NMC Band Concert

Oct 20, 2014 | Intercom, Student News

TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College’s Concert Band, under the direction of Patricia J. Brumbaugh, will perform its first concert of the season at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, October 25 in Milliken Auditorium.

The program includes a wide range of selections, from fun marches, to beautiful melodies to toe-tapping folk songs. General admission tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for seniors (ages 62 and older) and children (ages 12 and younger). Admission for NMC students with student ID is free. Call the Milliken Auditorium Box Office at (231-995-1553) for further information.

The NMC Concert Band was formed in 1973 and now totals more than 50 members. It is comprised of young, energetic high school and college students learning side-by-side with experienced adults. The band is a member of the Association of Concert Bands. Rehearsals are weekly throughout the academic year, with performances held primarily at Milliken Auditorium. 

Release date: October 9, 2014

For more information:

Jeff Cobb
NMC Music Department Director
jecobb@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1338

NMC business students hold food drive through Nov. 16

Oct 16, 2014 | Intercom, Student News

TRAVERSE CITY — NMC’s Professional Communications class is holding its third annual Food For Thought food drive through November 16 to support local food pantries in the five-county area.

Food For Thought partners with the Northwest Food Coalition to combat food insecurity by helping to fill more than 50 local food pantries. In 2013, the Northwest Food Coalition fed more than 450,000 people. By organizing the food drive as a semester-long service learning project, NMC students also practice professional communications skills. 

To donate, community members may drop off non-perishable food and personal hygiene items at:

  • Traverse City Walmart: Oct. 26, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
  • Tom’s Food Market, East Bay, Acme, Interlochen, and Fourteenth Street locations: Nov. 1 and 2, 10 a.m.–5p.m.
  • UAV/Robotics/Automotive Exploration Day at Aero Park Lab building: Nov. 8, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
  • NMC main, Aero Park and University Center campus buildings: Through Nov. 16  
  • Pick up service: Contact Kyle Harris at (231) 360-1546

Local business are donating raffle prizes. Anyone who donates five non-perishable food items at the Tom’s or Walmart events will automatically receive a raffle ticket. Monetary donations may be made at www.facebook.com/NMCFoodForThought/info. Click on the donations link, click “other,” and type in “food drive.”

Release date: October 16, 2014

For more information:

Kristy McDonald
NMC Instructor
(231) 995-1059
kmcdonald@nmc.edu

Sawyer Harris
Student Media Contact
(989) 390-5681
harri480@mail.nmc.edu

Schedule of events will run this week leading up to the Anti-Bullying Conference on Friday

Oct 13, 2014 | Intercom, Student News

Come take part in one of a variety of events taking place this week in conjunction with the third-annual Anti-Bullying Conference taking place this Friday, Oct. 17 at the Hagerty Center. The conference is presented by the northwest Michigan regional Anti-Bullying Task Force, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and NMC. All events are free and open to the public.

Anti Bullying Week Events 2014

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Celebrate NMC’s renovated harbor Oct. 19

Oct 10, 2014 | Intercom, Student News

NMC invites the community to join a celebration marking completion of renovations to the Great Lakes Campus harbor at 2 p.m. Oct. 19.

The $2.6 million renovation project, overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, began in fall 2013. Dredged to a depth of 16 feet, the harbor is now useable by a variety of vessels. The old riprap breakwall was replaced by a concrete pier offering ten mooring cleats to accommodate training and research vessels, including the Northwestern, the research vessel for NMC’s Great Lakes Water Studies Institute, and several Great Lakes Maritime Academy vessels. It is also accessible to pedestrians.  (more…)

Holiday Art Fair at Dennos Museum Center

Oct 10, 2014 | Intercom, Student News

holiday saleThe Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College presents its annual Holiday Art Fair, with preview opening Thursday, October 23, 5-8 pm and continuing Friday through Sunday, October 24-26, throughout the museum. Fine arts and crafts from 50 Michigan artists, Christmas and Chanukah gifts, arts and crafts kits and more are just a few of the enticements for holiday shoppers. Hours will be Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m.

The Holiday Art Fair has become well known for featuring fine arts and crafts by Michigan artists. Artists are encouraged to bring original art in all price ranges but especially priced below $30. This gives customers lots of choices for choosing original art as a holiday gift. The fair is well balanced with artists representing the mediums of blown glass, soft and metal sculptures, pottery, prints, printings, photographs, jewelry, fibers and much more. Many of the artists have been in the sale for a number of years but each year new artists are added to make the show fresh and exciting. (more…)

Cape Dorset annual graphics collection and sale

Oct 10, 2014 | Intercom, Student News

dorset1The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will continue its tradition of exhibiting and selling the Cape Dorset Annual Graphics Collection now through November 30, with the sale of prints beginning Friday, October 17. A reception and viewing of the prints will begin at 9:30 am with the sale beginning at 10:00 am. Sales will be conducted by a lottery, since many of the prints will be in high demand.   Interested buyers may receive a catalog, price list and lottery information by calling the museum store 231- 995-1586. Customers need not be present to purchase a print. (more…)

Benefits corner- ING changes its name to Voya Financial

Oct 10, 2014 | Intercom

ING, the third-party administrator for the State of Michigan 401(k) and 457 Plans through MPSERS (Michigan Public Schools Employee Retirement System), has changed its name from ING to Voya Financial™ effective 9/1/2014. Voya’s website for these plans has also been changed from stateofmi.ingplans.com  to https://stateofmi.voyaplans.com/eportal/welcome.do to reflect the name change.  The old address (stateofmi.ingplans.com) will remain active until autumn of 2015. (more…)

Fifth Third jumpstarts Annual Fund campaign

Oct 10, 2014 | Intercom, Student News

TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College heads into its 2014 Annual Fund campaign with an extra bonus from Fifth Third Bank.

Fifth Third in September doubled their yearly gift to the NMC Annual Fund to $10,000, creating a new “Capstone” level of support. The bank has supported the college for more than 30 years.

“Investing in education is a priority for Fifth Third. We’re happy to give back,” said Fifth Third Vice President John Melcher.

Fifth Third is part of a group of generous organizations and individuals who serve as Annual Fund lead donors, each making gifts of $5,000. Lead donors are American Waste, Chemical Bank, Ford Insurance, H. Cox & Son, Jordan Exploration, the Art & Mary Schmuckal Family Foundation, and the Noverr Family. Combined, these donors have contributed 20 percent of the $225,000 the campaign seeks to raise for the Annual Fund by June 30.

The NMC Foundation’s Annual Fund is comprised only of gifts to the unrestricted fund and those designated for general scholarships. Unrestricted giving ensures that NMC has the agility to respond to industry demands, community priorities, and the changing needs of learners. The 2013 Annual Fund campaign exceeded its goal of $200,000.

To make a gift, contact Courtney Sorrell, Annual Giving Specialist, at csorrell@nmc.edu or (231) 995-1030.

Release date: OCTOBER 10, 2014

For more information:

Diana Fairbanks, Executive Director
NMC Office of Public Relations, Marketing & Communications
dfairbanks@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1019