Sep 20, 2021 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Congrats to Social Sciences office manager Cindy Duby who finished tenth in her age group at the Half-Ironman World Championships Saturday in Utah. Duby finished the 1.2 mile swim, 56-mile bike and 13.1-mile run in a total time of 5 hours, 49 minutes, 43 seconds. Department chair Sean Ruane says Duby’s IM performance is only equaled by her performance on campus. The 20-plus year NMC employee is adept at shifting priorities, staying positive and focused on problem-solving, even when working remotely.
“As Cindy states in her own words, ‘I believe staying healthy makes me a better employee, and is essential for the mind & body to better handle the demands of a busy work environment,’” Ruane said.
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Sep 13, 2021 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Thank you to the Academic & Career Advising team, which doubled the number of students assisted through virtual advising in the month prior to fall semester. Some 400 students were assisted with creating academic plans, registering for fall classes, changing courses, transfer questions and career advice, and more.
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Sep 7, 2021 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Kudos to Kyle Morrison, Chris Hanna and Dennis Schultz for overseeing and completing over 20 classroom renovations and upgrades this summer. Thanks to their efforts, rooms in the Beckett Building, Fine Arts, Great Lakes Culinary Institute and Aero Park campus buildings are now equipped with audiovisual equipment to support hybrid learning options.
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Aug 30, 2021 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Thank you to the many Welcome Week volunteers! Over 40 NMC faculty and staff helped residents move into East and North halls and dip their toes into life as a Hawk Owl with meet-and-greet activities from kayaking to esports to volleyball to an ice cream social. Events began Aug. 26, continue through the annual Pine Palooza student fair from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. tomorrow, and conclude Wednesday.
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Aug 23, 2021 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
On July 13, the Department of Education announced that for the 2021-2022 financial aid year, colleges could waive verification requirements for most students who have not completed them. Financial Aid Director Linda Berlin reports that NMC’s Financial Services office implemented this change by July 27 (the payment due date!) and as a result, was able to award federal aid (and state aid for last-dollar programs) to 337 students who were previously held up by verification requirements. Amy Klei in NMC’s Information Technology Services department assisted with automated updating and Financial Services staff reviewed hundreds of partially completed records manually in order to award the aid.
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Aug 9, 2021 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Congratulations to the NMC Foundation, the Scholarship Open committee and the student and campus volunteers who made the 40th anniversary and final NMC Scholarship Open a success! The event was held Thursday, August 5 at the Grand Traverse Resort, drawing a sold-out crowd of 288 golfers who played across two courses and raised more than $120,000 for scholarships for deserving NMC students according to preliminary estimates, on par with previous years.
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Jul 26, 2021 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
NMC’s Student Success Center has been scheduling a series of Welcome Wednesday events to help students returning to campus by fostering student engagement. Upcoming events include Wednesday night open houses to connect students with campus services, NMC Insider Tours conducted by success coaches and other students, and an August 11 outing to a Traverse City Pit Spitters baseball game. Thank you Student Success for building engagement and welcoming our students back to campus!
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Jul 20, 2021 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Summer 2021 EES Catalog Cover
Congratulations to NMC Extended Education’s Publication and Promotion Specialist, Maureen Carlson, who just completed putting together her 116th and final EES catalog for Fall 2021, which will be hitting the EES website and people’s mailboxes by mid-August. EES Director Laura Matchett noted that the latest catalog is the largest in five years, as EES is offering more livestream options along with face-to-face classes.
Maureen will be retiring from NMC at the end of the year after 29 years at NMC, and she says assembling the catalogs the favorite part of her work.
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Jul 12, 2021 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Congrats to the students and staff of NMC’s Great Lakes Culinary Institute for their fourth consecutive summer of serving tasty treats at Café Lobdell’s. The café opened June 29 and will be open 7-11 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday through August 5. Stop by for fresh pastries, breakfast baked goods and coffee, tea, espresso and specialty coffee drinks prepared and served by culinary students as the capstone course for GLCI’s one-year Baking Certificate program. Dine in and takeout are both available. Learn more at nmc.edu/lobdells.
