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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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To Jason Slade, Lisa Cooper and everyone who has helped the Freshwater Research & Innovation Center get to the point of groundbreaking this Friday. The $28.9 million project, a collaborative effort of Discovery Pier, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse Connect, Michigan Technological University and 20Fathoms, will establish Northern Michigan as the epicenter of water innovation and a globally relevant hub for the blue economy.
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Thanks to all the Welcome Week volunteers who contributed their time and energy to create a nurturing, vibrant experience for new and returning students last week. First impressions are key, and our campus shone with your enthusiasm.
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Thanks to all who helped create record attendance at Opening Conference last week. Your enthusiasm for NMC’s refreshed brand will carry over to students. Check out this 1- minute recap video, and remember you have until 5 p.m. Tuesday to order your gift item and new name tag online.
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To staff from Educational Technologies, Information Technology Services, Systems and LAN Management and Technology Support Services, for implementing Freshservice, a new help desk application, this summer. This new system has many more options that can be used for operational efficiency and improvements in the user experience. Submit a help desk ticket or service request at helpdesk.nmc.edu.
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