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Intro to Excel – 3 evenings beginning February 28
WordPress Basics for Business – 3 evenings beginning March 1
Organize Your Files – Thursday, March 1, 9 a.m.-noon
Managing Your Workload – Friday, March 2, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Word: Tips, Tricks, & Practice – Tuesday, March 6, 1-4 p.m.
To Embroider the Ground With Prayer Poems by Teresa Scollon, NMC Communications adjunct
Our View: Aviation program working
Families ‘Go Global’ at International Expo
Susan Odgers: Relationship’s strength is at its core
The following employee is celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating her!
Kelly King Operations Manager – Aviation 5 years
Northwestern Michigan College invites nominations for its 2012 Outstanding Alumnus Award. This honorary award was established in 1988 to recognize NMC alumni who are noteworthy for one or more of the following:
Nomination forms are available online and must be submitted by Feb. 29. A committee of alumni representatives reviews the nominations in March, making a final recommendation to the NMC President in early April. The recipient is officially introduced at NMC’s commencement ceremony, to be held May 5. A recognition dinner is held at a later date.
For more information, contact Sonia Clem, 995-1030 or sclem@nmc.edu
Following are positions currently open at NMC. For detailed information on externally posted positions, please visit NMC’s web page at www.nmc.edu/jobs Information on internal postings has been emailed.
OPEN POSTINGS
Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct Instructor – Clinical Nursing (38-443)
Student Employee
Financial Aid-Office Assistant-Student Employee (62-443)
Records Office-Student Employee (63-443)
Tutor (30-443)
Supplemental Staff
Banquet Server-Hagerty Center (41-443)
Supplemental-Telephone Survey Caller (59-443)
CLOSED PENDING OUTCOME
Support Staff – Full time
President’s Office Assistant (45-443)
Support Staff – Part time
Administrative Assistant – Center for Instructional Excellence (40-443)
Technical/Paraprofessional Staff – Full time
Please encourage your students to participate in NMC’s sixth annual Career Fair, to be held from 3- 5 p.m. on March 7 at the Hagerty Center on NMC’s Great Lakes Campus. Employers from professional and occupational fields will be recruiting for career-track positions, seasonal and entry-level opportunities, as well as internships, service learning and networking opportunities. In previous years up to 80 employers and 500 job seekers have participated in the Career Fair, the only event of its size in northwest Michigan.
Participants should bring multiple copies of their resume and dress in business attire. For more tips on job fair preparation, review the job-seeking tools at www.nmc.edu/careers.
Phi Theta Kappa continues to collect books in the Welcome Center through February 20. The book sale will be the February 21 and 22 in West Hall Lobby from 11am-3pm.
All proceeds will help the chapter attend the annual convention in Nashville.
President Nelson is requesting your assistance in honoring your faculty and staff colleagues at Northwestern Michigan College.
The NMC Foundation Excellence Awards promote exemplary service to students and clients and recognize the outstanding demonstration of NMC’s values. Up to five awards are granted annually and the recipients are announced at the annual service awards reception in April. All college employees are eligible for this award, including faculty (regular and adjunct), staff (administrative/professional, maintenance/custodial, support, technical/paraprofessional, and supplemental) and student employees. A list of previous recipients can be found here.
Any member of the faculty, staff, community, or student body may nominate a person or group for the award by completing a nomination form and submitting it to the President’s Office by the deadline date of March 16, 2012. A selection panel comprised of representatives of the Foundation, faculty, staff, and students reviews the nominations and makes a recommendation.
The nomination form is available online. Please feel free to copy it as necessary.
To Laura Carmickle for her work on a Cost-to-Educate report for Finance and Administrative Services. This report is now automated and the data can be accessed any time of the year. In the past, this data was pulled once a year and manually entered into spreadsheets.
To Dale Sensabaugh who went over and above communicating with Hagerty Center staff to accommodate a group looking to do a site visit this week. By contacting the appropriate people, he was able to get the group in touch with the right staff member and gave them access to the Hagerty space – all after regular business hours! Thanks to Dale’s hospitality and effort, Hagerty Center will be hosting the event.
