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Congratulations to the staff of Outreach Services for a job well done with the recent “Window on the World Week.” The week offered an engaging sampler of music, film, art, food and lecture that helped bring the world and a global perspective to NMC!

The most important thing that Amanda Woodruff of Records and Registration does is being someone that students can relate to. She has been this way as long as she has worked here. She understands their questions, frustrations and is always willing to go the extra mile for them. She remains calm under pressure. She questions transactions before just doing something that might end up being incorrect. She is willing to take on additional duties as assigned. Amanda is a great asset to NMC as she serves our customers with the highest respect.

Position vacancies

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.

Employee anniversaries

The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them!

Lisa Blackford             Social Work Instructor                                                           11 years

Renee Jacobson          Director of Health Services                                                      6 years

Lisa Thomas                Associate Dean of Student Life                                                 2 years

Employee Engagement Survey ending soon, fill it out today and win prizes!

The 2013 Employee Engagement Survey will close for input on Sunday, April 7 at Midnight. Please take the opportunity to provide your feedback in order to help the College continuously improve. To participate, look for an email from Stromp Research & Consulting in your inbox and click on the link provided. Also, all participants who complete the survey before it closes will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win the final Best Buy gift certificate for $50. The last winner will be announced next Monday and will join  Dave Wilson and Mike Gillett who have won the first two gift cards.
 
Thank you for your participation!

TEDx Traverse City tickets on sale April 8th

The third annual TEDx TC event will take place on Wednesday, May 15 at the Milliken Auditorium with Tim Nelson returning as our event host. New this year will be a second venue – The State Theater – hosted by Ron Jolly where TEDx talks will be simulcast from the Milliken. Tickets to the live event are $100, and State Theater tickets will be free. However, you will still need to go online and secure a ticket.

Tickets for the event will go on sale on Monday, April 8 at 10am through the event website. We are expecting strong interest again this year given our outstanding line up of speakers. Do not delay in securing tickets on Monday! Questions can be directed to Karen Ruedinger at 5-1032 or kruedinger@nmc.edu.

RSVP by Monday, April 8 for the 2013 Retirement & Recognition Reception

Remember to RSVP by Monday, April 8 to 995-1026 or cpaul@nmc.edu for the 2013 Retirement & Recognition Reception on April 17 from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the Hagerty Center at NMC’s Great Lakes Campus.

Join us as we honor our retirees, co-workers who have reached milestone employment anniversaries, and winners of the 2013 Foundation Excellence Awards!

 

 

Social work honor society hosts benefit at Kilkenny’s April 7

The Phi Alpha Honor Society for Social Work Students at Ferris State is hosting a benefit concert featuring Shady Hill, Sunday, April 7 from 5 – 8 p.m. at Kilkenny’s Irish Public House.  The concert will benefit Safe Harbor.  Cover charge is $5 and Kilkenny’s will donate 10 percent of all food sales that night to Safe Harbor.  There will be raffles and a silent auction as well.

Here’s more information about the concert.

 

Fracking 101 with Peggy Case

Come join Peggy Case, regional coordinator for the Committee to Ban Fracking in Michigan, for “Fracking 101” at 1 p.m., April 5, in the West Hall Conference Room.
Case is also president of Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation. Refreshments will be served and this event is FREE.
Fracking 101 is sponsored by NMC Students for the Environment.

Benefits Corner

BENEFITS OVERVIEW AND REFRESHER

How would you like to feel like a new employee again?  HR will be hosting several 1-hour meetings called “Benefits Overview and Refresher”.  These are intended to give our current regular employees an opportunity to brush up on the benefits that NMC offers to them and answer questions you might have on how they are administered, tracked, etc.  Topics will include:

  • Leave benefits and how to use them – sick leave, vacation, personal days, and more
  • Voluntary benefit options
  • Changes to MPSERS after the reform election
  • NMC insurances – medical, dental, vision, life, and LTD
  • Employee Wellness @ Work Program

Appointments will be sent for the following times – choose and accept one if you are interested!

Monday, 4/15/13               12:30-1:30 pm              SH104

Tuesday, 4/16/13               11:00-12:00 pm            UC212

Tuesday, 4/16/13               1:30-2:30 pm                O203

Tuesday, 4/16/13               3:30-4:30 pm                O203

Wednesday, 4/17/13          11:30-12:30 pm            PS226

Employee Anniversaries

The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them!

 

Vicki Cook                   Vice President of Finance & Administration             11 years

Brian Lewis                  Groundskeeper                                                                 24 years

Dave Sobolewski       Chief Engineer-Motor-Maritime Academy                 11 years

Alison Thornton       Coordinator of Technology Support Services            11 years

Scott Williams            Sous Chef                                                                                3 years

Book launch April 7

Sparrow Migrations, the new novel by NMC employee Cari Noga, will be available at Brilliant Books, Horizon Books and Amazon.com beginning April, 2013.  Cari tells the story of Robby Palmer, a 12-year-old boy with autism, who witnesses the “Miracle on the Hudson” plane crash.  He and other crash witnesses and survivors find their lives intersecting and transformed by the extraordinary event–and by each other.  Please support Cari and this exciting new book at a Book Launch Party on Sunday April 7, 2-4 pm at Brilliant Books 118 E. Front St. in Traverse City.

“sophisticated…brimming with humanity and grace.” ABNA Publishers Weekly reviewer

New toll free number makes connecting with NMC easy for prospective students

Learning about and applying to NMC just got easier!  The Admissions Team is pleased to announce the launching of a new toll free number for prospective students: 1-855-FIND-NMC. 

This easy to remember phone number will connect callers directly to Admissions where they can get answers to questions about starting college, coming back to college, the application process, or anything else to help students start at NMC.

Share 1-855-FIND NMC today!

Take a sleep survey

A group of NMC social work students are working to build awareness of the importance of good sleep hygiene and are trying to educate college students and staff of what good sleep hygiene means, and how good sleep habits and poor sleep habits can affect their education.  They have composed a very short survey and need your help.
By taking this survey it allows you to keep track of the amount of sleep you get each day as well as your sleepiness throughout the day.This also benefits Northwestern Michigan College as it will give insight to the quality of sleep that students receive and provide evidence of a possible need for sleep hygiene related services (i.e, a relaxation lounge  or other sleep hygiene resources) being available to students.
When you click the link below it is very important that you remember the password: survey

http://kwiksurveys.com/s.asp?sid=sskv3jm2tnn8ucf97970