Jul 24, 2013 | Intercom
The NMC Concert Band’s annual free outdoor summer concert series features four performances of music with American roots. Bring a lawn chair for a toe-tapping good time:
- June 27 – on the lawn of the Music House Museum in Acme, 7:30 p.m.
- July 1 – National Cherry Festival’s Heroes Day celebration. 12:30 p.m. at the Cherry Blast stage.
- July 18 – Hull Park, on the shores of Boardman Lake, 7:30 p.m.
- August 1 – Grand Traverse Pavilions, 7 p.m.
Musical selections will include a “Musical Tribute to George Gershwin,” “Beguine for Band” by Michigan composer Glenn Osser, excerpts from “The Music Man,” several marches, and patriotic selections.
The NMC Concert Band was formed in 1973 and now includes 50 members. It is comprised of young, energetic high school and college students learning side-by-side with experienced adults. The summer concert series is under the direction of John Beery.
For More Information Contact:
Jeffrey Cobb
Director, NMC Music Programs
jecobb@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1338
Jul 24, 2013 | Intercom
Deductibles on NMC’s medical plans
If you are covered on either the NMC Core Plan or the NMC High Deductible Health Plan, you are responsible for meeting an annual deductible amount on certain services. This means that you will have to pay out of pocket expenses before any benefits from your health insurance plan can be used. Some services such as preventive care or ambulance services, are paid at 100% with the deductible waived. What’s the difference between the deductibles for the two plans?
Core Plan
- If any individual covered on your plan pays $200 out of pocket for reasonable and customary expenses, the Core Plan will begin paying 80% of costs with the individual paying 20%.
- If you have 3 or more covered on your plan and you collectively pay $400 out of pocket for reasonable and customary expenses, then the Plan will begin paying 80% of costs for the entire family and the covered members will pay 20%. This applies to all covered family members, even if they did not contribute toward the family deductible.
- There is an out-of-pocket maximum of $1,500 per individual or $3,000 per family each calendar year, which includes the deductibles already paid. If these maximums are reached, the Core Plan pays 100% of covered services for the remainder of the year.
- You will always pay for pharmacy on the Core Plan, even if you have met the out-of-pocket maximum for services, using the prescription plan costs of $2.50 for generic drugs and 40% of the cost of brand name drugs, with a $20 minimum and a $40 maximum.
High Deductible Health Plan
- If you are in the individual or single HDHP, you will pay $1,250 out of pocket for reasonable and customary expenses, including the full cost of pharmacy. Once you reach your deductible, the HDHP will pay 100% for covered medical services.
- If you are in the family HDHP, you will pay $2,500 out of pocket for reasonable and customary expenses for all covered members, including the full cost of pharmacy. Once you reach the deductible, the HDHP will pay 100% for covered medical services. This applies to all covered family members, even if they did not contribute toward the family deductible.
- Once you meet your deductible in either high deductible plan, you will then use the Core Plan prescription costs of $2.50 for generic drugs and 40% of the cost of brand name drugs, with a $20 minimum and a $40 maximum.
- If you pay $1,500 on the single HDHP or $3,000 on the family HDHP in prescription costs after you meet your deductible, then even pharmacy is covered at 100%.
For more information on services covered on your NMC medical plan, you can access the applicable Schedule of Medical Benefits and Prescription Coverage summary located on the Intranet Open Enrollment page at https://intranet.nmc.edu/depts/human-resources/open-enrollment/index.html.
If you have any questions about this or other benefits, you can contact Human Resources at 995-1362 or 995-1025.
Jul 23, 2013 | Intercom
Fred Cook and Steve Fewins have always done an excellent job making the Great Lakes Campus building look great. They just completed refinishing the floors in the lab and offices and they have not looked this good in years. They value the perception people have of our campus.
Jul 22, 2013 | Intercom
The deadline for the summer semester’s round of Innovation Grant applications is August 1, 2013.
