NMC, LSSU sign engineering transfer agreements

Apr 1, 2024 | Intercom, Student News

TRAVERSE CITY — Engineering students have four more options to complete a bachelor’s degree thanks to new articulation agreements Northwestern Michigan College has signed with Lake Superior State University.

The agreements allow students to complete an associate degree at NMC and guarantee both admission and transferability of the credits to LSSU, in Sault Ste. Marie, toward a bachelor of science degree in four specialty areas: Computer engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and robotics engineering.

The computer and robotics engineering pathways in particular provide students with new options for majors while beginning their education at NMC. Depending on the degree program chosen, students could spend two years at NMC, saving nearly $20,000, and two at LSSU to earn their bachelor’s. As an added benefit of the robotics engineering pathway, students can typically earn a minor in electrical or mechanical engineering within their final two years at LSSU.

“These new agreements complement our already robust transfer pathways, providing our students with greater options for majors all while enjoying guaranteed admissions and course transferability to an exceptional engineering program” said Jay Smith, engineering instructor. “Like NMC, LSSU has a student-centered approach with small class sizes and a focus on student success, which I am confident our learners will appreciate.”

LSSU engineering graduates have 100-percent job placement with a median salary of $70,000. The campus is also home to a $2 million robotics lab.

Find out more at nmc.edu/engineering.

Release date: April 1, 2024

For more information:

Jay Smith
NMC Engineering instructor
jsmith@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1270

New books at the NMC library

Apr 1, 2024 | Intercom, Student News

To find these selections and many other new titles, see the NMC library catalog.

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IAF Freshwater Focus programming April 17 & 18

Mar 28, 2024 | Intercom, Student News

Northwestern Michigan College’s International Affairs Forum turns its focus to our freshwater resources in back-to-back events on April 17 and 18. The programs are presented by IAF in partnership with Interlochen Public Radio, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission and NMC’s Great Lakes Water Studies Institute. Both events are supported by a grant from the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians.

Relentless Documentary Screening & Panel Discussion

Wednesday, April 17, 6–8:30 p.m.
Milliken Auditorium, Dennos Museum Center

The International Affairs Forum, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission and Interlochen Public Radio present Relentless, a documentary narrated by J.K. Simmons on the deadly invasion of sea lampreys into the Great Lakes and the tenacious scientists who were determined to find a solution.

After the screening, stay for a panel discussion including:

• • T. Lindsey Haskin, Director, writer, producer of Relentless
  • Jennifer Read, Ph.D., Director, University of Michigan Water Center
  • Frank Ettawageshik, President, American Association on Indian Affairs
  • Ellie Katz, moderator, Environment Reporter, Interlochen Public Radio

This is a free event. Space is limited. Reserve tickets at TCIAF.com.

Global Water Tension & The Great Lakes Compact

Thursday, April 18, 5:30–8 p.m. (7 p.m. ET livestream)
Milliken Auditorium, Dennos Museum Center

Peter Annin will present a keynote address on Global Water Tension & The Great Lakes Compact. Annin is the director of the Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation and the author of The Great Lakes Water Wars, the definitive work on the Great Lakes water diversion controversy. Before coming to Northland College in 2015, Peter served as a reporter at Newsweek, the associate director of the Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources, and the managing director of the University of Notre Dame’s Environmental Change Initiative. He continues to report on the Great Lakes water diversion issue and published the second edition of The Great Lakes Water Wars in the fall of 2018.

In his latest book, Purified: How Recycled Sewage Is Transforming Our Water, Annin shows that wastewater has become a surprising weapon in America’s war against water scarcity — and a potential global model for innovation.

The reception begins at 5:30 p.m. and will feature freshwater-related content from event partners NMC Great Lakes Water Studies Institute & Interlochen Public Radio. GLWSI will brief reception attendees on its new associate degree in water quality environmental technology — a.k.a. the Wet Tech degree. IPR will highlight its Great Lakes reporting via its Points North podcast team. These brief “breakout” presentations will be delivered in a gallery adjacent to the museum’s sculpture court.

The keynote address will follow at 7 p.m.

Admission is $15 per person. Admission is free for all students and educators. For tickets and all event details, visit TCIAF.com.

Board of Trustees to hold special meeting April 2

Mar 28, 2024 | Intercom, Student News

TRAVERSE CITY — The NMC Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Tuesday, April 2 at 4 p.m. in the Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center, Room 14 (lower level), on NMC’s main campus, to discuss the Benzie County annexation. The meeting notice is available here.

For more information, please contact the President’s office at (231) 995-1010.

Release date: March 28, 2024

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Seeking volunteers for A Taste of Success

Mar 22, 2024 | Intercom, Student News

The Great Lakes Culinary is seeking NMC employees who would like to volunteer to work at A Taste of Success. The event will be held from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, April 26. If interested, contact Les Eckert at leckert@nmc.edu for more information.

Light Up the Night sticker contest

Mar 22, 2024 | Intercom, Student News

NMC Voices is hosting a sticker contest for sexual assault awareness month. Enter for a chance to win one of three prizes and have your design made into stickers! Entries must be submitted by March 31.

Planned power outage March 28

Mar 15, 2024 | Intercom, Student News

NMC will be conducting a planned power outage at the Front Street Campus on Thursday, March 28 from noon to 4 p.m. This outage will allow NMC Facilities and Traverse City Light & Power (TCLP) to conduct preventative maintenance work on the College’s primary electrical distribution system to address vulnerabilities that led to recent campus power outages in November and February. The work will be conducted during spring break to minimize disruption for students and staff, and will result in total loss of power for the following buildings:

• • Dennos Museum
  • Scholars Hall
  • Osterlin Building
  • Tanis Building
  • Biederman Building
  • Health & Science Building
  • Founders Hall
  • Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center
  • East Hall
  • Fine Arts Center
  • PE Building
  • Front St. campus buildings not affected by the outage:
  • Beckett
  • Oleson Center
  • Apartments
  • North Hall
  • Facilities
•  

If you are scheduled to work in one of the affected buildings on Front Street Campus that afternoon, please treat this situation as you would under the College’s inclement weather procedure which is to work remotely, if possible. If you can’t accommodate remote work that afternoon, and you fill out a timecard, please use the code SNO for time that is not worked that afternoon.

