Nov 15, 2021 | Intercom, Student News
To support our organization’s DEI efforts, NMC has acquired 100 tickets to the virtual Diversity & Inclusion Research Conference (DIRC) on November 17–19, 2021! The DIRC21 virtual event brings together diversity and inclusion practitioners and researchers to explore the role of D&I research in building a more inclusive and equitable world. You can learn more on their website, DIRC.info.
This opportunity includes workshops, pre-recorded panels and talks, live Q&A sessions, interactive, and networking opportunities. You will join professionals of all backgrounds and be able to explore content and experiences that best serve your interests and level of familiarity with D&I. To accommodate everyone’s schedule, most of the content will also be recorded and made available to registered attendees after the live event dates.
If you are interested in attending, please complete this form and we will register you for the event.
Thank you,
Craig Hadley and Lisa Thomas, DEI Co-chairs
Nov 15, 2021 | Student News
NMC students are encouraged to participate in the NMC Student Government Association (SGA) officer elections for the 2021/2022 academic year.
Voting will open at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 18 and will close at 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 19.
In order to vote, go to the student homepage at students.nmc.edu. On the top of the homepage will be a banner prompting students to vote for officer elections!
And don’t forget — voting is open for only 24 hours beginning on Thursday at 1 p.m.!
Please cast your vote, and exercise your student voice as a part of the NMC campus community!
Any questions? Please contact Lisa Thomas at lthomas@nmc.edu or Paul Kolak at pkolak@nmc.edu.
Nov 12, 2021 | Student News
Faculty Excellence Award nominations are due by Friday, Dec. 17.
Award criteria includes teaching excellence, rapport with students, innovation in the classroom, and a sense of dedication.
Nominate your favorite instructor now!
Nov 12, 2021 | Intercom, Student News
The library has recently purchased many new books. You can view a handful of them here along with descriptions or go to the library catalog to see the full listing.
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Nov 12, 2021 | Intercom, Student News
TRAVERSE CITY — The community is invited to join NMC students in the Walk for Health and Housing, a guided tour of downtown Traverse City from the perspective of people experiencing homelessness and the providers who serve them, departing from NMC’s Great Lakes campus parking lot at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17.
Ryan Hannon, street outreach coordinator for Goodwill Northern Michigan, leads the sixth annual walk and will highlight stories both tragic and triumphant at stops along the downtown route. Participants will hear from service providers, police officers and elected officials about their concerns and hopes for the future. This experience is part of an interdisciplinary study of health and housing issues by sociology, social work and communications students and open to the public. It is part of National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, held the week before Thanksgiving.
The walk is an example of Experiential Learning at NMC. EL actively engages the learner through relevant and ongoing experiences, critical problem solving and reflective practices.
Release date: November 12, 2021
For more information:
Brandon Everest
Faculty, Social Sciences Area
Director, Experiential Learning Institute
beverest@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1985
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY NOTICE
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discrimination
Nov 12, 2021 | Intercom, Student News
TRAVERSE CITY — The community is invited to join NMC students in the Walk for Health and Housing, a guided tour of downtown Traverse City from the perspective of people experiencing homelessness and the providers who serve them, departing from NMC’s Great Lakes campus parking lot at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17.
Ryan Hannon, street outreach coordinator for Goodwill Northern Michigan, leads the sixth annual walk and will highlight stories both tragic and triumphant at stops along the downtown route. Participants will hear from service providers, police officers and elected officials about their concerns and hopes for the future. This experience is part of an interdisciplinary study of health and housing issues by sociology, social work and communications students and open to the public. It is part of National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, held the week before Thanksgiving.
The walk is an example of Experiential Learning at NMC. EL actively engages the learner through relevant and ongoing experiences, critical problem solving and reflective practices.
Release date: November 12, 2021
For more information:
Brandon Everest
Faculty, Social Sciences Area
Director, Experiential Learning Institute
beverest@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1985
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY NOTICE
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discrimination
Nov 9, 2021 | Intercom, International Affairs Forum, Student News
The International Affairs Forum remotely welcomes Ambassador Anthony Wayne Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 5 p.m. to dissect the border policies, trade, and migration dynamics that shape our relationship with Central America. Wayne is the former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico and Argentina, and Deputy Ambassador to Afghanistan. He is currently Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer and Distinguished Diplomat in Residence
at the American University School of International Service, as well as Public Policy Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Co-Chair of its Mexico Institute Advisory Board. The program is presented as a joint event with the National Writers Series.
In-person event at the City Opera House, remote speaker, livestream available:
- 5 p.m. reception with cash bar
- 6 p.m. presentation followed by public Q & A
In-person tickets and livestream access: tciaf.com/nov-16-2021
Free to current student and educators
Then on Thursday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m., in another joint event with IAF, NWS hosts a conversation with bestselling author Omar El Akkad about his newest book, What Strange Paradise, which looks at the global refugee crisis through the lens of children. As an international journalist, El Akkad has reported from Afghanistan, Guantánamo Bay, and many other locations around the world, and brings his experience to the page in a book that the New York Times says “deserves to be an instant classic.”
Learn more and sign up for the virtual event here.