To submit an innovation grant click here »
Or check out the “quick links” on the NMC Foundation’s home page at www.nmc.edu/foundation
Please note that ALL applicants are required to do a 2-5 minute presentation for the committee plus plan 5 minutes for Q&A.
Jul 22, 2013 | Intercom
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.
Jul 22, 2013 | Intercom
The following employees are celebrating anniversaries soon. Please join us in congratulating them!
Steve Egeler Custodian 4 years
Constanza Hazelwood Water Studies Institute Education & Outreach Coordinator 6 years
Val Reynolds Custodian 5 years
Darrell Rogers Training Specialist – Training Department 25 years
Karen Ruedinger Coordinator of Research & Market Understanding 10 years
Alice Sluss Office Manager – Humanities Academic Area 8 years
Jul 21, 2013 | Intercom
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Jul 17, 2013 | Intercom
It is comforting to know that I have an amazing work place that not only provides time to grieve over the loss of my mom but that has a supportive, kind and loving staff. Your notes of comfort, words of encouragement and presence at a time when we have lost the most beautiful person in our world mean so much me and my family. Thank you NMC for the lovely plant and the time to heal.
Kay Hall
Office Manager Auxiliary Services
Jul 17, 2013 | Intercom
NMC has established a Zero Tolerance Standard with respect to acts of intimidation, threats of violence, or acts of violence relating to the campus or classroom. A safe and secure campus is essential to carrying out the mission of the College; the campus and its community are committed to working together to create and maintain a campus that is as free from forms of harassing and threatening behaviors.
Definitions
Intimidation: An intentional act toward another person, causing the other person to reasonably fear for his/her safety or the safety of others.
Threat of Violence: An intentional act that threatens bodily harm to another person or damage to the property of another.
Act of Violence: An intentional act that causes bodily harm, however slight, to another person or damage to the property of another.
NMC prohibits acts of intimidation as well as actual or threatened violence against co-workers, fellow students, visitors, or any other persons who are either on campus or have contact with the NMC community in the course of their duties. The following are examples of these types of behaviors:
- Unwelcome name-calling, inappropriate language or behavior
- Intimidation through direct or veiled verbal threats
- Throwing objects with the intent to cause harm regardless of the size or type of object being thrown, or whether a person is the target of the thrown object
- Physically touching another person in an intimidating, malicious, or harassing manner, including such acts as hitting, slapping, poking, kicking, pinching, grabbing, and pushing
- Physically intimidating others including such acts as obscene gestures, shouting, and fist shaking.
Any NMC person who is the subject of, or a witness to, a suspected violation is strongly encouraged to report the violation to Campus Security. Any emergency, perceived emergency, or suspected criminal conduct should be immediately reported to Campus Security. Any supervisor, manager, or other person in authority who receives a report of a suspected violation shall consult with the Behavioral Intervention Report Team (BIRT) as appropriate. Any NMC person found to be in violation of this policy shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal, pursuant to applicable Personnel or Student Policies and, if appropriate, shall be prosecuted. No NMC person shall be retaliated against in his/her employment for reporting intimidation, threats or acts of violence.
This information along with a comprehensive list of other topics can be found at
https://intranet.nmc.edu/depts/emergency-mngt-plan/
Jul 17, 2013 | Intercom
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Jul 17, 2013 | Intercom
Supplemental Retirement Accounts through NMC
Do you currently have a 403(b) or 457(b) supplemental retirement account to which you contribute pre-tax through payroll? Did you have an account previously with NMC? If so, you need to know that the College has a third-party administrator called TSA Consulting Group which acts as our compliance agent for record keeping and administration of our plan, especially as it relates to ever changing IRS regulations.
When you get to the point where you are ready to request a transaction with your annuity (distribution, rollover, withdrawal, loan), you will have to work with both your annuity vendor and TSA in order to accomplish this. The Transaction Routing Request form is located on the Intranet at https://intranet.nmc.edu/forms/index.html under Human Resources, Benefits.
If you have any questions about this or other benefits, you can contact Human Resources at 995-1362 or 995-1025.
