JD Lindeberg, President of Resource Recycling Systems (RRS) presenting at Milliken Auditorium February 21, 2019 at 6 p.m. $15.00 tickets at the door. FREE to students! For more details visit TCIAF.COM or call 231.995.1844
The NMC Jazz Bands will be appearing at the West Bay Beach Holiday Inn in Traverse City in community outreach performances on Thursday, February 28, and Thursday, March 7 at 7 p.m. FREE admission.
NMC’s Office of Student Life will host Immigration: Michigan & Beyond, a free, one-day conference, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, March 1 in Milliken Auditorium.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. At 9:00 a.m. Marcelo Betti, JFON Immigration Attorney, will begin the conference with Immigration 101, followed by local stories and a panel discussion featuring Marcello Betti, John King of King Orchards, Rev. Wayne Dziekan Diocese of Gaylord, and Gladys Munoz, Justice and Peace Advocacy Center. At 11:30 a.m. participants will hear from Susan Reed, managing attorney for the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center. The conference concludes at 12:30 p.m. with a complimentary lunch and coffee and conversation with speakers.
The event is free, but please register by February 22. To register online, go to nmc.edu/student-life and click the Immigration: Northern Michigan & Beyond link.
Thursday, February 21, 2019The Passport Student Talk Series is a chance to explore other cultures through the experiences of NMC students.
Join Ashley Hockin, Peace Corp agriculture volunteer assigned to Madagascar from 2015-2017 and current NMC culinary student.
Ashley will share Malagasy culture, highlights and the impact of her experience as well as a taste of Malagasy food.
Faculty and administrators from a Chinese technical school traveled to NMC for training earlier this month, another milestone in a one-of-a-kind international partnership that is now rounding the midpoint of its first stage.
NMC and the Yellow River Conservancy Technical Institute have an agreement under which NMC instructors teach construction and marine technology classes to three cohorts of Chinese students in China. The first cohort of about 50 earned their NMC degrees in spring 2018, the first time a community college had delivered a technical, applied program internationally.
The second cohort will wrap up this spring. After the third cohort completes in 2020, NMC will consider whether and how to move forward with student exchanges.
“These first three years, we’re just focusing on getting this initial delivery done, so we can build toward what it would take to have our students going there, or perhaps their students going here.” said Hans Van Sumeren, director of NMC’s Great Lakes Water Studies Institute. “This has never been done. It’s kind of like going to the moon, but we’re just orbiting the Earth a few times first.”
Key to advancing the partnership is joint professional development. On this month’s orbital pass, Yellow River instructors visited NMC’s Aero Park campus for training on marine technology and construction technology equipment.
On the marine technology side, Yellow River recently purchased the same underwater ROV that NMC owns for their campus in Kaifeng, China. NMC instructors will be able to use the ROV when they return to China in April for the fourth of six planned instructional delivery sessions.
NMC facilitated shipment of equipment within China for the previous cohort. Yellow River is also investing in sonar equipment and software. Instructors will return to Traverse City in June for additional training.
“They are really taking our support and building out a degree,” said Van Sumeren. He added that NMC’s new land surveying degree, offered beginning this fall, was informed by Yellow River. The Institute has the largest surveying program in China.
“Building an international team like this, we’re able to broaden our perspective,” Van Sumeren said. “We’re highly focused on integrating the land component into our degree to make much stronger graduates, industry-ready.”
On the construction side, the Chinese group was introduced to both hand and power tools used in basic carpentry.
“Most of their equipment all has to do with concrete,” said Dan Goodchild, Construction Technology coordinator.
Instructor Brian Sweeney will make his third trip to China this spring to teach construction courses. He says the challenge of teaching internationally has made him a better teacher at NMC.
“I go with the assumption they will not understand anything I say. Everything has to be presented visually or hands-on,” said Sweeney, who teaches in English with the support of a team of four interpreters.
That habit has translated back to his classes in Traverse City.
“I put a lot more pictures in my presentations, because that seems to be the best way to transmit information,” Sweeney said.
NMC began the partnership with Yellow River in 2012 as part of the strategic directions determined by the college Board of Trustees to prepare learners for success in a global society, establish international competencies in the area of freshwater and deliver learning through a networked workforce.