Submit kudos at: www.nmc.edu/departments/human-resources/kudos.html
Saturday, February 18, 8 p.m.
Milliken Auditorium, Dennos Museum Center
$25 advance, $28 door, $22 members
Purchase tickets online or by calling the box office (231) 995-1553
Stanislav Pronin has established himself as one of the most brilliant violinists of his generation. Combining youthful enthusiasm, intensity, passion and dazzling virtuosity with integrity, musical depth and endless imagination, Mr. Pronin is truly an exceptional musical personality.
For more information, go to www.stanislavpronin.com.
Monday, February 20, 7 p.m., Milliken Auditorium
Photographer Paula Allen will give a lecture entitled “Against All Odds: Women Around the World Demand Justice.” Free admission for this event sponsored by the Office of Student Life.
Allen has been an ‘activist with a camera’ for more than two decades. She has concentrated on photographing women around the world in their courageous and often invisible confrontations with violence and oppression. Her lecture will include photographs from her travels documenting women’s determination to pursue freedom, truth and justice.
Allen’s appearance is part of V-Day Traverse City 2012, a collaboration by NMC Student Life, student groups and Third Level Crisis Center to bring awareness and attention to the issue of violence against women and girls.
For more specific event information, call the phone number listed or online www.nmc.edu/news.
Dennos Museum Center exhibits: visit www.dennosmuseum.org for more information.
December 4, 2011 – April 1, 2012
Eric Daigh: Happiness is a Target
January 15 – March 13, 2012
Welcome to Idlewild: The Black Eden of Michigan
January 15-April 1, 2012
Regional Artists Juried Exhibition
FEBRUARY
Friday, February 17 Luncheon/Lecture, “Michigan and the Civil War,” Noon, University Center. 995-1700
Friday, February 17 Vagina Monologue auditions, 6-8 p.m., West Hall Conference Room. 995-1118
Saturday, February 18 Festival of Foods, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Oleson Center. 995-1700
Saturday, February 18 Stanislav performance, 8 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. 995-1533
Monday, February 20 Speaker Paula Allen, “Against All Odds: Women Around the World Demand Justice,” 7 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. Free admission.
Tues/Wed., February 21-22 PTK Book Sale, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., West Hall Lobby
Thursday, February 23 Healthy Bodies/Healthy Minds lecture by Deb Maison, “Stress and Anxiety in College,” 3:30-4:30 p.m., SH 217. Free; everyone welcome.
Friday, February 24 Tasters’ Guild Auction, 7 p.m., Hagerty Center. 995-1021
Saturday, February 25 Marcus Roberts concert, 8 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. 995-1533
Monday, February 28 Brown Bay Lunch panel discussion, “A Contemporary Perspective: Artist’s Intent,” 12-1:30 p.m., Dennos Museum Center. 995-1055
Monday, February 28 NMC Board of Trustees meeting, 5:30 p.m., Oleson Center. 995-1010
MARCH
Thursday, March 1 WCMU Community Cinema, Revenge of the Electric Car, 7 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. Free admission.
Friday, March 2 Public Viewing Night, 9-11 p.m, $2/person; $5/family, Rogers Observatory, 995-2300
Saturday, March 3 Larry Garner Blues Band, 8 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. 995-1553
Sunday, March 4 NMC Choirs in Concert, featuring the Grand Traverse Chorale and Chamber Singers, 3 p.m., Immaculate Conception Church. General admission. $10 adults, $5 seniors (62 and older) and children (12 and younger). Tickets available at the door. 995-1338
Wednesday, March 7 Career Fair, 3-5 p.m., Hagerty Center, Great Lakes Campus. Free; open to all. 995-1040
Friday, March 9 NMC Concert Band, 8 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. 995-1700
Saturday, March 10 Celebrate Women’s History Month, “Grandmothers,” 12:30-2:30 p.m., Fine Arts Bldg Rm 115
Saturday, March 10 Winter Health and Fitness Day, 9:30 a.m., Oleson Center. 995-1700.
