PRMC wins 7 NCMPR Medallion awards

PRMC is proud to announce that NMC won 7 Medallion awards from the National Council for Public Relations and Marketing. This includes two gold medallions for recruitment campaigns and materials, silver medallions for Nexus, recruitment campaign materials and special event materials as well as bronze medallion awards for photography and microsite design. Thank you to all of the departments across the college we collaborated with for this exciting work! We’re excited for what we can do together next!


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Student and immigrant success grant awarded to NMC

Congratulations to the Student Success team for receiving a $193,600 grant from Michigan’s Sixty by 30 Adult Student Success Grant program. The funds, to be received over two years, will be spent to improve adult student onboarding, based on the results of data and evidence on the current adult student experience.


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Feeding Traverse City

Thanks to the NMC employees who volunteered at the first mobile food pantry of the semester last Tuesday. 110 households were served, or an estimated 400-500 people. The next mobile food pantry will occur on Tuesday, Oct. 17 and it will continue monthly through December.


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17th annual Mike McIntosh Memorial Car & Truck Show

Thanks to the Automotive Technology department for organizing this annual event on Saturday, Sept. 9 that benefits the program and scholarships. Classic cars, 4X4s, dragsters, sports cars, modified late models, motorcycles and more will be on display from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at NMC’s Automotive Services Building. Admission is free for spectators. The event includes food, music, prizes and a silent auction.


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Dental Assistant program partnership to offer free care

NMC’s Dental Assistant program has joined other community partners to open United We Smile, a dental clinic in Traverse City offering free care to children. Beckie Wooters, the Director of NMC’s Dental Assistant program, said that she hopes the partnership with the clinic will inspire more people to become dental assistants, too.

Read the full article here.


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Calling all Hawk Owls

Thanks to all of the NMC staff members who are coordinating this year’s Welcome Week and planning a full roster of fun activities for our students to enjoy.

This year’s Welcome Week will be held August 24-31. We are seeking volunteers to help with a number of events. Please fill out the volunteer sign-up form if you would like to join and help our students kick off the new academic year.


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Dishing out the goods

Thanks to all those in the NMC community who visited Café Lobdell’s this summer and supported our students as they learned experientially and gained experience that will help them succeed in their careers.

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Helping future learners navigate NMC

Thanks to the staff members who help make Quick Start possible. These drop-in sessions help prospective students (and their families) learn more about NMC, begin to navigate the enrollment process and get their questions answered.

The next sessions will be held on Wednesday, July 26 from 4-7 p.m. and Saturday, August 5 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn more at nmc.edu/quickstart.


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NMC at the Cherry Festival

Last week, representatives from NMC participated in the 97th National Cherry Festival. We’d like to give a special thanks to Amanda Clark, Brady Corcoran, Joe Deater, Ryan Deering, Les Eckert, Kerry Fulcher, Dan Goodchild, Traci Heidebreder, Rorie Kawula, Rick Mathis, Wayne Moody, Jason Smith, Lisa Thomas, Lisa vonReichbauer and Becky Wooters for connecting with the community throughout the week and continuing to fulfill the college’s mission.


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RDA exam results

Congratulations to the staff and faculty in dental assisting for helping their students achieve success! All of NMCs dental assistant students recently passed the written and clinical portions of their registered dental assistant state board exams.


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Cafe Lobdell’s summer service

Café Lobdell’s, which functions as the capstone course in GLCI’s one-year baking certificate program, will reopen tomorrow for dine-in and carryout service.

Stop by the cafe to enjoy handcrafted drinks, and baked goods while witnessing experiential learning in action, all thanks to our talented students and dedicated colleagues at GLCI.

The cafe is open from 7:30-11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays through July 20.


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Pride event organizers

Thanks to all who volunteered for the Pride carnival, the Cirque de TC Bays, and Rainbow Story Time that NMC hosted Saturday, June 3 as part of Up North Pride’s Pride Month events. In addition, free admission to the Dennos Museum Center was offered all day.


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Study abroad program coordinators

Thanks to International Services and Service Learning staff Jim Bensley and Marina Call for organizing and the instructors who are leading four study abroad trips, three of which are currently underway: Guatemala, led by Jacob Wheeler and  Alissia Linguar; Iceland, led by Nick Roster and Tammy Coleman; and Spain/Portugal, led by Jim Morse and Patty Cron-Huhta. In June, Bensley will lead a trip to Morocco. These trips offer students opportunities for experiential learning and cross-cultural awareness development and exploring new perspectives.


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Thank you Commencement coordinators and volunteers!

Volunteers welcomed the Class of 2023 to the Milliken Auditorium this past Saturday during three separate Commencement ceremonies. This year’s event saw more than a 50% increase in graduate attendance over last year. Thank you for helping usher graduates and their loved ones throughout the Dennos during this joyous day!

The teams who helped make this year’s event possible include the Commencement committee, Registrar, Dennos Museum Center staff, Facilities, NMC Bookstore, Phi Theta Kappa, Student Success, Alumni Relations and Public Relations, Marketing and Communications. We appreciate all of your work to help this vision come to life!


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