Join Oryana & NMC Student Life for an interactive cooking demo Tuesday, February 12, 5:30 p.m. at the Hawk Owl Cafe. Sample healthy ingredients & learn basic knife skills.
Join NMC Student Life & Residence Life for team trivia on Tuesday February 5 at 6 p.m. in the East Hall Basement. Bring a team, or join a team, to enjoy dinner and an interactive night of fun (and funny) trivia.
Welcome back! I hope that you had a great break. As we get back into the swing of things, I wanted to make you aware of a few surveys and evaluations that will be made available for you over the next several months. They are very different from another, so this is just a heads up of what you can expect:
Student Opinion Survey
NMC’s accrediting body, the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), wants student feedback about your experiences at NMC. We will be emailing a link to a select group of students enrolled in credit courses on Monday, January 21. Your anonymous responses will go directly to the HLC and neither the HLC nor NMC will have access to your identity. They will use the information that you share as part of their on-visit to our campus in March 2019. Questions? Please email jevans@nmc.edu
Learner Engagement Survey
On Monday, February 18, students will receive an email containing a link to the Learner Engagement Survey. This student satisfaction survey goes out to students enrolled in credit courses each year. It is a longer survey but your responses are confidential and very valuable in helping NMC in current and future planning. Questions? Please email jevans@nmc.edu
Course Evaluations
Course evaluations are ongoing throughout the semester. Some of you enrolled in credit courses will receive course evaluation(s) beginning the end of January or the first week in February (depending on the length of your course). Most of you enrolled in credit courses will receive end-of-the-term course evaluations in late April. These end-of-the-term evaluations help your instructor plan for future courses as part of a continuous improvement effort. Thank you for taking the time to complete these evaluations- your responses are very helpful. Questions? Please email jevans@nmc.edu.
Northwestern Michigan College is seeking comments from the public about the College in preparation for its periodic evaluation by its regional accrediting agency. The College will host a visit on March 11-12, 2019, from a team of peer reviewers representing the Higher Learning Commission(HLC). The team will review the institution’s ongoing ability to meet HLC’s Criteria for Accreditation. Northwestern Michigan College has been accredited by HLC since 1961. Comments must be in writing and must address substantive matters related to the quality of the institution or its academic programs.
Submit comments to the HLC at https://www.hlcommission.org/
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Mail them to the address below. All comments must be received by January 31, 2019.
Third-Party Comment on on Northwestern Michigan College
Higher Learning Commission 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500
Chicago, IL 60604-1411
*ALL PLAYERS MUST BE CURRENT NMC STUDENTS!
ALL TEAMS MUST BE CO-ED!
*At least one female player must be on the court at all times or you will play short. Female points count double.
Two games per week played Monday–Thursday at 2:10, 3:10 or 4:10 pm or
New time offering Sundays 9:10, 10:10 pm
Thursday, January 24 at 5 pm in the PE Lobby.
For more information or questions, please call Steve Dixon at 995-1379.
**Registration forms are also located throughout campus or pick up one at the fitness center in North Hall**
TRAVERSE CITY — Enrollment Services at Northwestern Michigan College will offer a Financial Aid Fair for prospective college students, parents, alumni, and current NMC students from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13 in the Osterlin Library.
There will be half-hour workshop sessions and time for students to meet individually with a financial aid representative. Snacks will be included!
Sign up for half-hour workshop sessions at nmc.edu/financial-aid. Walk-ins are also welcome.
Before or after the workshops, get one-on-one help with:
NMC Enrollment Services
(231) 995-1035
sfs@nmc.edu
Oryana will be here on Wednesday, January 23 at 5:30 p.m. in the Oleson Center/Hawk Owl Cafe to show students basic knife skills and how to create quick and healthy ‘power bowl’ meals. This demo is sponsored by NMC Student Life, Spoonful of Foodies and Oryana.
TRAVERSE CITY — Student organizers of the fifth annual Big Little Hero Race are seeking nominations for the Local Hero Award.
