Moodle orientation, May 10
Students taking an online course are invited to attend a general orientation to Moodle on Thursday, May 10 in Osterlin 113 from noon to 1 p.m.
This orientation is also available online at: https://elearn.nmc.edu/course/
Summer class payment deadline — May 8
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR YOUR SUMMER CLASSES by May 8, 2012
TO MAKE A PAYMENT: Pay online via your NMC Self-Service account using ACH (direct debit from your checking/savings) or a credit card, or set up a payment plan and pay your fee and first payment.
DROP DEADLINES: If you don’t plan to attend – for any reason, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO OFFICIALLY WITHDRAW FROM YOUR CLASSES. Please pay close attention to the dates for dropping classes found on your schedule to determine the 100% refund time. You will be responsible for all charges if you miss the listed date.
NMC MAY DROP YOUR CLASSES IF YOU OWE A BALANCE of more than $200 after May 8, and you have not established a payment plan. HOWEVER, please note that, as a courtesy, your classes may NOT be dropped by NMC if you have applied for financial aid and have not yet been awarded, or for other reasons. This does not remove your responsibility to pay for classes if you decide not to attend, or if your financial aid does not cover your charges.
CHECK YOUR FINANCIAL AID AND BILLING ACCOUNT SUMMARY ON NMC SELF-SERVICE:
• Do you have any unsatisfied financial aid eligibility requirements?
• Have you accepted aid offers to cover your full bill for the semester?
Questions? Call Student Financial Services at 231-995-1035.
NMC to hold 2012 Commencement Saturday, May 5
Northwestern Michigan College will graduate 689 students this spring, and 200 of them will participate in NMC’s 59th commencement exercises, Saturday, May 5 at 2 p.m. in the gymnasium at Traverse City Central High School. The public is invited to attend, or can watch the ceremony streamed online at www.nmc.edu/video.
Students who graduated Fall 2011 or have already applied to graduate Spring and Summer 2012 are eligible to participate in the ceremony. NMC’s University Center partner Ferris State University will also participate. Tickets are not required for guests.
Speakers for this year’s ceremony include NMC chemistry instructor Blake Key, the 2011 winner of the school’s Imogene Wise Faculty Excellence Award, and Michael Diduch, president of the NMC Student Government Association. The 2012 winner of the award, and its companion, the Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award, will be announced.
NMC will honor three Outstanding Alumni: Kathleen McManus (Nursing ’74), Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Munson Medical Center, Steve Rawlings (Aviation ’91), Regional Manager, DTE Energy, and Timothy Young (’82) Founder and President of Food for Thought.
NMC will also hold its annual Honors Convocation at 5 p.m., May 4 at the Dennos Museum Center. The event honors winners of the annual Academic Area scholarships, honors scholarships and the Adult Student of the Year.
A new look for NMC eLearning starting May 7
NMC eLearning (Moodle) has a new look and web address starting Summer 2012. On May 7, 2012 you may access it through MyNMC or by bookmarking the exact web address, elearn.nmc.edu
Completing a course from a previous semester? The original eLearning (Moodle) system, elearning.nmc.edu, is still accessible from MyNMC.
To familiarize yourself with the new eLearning/Moodle system (also referred to as Moodle 2), visit the eLearning Orientation course area found under ELearning Info, located in the left column of the home page:
If you have any questions, contact the NMC Technology Help Desk at (231) 995-3020 and ask for Moodle help, or submit a Help Desk Ticket anytime.
Join us at the 2012 National Cherry Festival Royal Parade
The 2012 National Cherry Festival Royal Parade is July 14, 2012. Preparations are starting for yet another amazing presence by our NMC Student, Staff, Faculty and extended Family in the National Cherry Festival Royal Parade.
This year’s theme is “NMC Going Global.”
This is a call out to those who would like to participate in the fun and festivities.
Our day begins with a continental breakfast then we march in the parade and end with a picnic. Many more details will follow the closer we get.
Come on join the fun.
Call Kay Hall at (231) 995-1119 or email khall@nmc.edu.
Extended hours for Osterlin Library and Center for Learning
The Osterlin Library and the Center for Learning will have extended hours this weekend to give students a little extra time to finish those last papers and study for finals: Saturday, April 28, Noon to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 29, 3:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Changes to admissions process for Associate Degree Nursing program
Some important changes have been made to the admission process to NMC’s Associate Degree Nursing program (ADN). Thirty-six students will continue to be admitted to ADN program each spring and fall semester. In an effort to reward academic success and make the process more competitive, the following changes have been made:
There are now three ways to secure a spot in the program each semester.
- The first 12 students will be admitted from the waitlist. Six students from the face-to-face option and six from the online option will be admitted each Fall semester. Each Spring semester all 12 spots will be filled from the face-to-face option.
