Nov 9, 2016 | Intercom, Student News
Happy Thanksgiving!
Join us Wednesday, November 16, for an All Day, All You Can Eat Thanksgiving Feast
- 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Original Cost $8.99
– $1 subsidy sponsored by Student Life
- Your cost: $7.99
Good News!
You can now add money to your ID card directly at the registers!
- Save money- there is no sales tax on Meal Plans
- Minimum of $20 required to add money to card
- Remember meal card balances carry over from Fall to Spring semester, but balances expire at the end of Spring Semester
Announcing Bite, a new menu and nutrition app that can link to myfitnesspal.com.
Search for “Bite by Sodexo” on the App Store or Google Play, and use Bite Code G2HP8
Nov 9, 2016 | Student News
It’s time to secure your spring classes!
- No-fee e-payment from checking or savings account
- No-fee debit card payment
- Credit card payment: American Express, MasterCard, VISA, or Discover (including JCB, Diners Pay and China Union Network). A 2.75% convenience fee applies to all credit card payments for charges related to academic credit courses.
- Authorize someone else to make a payment
- Enroll in direct deposit for refunds
- Enroll in a deferred payment plan
- Make a housing or aviation deposit under eDeposit
- Go to Financial Aid menu to check your financial aid
In person:
Payments by cash, check, or money order can be made at Student Financial Services (Tanis Building, main level)
By mail:
Please note your NMC ID on your check.
NMC Student Financial Services
1701 E. Front Street
Traverse City, MI 49686
Explore payment options: nmc.edu/cashier
Questions? (231) 995-1035 or sfs@nmc.edu
Helpful tips:
- Check your NMC email and Self-Service often
- Respond to any requests for information
- Drop before 100% Refund Date (on your schedule) if you don’t plan to attend
- Financial Aid information: nmc.edu/financial-aid
Spring session begins January 13. Register today!
Nov 8, 2016 | Intercom, Student News
International Education Week is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education and celebrates the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.
NMC’s commemoration of the 16th annual International Education Week includes food from India, China and Russia; a student speaker from Norway and a former White House Director for the Middle East; and a study abroad fair.
Nov 7, 2016 | Intercom, Student News
The students of Kristy McDonald’s Professional Communications class are hosting the fourth annual Food for Thought non-perishable food and hygiene drive. We want to invite you and team to a little fun and friendly competition. With the increased need of supplies for our local community, NMC’s Food for Thought has partnered with the Northwest Michigan Food Coalition to raise donations to help feed and provide hygiene products to over 4,000 people this holiday season.
The students have created a challenge for the faculty/staff/students to make donating even more exciting!
How the challenge works:
- A box will be dropped off to each department on November 9 and picked up November 16
- Fill the box with donations – non-perishable food and hygiene items
- The department that collects the most items will win a pizza party for up to 60 people
This challenge is a way for the faculty, staff and students to support a NMC student project and give back to our community at the same time. Please like NMC’s Food for Thought’s Facebook page for information and updates on the latest events: facebook.com/ NMCFoodForThought/.
If you are unable to donate during the challenge, there are red donation bins in the Osterlin Library, Parsons-Stulen and Health & Science buildings. You can also make monetary donations through the Facebook page. Thank you for helping collect food to fill the pantries in our local community. Let the games begin!
For more information, contact:
Gwendolyn Neumann
NMC Food for Thought Student Logistics Leader
(231) 392-2332
neuman62@mail.nmc.edu
Nov 7, 2016 | Student News
Wednesday, November 9 @ 8:30 p.m.
West Hall Conference Room
Student led discussion in a comfortable setting. An informal chance to get together each month, share opinions, and open a window on the world!
FREE FOOD and enlightened conversation
Nov 7, 2016 | Intercom, Student News
Stock up for Christmas at the NMC Bookstore and save! Get $10 off your purchase of $50 or more with promo code TAKE10 or $20 off $100 or more with promo code TAKE20. Applies to all regular priced logo apparel and gifts. Save even more by picking up in store for free!
The promo codes are valid November 21-30, 2016.
Nov 7, 2016 | Student News
Please join us Thursday, November 10 at 5:30 p.m., at the NMC University Center to learn about our counseling master’s degrees offered at WMU-Traverse City. Classes meet evenings or weekends to help accommodate the needs of working professionals. Both degrees are CACREP accredited.