Local Heros are individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to children, mentorship and community. The winner leads the fun run, receives a gift, is celebrated in the media and is honored at the award ceremony of the Big Little Hero Race, a spring semester experiential learning project organized by NMC business students to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Northwestern Michigan. Since its inception, the race has raised more than $80,000.
Past Local Heroes include Tony Anderson, a marathon runner whose runs also benefit BBBS, Blair Elementary School staff and a memorial award to the late NMC instructor Sonja Olshove.
The public may nominate on the race Facebook page, NMC Business Students for BBBS, or email Kmcdonald@nmc.edu. Nominations are due by Feb. 15.
The 2019 Big Little Hero Race is April 13, 2019 on NMC’s main campus and offers a free one-mile fun run/walk and a 5K and 10K timed race. Registration is now open at early bird prices.
Kristy McDonald
NMC instructor
kmcdonald@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1059
Hailey Ardelean
NMC student
hardelean@nmc.edu
(231) 632-1715
NMC Magazine is seeking submissions for art and writing for our upcoming spring issue!
NMC Magazine challenges students, staff, faculty, and alumni to submit writing or art that tells a condensed story. Specific guidelines for submissions are:
Fiction/Nonfiction: 600 word limit
Poetry/Lyrics: 20 line limit
Artistic Works: Grayscale only
Submitted works can include art, design, essay, fiction, illustration, nonfiction, photography, poetry, sculpture, music, and more.
The deadline for submissions is Friday, February 22.
Send in your submission* to nmcmag@mail.nmc.edu. Hard copies can be delivered to Fine Arts (attn: Caroline Schaefer-Hills) or Scholars Hall 214 (attn: Alissia Lingaur). Visit the Submission Info page at nmc.edu/nmcmagazine to complete a submission form with each entry.
*Submissions unaccompanied by completed submission forms will not be considered for publication.
Student jobs can be found on the Student MyNMC page under “Jobs On Campus.” (more…)
NMC’s board of trustees: Front row: Rachel A. Johnson, Jane T. McNabb; middle row: K. Ross Childs, Michael Estes, Kennard R. Weaver; back row: Douglas S. Bishop, Chris M. BottFine-tuning the qualities desired in NMC’s next president with input from stakeholders, developing a presidential profile and managing the search timeline are among the immediate tasks facing Pauly Group, Inc., the presidential search consultant college trustees selected this week.
Trustees’ selection of Pauly Group, an Illinois firm with extensive experience in Michigan, was unanimous. Current NMC President Timothy J. Nelson will retire at the end of this year after assuming the office in 2001.
“Hiring a president hasn’t occurred for 19 years,” said board chairman Chris Bott, noting that only one current trustee, Ross Childs, was involved with Nelson’s hiring. “They’re a great firm to guide us through this process.
Key to the entire search will be creation of a profile of the desired candidate. Pauly Group will help trustees develop a process to obtain comprehensive input to that profile
“It’s important we don’t do this in a vacuum and alone,” Bott said. “We truly want input from all the stakeholders — faculty, administration, staff, students, community members, alumni, Foundation.”
Trustees cited the depth of Pauly Group’s experience in Michigan as among the factors that set the Springfield, Ill.-based company apart from three other finalists interviewed last week. In its references, Pauly Group cited the placements of the current presidents of North Central Michigan College in Petoskey (2018), Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor (2017) and Mott Community College in Flint (2014).
The search, which is expected to take about six months, comes on top of an already-busy year for the college and Nelson. During his final year leading NMC he has identified the following areas as some of his priorities:
The library has purchased many new books so far this year. You can view a handful here along with partial descriptions or go here to see the full listing. These books are on display in the library’s lobby.
TRAVERSE CITY — The International Affairs Forum at NMC kicks off the second half of its 2018-19 season with the sixth annual Academic WorldQuest competition, followed by a robust lineup of guest lecturers speaking on timely topics.
All the Thursday lectures are live-streamed. Students and educators receive free tickets to the livestream overflow room and in Milliken as space allows. Large groups should contact the IAF in advance. For more information on all events visit www.tciaf.com.
Karen Segal
International Affairs Forum co-chair
(231) 715-6064
karenpsegal@gmail.com