- The next twelve (12) students will be admitted from those on the waitlist who applied for the competitive process. These students can select either the face-to face or online option in the fall semester until spaces in the specific option are filled. During spring semester, face-to-face is the only option available.
- The final twelve (12) students will be competitively admitted from those on the waitlist who applied for competitive admission and new students. If spaces are available, students can select either the face-to face or online option in the Fall semester only. During Spring semester, face-to-face is the only option available.
Students who wish to be placed on the existing wait list must become eligible by May 31, 2012.
Students not on the wait list by May 31, 2012 must complete the competitive process each semester.
Applications are due by July 1 for Spring semester and February 1 for Fall semester.
In order to become eligible for admission in the program, a student may not repeat any math or science class more than once.
Students will receive much more advance notice of their admission into the program. This will allow students to better prepare themselves and make the necessary arrangements to start the program.
Notification for Fall semester admission (August) to the program will be made starting in February, and notification of admission to the Spring semester program (January) will be made starting in July.
To best answer any questions you have about the new admissions process, an Information Session will be held Tuesday, May 1 at 4:30 p.m. in the Milliken Auditorium at the Dennos Museum Center on NMC’s main campus.
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Dirt Fest – April 21
Dirt Fest, a free community Earth Day celebration featuring music and educational workshops, will be held from 1 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. April 21 at the Grand Traverse Circuit, 225 W. Fourteenth St., Traverse City.
Sponsored by the NMC Office of Student Life, Dirt Fest is open to students and community members. The event aims to show participants how to get involved with environmental issues through a dialogue with music, art and interactive workshops.
Workshops:
- 1:30 p.m. – Bike Commuting with TART Trails
- 2 p.m. – Paint & Plant with NMC’s Art Club
- 2:30 p.m. – Home Composting with Bay Area Recycling for Charities
- 3:30 p.m. – Local Foods: A Conversation with Pleasanton Bakery
Each workshop runs between a half hour and and an hour except for Paint & Plant, which will continue throughout the early evening. There will also be recycled crafting with SCRAP TC throughout the event.
Music:
- 1:30 p.m. – Blake Elliott & the Robinson Affair – a folked up, funked up, blues-you-away, indie duo
- 3 p.m. – Medicinal Groove – high energy electric-funk-jazz-fusions of dance-worthy rhythms
- 4:30 p.m. – The Naughty Neighbors – one-of-a-kind instruments and haunting melodies create a unique style that varies from sultry jazz to new age indie rock
- 6:30 p.m. – FunDubMentals – multiple singers play a mix of dub, roots reggae, ska, and dance hall.They have been said to be single-handedly keeping reggae alive in Northern Michigan
- 8:30 p.m. Galactic Sherpas – their highly improvised style creates a sonic experience drawn from all corners of the musical universe
Prior to Dirt Fest, NMC Student LIfe is co-sponsoring the movie Princess Mononoke, showing at 11 p.m. Friday at the State Theatre.
Co-sponsors include the NMC Art Club, Higher Grounds, Garden Goods, The Redheads, Pangea’s Pizza Pub, SCRAP TC, Bay Area Recycling for Charities, The State Theatre, TART Trails and Oryana.
Upcoming Music Department Concerts and Events
On behalf of the NMC Music Department I would like to invite you to our upcoming Music Department Concerts and Events. These concerts are the culmination of a semester of rehearsal and preparation by students and community members. There are five different events in the next two weeks – something for everyone! Hope to see you there! — Jeff Cobb
Spring Jazz Ensemble Showcase
April 20, 8 p.m., Milliken Auditorium
Vocal and jazz band ensembles under the direction of Mike Hunter. General Admission. Tickets are $8 for adults, and $6 for seniors (ages 62 and older) and children (ages 12 and younger). Admission for NMC students with student ID is free.
Titanic Requiem – NMC Chamber Singers and NMC Grand Traverse Chorale
April 22, 3 p.m., Milliken Auditorium
In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, the NMC Choir present the Michigan premier of “Titanic Requiem” under the direction of Jeffrey Cobb. The concert will also feature readings of letters from passengers on that fateful voyage as well as songs from that era. General Admission. Tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for seniors (ages 62 and older) and children (ages 12 and younger). Admission for NMC students with student ID is free.
NMC Children’s Choirs Spring Concert
April 28, 4 p.m., Corson Auditorium, Interlochen Arts Academy
Enjoy folks songs, world music, spirituals, and patriotic music provided by the four Children’s Choirs under the direction of Jeffrey Cobb, Stephanie Schall-Brazee and Todd Vipond. General Admission. Tickets are available at the door $10 for adults, and $5 for seniors (ages 62 and older) and children (ages 12 and younger). Call (231) 995-1338 for more information.
