Jan 19, 2016 | Student News
National Youth Enrollment Day is a national movement where young people, communities, and organizations come together in a unified effort to ensure young adults know about their new health care options and enroll in health coverage. This in-person service is FREE to anyone applying for health insurance through the State of Michigan or the Federal Marketplace. Find out more: Thursday, Jan. 21 in West Hall from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Brought to you by the NMC Student Health Services office.
Led by Young Invincibles and Enroll America, last year’s National Youth Enrollment Day featured over 200 events with over 80 partners across the country. (more…)
Jan 19, 2016 | Student News, Tech Tips
Tech Tips is presented by our Technology Help Desk and will provide you with simple explanations to tech troubles you may come upon in everyday technology use. These posts will occur regularly and will include a wide variety of topics. If you have further questions regarding the Tech Tips, please contact the Technology Help Desk at (231) 995-3020.
The following is important information for students starting the spring semester. (more…)
Jan 19, 2016 | Student News
Act fast! Applications due Feb. 19, 2016. Honors applications due to Osterlin 118 (Advising Center) and Academic Area applications due to academic offices.
Contact your Academic Area office for an Academic Area Scholarship Application and Contact Advising Center for Honors Scholarship Application or download a form at: www.nmc.edu/honors. (more…)
Jan 18, 2016 | Student News
A Financial Literacy event taking place January 27 in Scholars Hall, room 109 from 4-5 p.m. PNC Bank will be presenting on how to manage student loan debt and repayment options. (more…)
Jan 18, 2016 | Student News
Weekly prizes available on Fridays during the Spring 2016 semester! Complete a Financial Literacy lesson through CashCourse or LifeSkills each week and be placed in a drawing for a prize every Friday.
For more information on Financial Literacy events and to link to CashCourse and LifeSkills please visit nmc.edu/financial-literacy (more…)
Jan 18, 2016 | Intercom, Student News
The library has purchased many new books so far this new year. You can view a handful here or click here to see the full listing. These books are on display in the lobby of the library’s lobby. (more…)
Jan 15, 2016 | Intercom, Student News
College formalizes water partnership with Chinese institution
TRAVERSE CITY – In a move that affirms Northwestern Michigan College’s leadership in water studies, NMC on Thursday signed an agreement with a Chinese technical school that takes the institutions one step closer to faculty exchanges and co-enrolled students.
Signed by NMC President Timothy J. Nelson (at left in image) and Yellow River Conservancy Technical Institute President Liu Guoji (at right), the agreement seeks recognition from the 
Chinese government of the Sino-US Northwestern Michigan International Institute, to be located at Yellow River in Kaifeng, China. The two institutions signed a memorandum of understanding in 2014, and formal recognition of the partnership is the next step necessary for NMC’s coursework to be recognized as valid toward a Yellow River diploma.
Once formally recognized, NMC instructional teams will begin preparing college coursework for delivery to up to 40 students studying water conservancy engineering, civil engineering, surveying and mapping engineering. Instruction will be offered in English and students would earn a diploma from Yellow River and a corresponding credential from NMC, such as a certificate or associate’s degree.
“Today’s agreement is testimony to the expertise and leadership NMC has built in water and related marine areas,” Nelson said. “Yellow River realizes our faculty and facilities are second to none, and we’re pleased to take this next step together.”
Nelson added that the relationship gives NMC access to additional water facilities that NMC could not afford on its own. Located on the Yellow River, the third-longest in Asia, the Institute dates to 1929 and provides academic training in support of large, river-based, hydroelectric dams in China.
NMC opened the Great Lakes Water Studies Institute in 2004. In 2009 it launched the first associate degree for Freshwater Studies in the United States. Collaborating with NMC’s technical division, an associate degree in engineering technology-marine technology was offered in fall 2012. In 2015 a bachelor’s degree with a marine technology major was added. Hans Van Sumeren, director of the Water Studies Institute, and Ed Bailey, director of the technical division, both visited Yellow River last November.
NMC faculty could begin teaching in China a year from now, said Marguerite Cotto, vice president for lifelong and professional learning. Eventually, NMC students could also enroll at Yellow River.
As part of its strategic goal to ensure that NMC learners are prepared for success in a global society and economy, NMC has been working to forge partnerships with multiple Chinese institutions since October 2012, when it hosted officials from six Chinese colleges as part of the American Association of Community Colleges’ Vocational Education Leadership Training.
Release date: January 15, 2016
For more information:
Marguerite Cotto
Vice President for Lifelong and Professional Learning
mcotto@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1775
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
Jan 12, 2016 | Intercom, Student News
Published at the end of each term, the Dean’s List recognizes the outstanding academic achievement of both full-time and part-time students. These students have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or above out of a possible 4.0 while taking twelve or more credits (full-time) or between six and eleven credits (part-time).