Nov 7, 2016 | Student News
Have NMC instructors made a difference in your life? Could dedicated, innovative and excellent be used to describe them? If you are looking for a way to recognize the impact an NMC teacher that has had on your learning journey, please consider nominating them for the Imogene Wise awards. Faculty are truly honored to be nominated and to receive these annual awards.
This is the highest teaching honor awarded at NMC and nominations can only come from students.
Nominations are due by December 16 and can be submitted here: surveymonkey.com/r/R2VG6QG
Initiated by a contribution from longtime NMC benefactors Harold and Imogene Wise in 1970 and first awarded to a full-time faculty member in 1971, recipients are chosen by a student selection committee, and award criteria includes teaching excellence, rapport with students, innovation in the classroom and a sense of dedication.
Nov 7, 2016 | Intercom, Student News
Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 3 p.m.
Public health professionals promote good health and prevent disease within communities. The Master of Public Health degree provides graduate and community-based education and research grounded in social justice to help meet these goals. Learn more at out interactive web seminar. Visit www.gvsu.edu/traverse to register.
Registrants will receive an email link approximately 1-2 days prior to the online session.
Nov 3, 2016 | Intercom, Student News
TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College will again pay tribute to enrolled and employed veterans with several events on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.
- 8:30 a.m. – Veterans’ breakfast. Free breakfast for all veterans and active duty military in the Hawk Owl Cafe in West Hall.
- 9-9:10 a.m. – Walk of Honor. The campus community is invited to line up along the sidewalks from West Hall to the flagpoles west of the Tanis Building. Led by the Traverse City Central High School drum line, veterans will walk from West Hall to the flagpoles.
- 9:30 a.m. – Flag raising ceremony conducted by the VFW with the Traverse City Central High School band.
- 10 a.m.-noon – Coffee and cake served in West Hall for the entire campus community in honor of veterans.
About 5 percent of NMC students are veterans, and serving those who have served is a year-round priority at NMC, which established an office of Military and Veterans Services in 2012. It works with the larger college community to foster an environment that leads to veteran success. Results thus far:
- For the second consecutive year NMC has been certified as a Gold-Level Veteran-Friendly School by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency.
- Named the fifth-best “Best for Vets” community college nationwide by Military Times in 2016.
- NMC provides no-interest loans to veterans waiting for processing of their benefit checks, so they may enroll immediately.
- NMC makes up the difference between military pay and NMC pay for reservist employees who are called to active duty. Family enrollment in all benefits also continues.
- Since 2008, NMC has participated in a DOD agreement providing in-state (out of district) tuition rates for active duty military and their dependents, regardless of their legal residence
Release date: November 3, 2016
For more information:
Scott Herzberg
POC, Military and Veterans Services
sherzberg@nmc.edu
(231) 995-2526
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY NOTICE
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discrimination
Nov 2, 2016 | Intercom, Student News
NMC Jazz Big Band performance at West Bay Beach Holiday Inn, Thursday November 10th, 7:30 p.m. Free!
NMC Jazz Lab Band performance at West Bay Beach Holiday Inn, Thursday November 17th, 7:30 p.m. Free!
NMC Jazz Big Band, NMC Jazz Lab Band, and NMC Vocal Jazz Ensemble performances at Milliken Auditorium, Saturday, December 3rd, 7:30 p.m.
Nov 1, 2016 | Intercom, Student News
NMC Student Life presents comedian and motivational speaker Judson Laipply, creator of Evolution of Dance, Wednesday, Nov. 9th at the Milliken Auditorium.
The 7-8 p.m. show is free to students.
Laipply has been featured on Good Morning America, the Ellen DeGeneres Show and Oprah, and his YouTube video has been viewed more than 100 million times.
Nov 1, 2016 | Intercom, Student News
Mark your calendars and clean out your coffee mug. LNAP is returning to the Osterlin Library on Thursday, December 1!
The Long Night Against Procrastination is a chance to nail that paper, crush that project, ace that test, and otherwise triumph over your studies for the semester. The library will be open until 2 a.m. Librarians, the Writing and Reading Center, and tutors will be available to help you.
Free pizza, coffee, and snacks all night! More info coming soon!
