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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!!
The new semester is beginning–students are buying books and checking out the campus. Part of many of NMC’s departments preparation for the new semester is hiring student workers to be a part of our various teams.
Working at the college comes with many great opportunities. It is awesome to be able to work where you go to school in a fun atmosphere, you are instantly connected to the many resources on campus, it looks great on a resume, but most importantly it is a safe environment to grow professionally with people who really believe in investing in you.
NMC now has a license with Films on Demand. This is a digital repository and subscription database of academic videos, streamed on demand, to use for research, homework, course presentations, etc. This repository allows you to either play the whole video or select specific segments. The collections available are: Health & Medicine, Humanities & Social Sciences, Science & Mathematics, and Business & Economics.
To Access:
1. Go to Osterlin Library on the NMC website
2. Select A-Z Databases & Resource List (Click here to go there)
3. Select Films on Demand
4. You are there! (Off-campus access requires login with your NMC ID and password).
This is available for use by anyone with an NMC ID and password (note that if you want to use the playlist or the favorites list you will need to create a username and password).
For more information, or if you have any questions, please call Educational Media Technologies at 995-1070.
Big Brothers Big Sisters is seeking responsible, reliable, positive-minded NMC students to volunteer as Big Brothers or Big Sisters in the local school-based mentoring programs. Guys: you’re ESPECIALLY needed, as the boys on our waitlists for a mentor are ever-increasing.
Big Brothers Big Sisters has programs conveniently located at Traverse Heights Elementary, Central Grade School, and Eastern Elementary.
Being a Big is simple, really. Just by spending your lunch hour with a child once each week for at least one school year, you can make a difference. And it’s not all about helping the child study. Play a game, shoot some hoops in the gym or on the playground, do a puzzle, read together, eat lunch and chat – your best gift is your time and
simply being yourself.
Here’s some information about health insurance offered to students at Northwestern Michigan College.
As you may know, Health Care Reform has created great changes in the insurance industry in the past couple of years. Student health insurance is undergoing those changes beginning this year. The policy now covers you for what is called “essential services” which includes preventive care and routine care. The policy also covers your prescriptions up to the policy maximum.
The plan has changed and we encourage you to review it to see if the policy will meet your needs. You can view the policy at www.sas-mn.com – under COLLEGE click on FIND MY SCHOOL and follow the link to Northwestern Michigan College. You can view the new policy under “2012-2013 brochure”.
You may call Candy Mears at 866-293-6473 to ask any questions regarding the policy.
The next episode of the History Channel series Great Lake Warriors, features footage provided by NMC’s Great Lakes Water Studies Institute of the Lauren Castle, a tugboat that sunk in West Grand Traverse Bay south of Sutton’s Bay on November 5, 1980.
While conducting hydrographic surveys of East and West Grand Traverse Bay in 2009, the Great Lakes Water Studies Institute discovered what they believed to be the Lauren Castle, resting upgright on the floor of West Grand Traverse Bay. While initial attempts to conduct a video investigation of the Lauren Castle were unsuccessful, the Water Studies Institute returned in October, 2010 with a remotely operated vehicle to successfully capture video of the shipwreck. Portions of that video air in this week’s episode.
Great Lake Warriors episode four, “Make or Break” premieres at 10 pm, Thursday, August 9, and re-airs:
Further Your Health Care Career in Northern Michigan
There is good news for northern Michigan medical professionals: GVSU’s Master of Physician Assistant Studies (M.P.A.S.) program is now available at the Traverse City campus.
Please join us to learn more about our Master of Physician Assistant Studies (M.P.A.S.) degree offered right here in Traverse City.
M.P.A.S. Informational Open House
Friday, September 7, Noon-5 p.m.
NMC University Center, Room 219
If you can’t attend or just can’t wait to learn more about how you can become a physician assistant, visit www.gvsu.edu/pas, or call 231.995.1785
NMC Archivist Ann Swaney has written an article for the State of Michigan Archives site about Peter Dougherty and how Old Mission Peninsula got its name.
The first of a new set of TV spots for NMC will air locally tonight during NBC’s coverage of the 2012 London Olympics Opening Ceremony. The spots feature NMC international students talking about their experiences here at the college.
Students from the NMC Astronomy Club and the Grand Traverse Astronomical Society host public viewing nights at NMC’s Rogers Observatory. The next one is this Saturday, July 21 from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
The admission fee is $2/person, $5/family.
Upcoming public viewing nights:
Saturday, July 21, 9-11pm
Friday, August 3, 9-11pm
Saturday, August 25, 9-11pm
Friday, September 7*, 9-11pm
Saturday, September 22, 9-11pm
Friday, October 5*, 9-11pm
Saturday, October 20, 9-11pm
Friday, November 2*, 9-11pm
Friday, December 7*, 9-11pm
*The public viewing session is preceded by a GTAS meeting and program. All are welcome to attend.
The Rogers Observatory is several miles south of NMC’s main campus, at 1753 Birmley Road. (O on Campus Map)
