There is a book. It’s wrapped in brown paper and it’s waiting for you. It just might be the book of your dreams. Find out today!Stop by the library to pick out your potential biblio-soul mate. You won’t know your date’s ‘identity’ until you check it out. None of our books enjoy long walks on the beach, but we do provide tantalizing hints to help you pick your perfect match.
Waiting at the front of the library circulation desk from now until February 17th!
TRAVERSE CITY — Auditions for the 2013 production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues will be held from 7-9 p.m. Feb. 6 and 13 in the West Hall conference room on NMC’s main campus.
A script will be provided. Rehearsals for selected cast will be held Feb. 20 and 27 and March 6 and 13. The performance is set for 7 p.m. March 14 in Milliken Auditorium. The production is sponsored by NMC’s Office of Student Life.
For more information:
Emily Magner
NMC Office of Student Life
(231) 995-1118 emagner@nmc.edu
Monday, February 11th NMC Student Life and Residence Life will be hosting the Red Flag Party at 9:00pm in the basement of East Hall.
All NMC students are welcomed to attend and there will be food and drinks provided as well as up to $500 in door prizes distributed throughout the evening.
Congratulations to Constanza Hazelwood, Great Lakes Water Studies Institute Education and Outreach Coordinator. She had the winning ticket in the Phi Theta Kappa Hot Spot parking spot raffle.
The proceeds from the raffle will help fund the group’s trip to the Phi Theta Kappa Annual Convention in San Jose, California in early April.
Please note that you may not receive a 1098-T if you did not have any charges in 2012 or if all of your charges were paid by scholarships or third parties.
You may view the 1098-T or use the print option via:
Self-Service
Student Billing & Refund Menu
Tax Notification
Enter a Tax Year “2012”
Submit
Please Note:
The IRS requires colleges to complete EITHER Box 1 (charges paid in 2012) or Box 2 (charges billed in 2012). NMC completes Box 2. Click on the links provided on your 1098-T for detail of what is included in the totals. You can also print your billing records on Self-Service, under the Student Billing Menu, Account Summary and you can check your own financial records for the exact dates of payments.
Box 2 – Charges Billed – includes tuition and fees. Waivers and third party contracts, like TIP for example, are netted out of this figure. Other forms of aid are reported separately in Box 5, Scholarships and Grants. Box 5 is reported on a cash basis and includes only those that were paid between January 1 and December 31, 2012.
Take a break from winter weather to join us in exploring the world’s most famous shipwreck, and its connections to Michigan and the Nautical Archaeology program at NMC! The Northwestern Michigan College Archaeology Society will host two evening lectures – the first on Friday evening, February 8, 2013 entitled Michigan Connections to the RMS Titanic, and the second on Saturday evening February 9, 2013 titled The Titanic Mapping Project.
Our special guest, Kenneth J. Vrana, will share his knowledge and experiences gained from the historical and archaeological study of RMS Titanic. He also looks forward to discussing opportunities for the study of our tremendous Great Lakes underwater cultural heritage. Mr. Vrana served as consulting underwater archaeologist for both Titanic Expedition 2004 and 2010 as well as Carpathia Expedition 2007. He is currently co-director of the Titanic Mapping Project for Premier Exhibitions, Inc. During a 35-year career, Mr. Vrana has recorded nearly 1,000 scientific dives on historic shipwrecks throughout the United States, western Pacific and Caribbean region, including project coordinator for the first civilian expedition to the Edmund Fitzgerald in 1989.
On Friday, February 8 at 7:30 – 8:30pm, Mr. Vrana will present Michigan Connections to the RMS Titanic, followed by a question and answer session. Prior to the presentation (6:00 – 7:30pm), there is a reception in the Dennos Museum Center lobby to meet the speaker. Tickets for this event are $25 per person.
On Saturday, February 9 at 7:30 – 8:00pm, NMC students will present the results of current nautical archaeology research in Northwestern Michigan. Following the student presentations, Mr. Vrana will present The Titanic Mapping Project. The event will last until 9:00pm with time for questions. Tickets for this event are $10 per person.
Tickets are available from NMCAS Members, the Social Science Department at NMC (114 Scholars Hall), and at the door. All proceeds will benefit the Northwestern Michigan College Archaeology Society’s student research trip to Wales in June 2013. For more information visit www.nasnmc.com.
