The NMC Board of Trustees’ Executive Committee will meet on Tuesday, January 17 at 10 a.m. in the Gray Conference Room 202, at NMC’s University Center campus, 2200 Dendrinos Drive. The official meeting notice is available here.
For more information, please contact the President’s office at (231) 995-1010.
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The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them!
Kudos to Hollianne McHugh! Hollianne McHugh’s DD 101 and MFG 110 students did presentations on their final projects. The student’s creativity, attention to detail and overall knowledge was very impressive. A few of these projects will be shared at the NMC ELI Learning Symposium in May. Hollianne’s commitment to learning and connection to her students is evident through their interactions and high level of work completed. Keep up the awesome work!
Kudos to Sally Smarsty and the Student Success team! Hats off to the Student Success Coaching and Testing Center team for an incredible effort to help our students finish their semester strong! During the week of finals, Sally Smarsty led coaches as they planned a series of stress busting opportunities for our students while the Testing Center team provided excellent customer service and a caring environment for our stressed-out students. From chair massages, to abundant snacks and a pop-up pancake meal, to encouraging words, congratulations, and an attitude of handling students with care, these teams knocked it out of the park! There’s doing your job, and then there’s doing your job with excellence—Sally and her teams have exemplified excellence.
Kudos to the Holiday Party Committee! Brittany Hanbury, Erika Cotner, Carly McCall, Esther Nance, Nancy Durecki, Emily Crull, Lisa Sheppley, and Weston Babcock. Thank you to this creative committee for planning such a special holiday party for NMC employees and retirees. Every detail was thoughtfully considered! Thank you for your work and caring on this spectacular event!
Kudos to the Hagerty Center staff! Every member of the Hagerty Center staff does such a fantastic job of ensuring every event runs smoothly. Their attention to the little details and behind the scenes work is so greatly appreciated! From the planning process, food, serving, bussing, bartending, and saving the day when something doesn’t go according to plan—thank you for it all!
Kudos to the Testing Center staff for successfully proctoring roughly 550 tests during the final exams. Not only do our proctors maintain test integrity, they also provide an atmosphere that empowers our students to be able to give their best testing performance. Their professionalism and reassuring smiles set our students up for success!
Experts suggest maintaining an “attitude of gratitude” increases positivity for yourself and for others. Please encourage your colleagues by submitting a KUDOS. Let them know you appreciate their hard work and are thinking of them!
Do you hire, approve hires or complete Onboarding/Offboarding tasks at NMC? If so, we are excited to introduce you to NEOED Recruit and Onboard! Check out links to our training documents and a recording of our past session here!
Questions? Email hr@nmc.edu.
These employees recently started working at the college. Let’s welcome them to the NMC Community!
Stacy Folgmann was recently promoted to Lead Accounting Assistant! Congratulations, Stacy!
The NMC Board of Trustees’ Building and Site Committee will meet Thursday, Jan. 12 at 10 a.m., and the Fellows Nominating Committee will meet Thursday, Jan. 12 at 11 a.m. Both meetings will be held in the NMC President’s Office Conference Room in the Tanis Building on NMC’s main campus. More information and agendas are available here.
For more information, please contact the President’s office at (231) 995-1010.
The following college events and stories have appeared in the media recently. We want to share your media involvement too. Please send information about your NMC-related interview or appearance to publicrelations@nmc.edu. If possible, please include a link to the piece and information about where and when it was used.
Please note access to some stories may be limited by paywalls set up by the media outlet. This includes the Traverse City Record-Eagle, which limits free clicks to five per month. You may also read Record-Eagle articles in the print edition at the NMC Library.
Dean’s List
Traverse City Record-Eagle, Jan. 9
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TRAVERSE CITY— Northwestern Michigan College kicks off its 2023 Embrace the Dream programming, a series of events marking Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History Month, on January 16.
Planned events include the following. As events are added, visit nmc.edu/embrace-the-dream for the most complete schedule.
January 16 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day:)
January 18-Feb. 22: Disrupt & Dismantle film series, Dennos Museum Center Dutmers Theater. Free showings at 1 and 2:30 p.m. each Wednesday. From environmental racism to police brutality to the school-to-prison pipeline, host Soledad O’Brien explores inequalities Black communities face and the actions that need to be taken in order achieve lasting change in the U.S. Find out more and reserve seats online.
January 20, 7 p.m.: Dennos Museum Center opening reception for three new exhibitions that feature Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) artists and work that focuses on their experiences.
Guests of members and the public may attend, but will not receive complimentary drink tickets. Learn more: dennosmuseum.org/opening and RSVP your group.
February 3, 2 p.m.: “The Color of Care film” screening. Milliken Auditorium, The film chronicles how people of color suffer from systemically substandard healthcare. Produced by Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions
February, ongoing: Food for the Soul events — African-American/Black NMC faculty/staff/students will create menus and work with NMC Dining Services to offer authentic soul food in the Hawk Owl Cafe. Menus posted weekly, nmc.edu/embrace-the-dream.
February 15, 7 p.m.: The Spirit of Harriet Tubman, Milliken Auditorium. On a barren stage with only a trunk of costumes, Leslie McCurdy thrills her audience with her passionate portrayal of The Spirit of Harriet Tubman. Free, sponsored by NMC Student Life.
Diana Fairbanks
Associate Vice President of Public Relations, Marketing and Communications
(231) 995-1019
dfairbanks@nmc.edu
This past fall, more than 900 students made the Dean’s List at Northwestern Michigan College. To qualify, students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or above out of a possible 4.0 while taking five or more credits.
We would like to thank all of the faculty and staff for their contributions to our students’ success and for helping the college continue to fulfill its mission.
The fall 2022 Dean’s List can be viewed here.
