Don’t forget, no late registration

New Procedure for Late Registration

1) All new registration for spring 2014 will end at the close of the day, January 9, 2014 for any session that begins on January 11. (NMC staff will be available in their offices until 5:00 p.m. for registration assistance.) Students who have not registered for any classes by that date will not be registered for classes starting in the normal 15 week session.

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Traditional electric blues with an unusual background comes to the Dennos

MIssissippiHeatGroupPhoto-ChrisJacobs-thumbThe Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will present the Chicago based blues group Mississippi Heat on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 8 PM in Milliken Auditorium. Tickets are $25 advance, $28 at the door and $22 for museum members are plus fees. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Museum Box office at 231-995-1553 or on line at www.dennosmuseum.org, also at 1-800-836-0717 or www.MyNorthTickets.com.

Mississippi Heat has recorded ten albums and taken its brand of the blues from Chicago to the four corners of the world. They play heartfelt vintage Chicago Blues, led by world-class harmonicist Pierre Lacocque and lead singer Inetta Visor, a powerhouse vocalist in the Etta James tradition.

Mississippi Heat bandleader and blistering harmonica player Pierre Lacocque came to Chicago from Brussels, Belgium, where he was the only non-Jew ever to attend the Athenée Maimonides school—his Christian minister father felt that he should learn about the suffering of the Jews. As a teenager in Chicago, where his father was teaching theology, he heard a concert by harmonica player Big Walter Horton, and, he recalls, “I was absolutely stunned and in awe.” With that, his future as a blues musician was set.

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Embrace the Dream throughout Traverse City, January-March, 2014

As a collaborative series of programs in its second year, 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 2014. This year’s partners include Dennos Museum Center; Northwestern Michigan College Student Life; History Center Traverse City; Building Bridges With Music; Great Lakes Children’s Museum; State Theater; Traverse Area District Library; Traverse City Human Rights Commission; and the Michigan Department of Civil Rights. 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. (more…)

NMC staff, faculty and student appreciation at the Dennos Museum Store

Happy Holidays from the Dennos Museum Store! Appreciation days have begun at the Museum Store.  NMC staff, faculty and students will receive 20% off all items except consignment (this is always ONLY 10%) through the end of December. Please tell the Museum Store clerk that you are staff or student before they ring the sale.

Museum Store hours are Monday-Saturday 10-5, open till 8 Thursday, and Sunday 1-5.

Congratulations to the winner of the 2013 Holiday Card design!

holidaycardforIntercomThe winning Holiday Card was illustrated and designed by NMC Visual Communications student Christine Zoutendyk.About the card Christine says, “Inspiration for the design of this card originates from the ATYPi Typography Conference I attended in Amsterdam, Netherlands. My attendance could not have happened without the generous donors and supporters of the Global Opportunities Fund.”

Congrats Christine!

 

 

 

MDOT looking for “Road Watchers” for 2013-2014 winter season

MDOT wants to know how well it’s maintaining northern Michigan highways in the winter and would like your help! Become a “Road Watcher” and you’ll be randomly asked to fill out surveys regarding the conditions of travel along specific routes in the area. If you travel any of these routes with frequency, please consider becoming a watcher. Your input can help improve driving conditions for you, your family and all other travelers along that route. (more…)

Bookstore announcements

Book buyback is going on now through Friday, Dec. 13 at the NMC Bookstore, West Hall lower level.

Rental textbooks are due Friday, Dec. 13. Please return to NMC Bookstore, West Hall lower level.

Verba online book comparison service and financial aid accepted at the NMC Bookstore starting Dec. 16.

 

Congrats to Jon Link!

Thank you to everyone who took part in the NMC Student Business Connect event this Wednesday Dec. 4 to discuss paid and unpaid opportunities!

Congratulations to Jon Link, an accounting student who is the winner of the $50 bookstore gift card drawing!