Title: African American women chemists
Author: Brown, Jeannette E. (Jeannette Elizabeth), 1934-
Call #: QD21 .B69 2012
Dr. Marie Maynard Daly received her PhD in Chemistry from Columbia University in 1947. Although she was hardly the first of her race and gender to engage in the field, she was the first African American woman to receive a PhD in chemistry in the United States. In this book, Jeannette Brown, an African American woman chemist herself, will prese …
Title: Far from the tree : parents, children and the search for identity
Author: Solomon, Andrew, 1963-
Call #: HV888.5 .S65 2012
From the National Book Award-winning author of The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression comes a monumental new work, a decade in the writing, about family. In Far from the Tree, Andrew Solomon tells the stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children but also find profound meaning in doing so. Solomon’s startling …
Title: The physics of invisibility : a story of light and deception
Author: Beech, Martin, 1959-
Call #: QC406 .B4 2012
The ability is see is fundamental to our very existence. How true our perceptions really are depends upon many factors, and not least is our understanding of what light is and how it interacts with matter. It was said that the camera, the icon of light recording instruments, never lies, and in the day of the glass plate and celluloid roll-film …
Title: Why noise matters : a worldwide perspective on the problems, policies and solutions
Author: Stewart, John, 1949-
Call #: TD892 .S75 2011
Why noise matters — Noise: widespread and worldwide — Hear me now! noise can harm your health! — Noise: the neglected green issue of our age? — Noise in the workplace — Transport noise — Neighbour/neighbourhood noise — Piped music: the music you cannot turn off — Noise and the law — Making change happen.
Title: The science of navigation : from dead reckoning to GPS
Author: Denny, Mark, 1953-
Call #: VK559 .D44 2012
Writing in non-technical terms with a sense of humor, Denny, a physicist who has written other popular science works, charts the history of navigation and explains its role in the history of civilization. The first part of the book outlines key ideas of geodesy and cartography and explains the physical, engineering, and mathematical principles …
Do you need to drop a class? Check your schedule for the 100% Refund Date for any class you are considering dropping. If you drop on or before that date, your charges for that class will be reversed, except for the $25 non-refundable Registration Fee. There are no refunds after that date. If you need to drop after the 100% Refund Date, check the Drop Deadline by which you can drop “With Record”, meaning there will be a “Withdrawal” on your transcript, but it will not count in your cumulative GPA.
Wondering when your refund is coming? Look for your financial aid refund by mid-February. Set up your direct deposit now in order to get your refund 3-5 days faster than a check refund. In NMC Self-Service, Student Billing Menu, choose Enroll in Direct Deposit for Refunds.
It is time to complete your 2013-14 FAFSA! NMC is offering Free FAFSA Fridays to help you. Come to the Center for Learning in Osterlin on any Friday in February between 3 and 6 pm, Bring your 2012 tax/income information, social security card, and drivers license. The State of Michigan deadline is March 1 and NMC’s priority award consideration date is April 1.
NMC student Katy Stevenson is a semi-finalist in the Write Michigan contest in Grand Rapids. Her charming short story is based on a folk tale and a Sam Spade type of detective and is one of ten selected for final judging by both readers and an official judges’ panel.
The Writing Center will have a tutor stationed in the Osterlin Library Monday nights from
5 p.m.-9 p.m. beginning January 21. Stop by the library for assistance with interpreting assignments and writing papers.
NMC student Kathryn Stevenson is a semi-finalist in the Write Michigan contest in Grand Rapids. Her charming short story, based on a folk tale and a Sam Spade type of detective, is one of ten selected for final judging by both readers and an official judges’ panel.
Read “Maguire Firefly and the Tooth Thief,” at this link. You can vote for her story through Jan. 31.
NMC is offering Free FAFSA Fridays to help you. Come to the Student Success Center in the Osterlin Library on any Friday in February between 3 and 6 p.m. Bring your 2012 tax/income information, social security card, and drivers license.
The State of Michigan deadline is March 1 and NMC’s priority award consideration date is April 1.
The Center of Learning has changed its name to the Student Success Center. While the testing center and computer lab will function in much the same way, it will be expanding it’s student support offerings to include workshops, success coaching, a referral/alert system, classroom visits, learning communities and more.
For more information about the Student Success Center contact Ashley Horak, Coordinator for Student Success, at 5-3021 or ahorak@nmc.edu
The start of another semester, and the late arrival of real winter weather serve as a caution for everyone to observe on campus speed limits and be watchful for pedestrians.
