Feb 7, 2014 | Student News
An exciting new student group is looking for new additions to join them in their improvisation fun! NMC Improv says the group’s mission is, “To share the creativity and pure fun in improvisational acting. We are open to anyone of any acting level.” Want to join their spontaneous and creative group? Be sure to mark your calendar and plan to attend their meetings happening weekly on Saturdays at 3:00 p.m. in Scholars Hall, room 217.
Want more information about NMC Improv? Contact Alex Bondar at abondar@nmc.edu or (586) 214-8588. -OR- Faculty Advisor: Cortnie Thompson at cthompson@nmc.edu or (231) 995-1405.
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Feb 7, 2014 | Intercom, Student News
The Dennos Museum Center is offering artists an opportunity to create and sell original art work in the museum’s 6th annual Small Works art sale from May 15-18, 2014. (more…)
Feb 4, 2014 | Student News
Win huge prizes! Want to win a $100 gift card to the bookstore or a $50 gas card to Speedway? (more…)
Feb 4, 2014 | Student News
There’s still time to apply for Academic Area and Honors scholarships for the 2014-2015 school year! (more…)
Feb 4, 2014 | Intercom, Student News
If you’ve been through the Welcome Center on the main campus lately you have probably noticed the large artwork hanging there.
It’s the work of NMC Professor Emeritus Paul Welch, who was the chair of the art department for 30 years. The work, “Face to face” was entered in Art Prize 2013, and is a 24 foot by 18 foot version of the original work that Welch completed in 2011. Britten Banner of Traverse City produced the banner, which will hang in the Welcome Center through May.
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Feb 1, 2014 | Intercom, Student News
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will present, Leslie McCurdy in “The Spirit of Harriet Tubman” Friday, February 7, 2014 at 8 PM in Milliken Auditorium. Tickets are $10 plus ticket fees. Tickets may be purchased on line at www.dennosmuseum.org or by calling the box office at 231-995-1553. This production is part of the Embrace the Dream in Traverse City and is made possible with a grant from the Michigan Humanities Council.
Ticket holders to this performance will have free admission to the museum’s galleries prior to the performance.
To listen to an interview with Leslie McCurdy on Interlochen Public Radio about her performance, click here.
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Jan 31, 2014 | Intercom, Student News
On Wednesday, February 5th, from 1- 2:30 pm in Scholars Hall 109, Auditorium, the Michigan Global Awareness Consortium will offer the first presentation of its spring series. This event is free and open to the public. (more…)
Jan 30, 2014 | Intercom, Student News
The NMC Magazine recently won first place in the Central Division of the Community College Humanities Association Annual Literary Magazine Competition 2013 Awards. A big congrats to everyone who made the magazine possible! Check out the winners list here!
Jan 28, 2014 | Intercom, Student News
Great Lakes Maritime Academy cadets Nate Lammers and Matt O’Donnell were honored last night at a special commencement ceremony to celebrate the first two bachelor’s degrees ever awarded by a Michigan community college.
Lammers and O’Donnell earned their Bachelor of Science in Maritime Technology from NMC.
Pictured, from left: State Representative Wayne Schmidt, NMC President Timothy J. Nelson, Matt O’Donnell, Nate Lammers, Great Lakes Maritime Academy Superintendent Jerry Achenbach and State Representative Greg MacMaster.
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Jan 24, 2014 | Intercom, Student News
Want to be the first to know about weather closings or campus emergencies? Sign up for the NMC Text Alert System.
It’s easy. Simply log into Self Service, click on “Personal Information Menu” and you’ll see the option for Text Message Opt In. Click on it, enter your cell phone number and you’re all signed up.
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Jan 23, 2014 | Student News
Hey East Hall Residents! Make sure you have the snack essentials this Super Bowl! Buy a Super Bowl Sunday Party Kit starting February 1, 2014 in West Hall. (more…)
Jan 22, 2014 | Intercom, Student News
The Traverse City Parking Patrol began patrolling NMC on Monday, January 27, 2014. All faculty/staff and students must have their permits (expiration date June 1, 2014) displayed in the lower left hand side of their windshield by that date. Please remove all expired NMC permits. (more…)
Jan 20, 2014 | Student News
Help Wanted!
Big Brothers Big Sisters is seeking responsible, reliable, positive-minded NMC students to volunteer as Big Brothers or Big Sisters in the local school-based mentoring programs. Guys: you’re ESPECIALLY needed, as the boys on our wait lists for a mentor are ever-increasing.
Big Brothers Big Sisters has programs conveniently located at Traverse Heights Elementary, Central Grade School, Eastern Elementary, Long Lake Elementary and Blair Elementary.
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Jan 17, 2014 | Intercom, Student News
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College presents educational programs for winter 2014. (more…)
Jan 16, 2014 | Intercom, Student News
Student groups Vox: Voices for Planned Parenthood and Grand Traverse Mycological Society are working together to bring the documentary Gasland II to NMC’s campus. (more…)
Jan 14, 2014 | Student News
Do you enjoy traveling and exploring world cultures? Do you have a passion for teaching,
making new friends, and helping others? Could you see yourself stepping into the role of
global leadership and linguistic ambassadorship? If so, you may be a strong candidate for our
2014 US-Brazil Connect Fellowship Program! (more…)
Jan 14, 2014 | Intercom, Student News
NMC’s Parsons-Stulen Building (Room 157) will play host to the Mid-Michigan Innovation Center’s “Best Shot: Traverse City” competition. Ten pre-selected participants will deliver in an-person four minute sales pitch to a panel of judges, and the winner will receive prizes donated by area businesses, a one-year Gold Membership to the MidMichigan Innovation Center and an in-depth resources review.
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Jan 10, 2014 | Intercom, Student News
The Dennos Museum Center will present Making Paper Dance: The Art of Pop-Up Books, January 19 – April 6, 2014.
Pop-up books have been engaging readers and non-readers alike for over 800 years. The fact that this form of book art has thrived, speaks to the fascination we have with the art of transforming two dimensional paper forms into a continuing chain of three-dimensional possibilities. Making Paper Dance: The Art of Pop-Up Books is both a nostalgic homage to early movable books and a view into the dynamic and ever-evolving world of pop-ups created in the 21st century.
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