Pine Palooza drawing winner
Congratulations to Emily Bronkema, the winner of the NMC Bookstore drawing for the black hoodie at Pine Palooza.
Hope everyone had fun!
— NMC Bookstore
NMC Alternative Spring Break information session
NMC Alternative Spring Break will be having an informational meeting about joining Alternative Spring Break, interviewing for the trip, and how to get involved on September 13 at 3 p.m. in Beckett Building Room 147.
Applications can also be found at http://www.unitedwaynwmi.
Get your free parking pass
Just a reminder, parking patrol will begin Monday, September 17, 2012. Please make sure you have your NMC parking permit. Your parking permit must be placed in the lower left corner on thedriver’s side front window. Please discard expired decals.
Permits are available in Admissions, Records/Registration and Student Financial Services, the Welcome Desk, the Parsons-Stulen building (front desk) and the Human Resources office at the University Center. Apartment resident decals are available in the West Hall Auxiliaries Office.
All students, faculty, and staff of Northwestern Michigan College are required to have and display a valid parking permit if they park in the college lots on main campus during the fall and spring semesters. All academic students and NMC faculty and staff are eligible to receive one parking decal at no cost. Additional and replacement decals are available at a cost of $10.00 per decal.
International Affairs Forum kicks off September 20
Yale professor Dr. Ellen Lust will present “The Arab People Are Speaking—But What Are They Really Saying?” Sept. 20, the first lecture in the 2012-13 International Affairs Forum lecture series at Milliken Auditorium.
A first-hand observer of the ongoing upheaval in the Muslim world, Lust will decipher how the explosion of political opposition in Libya, Syria, Egypt and Yemen signals a sea change in the Middle East. The issue is whether the U.S. can connect with the new Arab “street” without jeopardizing longstanding ties to entrenched but powerful regimes.
The eight-part IAF series brings diplomats, policy makers, journalists and others from all over the globe to Milliken Auditorium. All programs begin with a reception in the Sculpture Court of the Dennos Museum Center at 5:15 p.m. and are followed at 6 p.m. by the lecture and a discussion period in Milliken Auditorium.
See the complete 2012-13 speaker schedule »
All current educators and students are admitted free. The public is invited to attend for $10 at the door. For more information, call NMC Extended Education at 231-995-1700.
The NMC Red Flag System
Red Flag is a system at NMC to help students, faculty, and staff to report when a NMC student is experiencing emotional, psychological, or safety issues. Here are some things that are typical things to report:
- Questionable or suspicious acts or behavior
- Knowledge of information or incidents that could cause harm
- Knowledge of illegal actions, assaults, and/or drug or alcohol sale or usage
- Expressions by others of feelings of depression, reduction of self worth, and/or uselessness
If you are not sure whether to make a report in Red Flag, you can call 231-995-1118 to consult with a NMC counselor.
If you are concerned about a student, please enter the information into Red Flag https://report.myredflag.com/reporter/login/school/nmc if you have these types of concerns or need further assistance.
If you make a report, a member of the Behavior Incident Report Team (BIRT) will contact you to discuss the matter further.
Text the Library!
Looking for a book and want to know if our library has it? Have a question about open hours or how to get to your class in Scholars Hall? Now you can text NMC’s Osterlin Library and find out! Simply send a text message to (231) 660-1060 and we will respond.
This service is available during library open hours. If you need help when the library is closed, use Research Help Now, the library’s online chat box on our homepage nmc.edu/library. Questions? You can always call us! (231) 995-1060.
Nursing Information Session
Please join us for a Nursing Information Session on September 20, 2012 from 4-6 p.m. in Room 109 of Scholars Hall.
This session will better acquaint you with our Nursing program, review admissions criteria and discuss program policies and procedures.
If you are interested in attending the Nursing Information Session, please RSVP on the Advising Center website www.nmc.edu/advising
Space is limited to the first 100 students that RSVP electronically on the Advising Center website.
The Advising Center Staff
231-995-1040
NMC International Club
The NMC International Club meets Fridays at 10 am in the cafeteria in West Hall. All are welcome.
Join us.
Constitution Day September 17
The US Constitution influences our lives more than two hundred years after it was ratified. Yet many Americans don’t know much about it. That is why Congress established Constitution Day, a time to teach future generations about the foundation of our democracy.
Join NMC History Department faculty for a discussion forum at 6 p.m., Monday, September 17 in Scholars Hall Room 102. Topics include:
- Who really elects our president?
- The Constitution, the election and you!
- Did the Civil War lay the groundwork for the War on Terror?
All are welcome free of charge: students, staff faculty and the public.
