Come over and try out the NMC Fitness Center in the Physical Education Building!
The NMC Fitness Center will host an Open House the week of May 13 – 17th. During this time the fitness center is open to all NMC employee categories and students. There is no charge to try out and use the center during the open house week.
Fitness Center hours: May 13-17th, Mon-Thurs 7 am – 7 pm, Fri 7 am – 6:30 pm.
For more information contact the fitness center at 995-1379
Have you ever wondered how close you are to meeting your medical deductible? Or how much you have used of your flexible spending account? How about whether your provider has already submitted a bill for your visit and how much you will have to pay them? If you are an employee on NMC’s medical plans, you can check your deductibles, your out-of-pocket expenses, your medical claims, your flexible spending accounts, and your pharmacy claims online. Priority Health acts as our claims administrator, and they give you the ability to set up a Member Account for yourself and for each of your covered dependents to view this information.
Do you cover children on your plan? Through enhancements to Priority’s online accounts, you now have the ability to view claim information for minor dependents (up to age 18) with a single login. Find out more about this feature at Priority Health Dependent Claims
If you do not currently have a Priority Health Member Account, you can learn how to set up one here. Be sure you have your medical card handy so you can enter your individual contract numbers while creating your account.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact HR at 995-1362 or 995-1025.
I’d like to thank all the people who helped us have another successful Commencement, May 4, 2013.
Jan Gasnik, Linda Glaesmer and her crew, Andy Dolan, Cari Noga, Roy Bartle and his crew at Sodexo, Holly Gorton, Irina Grougan, Sarah Hemminger, Kyle Morrison and his crew, Shayrrl McCready, Shannon Owen, Deb Patterson, Eileen Vaughn, Jim White and his crew, Jan Oliver, Cheri Garvin, Renate Simsa, Miku Crouch, Michael Lohr, Sara Hartley, Morgan Bowers, and Zack Light and anyone else who helped.
We couldn’t do it without the help of so many people!
It’s almost that time of the year again! Mark your calendars for Sunday, May 19, 2013! The BBQ will run 11 a.m. till 5 p.m. and includes fun for the whole family!
The NMC Barbecue is one of northern Michigan’s most popular and enduring traditions. The annual event brings thousands of people to NMC’s main campus for an old-fashioned picnic and a chance to see their community college.
The late Gerald W. Oleson and his wife Frances, founders of Oleson’s Food Stores in Traverse City, started the annual fundraiser picnic in 1956. Oleson’s Food Stores continue to donate the food, and hundreds of volunteers turn out to make the event happen.
Buy your tickets today! Advance tickets are just $6 while day-of tickets are $8.
Click HERE to buy your tickets online and learn more about the BBQ! Or for more information, call (231) 995-1020.
Let’s all do the BBQ!
The Dennos Museum Center is offering art patrons an opportunity to purchase original works of art by talented artists in the region in the museum’s 5th annual Small Works art sale from May 2-5, 2013.
Artists are being invited to submit up to 10 works of art in any media with measurements no greater than 5” x 7” x 5”. All art work will be priced at $50 or less. The size restrictions have changed this year to allow for more small pottery and sculptures.
The Small Works Sale has been organized to benefit artists and provide art patrons the opportunity to acquire works by artists in a price range accessible to many collectors.
There is no application fee or jury process for the sale. If the work of art meets the size and price parameters it will be allowed in the sale.
The Museum’s goal for the sale is to provide artists with additional sales opportunities and encourage patrons to buy original art at an affordable price. This is the fifth year of the Small Works sale. Last year 110 artists brought in about 1,000 works to sell. The sale was a great success with over $7,000 in gross sales.
The Small Works sale, open to the public, will begin with the sale and reception from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm on Thursday, May 2. The sale will continue Friday, May 3rd and 4th from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm and Sunday, May 9, from 1:00 – 5:00 pm. There is no admission charge for the Small Works sale.
For additional information on the Small Works visit www.dennosmuseum.org or call the Dennos Museum Store 231-995-1587.
