Indigenous Peoples Day celebration- Night of Music
Join us Monday, Oct. 12 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Milliken Auditorium for a night of music to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day. Larry Plamondon will serve as emcee. (more…)
NMC’s Indigenous Peoples Traditional Pow Wow
Join us for the first ever NMC Indigenous Peoples Tradition Pow Wow on Saturday, Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. at Traverse City Central High School. Event is FREE! Grand Entry will take place at 1:00 & 7:00 p.m. with an intermission at 4:30 p.m.
For more info contact the NMC Native American Student Organization: tparker@nmc.edu or (231) 995-3025 (more…)
NMC Training Services- September 2015 newsletter
The Training Services September 2015 Newsletter is here! Metrics, Visual Management and Huddles to Drive Continuous Improvement, 5 technologies to increase productivity, check out upcoming training workshops and more! Check it out here.
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New books at the Osterlin Library- September’s highlights
The library has purchased many new books so far this new year. You can view a handful here or click here to see the full listing. These books are on display in the lobby of the library’s lobby. (more…)
Transfer Fair
TRAVERSE CITY — More than 30 university representatives will be on NMC’s campus from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. October 13 to talk with students, staff and faculty about their programs and the transfer process. The university representatives will be located in the lobby of the Science/Math Building and in West Hall.
Students have the opportunity to discuss transfer requirements and get information on degrees available at a variety of schools without having to travel to each university. Bring questions and explore your options!
Release date: september 23, 2015
For more information:
Advising Center
Osterlin Building, main level
(231) 995-1040
advising@nmc.edu
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY NOTICE
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discriminationCelebrating NMC in Pictures – the first 25 Years
TRAVERSE CITY — Did you study or work at Northwestern Michigan College between 1951 and 1976?
You are invited to celebrate the first 25 years of the College’s history in photos and to help build the Osterlin Library Archives’ knowledge of memorabilia from this period at an Open House Sunday, Oct. 25 at the NMC Osterlin Library. This event is hosted by the NMC Alumni Relations program at the Foundation.
The Open House will be from 1 to 4 p.m., with light refreshments, historic video viewings and a special presentation at 2 p.m. This will include time for you to reconnect with former classmates and professors, and to share their NMC memories with the group.
Photos from the first 25 years that are in need of identification will be on hand for you to review and add your first-hand knowledge to the Archives.
Please also consider bringing NMC photos you would like to donate to the Archives.
RSVP by calling (231) 995-1021 or e-mailing alumni@nmc.edu.
Release date: September 23, 2015
For more information:
Call (231) 995-1021 or e-mail alumni@nmc.edu.
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY NOTICE
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discriminationCIE Friday Forum
Q: What is education today?
Join your colleagues for a discussion of what education has been, what it is, and what it should be, as well as what all the changes mean for us as practitioners of the art of teaching.
DATE: Friday, Oct. 2
TIME: Noon-1:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Founders Hall 110
LUNCH: Provided, good conversation guaranteed
RSVP: By Monday, Sept. 28 to rkucera@nmc.edu
Join the conversation.
The Center for Instructional Excellence supports student learning by encouraging faculty-driven initiatives, promoting development of faculty knowledge, and recognizing the achievement of excellence.
Student Health Services walk in flu clinics
No appointment necessary! Flu clinics offered in the Student Health Services office, Biederman Building, room 106. CALL 995-1255 with questions.
- September 22 (Tues) 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
- September 29 (Tues) 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- October 7 (Weds) 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
- October 12 (Mon) 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Janice Keegan performs at Dennos Museum Center’s Milliken Auditorium
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will present Janice Keegan’s CD release concert for Firedance on Saturday October 10, 2015 at 8:00 in the Milliken Auditorium of the Dennos Museum Center. Tickets for the concert are $23 in advance ($20 for museum members) and $26 at the door. Call the Milliken Auditorium Box office at 231-995-1553 or MyNorthTickets: 800-836-0717 for tickets or purchase on line at www.dennosmuseum.org. (more…)
Position vacancies
Are you looking for career opportunities? Find it here! jobs.nmc.edu. Current openings include:
Nursing Instructor – Mental Health
Curriculum and Instructional Designer
Supplemental Banquet Cook
Supplemental Banquet Server
Supplemental Banquet Bartender
Supplemental Instructional Technology Assistant
Supplemental Test Proctor/Student Success Coach (more…)
Benefits corner- Save the dates for Open Enrollment!