Oct 31, 2016 | Intercom, Student News
TRAVERSE CITY —
Release date:
For more information:
(contact Info)
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY NOTICE
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discrimination
Oct 31, 2016 | Intercom, Student News
TRAVERSE CITY — Given the chaotic conditions prevailing in Israel’s neighborhood and the profound political changes occurring in both the United States and Israel, where does the US-Israeli relationship go post-election? NMC’s International Affairs Forum provides two opportunities in November to learn about this important relationship.
- November 10, free screening of “Disturbing the Peace,” 6 p.m., State Theatre. The documentary tells the story of former elite Israeli and Palestinian soldiers who unite under a common banner to protest the bloodshed that has traumatized both sides. “It is a story of the human potential unleashed when we stop participating in a story that no longer serves us, and with the power of our convictions, take action to create a new possibility.” The film won the Audience and Founders Award for Best Foreign Documentary at the 2016 Traverse City Film Festival and will premier around the country later in November. The film will be followed by a discussion with the audience led by IAF co- chair Jack Segal, a former senior diplomat who served in Israel during the first Persian Gulf War and was responsible for U.S.-Israeli political-military relations, and for reporting on conditions in Gaza.
- November 17 regular IAF monthly lecture, “Our Separate Ways: The Struggle for the Future of the US-Israel Alliance,” 6 p.m., Milliken Auditorium by Steve Simon, author of a book of the same name and former White House director for the Middle East. The editor of Haaretz, Israel’s oldest newspaper, calls the book, “an unmatched source of inside knowledge and sharp analysis.” Admission is free to all students and educators, and $10 for others. Subscriber tickets for the entire season are available; visit www.tciaf.com or call (231) 995-1700 for more information.
IAF lectures are rebroadcast on UpNorth TV public access cable television three times a week, and available online for streaming on demand. The IAF is affiliated with NMC and the World Affairs Council of America.
Release date: November 1, 2016
For more information:
Jack Segal
Co-chair, International Affairs Forum
(231) 715-6300
email (preferred): jackdsegal@yahoo.com
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY NOTICE
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discrimination
Oct 27, 2016 | Intercom, Student News
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.
Saturday Nov. 12, NMC students will host an Exploration Day at NMC’s Parsons-Stulen building (formerly M-TEC) from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. to benefit the NMC Food for Thought “Fill the Pantries: Food Drive Challenge.”
Community members of all ages are invited to explore and play with some of the latest equipment from NMC programs including a 3D printer, unmanned aerial vehicles, flight simulators, robots, computer programming, remotely operated submarine and more! This a family-friendly event with robot face painting, local baked goods and fun events for people of all ages. RE/MAX Bayshore Properties will provide the company’s hot air balloon for short, tethered rides (weather permitting) or a balloon walk inside the balloon.
There will be information and staff to talk to about NMC’s tech programs. Elk Rapids Public Schools will be showcasing their Lego robotics program. All area tech or robotics teams are welcome to showcase their work. Please e-mail us before November 9 to secure a spot.
Suggested admission is 10 non-perishable food/hygiene items or $5 per person. Products and funds collected will help fill shelves at 51 area food pantries.
The NMC Food for Thought “Fill the Pantries: Food Drive Challenge” is a semester long service learning project that pairs NMC students and the Northwest Michigan Food Coalition. In 2014, with the help of the community, the challenge brought in more than 30,000 items to battle food insecurity. Food and hygiene products will be delivered to the pantries in time for Thanksgiving.
Release date: October 28, 2016
For more information:
Kristy McDonald
NMC Professor
(231) 995-1059
kmcdonald@nmc.edu
Jake Krystyniak
Student Contact
(517) 518-2721
krystyj@mail.nmc.edu
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY NOTICE
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discrimination
Oct 24, 2016 | Student News
Are you registered for classes but need your financial aid to buy books? Try the bookstore’s online reservation system, at bookstore.nmc.edu. Reservations will be available from November 21 through December 31.
Oct 24, 2016 | Intercom, Student News
National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week is November 12-20, and we want to help! Donate a new or gently used hoodie or coat at the NMC bookstore, and get a coupon for 30% off one regular priced apparel item. Donations will be accepted November 7-18. All donated items will go the Goodwill Street Outreach program for distribution to people in need.
