Please join Grand Valley State University on April 16 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the University Center to learn more about GVSU health care programs in Traverse City. This opportunity will give you a guided overview of the following programs:
RSVP: gvsu.edu/traverse (more…)
TRAVERSE CITY — Roxanne (Roxy) Scrivener, a computer information technology student at Northwestern Michigan College, has been named Michigan’s 2016 New Century Scholar, by achieving the state’s highest score in the All-USA Community College Academic Team competition.
Scrivener, who will graduate this spring with a 4.0 GPA, will receive a $2,000 scholarship, which she plans to use to continue her education in computer information
systems at Ferris State University through NMC’s University Center. She is NMC’s second straight New Century Scholar and the third in the last four years. Kathy Tahtinen of Traverse City won in 2015 and Jessica Abfalter won in 2013.
Scrivener, 27, is from Great Falls, Mont. She started at NMC in 2011 and has earned more than 90 credits. Her extracurricular involvements while a student included serving as a Big Sister though Big Brothers Big Sisters, as an officer in NMC’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international community college honor society, tutoring, and serving on the planning board for NMC’s first Welcome Weekend. In her spare time she enjoys disk golf, and practiced on NMC’s course for an amateur world competition in Kalamazoo.
The New Century Scholars Program, sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation, Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, Phi Theta Kappa, and the American Association of Community Colleges, and the All-USA Community College Academic Team Program share a common application and together recognize outstanding community college students. More than 1,900 students were nominated from more than 1,000 community colleges for recognition. Judges consider grades, leadership, activities and most importantly, how students extend their intellectual talents beyond the classroom. While working as a tutor Scrivener, for example, helped to program a tracking system for students using NMC’s Tutoring Center.
New Century Scholars are the highest scoring students in each state, with an additional student chosen from among one of the seven sovereign nations where Phi Theta Kappa is represented. Scholars will be recognized in Chicago, IL on April 12 during the American Association of Community Colleges Convention.
Kari Kahler
Dean of Learning Services/PTK Adviser
kkahler@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1228
TRAVERSE CITY — NMC’s Office of Student Life will host a Take Back the Night march and rally March 16, beginning at West Hall at 5 p.m. and concluding at the Oleson Center at 6 p.m.
Take Back the Night is a movement to support and empower survivors of sexual assault and to spread awareness about this prevailing issue in communities worldwide. The event is free and open to the campus community and general public. Participants will meet at 5 p.m. outside of West Hall on NMC’s main campus to rally and march across campus.
The march will conclude at the Oleson Center around 6 p.m., where participants will gather for music, conversation, and most importantly, the speak out. The speak out gives survivors the opportunity to share their voices and experiences with sexual assault in a safe environment. Professional counselors and survivor advocates will be present and available to help maintain the safe and supportive environment.
The NMC Student Life Office is partnering with the Women’s Resource Center of Traverse City, and NMC student groups to put on Take BAck the Night.
Release date: march 3, 2016
Tarah Elhardan
NMC Counselor
(231) 995-1056
telhardan@nmc.edu
TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College’s Professional Communication Class will host its second annual Big Little Hero Race Saturday, April 16. Proceeds will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Michigan to help match children with mentors.
This superhero-themed race will start at 9 a.m. at NMC’s West Hall with a course along the Old Mission Peninsula. The Big Little Hero Race will include:
One mile fun run – free
5K walk/run – $30 to register ($15 students)
10K run – $35 to register ($15 students)
All participants who register before April 1 are guaranteed a collectible technical running shirt. Children will be given a free collectible superhero cape to wear during the fun run. There will be awards for the top three male and female racers in each age category and best male, female, child and team costume.
Following the race there will be fun, family friendly activities including a silent auction, cookie decorating, and balloon animals.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Michigan mission is “to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally-supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better.”
This year’s race will be dedicated to local runner and mentor Tony Anderson, who has completed more than 34 marathons for BBBS. Anderson says he has experienced what the “littles” — the mentored children — are going through and wants these children to have a better future. “I have slept in their tears and walked about in their confusion, the kids are what matter the most to me,” explains Anderson.