IAF and NWS are proud to partner on these events which will highlight the ways that international stories and circumstances have a local impact, and how global policies impact the lives of real people right here in northern Michigan.
Nov 9, 2021 | Intercom, Student News
TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College invites the campus and community to attend its annual Veterans Day ceremonies either in person (between the Tanis and Osterlin buildings on NMC’s main campus) or virtually (via Zoom at nmc.zoom.us/j/99338087545) beginning at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 11. The ceremony will include:
- Welcome remarks by Kevin D’Alessandro, NMC Enrollment Services
- Student veteran remarks by Brandon Williams, U.S. Navy veteran and current NMC student
- Flag raising ceremony presented by the VFW, Post 2780 Honor Guard
* Star Spangled Banner performed by the Traverse City Central Marching Band
* Three Volleys/Taps and a rifle salute in honor of the fallen will be performed
- Closing remarks by Doug Bishop, NMC Trustee
All remarks will be delivered from the flagpole area.
Serving those who have served is a year-round priority for NMC. About 5 percent of students are either veterans or active-duty military. NMC has many services specifically designed for veteran student success, including veteran-specific scholarships and opportunities to convert military service to academic credit. Find out more at nmc.edu/veterans.
Release date: November 9, 2021
For more information:
Diana Fairbanks
Associate Vice President of Public Relations, Marketing and Communications
dfairbanks@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1019
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY NOTICE
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discrimination
Nov 9, 2021 | Intercom, Student News
TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College invites the campus and community to attend its annual Veterans Day ceremonies either in person (between the Tanis and Osterlin buildings on NMC’s main campus) or virtually (via Zoom at https://nmc.zoom.us/j/99338087545) beginning at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 11. The ceremony will include:
- Welcome remarks by Kevin D’Alessandro, NMC Enrollment Services
- Student veteran remarks by Brandon Williams, U.S. Navy veteran and current NMC student
- Flag raising ceremony presented by the VFW, Post 2780 Honor Guard
* Star Spangled Banner performed by the Traverse City Central Marching Band
* Three Volleys/Taps and a rifle salute in honor of the fallen will be performed
- Closing remarks by Doug Bishop, NMC Trustee
All remarks will be delivered from the flagpole area.
Serving those who have served is a year-round priority for NMC. About 5 percent of students are either veterans or active-duty military. NMC has many services specifically designed for veteran student success, including veteran-specific scholarships and opportunities to convert military service to academic credit. Find out more at nmc.edu/veterans.
Release date: NOVEMBER 9, 2021
For more information:
Diana Fairbanks
Associate Vice President of Public Relations, Marketing and Communications
dfairbanks@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1019
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY NOTICE
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discrimination
Nov 8, 2021 | Intercom, Student News
Mondays and Thursdays from 2–5 p.m. in the Physical Education Building (#16 on the main campus map).
Join us for volleyball, basketball, cornhole, table tennis, pickleball, soccer, badminton, foursquare, dodgeball and much more!
Open to all NMC students, faculty and staff. Please bring your NMC ID and clean shoes.
For any questions, please contact idedenbach@nmc.edu or mbennett@nmc.edu.
Nov 8, 2021 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom, Student News
Scott Herzberg, NMC’s Military Point of Contact for the college’s military and veteran students since 2012, is leaving the college Tuesday after 25 years of service to the college and its students.
In recognition of his work to increase the services that NMC offers student veterans, Herzberg won a 2015 John and Suanne Roueche Excellence Award from the League for Innovation in the Community College. He was also a Foundation Excellence Award winner in 2000 and 2016.
Thank you, Scott!
Nov 5, 2021 | Intercom, Student News
TRAVERSE CITY — NMC has welcomed a new steward of the college’s institutional memory, archivist and librarian Michelle Seman.
Michelle Seman (download a high-resolution version here)Seman succeeds Ann Swaney, who retired in October after 38 years with the college, or more than half of NMC’s entire 70-year history. She said one of her goals is to make archival materials more accessible to the community. The archives are currently housed in the basement of the Osterlin Building. While materials will remain there, renovations are underway to convert former offices on the second floor into space better suited to research.
“It’ll be more research-friendly,” said Seman, a 2010 graduate of Traverse City Central High School. She earned a master’s degree in library and information science with a concentration in archives from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2020.
Historic photographs and yearbooks are among the most popular items in the NMC Archives, Seman said. Some of these are available online at nmc.edu/archives. Seman is available to assist the public with archival research. Email mseman@nmc.edu or call (231) 995-1016.
Release date: November 5, 2021
For more information:
Diana Fairbanks
Associate Vice President of Public Relations, Marketing and Communications
dfairbanks@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1019
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY NOTICE
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discrimination
Nov 5, 2021 | Intercom, Student News
TRAVERSE CITY — NMC has welcomed a new steward of the college’s institutional memory, archivist and librarian Michelle Seman.
Michelle Seman (download a high-resolution version here)Seman succeeds Ann Swaney, who retired in October after 38 years with the college, or more than half of NMC’s entire 70-year history. She said one of her goals is to make archival materials more accessible to the community. The archives are currently housed in the basement of the Osterlin Building. While materials will remain there, renovations are underway to convert former offices on the second floor into space better suited to research.