The Dennos Museum Center is open Monday to Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM, Thursday until 8 PM and Sundays 1-5 PM. Admission is $6.00 adults, $4.00 for children and free to museum members. For more information on the Museum and exhibition, go to www.dennosmuseum.org or call 231-995-1055. The Dennos Museum Center is located at 1410 College Dr., Traverse City, MI 49686, at the entrance to the campus of Northwestern Michigan College.
At their regular April meeting, the Northwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees approved a second reading of a new college “Campus Expression Policy.”
NMC has always been committed to the free and lawful exercise of expressive activity, and that commitment is unchanged by this policy.
The policy is intended to allow for the expression of free speech in a civil manner and forbids NMC from limiting public expression of ideas based on the content or source of the ideas being expressed. This policy does not prevent public demonstration, protest, petition or similar activity.
The policy’s intent is to identify spaces for expressive activity, based upon the need to maintain an orderly and peaceful environment to ensure the mission and operation of the college. The policy was developed by NMC with input from counsel, campus safety and local law enforcement, and drafted to be consistent with that of similar policies in effect at other higher education institutions.
The restrictions in the policy are set to prevent a person or persons from assembling in a manner that prevents or obstructs the free movement of persons around the campus, free and normal use of college buildings and facilities or impedes the normal activities of the college.
The full policy can be found at: https://www.nmc.edu/about/policies/board-staff/D-505.15.html
Examples of other Michigan community colleges with similar policies:
Thank you to everyone who submitted photos for the NMC in Photos Spring Contest! We had many great photos! Congratulations to our winners listed below! Please contact the Public Relations and Marketing Office to collect your prizes! (231) 995-1020 or avarga@nmc.edu
1st Place: Jessica Humphrey
“Stephen and Amelia – Choreography and Performance class”
Prize: $50 gas gift card
2nd Place: Rebecca Teahen
“Inside the cockpit.”
Prize: $25 NMC Bookstore gift card
3rd Place: Jason Dake
“Michigan artists Rufus Snoddy and Larry Cressman at the Dennos Museum Center”
Prize: $15 credit for the cafeteria or any Sodexo food store
Faculty and Staff who will participate in the commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 4 should be at the high school by 1:30 p.m. From the gym parking lot, enter the left set of doors and proceed upstairs to the first room on the left.
Commencement begins at 2:00 p.m.
It’s likely you will not be able to depend solely on Social Security and your retirement plan with NMC to deliver all the money you’ll need for retirement. It may be up to you to supplement your retirement income, and as an NMC employee, you have an excellent opportunity to set aside money for your retirement by contributing to a 403(b) or 457(b) retirement plan.
Contributions are made with pre-tax income if you use one of the companies NMC partners with to offer payroll deduction. As a result, these contributions are excluded from your current federal taxable income, which means you’ll pay less in income tax. You also do not pay taxes on earnings from the investments in your retirement plan until you retire or withdraw them, which provides you the potential for faster growth.
If you are interested in learning more about starting a supplemental retirement plan through payroll pre-tax deduction, contact one of the following companies. Once you set up an account, you simply complete a form so that we know what deduction to set up for you. You have the flexibility to change your deduction amount whenever you feel it is needed and even to have retirement accounts with more than one of these companies.
| Consolidated Financial Corporation (403b and 457 Plans)
28411 Northwestern Highway, Ste. 950 Southfield, MI 48034 1.800.232.2383 Contact: Dave Sawchuk or Jerome Garrett |
VALIC (403b Plans)2701 Cambridge Court, Suite 115
Auburn Hills, MI 48326 800.892.5558 ext. 87648 248.754.1105 Contact: Ken Smagacz |
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| Teacher’s Insurance and Annuity Assn College Retirement Equities Fund
TIAA-CREF (403b Plans) 2000 Town Center, Suite 2000 Southfield, MI 48075-1120 248.351.1411 1.800.842.2044 ext.251411 Contact: Edward Bolt |
Thrivent Investment Management Inc. (403b Plan)625 Fourth Avenue S.