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Jun 28, 2021 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Thank you to everyone who has helped make NMC’s Be What’s Possible campaign a success as it draws to a close. As the NMC Foundation announced June 10, the most ambitious fundraising initiative in NMC’s history has raised $38.9 million to date from more than 5,000 donors since its public launch in October, 2019, well over its $35 million goal. The funds will support scholarships, programs, facilities and the greatest needs of the college and its students.
There’s still time to join this historic effort by making a gift by this Wednesday, June 30. Find out more at nmc.edu/give.
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Jun 21, 2021 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Thank you to everyone involved in planning and preparing for Wednesday afternoon’s Future Summit, the signature event in NMC’s strategic planning process, and to the more than 100 people who plan to attend. If you haven’t sent an RSVP yet, there’s still time!
Participants in the 1-5 p.m. event will hear four short EdTalks on topics key to NMC’s continued vitality, delivered by experts in the field, and then break into groups to discuss each talk in more detail, adding their voices to the critical conversation about NMC’s future. Learn more and RSVP at nmc.edu/future-summit.
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Jun 14, 2021 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Congratulations to NMC’s Extended Educational Services for relaunching face-to-face College for Kids classes in 2021. College for Kids starts June 21 with over 150 classes and 11 new full-day programs including STEM Camps, a LEGO Camp, an Art Camp and a new Third Grade Academy. Face-to-face class sizes are limited to 10 students each and follow NMC safety protocols.
Cybersecurity summer camps for students in grades 6-12 are also returning for the third year, after being held virtually last year due to COVID-19. Scheduled for June 21-25 and July 12-16, the camps are an opportunity for students to get a head start on a STEM career.
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Jun 7, 2021 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Congratulations to the partnership between NMC, the Grand Traverse County Health Department, volunteers and others to turn the NMC Hagerty Center into a mass COVID-19 vaccination site. The site opened in January and will close this week after having vaccinated more than 22,000 residents. Grand Traverse County continues to exceed the state average of vaccination rates, with 65.8% of those eligible receiving the initial dose and 59.2% for completed doses.
“Utilizing NMC’s Hagerty Center for a mass vaccination site was critical to increasing the pace of delivery of these life-saving vaccines to our community,” said Health Officer Wendy Hirschenberger. “Due to the public’s willingness to protect themselves and each other, after an extremely challenging 15 months, we now stand on the verge of returning to more normalcy.”
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Jun 1, 2021 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
To the Dennos Museum Center staff and volunteers for enabling the museum to fully open on weekends, just in time for the summer tourism season. Current Dennos hours are 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. New exhibitions open June 6 and July 3.
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May 24, 2021 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
To the NMC Choirs who performed before an outdoor audience for the first time in more than 15 months Sunday. The concert, under the direction of Jeff Cobb, drew nearly 200 music lovers to a tent on main campus. The choirs performed Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and other selections.
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May 17, 2021 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Thank you to everyone who worked for a safe departure of the T/S State of Michigan on its annual spring cruise Tuesday. Great Lakes Maritime Academy cadets and crew must either be vaccinated or quarantine and test negative for COVID-19 prior to departure. The ship will be at sea for five months, until Oct. 25, providing an opportunity for 140–160 cadets to earn required sea time. Read more here and see a map of the cruise here.
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May 10, 2021 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Thank you to the foresighted community members who envisioned and collaborated to bring the NMC University Center to northern Michigan, and to the students who have earned more than 9,000 post-bachelor’s degrees and certificates since it opened in 1995. These professionals are educators, entrepreneurs, health care providers and more. Read more at nmc.edu/uc25, and share your UC story on social media: #nmcuc25.
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May 3, 2021 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom, Student News
To all the students, faculty, staff and board members who are volunteering their time to NMC’s strategic planning effort, thank you. Find out more and how to get involved at nmc.edu/strategic-planning.
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