Music from Broadway, NMC Concert Band
April 28, 8 p.m., Milliken Auditorium
Enjoy an upbeat program featuring highlights from some of the greatest hits to ever grace the American stage, including My Fair Lady, The King & I, a medley of Andrew Lloyd Weber hits, Annie and Camelot. Band members with 20 or more years in the band will also be honored. The band is conducted by John W. Beery. General Admission. Tickets are $8 for adults, and $6 for seniors (ages 62 and older) and children (ages 12 and younger). Admission for NMC students with student ID is free.
“Face the Music and …..”
April 29, 7 p.m., Milliken Auditorium
NMC’s Dance Department & Percussion Ensemble will perform collaboratively. The concert will feature original choreography by NMC faculty, students, and guest artists under the direction of humanities instructor Dorothy Eisenstein. The NMC percussion ensemble is under the direction of humanities instructor Dave Warne. General Admission tickets are $8 for adults; free for children 12 and younger. For all performances at Milliken, contact the box office at (231) 995-1553 for more information.
Third Annual Great Lakes Culinary Institute Scholarship Dinner at Siren Hall, Sunday
The third annual Lulu’s Bistro/Siren Hall/Great Lakes Culinary Institute Scholarship Dinner will be held Sunday, April 22, at Siren Hall in Elk Rapids.
The dinner benefits scholarships for Northwestern Michigan College’s Great Lakes Culinary Institute. Each year five culinary institute students are selected to each take charge of one course of the five course dinner. Each student works with chefs and staff to prepare and serve the course.
Reservations are required for the event. The cost is $40 per person for the five-course dinner. Cocktails are served starting at 4 p.m. with dinner served promptly at 5 p.m. To make reservations, call Siren Hall at (231) 264-6062.
NMC’s Phi Theta Kappa honored at national convention
Northwestern Michigan College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (Alpha Rho Pi) was honored with several awards at the 94th Phi Theta Kappa Convention in Nashville, Saturday night.
NMC’s Phi Theta Kappa chapter was honored as one of the top 28 chapters in the world.
NMC student MacKenzie Campbell (Traverse City West graduate) was named a Distinguished Member.
NMC’s PTK leadership: President Erica Hamilton (Mesick), Ashley Flees (Kalkaska), Nargilya Gasanova (international student from Turkmenistan), Bryan Kelly (Livonia Bentley), Sophia House (home school – Frankfort), Erica Peplinski (Grand Traverse Academy) and Ashley Finfrock (Grand Traverse Academy) were named a Distinguished Officer Team.
The chapter earned Honors in Action for a volunteer fair they held in November as the culmination of research on how the dissemination of information influences individuals’ capacity to volunteer in the Grand Traverse community and beyond.
NMC’s chapter advisors are Nicholeen Frusti and Kari Kahler. Kahler also serves as the Michigan Regional Coordinator, and the Michigan Region was one of two in the world to be honored as a Distinguished Region.
A record number of more than 4,000 Phi Theta Kappa members and advisors, representing 587 chapters from around the world attended the conference. A total of 1,897 entries were received for the 2012 Hallmark Awards Competition.
myNMC Student Landing Page
myNMC is now a new student landing page where you can reach all of your NMC links.
myNMC provides students the opportunity to login once in order to reach a list of many NMC web applications. Many of these web applications fall under SSO (single sign-on) and are logged in from the initial log-in.
To access myNMC and to Bookmark the myNMC page , follow these directions…
1. Go to www.nmc.edu
2. Select the myNMC link from the upper right-hand corner of the web page.
3. Login with your NMCID and password.
4. You will be taken to your myNMC page, based on your NMCID credentials.
5. At this point you can bookmark the myNMC link in your browser.
Please Note: For security reasons, we recommend users to bookmark only the landing page, and not the individual web application pages (i.e. Banner, Intranet or Google).
If you have questions regarding myNMC, please contact the NMC Technology Help Desk at 995-3020 or helpdesk@nmc.edu.
Celebrate National Library Week!
Do you have an overdue library book lurking in your backpack or under your bed?
Worry no more. In honor of National Library Week, Osterlin is offering fine amnesty!
Return any overdue book, April 10-April 20, and the fine will be WAIVED.
We’re serious!
Simply bring your book, in person, to the Circulation Desk of the NMC Library and ask for amnesty. We will clear the fine from your record and you will be in the clear!
Last chance to take a survey, and win an Amazon gift card
This week is your last chance to take an online survey about what you watch on TV, what you listen to on the radio, what you read in print or online, and the ways you prefer to be contacted with new information. The survey instructions say that it takes 15-20 minutes to complete, but smart people like you will probably finish it in 10 minutes or so. Everyone who completes the survey will be entered into a drawing to win a $150 Amazon.com gift card. Not bad for 10 minutes of work.