Minneapolis, MN 55415-1665 1.800.847.4836 Contact: Mark W. Jackson Office: 989.356.1330 Toll-Free: 1.866.582.7684 Cell: 989.657.6466 |
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Human Resources at 995-1362.
Heather Somero is always there to help, always positive, and always encouraging to me as a new adjunct. She is also very professional.
Michelle Autry is always putting out friendly and helpful emails to bring all of us along with her into the eLearning part of our jobs. Michelle was very professional and helpful to get all of my Moodle problems resolved. She was also very patient with me as I muddled my way through Moodle.
A HUGE thank you to Cheri Garvin who organized a tremendous Professional Development Day for Support Staff and Tech/Para! All three segments were outstanding and a good time was had by all!
Susan Odgers has been a tireless member of the Compensation Systems Review Work Group. Additionally, she is the founder of the monthly best practices adjunct meetings at Cambria Suites, bringing people together to work on the development of an adjunct website. This is on top of her teaching for several schools, other jobs and all of the community boards she sits on.
For information on positions currently open at NMC, please visit NMC’s web page at https://jobs.nmc.edu/ Information on internal postings has been emailed.
The following employees are celebrating anniversaries soon. Please join us in congratulating them!
Jerry Dobek Science/Math Instructor 17 years
Al Laursen Enrollment Specialist – Aviation 2 years
Check out more health and wellness classes at our Extended Education website. Register online or call our staff at (231) 995-1700.
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Kudos to all involved in the Maritime Academy Open house last weekend. The event was well organized and well attended by people of all ages. A wonderful way to showcase our Maritime Academy!
Kudos to Human Resources, and specifically Carol Kasper, for presenting an overview of benefits to employees last week. This was a great refresher course! Thank you.
Kudos to all involved in the Retirement and Recognition dinner and specifically Cheri Paul. There is so much planning that goes on behind the scenes and we know that Cheri is the lead on much of the organization of this wonderful event each year. Thanks Cheri!
I have watched Zack Light greet new and returning folks at the Fitness Center in the most welcoming way, be they students, employees or community members. Zack is the face of the Fitness Center and everyone is better off because of it. He really knows his stuff, both professionally and personally. Zack always has a beautiful smile for everyone using the facility, and always makes time for me and folks I’ve brought to the Fitness Center. Carol Evans is also to be complimented for all of the great improvements at the Fitness Center! What a wonderful value for our area. Zach and his staff really care about all of us.
Kudos to John Pahl, Jerry Dobek, Troy Wilson (SGA treasurer and PBC student member), and the Faculty Endowment Fund for sponsoring David Milarch’s Earth Day visit to NMC on April 22, 2013. Milarch, the co-founder of the Archangel Ancient Tree Archive of Copemish, MI, donated 200 trees to be planted at NMC. Last year, NMC students also planted 200 trees from Milarch at NMC.
Kudos to Michelle Autry in Educational Media Technologies! Michelle is always there to help me & answer my questions about Moodle. She also made life easier for me & my students by helping me post videos to Moodle when we missed class due to a snow day. Thanks, Michelle.
Congratulations to all the staff and volunteers at WNMC for organizing a successful on-air fundraiser! The team did a great job keeping momentum up and engaging the community both on-air and online through Facebook, their website, etc. Well done!
Bruce Holland-Moritz recently joined the Fine Arts photo area as our Lab Technician. He has done a superb job of caring for the Photo Lab as well as assisting Sheila, me and the students as issues arise with the equipment and supplies. Bruce is very knowledgeable and talented as well as easy going; a combination that is perfect for managing the intense pace of the Photo Lab.
The following employees are celebrating anniversaries soon. Please join us in congratulating them!
Alex Bloye Chief Flight Instructor 1 year
Bobbi Garner Office Manager – Science/Math Academic Area 17 years
Cheri Garvin Assistant – Admissions Office 16 years
Mike Pleva Custodian 14 years
Heather Somero Office Manager – Technical Academic Area 7 years
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From the NMC Archives at the Osterlin Library