Jul 17, 2013 | Intercom
Do you remember life as a new employee? Could you help a new employee adjust to a new position at NMC? If yes, we need you!
We are looking for new Peer Guides who will connect new NMC employees with experienced NMC employees. Guides provide new employees with support during their transition to NMC, befriending them, answering questions and introducing them to colleagues from outside their immediate work area.
The next training to become a Peer Guide is scheduled for Thursday, August 1, 10:00-12:00pm.
If serving as a Peer Guide sounds rewarding, please click the link below to review more information and to complete the informational sheet to get started. Intranet Peer Guide Site
Please return completed sheets to lhodek@nmc.edu / Lori Hodek in Human Resources.
Jul 16, 2013 | Intercom
Thomas Morgan who spoke at TEDx Traverse City this year on the topic of “Put on your Underoos It’s Time to Save the World!” will have his film included in the 2013 TC Film Festival. Waiting for Mamu tells the story of the impact of children serving out prison terms with their parents in Nepal. The 40 minute film is offered as a free showing on July 31st at Noon in the new Bijou By the Bay location. Information can be accessed here.
Jul 16, 2013 | Intercom
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.
Jul 15, 2013 | Intercom
The following employees are celebrating anniversaries soon. Please join us in congratulating them!
Ed Blough Groundskeeper 29 years
Jeff Cobb Director of Music Programs 2 years
Meg Young Coordinator – Graphics and Printing Services 13 years
Jul 11, 2013 | Intercom
Northwestern Michigan College Public Safety and Training invites you to attend the Michigan Autism Safety Training (MAST) for Family, School and Community, an initiative of the Autism Alliance of Michigan. The training will be held on July 17, 2013 from 6:30-8:30pm in Scholars Hall, Room 109. It will be led by Sgt. Scott Shuelke (Ret. Lansing Police Department), Autism Safety Specialist, Autism Alliance Michigan, and Mary Sharp, MD., Autism Alliance of Michigan.
The training will provide participants an opportunity to:
- Expand their knowledge of autism and autistic behaviors
- Increase understanding of safety risks to individuals with autism and individuals with special needs in the home, school, and community settings
- Acquire information and resources to develop and launch a safety plan
- Learn community outreach strategies to increase autism awareness and safety
To register:
- Please e-mail Al Hart at ahart@nmc.edy or call him at (231) 995-1283
- Registration Deadline is July 12, 2013
This training is sponsored free of charge by the Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority and Northwestern Michigan College. It is endorsed by the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police.
Jul 10, 2013 | Intercom, Student News
Nikoline Sanderson, a student from Northwestern Michigan College, is helping a WWII veteran’s daughter finally get answers to her life long questions about her father.
Donna Gerhard approached the NMC history department hoping that they could help her find more information about her father, Sgt. Donald Fox, a soldier that fought in WWII. Sanderson was assigned to the project by Jim Press, NMC history teacher, and has done countless hours of research to help Gerhard find the information she needs about her father’s life during the military, and after.
Scott Herzberg, Assistant Director for NMC’s Outreach Services and POC Military and Veterans Services has raised $1,000 for Gerhard and himself to make a trip to a reunion with her father’s military troop. They need about $1,500 more. Gerhard is wheelchair bound and is living with multiple sclerosis. They are seeking donations for the August trip. To read the full story click here, to donate contact Scott Herzberg at (231) 995-2526.
Jul 10, 2013 | Intercom
MPSERS Retirement Application
If you are a member of the State pension system and are eligible to retire with MPSERS soon, here’s a helpful page to reference planning for your retirement, whether it will be 2 years from now all the way down to 3 months: Ready to Retire > Countdown to Retirement.
When it gets down to 3 months away, you will need to do an online application using your miAccount, your personal retirement account located on a secure section of the State of Michigan ORS website. If you want to review the things you will need to know and collect for your retirement application, you can find this helpful list online: Applying for Retirement: What You’ll Need.
If you have any questions or would like to have help in submitting your application, feel free to call HR at 995-1362.
