Kudos

Submit kudos at: www.nmc.edu/departments/human-resources/kudos.html

To Ann Dane, Scott Herzberg, Elizabeth Stevens, Kim Gourlay, Kelly Carlton, Georgenia Hromada, Debra Marx, Jessica Johnson, Chris Horvath, Heather Hale, Linda Berlin and Julie McAllister, who graciously volunteered to give up a Saturday to assist students and their families at the NMC Fabulous FAFSA Saturday workshop. This event was designed to help future and current students complete the Free Application for Federal Aid (FASFA) for the upcoming year.

To Judy Arnold for assisting students and their families after-hours at pre-arranged workshops with the FAFSA process.

To Linda Berlin who coordinated all the Financial Aid February events. She arranged for the volunteers, signage, etc., to insure we had a great event. In addition, she assisted students and their families after-hours at other pre-arranged workshops with the FAFSA process.

To Lori Hodek, Kristal Nolf, Lisa Molmen, Paul Martin, Bryce Turner, Allison Geisert, Kelly Zimmerman for launching Red Carpet, NMC’s new Orientation Software. They all put forth a lot of time and effort with a “let’s get it done!” spirit to meet deadlines. Kudos also to the countless others who pitched in to make this Orientation process more welcoming and effective for our new employees: Advising, Purchasing, Facilities, Tech Services, Educational Media Technologies, Office Managers…kudos to All!

To Linda Glaesmer who does a great job as liaison between the custodians and Central Scheduling, always taking the time to read work orders for the custodians and catches anything that is not clear or incorrect.  Linda is very good to work with. I don’t lose sleep wondering if a set up will be over looked. I can always count on her.

To Nicholeen Frusti who initiated and graciously set up each of our Upward Bound students with the PLATO software program, and compassionately provided an orientation for the students. Her expertise, combined with her personal stories, helped the students further understand the power and importance of education… and the importance of achieving their potential.

To Capt. Michael Surgalski upon his appointment as a Captain in the United States Maritime Service.

To Bob Mason who was awarded the prestigious Merchant Marine Award for Outstanding Achievement Medal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Larry Garner Blues Band at the Dennos

Saturday, March 3, 8 PM in Milliken Auditorium

$25 advance, $28 door, $22 members

Purchase tickets online or by calling the box office (231) 995-1553

One of contemporary blues finest performers, Larry is the recipient of the 1988 BB King Lucille Award, the 1995 MO Better Blues award, a 2002 Louisiana Blues Hall of Fame inductee, The BBC Jazz FM Bluesman of the Year, three time recipient of Blues Songwriter of the Year award, five time WC Handy award nominee, 2004 Slim Harpo Ambassador for the Blues award, 2005 Recipient of the coveted Muddy’s Club Bluebird award, Wienhiem Germany and two time recipient of The Bluesman of the Year award for Real Blues Magazine. “Larry Garner is perhaps the most talented blues songwriter alive today, one of the top five bluesmen on the planet.” – Real Blues



Small Works Exhibition & Sale at the Dennos

Call for Artists:

The Dennos Museum Center is offering artists an opportunity to create small works of art and sell them at the museum. The Small Works Sale has been organized to benefit artists and art patrons. There is no application fee or jury process for the sale. If the work of art fits the size and price parameters, it will be allowed in the sale. The Museum hopes that the sale will give artists some extra cash and encourage patrons to buy original art at an affordable price.

Artists may submit up to 10 pieces of art in any media with measurements no greater than 5” X 7” X 1”.  Buyers will have an opportunity to purchase as many pieces as they wish on a first-come basis. All art work will be priced at $50 or less.

The Small Works sale, open to the public, will begin with the sale and reception from 5 – 8 p.m., Friday, May 18. The sale will continue Saturday, May 19 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Sunday, May 20 during the NMC BBQ from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Download the prospectus online or call the Museum Store 995-1587.

NMC Foundation Excellence Awards

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.  A list of previous recipients and nomination form can be found here.

Nominate An Outstanding Alumnus

This honorary award was established in 1988 to recognize noteworthy NMC alumni.

Nomination forms are available online and must be submitted by February 29, 2012. For more information, contact Sonia Clem, 995-1030 or sclem@nmc.edu

You can also view the Intercom online as part of the new NMC Communiqué.  Throughout the week, you will find the latest news, as well as other NMC communications like President Nelson’s updates and student news at www.nmc.edu/intercom.

NMC Calendar of Events

For more event information, visit www.nmc.edu/news. Dennos Museum Center exhibits:

Now through April 1, 2012

Eric Daigh: Happiness is a Target

Regional Artists Juried Exhibition

Now through March 13, 2012

Welcome to Idlewild: The Black Eden of Michigan

FEBRUARY

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 NMC Career Fair, 3-5 p.m., Hagerty Center, Great Lakes Campus. Free; open to all. 995-1040

Friday, March 9 NMC Wellness Committee’s 3 Squares Series, “Healthy Breakfasts,”

10-11a.m., Oleson Center Kitchen. Seating limited to 35. RSVP to mgriggs@nmc.edu.

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., NMC 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.  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.    

 

Extend Your Learning with EES

Maximize your skills and improve efficiency with a short class this winter. Employee tuition waivers apply.  Call NMC-EES at 995-1700 to register.  Find course details here >>

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.

NMC Anniversaries

The following employee is celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating her!

Kelly King        Operations Manager – Aviation            5 years

Nominate An Outstanding Alumnus

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:

  • Continued donation of time, talent, resources and enthusiasm on behalf of the college
  • Significant professional achievements
  • Exemplary leadership in community and professional activities

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

Position Vacancies

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

Academic Office Manager – Technical Division (56-443)

Sixth Annual Career Fair

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.

 

PTK Book Sale

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.

NMC Foundation Excellence Awards

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.

 

Kudos

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

Stanislav Pronin

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.

 

Photographer Speaks on Women’s Demands for Justice

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.

 

NMC Calendar of Events

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.