May 17, 2012 | Intercom
To Jen Murphey who has gone above and beyond in her performance of her duties at the Academy by seamlessly and professionally taking on additional workload. During this process, she has used her organizational talent and software knowledge to the benefit of the Academy. She has developed methods to streamline records required by Federal Agencies and businesses, worked with Maritime’s partners in industry to expeditiously assign internships to the cadets, refined current and future cadet records tracking and management, all while still working to fill the incoming fall class. Jen is an example of an employee that owns her talent and is willing to take on challenges to improve the efficiency of her workplace and NMC.
May 16, 2012 | Intercom
Many of you may wonder at this time of year, “How can I make my grading life easier?” Or, “How can I make sure my students know what to expect at the beginning of the course and get there by the end?” Moodle2 4U has many new features to help you answer those questions and more. For those of you unable to make our last series of trainings giving an overview of Moodle2 4U, we are offering this 90-minute training again on the following days:
May 24, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Please choose “yes” on your Google calendar for the Moodle2 4U Training that works for you, and we’ll see you then! Questions? Call Tracy Russo (995-1957) or Mark DeLonge (995-1962).
May 16, 2012 | Intercom
The T/S State of Michigan is scheduled to depart NMC’s Great Lakes Maritime Academy at 6 p.m. Wednesday on its annual spring cruise, bound for ports of call in Lakes Michigan, Huron, Erie and Superior.
A total of 52 cadets and 10 faculty/crew members will be on board. The ship is scheduled to remain at sea through June 3, when it will return to Traverse City to restock the vessel for the remaining three weeks of the cruise. The cruise is scheduled to conclude on June 28.
The annual spring training cruise is one of three sea projects every Maritime cadet must complete and is an integral part of the training provided to cadets in both the deck and engineering programs. The cadets will complete their remaining sea projects on U. S. flag commercial vessels. The itinerary is designed so that all cadets in the Deck Officer program will be eligible to sit for their Great Lakes Pilotage Endorsement when they sit for their Coast Guard Merchant Marine Officer’s license prior to graduation.
See a map of the ship’s route and its itinerary »
May 11, 2012 | Intercom
The NMC Bookstore recently added some great new products at the bookstore you may be interested in, including:
Quotables line: This line includes inspirational cards that can be framed as a total gift. Many cards are great as graduation gifts.We also have magnets ( perfect to stuff in that envelope), stickers and mugs.Cards are $2.95, magnets $4.25, sticker 3 pk $2.50 and mugs $9.25
Naked Bee: A 70% organic line that features orange blossom honey lotion and orange blossom honey or pomegranate chapsticks as well as a line of sheer lipcolors. Lotion is $4.50, lip balm $2.75, and sheer lip color $4.25.
Scarves: New scarves just arrived. Come check them out. They’d make a great Mother’s Day gift. Prices are between $ 6.95 and $ 8.95.
Women’s vest: I know the weather is getting nicer but these are too hard to resist! They come in pink, dusty plum, and black and they fit like a glove.$36.50 but they are so worth it!
Breakaway lanyards (id/glasses holder):If you need a little bling in your everyday life, these are for you. Great for holding ID cards and/or reading glasses.$6.95
NMC clock:These aren’t in stock but if it generates interest, I will order them. Stop at the bookstore and see the one on display. $20.95
The prices quoted are retail. Don’t forget your 10% employee discount! Identify yourself as an employee when you get up to the register. Bookstore summer hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm M-F.
May 11, 2012 | Intercom
The following is a calendar of Northwestern Michigan College events open to the public. Free events are noted as such and are also tweeted at http://twitter.com/NMCfree. For information on specific events, call the listed phone number. Detailed news releases on most events will be available online at www.nmc.edu by clicking on “news and events” approximately two weeks before the event.
ONGOING:
Free campus tours depart from the Welcome Center in the Health & Science Building every Friday at 11 a.m. 995-1054
Dennos Museum Center exhibitions:
April 15 – June 10, 2012
Benjamin Busch: The Art in War
Harvey Gordon: Paintings
May 18 – 22, 2012
Small Works Exhibition and Sale
April 14 – June 17, 2012
Community Curators 2012
Visit www.dennosmuseum.org for more Dennos Museum Center information.
May
Thursday, May 3 WCMU Community Cinema, Strong!, 7 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. Free admission.
Friday, May 4 Public Viewing Night, 9-11 p.m, $2/person; $5/family, Rogers Observatory, 995-2300
Saturday, May 5 NMC Commencement Ceremony, 2 p.m., Traverse City Central Senior High Gymnasium. Free; public welcome.