Tuesday, March 13 Michigan Global Awareness Consortium presentation by Carole Elchert, “Nepal & Tourism – On the Potter’s Wheel,” 7 p.m., Oleson Center. Free admission. 995-1155
Wednesday, March 14 NMC Transfer Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Health/Science Bldg Welcome Center. 995-1360
Thursday, March 15 International Affairs Forum lecture by Dr. Zeynep Gursel, “The Future of Turkey,” 6 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. Free admission for current students and educators. 995-1700
Thursday, March 15 Free public forum, “Challenging Bullying: Creating a Safe Community,” 4-7 p.m., Hagerty Center, Great Lakes Campus. Free admission. 995-1118
Friday, March 16 “Challenge Bullying: Create a Safe Community” one-day conference, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Hagerty Center, Great Lakes Campus. Free admission. To register, call 922-4800.
Friday, March 16 Taste of France Reception and Fundraiser, 6 p.m., Lobdell’s Restaurant, Great Lakes Campus. Reservation required. 995-3120
Saturday, March 17 Tab Benoit concert, 8 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. 995-1553
Monday, March 19 NMC Board of Trustees meeting, 6:30 p.m., Oleson Center. 995-1010
Wenesday, March 21 Blood Drive, 12-6 p.m., West Hall Conference Room.
Thursday, March 22 British Isles Dinner, 6 p.m., Lobdell’s Restaurant, Great Lakes Campus. Reservation required. 995-3120
Saturday, March 24 Honky Tonk Angels concert, 8 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. 995-1553
Intercom is published weekly by NMC Public Relations & Marketing. News and information may be submitted via e-mail by 5 p.m. Wednesday for Friday publication to Martha Griggs, Editor ● 995-1020 ● mgriggs@nmc.edu.
Northwestern Michigan College invites nominations from the community for its 2012 Outstanding Alumnus Award. This honorary award was established in 1988 to recognize NMC alumni who are noteworthy for one or more of the following:
Nomination forms are available online and must be submitted by Feb. 29. A committee of alumni representatives reviews the nominations in March, making a final recommendation to the NMC President in early April. The recipient is officially introduced at NMC’s commencement ceremony, to be held May 5. A recognition dinner is held at a later date.
The 2011 award was presented to two winners: breast cancer advocate and activist Ruth Ann LaMott and artist Glenn Wolff, both of Traverse City. Other past winners include local photographer and Traverse City Film Festival co-founder John Robert Williams (2007) and former state Sen. Jason Allen (2003).
For more information, contact Sonia Clem, 995-1030 or sclem@nmc.edu
Please join us in congratulating the following employees who are celebrating an anniversary soon.
Ed Bailey Director of Technical Academic Area 10 years
Amy Braun Medical Assistant – Student Health Services 18 years
Martha Griggs Secretary – Public Relations and Marketing 5 years
Vicki Rumbach Assistant – Training and Research 10 years
Want to add to your LP collection? The NMC Music Department has a LARGE assortment of classical LP recordings that need to find a new home. Stop by Fine Arts Room 102 and help yourself to one (or more!) of these treasures, or call Jeffrey Cobb at 995-1338 for more information.
Tuesday, February 14, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in HS 101
Brown-bag luncheon with award-winning conservation biologist and author, Dr. Guy McPherson. Dr. McPherson will be discussing climate change, energy decline, and imminent strategies for durable and resilient communities.
This FREE event is sponsored by the NMC Students for the Environment and is open to all NMC students, faculty, and staff. Please bring a brown-bag lunch to enjoy during the presentation/conversation.
For information on Dr. McPherson visit http://guymcpherson.com/speaking
For information on NMC Students for the Environment contact Amber Drews, drewsa@mail.nmc.edu
Lobdell’s is open and that means Thursday bake sales are back! Every Thursday, the sale begins at 3:30 p.m. and lasts until items or the customers run out. Please stop by Lobdell’s to purchase some fantastic goodies at great prices.
Wish hiring was easier? On Monday, February 13, 2012, NMC will roll out SilkRoad’s RedCarpet orientation software for all new hires. The software allows new employees to complete all hire paperwork and pre-employment training online.
Which new hires will go through RedCarpet?
Watch for more details and training to roll out soon.