dinner and family fun after the race. Register and find out more here.
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Apr 6, 2026 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Thanks to the Great Lakes Maritime Academy for hosting its annual spring “open ship” from 1-4 p.m. this Saturday. Last year’s event drew more than 1,000 guests aboard the T/S State of Michigan. In recognition of NMC’s 75th anniversary, this year’s event will include a GLMA history display inside the Great Lakes campus..
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Mar 23, 2026 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Thank you to all who kept NMC running on three consecutive snow days, and readied campus for the resumption of classes last Wednesday. That includes the facilities and grounds crews, who plowed parking lots and sidewalks, the Hawk Owl Café and Northwest Grind staff, who kept residence hall students fed, and custodial staff and security.
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Mar 9, 2026 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Thanks to the Hawk Owl Café staff and Associate Dean of Campus & Residence Life Marcus Bennett for offering a Food for the Soul menu in February. This four-week series of special menus was presented as part of NMC’s Embrace the Dream programming and in support of NMC’s goal to create a vibrant campus where everyone belongs.
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Feb 23, 2026 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Thanks to the Advising Center, which has filled the employer slots for the Career & Majors Fair April 10. It is the region’s largest career fair and offers a valuable service to both students and community members.
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Feb 16, 2026 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Thanks to the International Affairs Forum, whose winter-spring series of events gets underway this week with “Long Arm or Strong Arm? Executive Power in Foreign Policy and at Home,” Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. in Milliken Auditorium. NMC faculty, staff and students are admitted free. The winter season also includes Academic World Quest, a quiz show style competition for high school students. Find out more at tciaf.com
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Feb 10, 2026 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Thanks to Extended Education & Training, which opened registration for College for Kids last week, including a new option of full-day programming for first through sixth graders. In a community where child care demand outpaces supply, this offers families an important additional quality option for the summer months.
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Jan 26, 2026 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Thanks to the 16 donors who saved 48 lives by donating at the campus blood drive Jan. 22. The drive exceeded its goal of 15 donors. Of the 16, six were first-time donors.
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Jan 12, 2026 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Congratulations to the more than 1,100 students who made the Dean’s List for the fall semester. May their success continue as they begin spring semester classes.
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Dec 8, 2025 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Thanks to all faculty, coaches, advisers, librarians and others working to get students over the finals finish line this week. You’ve got this!
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Dec 1, 2025 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Winter is here and so we salute NMC’s facilities team, for keeping all four campus parking lots plowed and sidewalks cleared and salted. NMC’s Campus Safety officers will also jump-start dead car batteries if needed – call (231) 995-1111.
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Nov 24, 2025 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
We’re proud to announce that 729 students are taking advantage of the Community College Guarantee at NMC this fall. Collectively, they are helping the state of Michigan reach its Sixty by 30 goal – 60% of adult Michiganders earning a post-high school degree or certificate by 2030.
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Nov 3, 2025 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Thanks to the Great Lakes Maritime Academy for hosting the 50th annual Mariners Memorial Nov. 10, and NMC Student Veterans of America chapter adviser Ryan Deering for planning and hosting Veterans Day ceremonies Nov. 11. These annual back-to-back ceremonies remind us of NMC’s role as a community cornerstone, providing time and space to remember those who served in important roles in our individual and national life.
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Oct 20, 2025 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
To the Professional Communications (BUS 231) students supporting local families again this Thanksgiving through the 12th annual Thanks-for-Giving experiential learning project. Students strive to alleviate regional food insecurity by providing 175 Thanksgiving meal boxes to families in need. You can donate in the red bins on campus or make a cash donation at nmc.edu/give and enter to win prizes. Read more.
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Oct 13, 2025 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Thanks to the International Affairs Forum, Multicultural Club and International Services and Service Learning. Last week the three groups partnered to offer multilayered experiential learning opportunities: On Wednesday, IAF sponsored a screening of the documentary Powerful Women, including a presentation by one of the subjects, Madhvi Dalal, founder of PadMad, an initiative working to end period poverty in Kenya, Somalia and Malawi. On Saturday, the Multicultural Club organized a fundraising walk for PadMad around the Boardman Lake, led by Dalal. In the spring, NMC students will travel to Kenya for a study abroad experience.
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Sep 22, 2025 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
To the University Partners now based in the Beckett Building. Being on NMC’s Front Street campus will allow CMU, Davenport, Ferris, Grand Valley and MSU’s Institute of Agricultural Technology to better serve NMC students seeking to transfer. Stop by from 3–5 p.m. Tuesday for an open house.
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Sep 15, 2025 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
To NMC Aviation, which increased its fall enrollment by 66 percent thanks to completion of the new hangar and acquisition of eight new planes. NMC celebrates completion of the hangar with a ribbon cutting ceremony today. Read more.
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