Saturday, May 5 Fathers and Daughters: Bob James & Chuck Loeb with Hilary James & Lizzy Loeb in concert, 8 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. 995-1553
Friday, May 11 Lifelong Learning Campus Day, University Center, 9:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m. $20. 995-1700
Thursday, May 17 International Affairs Forum lecture by Dr. Susan Koch, “Iran, Pakistan, Israel, India: Are Weapons of Mass Destruction Out of Control?” 6 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. Free admission for current students and educators; others $10. 995-1700
Sunday, May 20 57th Annual NMC Barbecue, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., NMC main campus. 995-1020
Monday, May 21 NMC Board of Trustees meeting, 5:30 p.m., Oleson Center. 995-1010
Saturday, May 26 Public Viewing Night, 9-11 p.m, $2/person; $5/family, Rogers Observatory, 995-2300
June
Friday, June 1 Public Viewing Night, 9-11 p.m, $2/person; $5/family, Rogers Observatory, 995-2300
Tuesday, June 5 Judy Collins in concert, 8 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. 995-1553
Sunday, June 10, NMC Choirs and the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra presents, “Carmina Burana!”
7 p.m., Bay View Auditorium. For tickets or information, visit www.glcorchestra.org, or call (231) 487-0010.
Saturday, June 16 Kids Free Fishing Day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., NMC Great Lakes Campus. 941-4010
Thursday, June 21 International Affairs Forum lecture by Susanna Riveles, “Changing a Culture of Impunity: Ensuring Human Rights around the World,” 6 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. Free admission for current students and educators; others $10. 995-1700
Saturday, June 23 Public Viewing Night, 9-11 p.m, $2/person; $5/family, Rogers Observatory, 995-2300
Monday, June 25 NMC Board of Trustees meeting, 5:00 p.m., NMC Great Lakes Campus, Water Studies Classroom 112. 995-1010
May 11, 2012 | Intercom
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them!
Bill Hardy, Custodian, 4 years;
Tina Ulrich, Director of Library Services, 3 years.
May 11, 2012 | Intercom
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)
Adjunct Faculty-World Languages (49-443)
Adjunct Faculty – Sociology (84-443)
Adjunct Instructor-Technical Instructor (86-443)
Adjunct Instructor, Machining (87-443)
Adjunct Instructor-CNC Programming (88-443)
Adjunct Chef Instructor (89-443)
Professional Staff (Full time)
Annual Giving Specialist (67-443)
Coordinator of Major Gifts (68-443)
Student Employee
Financial Aid-Office Assistant-Student Employee (62-443)
White Pine Press Photographer-Student Employee (64-443)
White Pine Press Copy Editor-Student Employee (65-443)
White Pine Press Writer-Student Employee (66-443)
Tutor-Student Employee (82-443)
Switchboard Operator Assistant-Student Employee (83-443)
Supplemental Staff
Banquet Server-Hagerty Center (41-443)
Busser-Hagerty Center (72-443)
Bartender-Hagerty Center (73-443)
Student Financial Services-Front Desk Assistant (77-443)
CLOSED PENDING OUTCOME
Support Staff – Full time
President’s Office Assistant (45-443)
Technical/Paraprofessional Staff – Full time
Academic Office Manager – Technical Division (56-443)
May 10, 2012 | Intercom
If you have a potential Virus on your NMC computer, please follow these steps…
- Stop using your computer.
- Do NOT turn off the machine.
- Inform the NMC Technology Help Desk (THD) immediately at 995-3020 of the potential problem.
- Provide data to the THD on the potential virus, including:
- Message being displayed (error or other)
- Machine behavior
- Operating System
- Service Tag, and
- Exact location of machine.
May 10, 2012 | Intercom
Stop over to the Osterlin Library to see their display of NMC BBQ posters, an excellent collection of 13 framed posters ranging from the 24th BBQ in 1979 to the 50th in 2006. The posters were donated to the Library Archives by Dr. Kathleen Guy.
While at the Library, you can also purchase your BBQ tickets — $6 advance price saves $2 over the $8 cost at the gate.
For more information on the Barbecue, visit www.nmc.edu/bbq
May 10, 2012 | Intercom
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman has announced that the Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College is one of 788 not-for-profit national, regional, state, and local organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. The Dennos Museum Center is recommended for a $30,000 grant to facilitate a tour of the Miami based Cuban performing group Tiempo Libre to the Dennos and other venues in the state of Michigan. The 788 Art Works grants total $24.81 million and support the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strengthening of communities through the arts.
According to Tiempo Libre’s website, tiempolibremusic.com, “The three-time Grammy-nominated Cuban music group Tiempo Libre is one the hottest young Latin bands today. Equally at home in concert halls, jazz clubs and dance venues, Tiempo Libre’s Miami-based members are true modern heirs to the rich tradition of the music of their native Cuba. Classically trained at Cuba’s premiere conservatories, today, the group is a hit in the U.S. and abroad, celebrated for its incendiary, joyful performances of timba, an irresistible, dance-inducing mix of high-voltage Latin jazz and the seductive rhythms of son.”
The Dennos Museum Center will collaborate with the Wharton Center at MSU in developing this project. The Wharton Center first brought this amazing performing group to Interlochen for a public performance and the Dennos for school performances in January 2009.