We extended the survey time for a few days, and the company helping us with the survey addressed a problem that timed a few people out of the survey while they were taking it. So if that happened to you, give it one more shot and give yourself another chance to win the gift card.
You can take the survey here: http://www.interactresearch.org/mp/126/
And the password is: michigan
So thanks in advance for taking the survey, and good luck on winning the gift card!
Be Part of the “It Gets Better Project”
The It Gets Better Project is a response to a number of students taking their own lives after being bullied in school, the project’s creators wanted to create a personal way for supporters everywhere to tell LGBT youth that, yes, it does indeed get better.
NMC Student Life and NMC Pride is inviting students, faculty and staff to participate in an It Gets Better video. The video will take place in the Student Life Office, lower level of West Hall, and Emily Magner will be project editor. Anyone interested can contact Stephen Krygier at skrygier@nmc.edu or call 231-709-0971 to set a taping appointment.
ItGetsBetter.org, the official web site where the video will be posted, and on select NMC web pages, is a place where young people who are lesbian, gay, bi, or trans can see how love and happiness can be a reality in their future. It’s a place where straight allies can visit and support their friends and family members. It’s a place where people can share their stories, take the It Gets Better Project pledge and watch videos of love and support.
Student Life and NMC Pride is looking for anyone in support of the LGBT community and who is willing to share their own personal stories.
Please call Emily Magner for more information, 995-1118.
Financial Aid and Student Accounts are combining
Effective April 2, NMC Financial Aid Office and Student Accounts (Cashier’s Office) are combining to better deliver services to our customers – you!
Come to Student Financial Services (SFS), located in the Tanis Building in the office with Records and Registration. Now all three departments will be in one location. Our SFS front desk staff will be able to help you with your financial aid and billing questions both in person an on the phone. As always, our Financial Aid specialists are on call to sit down with you for more in-depth counseling as needed.
We have been working on combining and cross-training our staff and are excited to be working together in new ways to serve you better!
What does this mean to you? In one location you can receive:
Assistance with student accounts
- Paying your bill
- Setting up a payment plan
- Parking tags
- Vending reimbursement
Assistance with financial aid
- Completing your FAFSA
- Financial aid forms and requirements
Assistance with records and registration processes
- Adds/drops
- Residency
- Transcripts
- Graduation
Training on Self-Service….by the way….
…You don’t need to wait in line! On NMC Self-Service you can:
- Add/drop classes (during appropriate dates)
- View account summary/schedule
- Make a payment from your bank account or credit card
- Authorize others to pay
- Make a housing or aviation deposit
- Set up a payment plan (regular, GLMA)
- Enroll in direct deposit for refunds
- Check on financial aid status/requirements
- View/accept financial aid package
- View/change program of study
- Order a transcript
- Apply for graduation
And much more! Check it out!
www.nmc.edu\selfservice
Student Financial Services
Tanis Building, Main Campus
Phone: 231-995-1035
Fax: 231-995-1937
Email: sfs@nmc.edu
Still time to take a survey and win $150 from Amazon.
Northwestern Michigan College is conducting an online survey about what you watch on TV, what you listen to on the radio, what you read in print or online, and the ways you prefer to be contacted with new information. The survey instructions say that it takes 15-20 minutes to complete, but smart people like you will probably finish it in 10 minutes or so. Everyone who completes the survey will be entered into a drawing to win a $150 Amazon.com gift card. Not bad for 10 minutes of work, right?
So what is NMC going to do with the information?
Well, we’re not going to share it with other colleges or businesses or anybody else. So you don’t have to worry about filling out this survey and getting a bunch of junk mail or e-mails because of it. What we are going to use it for is to do a better job of reaching people like you. It will help us learn more about what you watch and where you hang out and if you’d rather receive e-mails or texts or stuff in the mail.
How many times can I take the survey?
You can take it as many times as you want, but the survey’s pretty smart, so no matter how many times you take it, you’re only going to be entered to win the gift card once.
What if part of the survey doesn’t apply to me?
You don’t have to answer every question, but you do have to make it to the end of the survey to be entered to win. So if there is a question that doesn’t apply to you, you can just move on to the next one.
Where do I go to take the survey?
Just follow this link and use michigan as the password. It’s just that easy.
So thanks in advance for taking the survey, and good luck on winning the gift card!
Register now for Summer
Registration is now underway for Summer term, and Fall registration starts April 11.
We have hundreds of great courses to choose from. You can check out the most up to date listings online at nmc.edu/class-search.
If you have friends coming home for the summer encourage them to also take a class or two. Summer’s a great time to earn some credits and still have plenty of time to enjoy all that Traverse City has to offer.