Who’s been a Hawk Owl Helper or Hero for you? Let us know at publicrelations@nmc.edu!
Put on your glad rags and join this Roaring 20s extravaganza! On Friday, January 27, the Student Success Ambassador team will be hosting Gala to Give — a networking event to connect students with alumni, local businesses, and the greater Traverse City community. The event will be held from 7–10 p.m. at The Hagerty Center on NMC’s Great Lakes Campus.
The event will celebrate NMC’s connections with the community while benefiting the College for Kids scholarship fund so that all kids in our community might have the opportunity to experience these great programs.
The night will be filled with live music, mocktails, hors d’oeuvres and desserts with raffle prize drawings throughout the evening.
Tickets are $15 for current students and $30 for alumni and guests. Sponsorship opportunities for businesses are also available. Purchase your tickets at nmc.edu/gala.
Curiosities, the ‘book club’ for those of us who are wary of a cover-to-cover commitment but still want to talk about interesting stuff with fellow lifelong learners, returns with a star-studded cast of guest facilitators and a mix of in-person and virtual programs.
As always, we’ll explore each topic for four consecutive weeks, meeting weekly for a freewheeling discussion on a curated set of articles, podcasts, and videos. We welcome students, staff, faculty, and community participants! Register for multiple topics throughout the year or just the one that interests you most.
Students may be eligible to earn co-curricular credit for participating – ask your instructor or email us at library@nmc.edu to find out more!
Winter Session: Responding to Global Climate Change (w/ Traverse City International Affairs Forum)
January 19–February 9, Thursdays, 12–1 p.m. via Zoom
A bonus fifth Curiosities session this year in collaboration with Alex Tank at the Traverse City International Affairs Forum, following last spring’s collaborative Curiosities series on China. This winter we will explore climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts around the world spanning the local to the multinational. Topics will range from carbon use, capture and storage to resilient infrastructure and climate-driven migration.
Spring Session I: Stories of Science
February 2–February 23, Thursdays, 3:15–4:15 p.m. @ NMC Library
The scientific world is full of the weird and the wonderful! Join us – along with faculty guest hosts Kristen Salathiel (English) and Nicole Speelman (Chemistry) – to explore lesser known and seldom told stories of science and scientists. From happy accidents to dastardly deeds, marvels in the night sky to phantoms of the deep sea.
Spring Session II: Touring the Senses
March 2–March 23, Thursdays, 4–5 p.m. @ Various NMC Locations
Hearing, sight, smell, taste, touch: our senses mediate every moment of our relationships with others and the world around us. And yet, despite their deceptive familiarity, our tools of perception are wondrous and strange! How do they work, exactly? How (in)complete is our understanding of them? Let’s find out! Special interactive series featuring guest hosts Craig Hadley (Dennos Museum), James Morse (Culinary Institute), Leanne Baumeler (Disability Support) & Maria Ulrich (Audio Tech).
Traverse City — Northwestern Michigan College congratulates the more than 900 students who made the fall semester Dean’s List, earning a grade point average of 3.5 or above out of a possible 4.0 while taking five or more credits.
Here is the list of students who achieved Dean’s List honors for the fall 2022 semester at NMC.
Diana Fairbanks
Associate Vice President of Public Relations, Marketing and Communications
(231) 995-1019
dfairbanks@nmc.edu
The following college events and stories have appeared in the media recently. We want to share your media involvement too. Please send information about your NMC-related interview or appearance to publicrelations@nmc.edu. If possible, please include a link to the piece and information about where and when it was used.
Please note access to some stories may be limited by paywalls set up by the media outlet. This includes the Traverse City Record-Eagle, which limits free clicks to five per month. You may also read Record-Eagle articles in the print edition at the NMC Library.
Grand Traverse is a year-round playground
Ink Free News, (Indiana) Jan. 1
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President Nissley recently chatted with Angie Morgan Witkowsk for her “Bet on You” podcast.
Nissley says that the podcast “has many great leadership insights, especially about the importance of risk taking. She reminded me how important ‘guides’ are to us—that successful journeys aren’t completed alone. Rather, we often succeed thanks to the guides who have helped us out along the way.”
Their recent discussion is also available on Apple Podcasts.
Dear colleagues:
Following are our institutional priorities for professional development for 2023-2024.
It is encouraged to link your sabbatical and professional development leave proposals to one or more of the college strategies and/or the college mission.
Faculty Sabbatical Leave Requests – Faculty must submit endorsed requests electronically to the Center for Instructional Excellence (CIE) by January 31, 2023. Endorsements required: three peers and the appropriate academic chair. The application form can be found here.
By February 15, CIE forwards the applications to the Vice President for Educational Services for prioritization by ESIMT. The Vice President of Educational Services will then make a recommendation to the President no later than March 1, 2023.
Staff Sabbatical Leave – Salaried staff must submit endorsed requests to Hollie DeWalt, Interim Associate Vice President of Human Resources, by January 31, 2023. Endorsement required: appropriate executive staff officer.
The Interim Associate Vice President of Human Resources will review staff applications in consultation with executive staff by March 1, 2023, and make a recommendation to the President.
For more information regarding sabbatical and professional development policies and procedures see Staff HR Policies D-753.00, D-753.01, and D-753.02, and Faculty Chair and Faculty Collective Bargaining Agreements..
Any additional questions can be addressed to Human Resources (ext. 5-2612) or the Center for Instructional Excellence (ext. 5-1046).
Additional Resources:
President’s Office
1701 E. Front Street
Traverse City, MI
Phone: (231) 995-1010
The NMC dental assistant students welcomed 60 patients from the local community, taking a full mouth set of x-rays of each individual. The service learning project saved each patient around $200 and the community around $12,000!
Who’s been a Hawk Owl Helper or Hero for you? Let us know at publicrelations@nmc.edu!