Save the Dates for Open Enrollment!
Friday- November 13– choose one of two information meetings:
- 9:00-10:30 a.m. or 1:30-3:00 p.m. (Oleson Center A/B)
Nov 13-Nov 25– Open Enrollment Window
Nov 18- Computer Lab for assistance (more…)
Employee anniversaries
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! (more…)
Davenport University Community College Employee Scholarship
The Davenport University Community College Employee Scholarship is available to full-time professors, counselors, administrators and staff and provides coverage for tuition for one class per year, including online and in-seat classes at the graduate or undergraduate-level. Funding is limited, so please contact Randy at 995-1845. Davenport University’s academic schedule is available at www.davenport.edu/ClassSearch and classes are available starting October 28! (more…)
The 2016 Scott Wright Student Essay Contest is now open!
Community College Week and NISOD are proud to announce the opening of the 2016 Scott Wright Student Essay Contest. Three winning student authors will each receive a $1,000 check!
Students at NISOD member colleges are invited to describe a faculty member, staff member, or administrator who encouraged him or her to reach a goal. The faculty members, staff members, or administrators featured in the winning essays will also receive a $1,000 check.
For additional details visit www.nisod.org/studentessaycontest or contact Jenni Peters at jenni@nisod.org or (512) 471-7545. (more…)
Success Story: Dennos To Debut New Galleries As It Turns Quarter-Century Mark
September 15, 2015
Record donation makes expansion possible
It was time for something big, Diana and Richard Milock decided.
NMC today announced the largest single gift by living donors in college history, a $2 million gift to expand the Dennos Museum Center. That gift also happens to be the largest ever for the Milocks, stalwart cultural philanthropists whose touch is evident everywhere in northwest Michigan, from Milliken Auditorium to the Bijou Theatre to the YMCA.
“We saw this as an opportunity to have a major impact on a community resource that we think is really important to the life of Traverse City. We’re really just so excited to be able to do this,” Diana Milock said.
The 9,000-square-foot expansion will house two new galleries intended to be named, respectively, the Gene Jenneman Permanent Collection Gallery and the Diana and Richard Milock Sculpture Gallery. The former honors the museum’s founding director. Under Jenneman’s quarter century of leadership the Dennos has built a strong permanent collection of works, but most sit in storage.
“We have wonderful works of art and there just isn’t room to show them,” Diana Milock said.
Art lovers and collectors themselves, the Milocks have supported both the Dennos and NMC’s Great Lakes Culinary Institute for more than a decade. Diana Milock has a special affinity for sculpture, which will be evident in the expansion. Windows lining one wall of the expansion will connect the new sculpture gallery to existing outdoor sculptures that surround the museum.
“I love outdoor sculpture. If we have access from the interior to observe the exterior, it’s a natural to fill that in,” she said.
The donation will also fund loading dock and storage improvements and a new classroom space.
“This gift from the Milocks speaks strongly to the support that Northwestern Michigan College has earned from this community and our shared desire to strengthen NMC’s role as a leader in providing cultural opportunities,” said NMC President Timothy J. Nelson.
“I am pleased to see this next step in the direction of the Dennos take place in our coming 25th year,” Jenneman said. “With these permanent collection galleries we will be positioned to make our art collection more accessible on an ongoing basis and to develop more defined connections to the College’s academic programs.”
Preliminary architectural drawings are complete. NMC hopes to bid the project in early 2016, the museum’s 25th anniversary year, and break ground later in the year.