This race is a service learning experience for NMC students practicing the professional skills they are learning in the classroom.
To register, go to https://events.bytepro.net/BigLittleHeroRace. Sponsorship and volunteer opportunities are available and needed.
Kristy McDonald
NMC Instructor
(231) 995-1059
kmcdonald@nmc.edu
Adam Panek
Student Contact
(231) 564-1855
panekad1@gmail.com
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will present the Matuto, Friday, March 18, 2016 at 8 PM in Milliken Auditorium. Tickets are $27 advance, $30 at the door and $24 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.
Rolling drums and quicksilver accordion licks, earthy vibes and thoughtful reflections define Matuto’s Appalachia-gone-Afro-Brazilian sound. In Brazil, Matuto is slang for Country Boy, but this NYC based group of urbanized virtuosos is emerging as one of the world’s hottest international touring acts. Recently awarded the title of “American Musical Ambassadors” by the U.S. State Department, Matuto has been hailed as “seductively cross cultural” by the Chicago Tribune, and praised by the Sun Times as “the height of world music sophistication.” (more…)
Charles Culver (American, 1908-1967) Sleeping Fox – 1951 Watercolor on paper. From the collection of the Dennos Museum Center
Two new large scale art banners featuring the work of Michigan artists Charles Culver and Douglas Hoagg are scheduled to be installed by Britten Studios on March 2, 2016 on the walls of the Leelanau Studios building (former Norris School) on NW the corner of Cherry Bend Road and M22.
The two works to be installed Charles Culver’s watercolor Sleeping Fox and Douglas Hoagg’s Untitled pastel are from the collections of the Dennos Museum Center. (more…)
Pre-order your cap/gown/tassel package February 15 – March 11 at the NMC Bookstore. $35.51 (includes tax)
Diploma frames and information on graduation announcements also available at the bookstore. (more…)
The Black Student Union student group invites students to join their group. The mission statement of the group is: A cooperation of students against minority oppression.
Meetings are every Thursday at 6 p.m. in the West Hall Conference Room. The first meeting of every month is a movie! All are welcome!
The NMC Bookstore is now carrying Columbia fleeces in both men’s and women’s sizes. Stay warm while showing your school pride! Also available on the NMC Bookstore website (bookstore.nmc.edu) (more…)
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will present The Michigan League of Handweavers 2016 Biennial Fiber Show, March 20-May 29, 2016.
The Michigan League of Handweavers (MLH) was founded in 1959 to promote hand weaving. This juried exhibition will chronicle the current state of hand weaving in Michigan and showcase the work of Michigan’s finest fiber artists including home décor, fashion accessories, garments, yarn, fabric, handmade paper, wall pieces and more. (more…)
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will present the exhibition Not Ready to Make Nice: Guerrilla Girls in the Art World and Beyond, March 20-May 29, 2016. The exhibition and related events are outlined herein.
Not Ready to Make Nice, a major presentation of the Guerrilla Girls, illuminates and contextualizes the important historical and ongoing work of these highly original, provocative and influential artists who champion feminism and social change. The Guerrilla Girls have been powerfully and consistently active since first breaking onto the art scene in 1985. Appearing only in gorilla masks and assuming the names of dead women artists, the activist group has remained anonymous for nearly three decades while revealing shocking truths about sexism and prejudice in the art world and beyond. Beginning with their courageous poster campaigns of the 1980s and continuing with large-scale international projects, they brilliantly take on the art establishment in a way that has never been seen before or since. Using “facts, humor and fake fur,” they have exposed the discriminatory collecting and exhibiting practices of the most feared art dealers, curators, and collectors. Expanding their work to include non-visual arts media in the 1990s, they’ve taken on everything from the discrimination of women film directors to the environmental crisis. (more…)
Sweet Earth Arts and Music Festival is an all-inclusive Earth Day celebration for our dynamic Northern Michigan community. It is a means of communicating how to get involved with a multitude of environmental issues locally and globally through a dialogue with music, art and interactive activities. The festival will take place on April 16 from 1-6 p.m. at the Hagerty Conference Center on NMC’s Great Lakes Campus.