New leisure reading collection
Osterlin Library is pleased to announce our new leisure reading collection, made possible through funding from the NMC Barbecue.
This collection of 100 books sits in the main library lobby in a newly purchased display kiosk. Titles by popular fiction authors like James Patterson, Clive Cussler, and Janet Evanovich grace the shelves, but there are also works by Anne LaMott and Elie Wiesel as well as biographies like Keith Richards’ Life. It is an eclectic, constantly changing mix of books, selected with students’ interests in mind. Come check out the collection today!
Like NMC on Facebook
Take a second to “like” NMC on Facebook. It’s a great way to find out about what’s happening on campus and around town.
NMC Fitness Center Open House
NMC students are invited to an open house at the NMC Fitness Center Thursday, August 30, noon-6:30 p.m.
In the new and improved facility, you’ll find new weight machines and spinning bikes, TVs to keep you moving, new carpet and fresh paint, a new welcome station, locker room improvements, expanded hours, and lower membership prices.
The NMC Fitness Center is located on the 2nd floor of the Rajkovich Physical Education Building. There’s always a fitness and exercise specialist available to assist you, and each membership begins with a fitness evaluation and instruction in proper use of all equipment which includes weight machine stations, cardio equipment, and dumbbells.
Hours of operation are Monday to Thursday, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. NMC students (taking at least one credit class this fall) can enjoy unlimited use for the months of September through December for $50.
For more information or to purchase a membership, call NMC Extended Education at (231) 995-1700.
Seventh annual Mike McIntosh Memorial Truck and Car Show, September 8
The seventh annual Mike McIntosh Memorial Truck and Car Show will be held, Saturday, September 8 at NMC’s Automotive Service Technology Building on Aero Park Drive, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The show is named for the late NMC Automotive instructor Mike McIntosh, who retired in 2004 after 34 years of service. McIntosh organized the first car show for the Automotive Program in 2004.
Owners are invited to enter their classic cars, 4X4s, dragsters, sports cars, modified late models, motorcycles and more. There is a $10 entry fee per vehicle. Trophies are awarded for best of show in each class. Admission free and the public is invited for food, a silent auction — including program vehicles — and door prizes for entrants. Proceeds benefit NMC’s Automotive Program. Sponsors include Canteen Services.
Student projects and vehicles are displayed in the Automotive Technology facility. The Michigan Community Blood Center is also on site with its blood bus for those eligible and willing to donate.
Show participants can register their classic car, 4X4, dragster, sports car, modified late model, motorcycle or other classic vehicle on-site beginning at 8 a.m. the day of the event.
For general information about the show, please call Wayne Moody at (231) 995-1316 or e-mail wmoody@nmc.edu.
Pine Palooza, September 11
College is about more than classes, and the fifth annual Pine Palooza student fair, set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 11 on the green outside East Hall, will show off the extracurricular side of college life.
NMC Student Services, student groups and local businesses will be on hand to share the opportunities and services they offer to NMC students. Free food, a DJ, henna artists and a photo booth will also be part of the event, sponsored by NMC Student Life.
Sign up for NMC Text Alerts
Have you signed up to receive text messages from NMC in the event of an on-campus or weather related emergency or closing?
It’s easy to do. Log in to your Self Service account, and choose the Personal Information Menu. The last item on the list is a link for “Text Message Opt In.”
There you can enter your cell phone number to sign up.
The system will be used only in situations in which it is vital to give immediate notification and instructions to the campus community. The contact information provided will be kept confidential and not used for any other purpose. In order to minimize the out-of-pocket expense for NMC alert users, NMC will only issue emergency alert messages and limited test messages across this service.
Visit myNMC to access your most used online resources
NMC has put all of your most used online resources in one handy place at my.nmc.edu. There you can access Self Service, your student e-mail, get the latest information on class cancellations, Moodle, important dates and read the most recently posed student news.
NMC featured on American Association of Community Colleges web site
A photo of NMC students on campus has been the featured image on the American Association of Community Colleges web site the week of August 20-26.
Every Monday a new college is featured.
Pick up your student parking permit
All students, faculty, and staff of Northwestern Michigan College are required to have and display a valid parking permit if they park in the college lots on main campus during the fall and spring semesters. All academic students and NMC faculty and staff are eligible to recieve one parking decal at no cost. Additional and replacement decals are available at a cost of $10.00 per decal.
Student permits are available at the Records/Registion/Cashier’s Office, the Admissions office and the Welcome Center. Apartment resident decals are available in the West Hall Auxiliaries Office.
Decals must be placed in the lower left corner on the driver’s side front window. Please discard expired decals. Get your permit today…before the rush!!