Dennos to expand thanks to record $2 million gift
TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College today announced it has received its largest single gift by living donors, $2 million to expand the Dennos Museum Center beginning in 2016.
The gift from longtime college supporters Diana and Richard Milock will create a nearly 9,000-square-foot expansion on the east side of the museum, which opened its doors on the NMC campus in 1991.
The expansion will include:
- Two new galleries dedicated to the museum’s permanent collection and sculpture
- New classroom space
- Improved loading dock
- Increased storage area
The two new galleries in particular will enhance the ability of NMC faculty to use Dennos exhibit space as an extension of their classrooms. The community can also expect to see more works by outstanding local, national and international artists.
Donor Diana Milock said the combination of these benefits inspired the couple’s historic gift. “We saw this as an opportunity to have a major impact on a community resource that we think is really important to the life of Traverse City. We’re really just so excited to be able to do this.”
Art lovers and collectors themselves, the Milocks have supported both the Dennos and NMC’s Great Lakes Culinary Institute for more than a decade. Diana Milock also serves on the board of the NMC Foundation. The Milocks were named NMC Fellows, the college’s highest honor, in 2014.
“This gift from the Milocks speaks strongly to the support that Northwestern Michigan College has earned from this community and our shared desire to strengthen NMC’s role as a leader in providing cultural opportunities,” said NMC President Timothy J. Nelson.
The Milocks intend to name the permanent gallery the Eugene Jenneman Permanent Collection Gallery, a tribute to the museum’s founding executive director. Jenneman has guided the Dennos since before the museum was even built. Under his leadership the Dennos has built an impressive permanent collection of works, but not had the space to show it.
“I am pleased to see this next step in the direction of the Dennos take place in our coming 25th year,” Jenneman said. “With these permanent collection galleries we will be positioned to make our art collection more accessible on an ongoing basis and to develop more defined connections to the College’s academic programs.”
The intended name for the sculpture gallery is the Diana and Richard Milock Sculpture Gallery.
Traverse City architect John Dancer is completing drawings. Nelson hopes to bid the project in early 2016 and break ground later in the year.
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Northwestern Michigan College is a publicly funded community college that serves more than 50,000 learners annually throughout the Grand Traverse region and beyond. NMC offers associate degrees, professional certificates and bachelor’s degrees. The college is home to the Great Lakes Water Studies Institute, the Great Lakes Maritime Academy, the Great Lakes Culinary Institute as well as nationally recognized aviation and unmanned systems programs. For more information, visit Northwestern Michigan College at nmc.edu.
The Michael and Barbara Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College is the region’s premier cultural center offering world class programming in the visual and performing arts. The museum offers a changing array of exhibitions in three galleries and a sculpture court; features a “hands on” Discovery Gallery; and a Gallery of Inuit art, the museum’s major permanent collection. The museum’s 367-seat Milliken Auditorium offers concerts in blues, jazz, chamber and world music and hosts the productions of numerous performing arts groups in the region. For more information, visit the Dennos Museum Center at dennosmuseum.org.
Release date: September 15, 2015
For more information:
Rebecca Teahen
Executive Director for Resource Development and Foundation
rteahen@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1855
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY NOTICE
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discriminationInnovate, learn, pass it on!
Discover how your colleagues are innovating, solving problems, and collaborating to help achieve NMC’s mission, vision for student success.
Session I: How do we collaborate across the globe and bring the learning home?
International Services–Study Abroad
September 25, 12:00-1:30 in JB 140
Bring your lunch and join in the discussion! Register here. (more…)
Constitution Day event planned for Sept. 17
Northwestern Michigan College cordially invites you to its annual Constitution Day event. This year, NMC will host a Mini Convention on the U.S. Constitution with political scientist and NMC faculty member John Zachman. Please join us for an interactive analysis of what role we want the U.S. government to have and the role of the U.S. Constitution in getting us there!
When: Thursday 17 Sept. 2015 from 3:00 – 4:15pm
Where: Scholars Hall Rm 105 on NMC’s Main Campus
Who: All Students and Community Members (more…)