“It’ll be more research-friendly,” said Seman, a 2010 graduate of Traverse City Central High School. She earned a master’s degree in library and information science with a concentration in archives from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2020.
Historic photographs and yearbooks are among the most popular items in the NMC Archives, Seman said. Some of these are available online at nmc.edu/archives. Seman is available to assist the public with archival research. Email mseman@nmc.edu or call (231) 995-1016.
Release date: November 5, 2021
For more information:
Diana Fairbanks
Associate Vice President of Public Relations, Marketing and Communications
dfairbanks@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1019
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY NOTICE
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discrimination
Nov 4, 2021 | Intercom, Student News
TRAVERSE CITY — The community is invited to attend the 46th annual Mariners Memorial Service at noon Wednesday, November 10 in the courtyard of NMC’s Great Lakes Campus.
The memorial service is held to remember and honor mariners who have perished on the Great Lakes and oceans and is sponsored by the Student Propeller Club, Port 150, of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy.
The Great Lakes Campus is located at 715 E. Front Street, at Barlow Avenue (next to the Holiday Inn) in Traverse City. Guests are invited to enter through the glass exhibition hall and proceed into the outdoor courtyard on the north side (harbor side) of the building.
For more information, call the Great Lakes Maritime Academy at (231) 995-1200.
Release date: November 4, 2021
For more information:
Scott Fairbank
Great Lakes Maritime Academy
sfairbank@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1200
Non-discrimination Policy Notice
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discrimination
Nov 4, 2021 | Intercom, Student News
TRAVERSE CITY — The community is invited to attend the 46th annual Mariners Memorial Service at noon Wednesday, November 10 in the courtyard of NMC’s Great Lakes Campus.
The memorial service is held to remember and honor mariners who have perished on the Great Lakes and oceans and is sponsored by the Student Propeller Club, Port 150, of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy.
The Great Lakes Campus is located at 715 E. Front Street, at Barlow Avenue (next to the Holiday Inn) in Traverse City. Guests are invited to enter through the glass exhibition hall and proceed into the outdoor courtyard on the north side (harbor side) of the building.
For more information, call the Great Lakes Maritime Academy at (231) 995-1200.
Release date: November 4, 2021
For more information:
Scott Fairbank
Great Lakes Maritime Academy
sfairbank@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1200
Non-discrimination Policy Notice
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discrimination
Nov 4, 2021 | Intercom, Student News
TRAVERSE CITY — Eleven candidates are eligible to fill the seat on Board of Trustees vacated by former trustee Michael Estes last month.
The applicants, who must reside in Grand Traverse County, are:
- Jackie Anderson, Traverse City
- Vince Cornellier, Traverse City
- Brian Craig, Traverse City
- Madison Ford,Traverse City
- David Grams, Traverse City
- Todd Hall, Traverse City
- Pamela Horne, Interlochen
- Mattias Johnson, Traverse City
- Andy Robitshek, Traverse City
- Ty Schmidt, Traverse City
- Thomas Webb, Traverse City
Estes resigned from NMC’s Board of Trustees effective Oct. 17. The new trustee will fill the term he was elected to in 2016 until the next regular community college election in November 2022.
Interviews will be conducted in special public meetings according to the Michigan Open Meetings Act. Final appointment will be made by the full NMC Board of Trustees at a special meeting at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15, at NMC’s Hagerty Center.
Release date: November 4, 2021
For more information:
Diana Fairbanks
Associate Vice President of Public Relations, Marketing and Communications
dfairbanks@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1019
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY NOTICE
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discrimination
Nov 4, 2021 | Intercom, Student News
TRAVERSE CITY — Eleven candidates are eligible to fill the seat on Board of Trustees vacated by former trustee Michael Estes last month.
The applicants, who must reside in Grand Traverse County, are:
- Jackie Anderson, Traverse City
- Vince Cornellier, Traverse City
- Brian Craig, Traverse City
- Madison Ford,Traverse City
- David Grams, Traverse City
- Todd Hall, Traverse City
- Pamela Horne, Interlochen
- Mattias Johnson, Traverse City
- Andy Robitshek, Traverse City
- Ty Schmidt, Traverse City
- Thomas Webb, Traverse City
Estes resigned from NMC’s Board of Trustees effective Oct. 17. The new trustee will fill the term he was elected to in 2016 until the next regular community college election in November 2022.
Interviews will be conducted in special public meetings according to the Michigan Open Meetings Act. Final appointment will be made by the full NMC Board of Trustees at a special meeting at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15, at NMC’s Hagerty Center.
Release date: November 4, 2021
For more information:
Diana Fairbanks
Associate Vice President of Public Relations, Marketing and Communications
dfairbanks@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1019
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY NOTICE
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discrimination
Nov 3, 2021 | Intercom, Student News
NMC is investigating several reports of someone searching through unlocked vehicles in campus parking lots recently. Two unlocked bikes were also stolen on campus. Security is increasing surveillance in those areas.
Please remember to lock your vehicle when you are parked in campus lots. If you are traveling by bike, also remember to secure it with a bike lock.