Aero Park, Great Lakes, University Center, and Observatory campuses will not be impacted. If you have any questions, please reach out to your supervisor. We apologize for this inconvenience.

Northern Michigan Startup Week

Mar 15, 2024 | Intercom, Student News

Northern Michigan Startup Week will be held on April 22–25. The annual event promotes entrepreneurship, innovation and the growing startup community in Northern Michigan. The following events will take place on NMC’s campuses:

Northwestern Michigan College is a proud partner of the annual weeklong event. For more information and the full schedule of events, visit Traverse Connect’s website.

Trustee Executive Committee to meet

Mar 11, 2024 | Intercom, Student News

TRAVERSE CITY — The NMC Board of Trustees Executive Committee will meet at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 14 in the Gray conference room (202F) of the University Center, 2200 Dendrinos Drive, Traverse City.

The meeting notice is available here.

For more information, please contact the President’s office at (231) 995-1010.

Release date: March 11, 2024

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Trustee Building & Site Committee to meet

Mar 8, 2024 | Intercom, Student News

TRAVERSE CITY —The NMC Board of Trustees Building & Site Committee will meet at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12 in the President’s Office Conference Room in the Tanis Building on NMC’s main campus.

The meeting notice is available here.

For more information, please contact the President’s office at (231) 995-1010.

Release date: March 8, 2024

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New books at the NMC library

Mar 8, 2024 | Intercom, Student News

To find these selections and many other new titles, see the NMC library catalog.

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St. Patrick’s Day sale at the bookstore

Mar 7, 2024 | Intercom, Student News

Get ready for St. Patrick’s Day by saving 10% off everything green in the NMC Bookstore on Thursday, March 14!

One day only! In store only. Does not include textbooks.

NMC names 2024 Fellows

Mar 7, 2024 | Intercom, Student News

Bill Donberg
(download high-resolution photo)TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College’s highest honor, the NMC Fellow award, has been bestowed for 2024 on Bill Donberg, Timothy Nelson and Nancy Johnson, and Jack Segal and Karen Puschel Segal.

Donberg served as an aviation instructor for more than 23 years. Nelson served as NMC’s longest-serving president while his wife, Johnson, served as a tireless college advocate in her own right. Segal and Puschel Segal were co-chairs of the International Affairs Forum for seven years.

Donberg, of Elk Rapids, spent more than 23 years in NMC’s Aviation Division, including serving as lead flight instructor. In that capacity he taught hundreds of new instructors who would go on to serve as the foundation of the NMC flight program. He also served as the program’s interim director and as a founding member of the Aviation Advisory committee. A board member of the NMC Foundation since 2015, Donberg and his wife Phyllis also have supported aviation, the Commitment Scholarship, the Big Little Hero Race, and made a planned gift to the college. Donberg has founded multiple manned and unmanned aviation-related startups.

Timothy Nelson and Nancy Johnson
(download high-resolution photo)Nelson, of Traverse City, retired as president in 2019 after nearly 20 years of leading the college. During his tenure, NMC evolved and established many statewide, national and international competencies and accomplishments. Among the most notable were the community college baccalaureate in Michigan, service to student veterans, and new degree pathways in remotely-operated underwater and aerial vehicles. He chaired the Michigan Community College Association board and fulfilled four gubernatorial appointments by two former governors. In his retirement Nelson continues to serve the region as a board officer forMunson Healthcare, the largest healthcare organization in northern Michigan.

Johnson, a counselor by profession, took an active role in both NMC and the Grand Traverse region during Nelson’s presidential years. In 2019 the NMC Board of Trustees awarded her a Resolution of Appreciation for her advocacy and dedication to the college. At the state level, she provided leadership in the Michigan Community College Association Spouse and Significant Other Network. Her community commitments include the Zonta Club of Traverse City.

Together the couple have supported the college financially in multiple ways, including a planned gift. To mark Nelson’s 10-year anniversary as president, in 2011 they established the Global Opportunities Fund, which has made study abroad possible for hundreds of students.

Jack Segal and Karen Puschel Segal
(download high-resolution photo)Jack Segal and Karen Puschel Segal are both retired diplomats in the U.S. Department of State now living in Traverse City. Under their energetic leadership in the 2010s, the International Affairs Forum (IAF) expanded its programming significantly, growing into a major educational asset for northern Michigan and boosting the reputation and stature of NMC. They have been donors to the NMC Foundation for more than 15 years, supporting IAF, the Dennos Museum and other programs. Segal is also a popular instructor in NMC’s Extended Educational Services, offering multiple classes on world affairs. Puschel Segal is a tireless advocate for the immigrant community in the Grand Traverse area and serves as coordinator for the Afghan Migrant Ministry Project.

The Fellow is Northwestern Michigan College’s highest honor, awarded annually since 1964. Fellows may be nominated because they have demonstrated influential networking on behalf of the College, have demonstrated a pattern of outstanding financial or personal time contributions to NMC, or as a retiree of the College continue to contribute back to their academic or professional fields as volunteers, mentors or advisors. Exceptional contributions in one or more of these areas may justify nomination. See a list of past recipients.
 

Release date: MARCH 11, 2024

For more information:

Cari Noga
Communications Director
(231) 392-1800 (call or text)
cnoga@nmc.edu 

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