Each year we invite regionally based musicians to perform at the celebration. This year’s lineup includes Oh Brother Big Sister, The Charlie Millard Band, The Drinkard Sisters, Third Coast Kings, and The Ragbirds. Stay tuned for announcements of other exciting performers! (more…)
Your friends at the Hawk Owl Cafe are having our bi-annual customer service satisfaction survey. For taking a few minutes of your time we are offering a 10% off coupon! You can take the survey now through March 16. Click here to take the survey! (more…)
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Osterlin Library in collaboration with Phi Theta Kappa and the Women’s History Project of Northwest Michigan is sponsoring a chance for any NMC student or staff to nominate a woman who you feel inspires and empowers others to make a positive difference in our community or in the world. All nominees will have their photo, along with a short rationale for their nomination posted in the library display case during the month of March (Women’s History Month).
Deadline for submissions has been extended to Friday, March 4. Please send your nomination in 250 words or less, along with a photo of your nominee, to aswaney@nmc.edu OR rereynolds@nmc.edu (more…)
Students and the public are invited to NMC’s tenth annual Career Fair, set for 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. March 3 at the Hagerty Center on NMC’s Great Lakes Campus.
Employers from professional and occupational fields will be recruiting for career-track positions, seasonal and entry-level opportunities, as well as internships, service learning and networking opportunities. (more…)
Student jobs can be found on the Student MyNMC page under “Jobs On Campus.”
Lab Assistant – Testing Center Proctor Aero Park Campus
Lab Assistant – Biology
Tutor – Accounting or Anatomy and Physiology
Admissions Assistant (more…)
TRAVERSE CITY — NMC’s Great Lakes Maritime Academy will present the third annual Captain’s Dinner, a benefit for cadet groups, on April 16.
The evening at NMC’s Great Lakes Campus includes cadet-guided tours of the Academy and the training ship T/S State of Michigan, followed by dinner in Lobdell’s Teaching Restaurant. Guest may choose from a 4:30 p.m. tour followed by 5:30 p.m. dinner, or a 6 p.m. tour followed by a 7 p.m. dinner.
Dinner seating is unreserved, and tickets are $55 each. Tickets, menu and details on reserved table sponsorships, available for groups of two to ten, are all available online at nmc.edu/captains-dinner.
A silent auction of local and maritime-inspired items will also be held.
Cadets Wyatt Richard or Lexie Barrett
glmacaptainsdinner@gmail.com
Judy Druskovich
Great Lakes Maritime Academy Admissions
jdruskovich@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1209
TRAVERSE CITY — Continuing its reputation as a leader in archaeological education in the Great Lakes, Northwestern Michigan College will host an archaeology field school June 13-26 on main campus.
This is a unique opportunity for anyone interested in either terrestrial or nautical archaeology to gain experience excavating and surveying historic Great Lakes sites. The field school will consist of instructional courses, supervised excavation of an early historic homestead, and archeological survey of an associated historic pier.
In partnership with North Central Michigan College, the first week of the field school consists of the supervised excavation of an early historic homestead (The Dougherty House) on Old Mission Peninsula and a guided tour of a major prehistoric site in the region. The second week consists of an introduction to foreshore and underwater archaeology along with the supervised survey of a contact period pier, located in the shallow waters of Old Mission Harbor.
Advanced students will have the opportunity to participate in the remote sensing survey of another area in Northport Harbor, located at the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula. The goal of this survey is to locate the remains of several historic shipwrecks that are known to have occurred in this area.
In addition, a series of day-long specialty courses will be offered throughout the field school on topics including archaeological surveying, artifact typology, excavation, flint knapping, Native American settlement in northwest Michigan,and remotely operated vehicles. These courses are open to anyone. No previous experience is necessary.
A variety of tuition packages and on-campus housing is available.
For more details please visit: www.nasnmc.com
Dr. Mark W. Holley
Field School director/NMC anthropology instructor
(989) 307-9651
mholley@nmc.edu