Chairman Landesman said, “The arts should be a part of everyday life. Whether it’s seeing a performance, visiting a gallery, participating in an art class, or simply taking a walk around a neighborhood enhanced by public art, these grants are ensuring that across the nation, the public is able to experience how art works.”
“I was completely blown away by this group when they performed at the Dennos in 2009 for schools,” says Gene Jenneman, Director of the Dennos Museum Center, “I wanted to find a way to bring them back to Traverse City and make them accessible to smaller venues like ours around the State. This grant will allow us to get group to venues from Canton to Marquette, about ten or so in all, and in doing so the Traverse City community will benefit and the Dennos will impact the state as a whole.” The grant will support part of the performing fees for both public and school programs in each community.
The NEA received 1,624 eligible applications under the Art Works category for this round of funding, requesting more than $78 million in funding. For a complete listing of projects recommended for Art Works grant support, please visit the NEA website at arts.gov.
May 10, 2012 | Intercom
One of America’s leading experts on the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and a key policy-maker in US arms control and proliferation prevention will address the question, “Are Weapons of Mass Destruction Out of Control?” at an International Affairs Forum lecture at 6 p.m. May 17 in Milliken Auditorium.
Dr. Susan J. Koch is an independent consultant, specializing in policy issues regarding the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. From 1982 until 2007 she held a series of senior positions in the White House National Security Council Staff, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Department of State and the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, focused on nonproliferation and arms reduction policy. Dr. Koch began her government career in the Directorate of Intelligence of the Central Intelligence Agency, studying West European political issues.
Before her government service, she taught international and comparative politics at Mount Holyoke College and the University of Connecticut. Dr. Koch received a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from Harvard University.
The eight-part IAF series brings diplomats, policy makers, journalists and others from all over the globe to Milliken Auditorium. All programs begin with a reception in the Sculpture Court of the Dennos Museum Center at 5:15 p.m. and are followed at 6 p.m. by the lecture and a discussion period in Milliken Auditorium.
See the complete 2011-12 speaker schedule »
Individual lecture ticket are $10. All current educators and students are admitted free. For tickets or more or information, call NMC Extended Educational Services at 231-995-1700.
May 9, 2012 | Intercom
To Kristen Salathiel for being a dedicated, kind and hard-working instructor who is always available to her students and colleagues. She goes out of her way to support her students. When her colleagues need support or ideas on how to manage a student or other classroom issue, she is an attentive listener and creative thinker.
May 9, 2012 | Intercom
To Eric Ooley, McKenzie Campbell, and Stephen Krygier for volunteering to welcome guests during the commencement ceremony this past weekend. They were especially well-dressed, showed up early, stayed late, and did a great job of greeting and congratulating our guests. They helped set the tone for a very comfortable and positive experience for our grads and their families.
May 9, 2012 | Intercom
To The Commencement Team Committee for implementing yet again another successful commencement ceremony this past weekend. Some of the people involved are: LeAnne Baumeler, Bob Chauvin, Sonia Clem, Erin Deloney, Andy Dolan, Judy Druskovich, Jan Gasnik, Linda Glaesmer and her crew, Holly Gorton, Ronda Grindel, Irina Grougan, Jack Light, Debra Marx, Shayrrl McCready, Shannon Owens, Dennis Schultz, Heather Somero, Carol Taberski and Meg Young. Thanks to everyone!
May 9, 2012 | Intercom
To Rochelle Hammontree for her sheer determination and expert research skills in helping answer a question. Rochelle answered the reference question of the week – maybe even the semester: “I need a poem about Hannibal and his elephants.” A bright spot in a busy week!
May 9, 2012 | Intercom
Your NMC Wellness Committee has been busy planning events and providing information on nutrition, fitness and well-being. Please check out all that’s available for you to access online >>
Into walking? NPR did a great show recently on walking: Read and listen to it here >>
May 8, 2012 | Intercom
The NMC Wellness Olympics are here!
- We now have 47 NMC Olympians; people just keep signing up!
- We have logged 264 hours of exercise!
There are two parts to the NMC Wellness Olympics: Olympic Training and Olympic Events.
Olympic Training
During Olympic Training participants will keep track of points through an online form. 15 minutes of exercise = 1 point. Please self report the week of the exercise. As well, participants will determine if they are a “Veteran Olympian” (currently exercising 3x per week) or “Amateur Olympian” (currently exercising less than 2x per week).
Olympic Events
A variety of events will be occurring during the Olympics (July 27-August 12). These events are still to be determined.
What’s my next step?
Once Registered (Link Revised)
Once registered, log your points at: https://docs.google.com/a/nmc.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFZmQTk4b2U3WjFqYW5yNHdCcDBBZUE6MQ#gid=0
Get a Team Together
Student Life has banded together and challenged another team. Your team can choose a country to represent. Why not get a team together and challenge someone else.???
If you haven’t registered for the NMC Wellness Olympics…why not? You’ll soon start getting updates directly from Olympic Plaza once you do and find out how your fellow Olympic trainees are doing!
May 7, 2012 | Intercom
Read the full Record-Eagle story here >>
