TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College is offering a fun and unique way to give back to the community while getting an up-close look at some of the most exciting new technology available on campus.
Students will host the STEM Exploration Day from 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Parsons-Stulen building on NMC’s Aero Park campus. The event benefits the Food for Thought “Fill the Pantries: Food Drive Challenge.” Products and funds collected will help fill shelves at four local student-based pantries, including:
Community members of all ages are invited to explore and play with some of the latest equipment from NMC programs including Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, aviation flight simulators, welding, hybrid vehicles, 3D printer, virtual reality, building and programing games, cloud computing, engineering technology, marine technology and interactive robots. Participants will be able experience LEGO robotics, drones, virtual reality and more family-friendly activities.
Two presentations geared towards students ages 13 and above will explore first STEM programs at NMC from 11 a.m.- noon and second, the STEM industry from 1- 2.m. Attendance at these two presentations are mandatory to be entered into a drawing to win a XBox and other fun prizes.
Other activities include face painting, a bake sale, crafts and a raffle. Suggested admission is five non-perishable food/hygiene items or $5 per person. There will be interactive exhibits for children and adults of all ages.
The NMC Food for Thought “Fill the Pantries: Food Drive Challenge” is a semester-long experiential learning project that pairs NMC students and the Northwest Michigan Food Coalition.
Kristy McDonald
NMC instructor
(231) 995-1059
kmcdonald@nmc.edu
Fayth Lautner
Project Leader, NMC’s Food for Thought
(231) 590-0626
lautnef@mail.nmc.edu
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TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College has risen to the rank of second-best community college in the nation for its service to veterans, according to Military Times magazine.
The new, 2019 ranking improves upon the third-place position NMC achieved for 2018 among two-year colleges. NMC was also the only Michigan two-year college to make the publication’s Best for Vets list, published this week.
To determine the rankings, Military Times evaluated five factors veteran students say are important to them: culture, student support, cost and financial aid, policies and academic quality. Data from the Veterans Affairs and Defense departments as well as three federal education sources were also factored into the comprehensive assessment. Culture, weighted as the most significant category in all scores, was NMC’s strongest category.
NMC established an office of Military and Veteran Services in 2012. Led by Point of Contact Scott Herzberg, it works with the larger college community to foster an environment that leads to veteran success year-round.
“The men and women who have chosen to serve our country deserve our respect, our gratitude and our support,” Herzberg told Military Times. “They have invested time, energy, and passion with their whole being to do a job few in our nation now do. It’s our turn to serve them.”
Here are some of the investments NMC has made to earn the No. 2 ranking:
About five percent of NMC students are veterans or active-duty military.
Scott Herzberg
POC, Military and Veterans Affairs
(231) 995-2526
sherzberg@nmc.edu
Is your NMC student group looking for a way to raise money?
Members of your group can volunteer to help the NMC Foundation during the upcoming Hawk Owls Say Thanks days. Each volunteer will earn $10/hour for their NMC student group.
Activity includes explaining a thank you note writing activity to NMC students and passing out swag.
Sign-up to volunteer here: https://goo.gl/forms/CJUOGf2q4JvNpHhm2
Information about other activities can be found here: nmc.edu/about/foundation/about-the-foundation/student-engagement.html
For more information, please contact Katharine Zurek at (231) 995-1030 or kzurek@nmc.edu.
Student jobs can be found on the Student MyNMC page under “Jobs On Campus.” Apply now for Fall 2018. (more…)
The annual Dennos Museum Holiday Art Fair will open Thursday, October 25, 5–8 p.m. and continue Friday through Sunday, October 26–28, throughout the museum. Fine arts and crafts from 50 Michigan artists, Christmas and Chanukah gifts, arts and crafts kits and more are just a few of the enticements for holiday shoppers. Hours will be Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and Sunday 1–5 p.m.
NMC employees and students can get a 10% discount on purchases when they mention their NMC connection at the time of purchase.
The Health & Science Building atrium on NMC’s main campus will be used as a city polling place for Precinct 9 voters again this year, including on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Some parking in the Cedar lot will be set aside for voters at those times.
The NMC Bookstore will be closed Nov. 6 and will reopen with normal hours Wednesday, Nov. 7.
TRAVERSE CITY — The public is invited to visit the newly refreshed Shirley S. Okerstrom Fine Arts Building with an evening featuring art, live music and dance presented by students and faculty.
Side-by-Side, Students and Faculty Creating Together, will be held from 4–7 p.m., Friday, November 9, in the Fine Arts Building at NMC. Light refreshments will be provided.
The Fine Arts Building was the last building in the United States designed by famed Bauhaus architect Walter Gropius in 1969. NMC invested in refurbishing the building’s unique cedar exterior and windows earlier this year.
Mella McCormick
Humanities Division chair
(231) 995-1331
mmccormick@nmc.edu
The community is invited to attend the 43rd annual Mariners Memorial Service at noon Friday, November 9 in NMC’s Great Lakes Campus courtyard.
