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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Over 600 students attended Welcome Week events this year. Thanks to all those who helped show them that NMC is a place they belong.
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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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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.
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Thanks to the volunteers assisting with Wednesday’s orientation and upcoming Welcome Week activities. We appreciate that you are taking the time to welcome our new students during the start of the semester.
More volunteers are still needed. If you would like to help, please use this form to sign up for specific events/shifts.
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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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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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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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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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By now, all NMC employees should have received the latest Nexus magazine at their home address. You can also share all the great stories digitally. Find mobile and social media-friendly links at nexus.nmc.edu. Share your Hawk Owl pride far and wide!
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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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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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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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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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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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NMC is dedicated to fostering and sharing knowledge about sustainability while minimizing consumption and encouraging ethical practices, both on and off campus. Thanks to our Campus Sustainability Committee and Student Green Team, employees and students have the opportunity to participate in a variety of events this week that instill appreciation for nature, spread awareness about actions we can take to live more sustainably and provide stewardship to keep our campus and community clean. View the full schedule of Earth Week events and don’t forget to take the campus sustainability pledge!
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Thanks to the Communications and the Audio Tech. departments for their work on two upcoming events later this month—the Big Little Hero Race and the first ever Future Generation Celebration.
Both events are the result of experiential learning projects that were created for NMC students to give them hands-on experience in their areas of study. The hard work that our faculty, staff and students have put into these events helps to enrich our lives and unite our community.
Proceeds from the race fund College for Kids scholarships which provides enriching learning opportunities for K-12 youth throughout the summer, and nurtures the NMC’s value of lifelong learning.
Registration is still open for the eighth annual Big Little Hero Race on April 22. Complete race details can be found at biglittleherorace.com. The Future Generation Celebration will immediately follow the race, running from noon to 7 p.m. with performances from Dixon’s Violin, The Marsupials and more. This event is family friendly and free to attend.
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NMC and Bay Mills Community College, near Sault Ste. Marie, are helping bring dental care to the underserved UP. In February, NMC and Bay Mills, a tribally-controlled community college, signed an articulation agreement that will allow Bay Mills’ students to transfer to NMC’s dental assistant program after their first year. NMC’s yearlong dental assistant curriculum allows them to sit for the state exam to become a registered dental assistant (RDA). NMC Dental Assistant Director Beckie Wooters will make a recruiting visit to Bay Mills on April 17.
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