Fall 2015 Dean’s List- Part Time
Fall 2015 Dean’s List- Full Time
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Jan 11, 2016 | Intercom, Student News
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will present Christine Lavin and Don White’s comedy performance of On the Funny Side of The Street: A Night of Brighter Laughter on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 8 PM in Milliken Auditorium. Tickets are $27 advance, $30 at the door and $24 for museum members plus ticket fees. Tickets may be purchased on line at www.dennosmuseum.org or by calling the box office at 231-995-1553 or My North Tickets at 800-836-0717.
Two of the funniest entertainers on today’s music scene. – The Boston Globe
Listen to Lavin and White: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLwRwZ7j3C4
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Jan 9, 2016 | Intercom, Student News
TRAVERSE CITY — Electronics instructor Jason Slade and Veterans Services POC Scott Herzberg have been named NMC’s recipients of annual excellence awards.
Slade, at right, an electronics instructor since 2014, is the 2015-16 recipient of the NISOD award for teaching excellence. Affiliated with the University of Texas at Austin, NISOD is committed to promoting and celebrating excellence in teaching, learning, and leadership at community and technical colleges. Criteria include professionalism, relationships with students and colleagues, and commitment to learning
Herzberg, at left, is the recipient of a 2015 John and Suanne Roueche Excellence Award from the League for Innovation in the Community College. The award celebrates outstanding contributions and leadership by community college faculty and staff. Herzberg has been an NMC staff member since 1996 and in 2012 was assigned to his current position to ensure NMC’s compliance with the post 9/11 GI Bill. NMC is currently ranked the fifth-best community college in the nation for its services to veterans, who comprise about 5 percent of the student body.
Release date: January 28, 2016
For more information:
Diana Fairbanks
Executive Director 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
Jan 6, 2016 | Student News
Student jobs can be found on the Student MyNMC page under “Jobs On Campus.”
Lab Assistant – Testing Center Proctor Aero Park Campus (more…)
Jan 6, 2016 | Intercom, Student News
Sampson McCormick is a nationally touring, award winning stand-up comedian, writer and activist who makes audiences double over in laughter whether he’s joking about his wacky Aunt Jackie or homophobia, poverty, and religion. For over a decade, he has been a favorite at LGBT pride festivals and mainstream venues alike. Join us on Friday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Milliken Auditorium for “What’s Real: Being Gay in Black America” a hilarious stand-up special for a night of riveting, refreshing, and original takes on religion, sexuality, life and politics.
This event is a part of the Embrace the Dream series, and is coordinated by and helps to support the NMC student groups: Black Student Union, PRIDE, and Students United for Gender Rights. The show has a suggested donation of $10, however no one will be turned away for lack of funds. See the all-inclusive Embrace the Dream events page here. (more…)
Jan 5, 2016 | Student News
Be there or be square! Come to a special Steak Night at the Northwest Grind on Friday, January 29. Just $14.99 will get you three amazing courses!
Reservations are required, seating is limited! Two seatings will be available: 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Reservations can be made at the Northwest Grind. (more…)
Jan 5, 2016 | Intercom, Student News
Taco Day will be Tuesday, January 12 at the Hawk Owl Cafe! Join us for these great deals on 1, 2 or 3 tacos with a side of rice and beans!
1 Taco & Sides : $4.99
2 Tacos & Sides: $5.99
3 Tacos & Sides: $6.99 (more…)
Dec 31, 2015 | Intercom, Student News
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will exhibit Northwood Awakening, the 2015 Art Prize People Choice Award winner by Steve and Ann Loveless, Now through March 6, 2016. (more…)
Dec 28, 2015 | Intercom, Student News
Second City Green Touring Company Front Row, Jo Feldman, Peter Kim, Julie Marchiano, Back Row, Jeff Murdoch, Julia Weiss and Chucho Perez. © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2015
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will present the nation’s premier comedy improv touring company from Second City in the production Hooking Up with The Second City on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 8 PM in Milliken Auditorium. Tickets are $35 advance, $40 at the door and $30 for museum members plus ticket processing fees. Tickets may be purchased on line at www.dennosmuseum.org or by calling the box office at 231-995-1553; also at 1-800-836-0717or www.MyNorthTickets.com.
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Dec 28, 2015 | Student News
Student jobs can be found on the Student MyNMC page under “Jobs On Campus.”
- Residence Hall Front Desk Assistant
- Lab Assistant – Testing Center Proctor Aero Park Campus
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Dec 20, 2015 | Intercom, Student News
Now through the end of December the Dennos Museum Store is offering staff, faculty and student appreciation with 20% off all items in the store, except consignment art which is only 10%. (more…)