The memorial service is held to remember and honor mariners who have perished on the Great Lakes and oceans and is sponsored by the Student Propeller Club, Port 150, of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy. The Great Lakes Campus is located at 715 E. Front Street, at Barlow Avenue (next to the Holiday Inn) in Traverse City. Guests are invited to enter through the glass exhibition hall and proceed into the outdoor courtyard on the north side (harbor side) of the Academy.
Refreshments will be served following the service. For more information, call the Great Lakes Maritime Academy at (231) 995-1200.
Come join us as we celebrate the newly refreshed Shirley Okerstrom Fine Arts Building with an evening featuring art, live music and dance presented by students and faculty.
Side-by-Side, Students and Faculty Creating Together!
Join us from 4-7 p.m., on Friday, November 9, 2018 in the Fine Arts Building at NMC.
Light refreshments will be provided.
A yummy food tasting is taking place Wednesday, October 24 from 1-3 p.m. at the Osterlin Library. Receive recipes and prepared food from the harvest of the week.
Prepared & provided by Spoonful of Foodies NMC’s Food Pantry (NMC’s Culinary Student Group) and Lakeview Farms (NMC alumni business).
The library has purchased many new books so far this year. You can view a handful here along with partial descriptions or go here to see the full listing. These books are on display in the library’s lobby.
The Freshwater Roundtable is proud to announce the 11th Annual Freshwater Summit to be held on Friday, October 26, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hagerty Conference Center at NMC’s Great Lakes Campus. The Freshwater Summit is a conference of environmental professionals and engaged citizens focusing on current issues facing the Great Lakes region.
Presentations include understanding drivers of change in Great Lakes water levels, planning to be a resilient Great Lakes community, and measuring the economic impacts of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
Cost is $35/person or $15/student and includes lunch. Registration is available online here.
The Freshwater Summit is a product of the Freshwater Roundtable and is organized by The Watershed Center, Great Lakes Water Studies Institute, Michigan Sea Grant Extension, Great Lakes Environmental Center, Inland Seas Education Association, NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management and the Grand Traverse Conservation District.
The Bay Area Transportation Authority has received approval from the Michigan Department of Transportation to install a shelter at BATA’s Bayline stop at East Front Street and Milliken Drive. This will help keep students and visitors protected from the elements year round.
The shelter should be installed in the next two weeks.
Tickets are now on sale for the annual Great Lakes Great Chefs dinner benefiting NMC’s Great Lakes Culinary Institute.
The November 9 evening begins at 6 p.m. with sparkling wine and a raw bar on the Great Lakes Campus catwalk, then moves to Lobdell’s: A Teaching Restaurant for five amazing courses and a spectacular view. Guest chefs working in collaboration with GLCI students include GLCI alumna Brooke Mallory (3030 Ocean), Adam McMarlin (Nine Bean Rows), and Jeff Brandon (Superior Foods).
Tickets are $100 per person can be purchased online here or by calling (231) 995-1021.
Proceeds from this event will be used to bring talented chefs and others from the culinary world to the Great Lakes Culinary Institute to teach and work side by side with students.
Student jobs can be found on the Student MyNMC page under “Jobs On Campus.” Apply now for Fall 2018. (more…)
TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) Business students are partnering with the Northwest Food Coalition (NWFC) for the sixth annual Food for Thought food drive to help reduce food insecurity in the Grand Traverse region.
New this year, the class will aim to fill four pantries, in time for the holiday season, focused on helping students and their families. A 2016 NWFC survey revealed more than 2,000 children in the region are food insecure, which can be a barrier to learning.
The food pantries include:
Community members can donate non-perishable food and personal hygiene items from October 19 to November 19 at red collection bins in the following NMC buildings:
Tom’s Food Markets will accept donations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., October 28 at the East Bay, West Bay and Fourteenth Street locations. The public is also invited to bring donations to the S. T. E. M. Exploration Day at NMC’s Parsons-Stulen Building from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. November 10. Participants will be able experience LEGO robotics, drones, virtual reality and more family-friendly activities.
The community can make a financial donation to help support the pantries at any of the events or with the NMC Foundation.
This food drive is supported by generous donations from local businesses. One example of this is Max’s Appliance’s donation of a refrigerator to the NMC Food Pantry so that the students can receive fresh foods. Other local businesses are donating items for raffle prizes as well as hosting their own food drives. If you would like to partner with this project please use the contact information below.
The Food For Thought Food drive is a semester-long experiential learning project for professional communications students. For updates go to the NMC Food for Thought facebook page.
Blake Bandrowski
Marketing Director
bandro3@mail.nmc.edu
(231) 633-8813
Kristy McDonald
NMC Instructor
kmcdonald@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1059
Scholarship Success Workshop November 13 in the University Center Room 204 at 5:30 p.m.
Grand Valley State University in Traverse City has partnered with the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation to bring you a one-hour workshop on local scholarships available to you. This workshop is appropriate for all students attending or soon to be attending college. Learn Tips and Tricks on how to write a winning essay and what the committees are looking for. Open to the public.
This event is free to attend. Please RSVP at gvsu.edu/traverse/events. Space is limited.