Intramural basketball sign up deadline is Jan. 22; Open Rec days/hours

basketball2Are you interested in playing basketball this winter?  The next Intramural Sport is Co-Ed Basketball!  The sign up deadline is Thursday, January 22 at 5:00 p.m.  For more information contact Jim Szur, Sports and Recreation Supervisor at 231-995-1199 or e-mail at jszur@nmc.edu.

We also offer Open Recreation days and hours for the sports of Basketball, Volleyball and Soccer.  For more information on times and days, please contact Jim Szur, Sports and Recreation Supervisor, at 231-995-1199 or e-mail him at jszur@nmc.edu. (more…)

New extended Monday hours for student services; start of semester hours

Student Financial Services, Records & Registration and the Admissions Office will now hold extended hours on Mondays to better serve working students. These regular hours will be:

  • Monday: 8 am to 7 pm
  • Tuesday: Friday 8 am to 5 pm

For the start of the semester, these offices will be open the following hours:

  • Monday, January 12 from 7 am to 7 pm, and
  • Tuesday, January 13 from 7 am to 6 pm

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Slamming Stereotypes with Kinetic Affect

TRAVERSE CITY — Join fellow community members for “Slamming Stereotypes,” a unique evening of spoken word poetry set for 7 p.m. Feb. 11 at Milliken Auditorium, part of community-wide Embrace the Dream celebration. 

Two very different men, Kirk Latimer and Gabriel Giron of Kalamazoo, combine their voices as Kinetic Affect, to give life to their difficult histories through the expressive medium of spoken word poetry. Utilizing the lessons they have learned from surviving past traumatic experiences, Kinetic Affect will challenge students, educators and the community to break out of the ethnic, socio-economic, gender and racial stereotypes that burden so many lives.

Admission is free . This event is sponsored by NMC’s Office of Student Life and Traverse City High School.

See more Embrace the Dream events »

Watch Kinetic Affect on YouTube »

Release date: January 9, 2015

For more information:

Mara Penfil
NMC Office of Student Life
mpenfil@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1118

 

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

NMC Spring Welcome 2015 for students!

Free Showing of Guardians of the Galaxy!
Friday, January 9 from 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. in the Milliken Auditorium with ice cream social following!

Free Ice skating!
Saturday, January 10 from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Civic Center!

All NMC students are welcome! (more…)

Dennos Museum Center awarded contract with Kennedy Center

Lorraine Laird’s classroom works on their paper collage project last year.

Lorraine Laird’s classroom works on their paper collage project last year.

For a second year, the Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College has been awarded a contract by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to cover some of the costs of programming for students with disabilities enrolled at the Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District, as well as throughout the region. Joining the partnership this year is Blackbird Arts, which will work with students as a follow up to their museum visit. (more…)

Veterans creative writing workshop

TRAVERSE CITY — A creative writing workshop for veterans will again be offered in spring semester, with the first monthly meeting set for 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Jan. 8, in Scholars Hall room 103.

A time and day for future workshops will be determined at the Jan. 8 workshop. In addition, open office hours will be offered to veterans weekly, from 3 to 4 p.m. every Wednesday in Scholars Hall room 102. Veterans can get writing support for academic writing assignments or other writing projects.

For more information, contact Teresa Scollon (231) 383-2958.

Release date: January 6, 2015

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

Embrace the Dream throughout Traverse City, January-March, 2015

Now in its third year of programming, Embrace the Dream brings together many institutions throughout the Grand Traverse region to provide free or low-cost programming for the public to experience in early 2015. As its mission, Embrace the Dream is a collaboration founded upon the values of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., engaging the whole of our community through programming that inspires social justice and equality for all people. This year’s partners include Dennos Museum Center; Northwestern Michigan College Student Life; Habitat for Humanity – Grand Traverse Region; Building Bridges With Music; Great Lakes Children’s Museum; State Theatre; Traverse Area District Library; and the Traverse City Human Rights Commission. More info at embracethedream.org and Facebook.com/embracethedream. (more…)

NMC Fitness Center offers student discount memberships

Student FitnessThe NMC Fitness Center offers a student discount rate of $60 for the 4 month Spring term.  That is a 40% discount on the community rate.

Studies have shown that a regular fitness routine can help students earn better grades.  In 2013, Purdue University News reported current statistics on higher GPA’s from those students regularly using the fitness center.

Contact the NMC Fitness Center at 995-1379 or stop by the Fitness Center located in the Rajkovich Building (Physical Education), Room 206. (more…)

Fall 2014 Dean’s List released

Congratulations to those who made the Dean’s Lists for the fall 2014 semester at Northwestern Michigan College! The lists below are organized by the student’s home county.

Published at the end of each term, the Dean’s List recognizes the outstanding academic achievement of full-time and part-time students. These students have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or above out of a possible 4.0 while taking twelve or more credits (full-time) or between six and eleven credits (part-time).

2014 Fall Semester Dean’s List

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Laptops available for purchase

laptopNeed a computer? Dell laptops can be purchased with Financial Aid at the NMC Bookstore! There are three models available and they can be shipped directly to your home.

For more information inquire at the NMC Bookstore on the lower level of West Hall or call them at (231) 995-1286. (more…)