The Health & Science Building atrium on NMC’s main campus will be used as a city polling place for Precinct 9 voters again this year, including on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Some parking in the Cedar lot will be set aside for voters at those times.
The NMC Bookstore will be closed Nov. 6 and will reopen with normal hours Wednesday, Nov. 7.
TRAVERSE CITY — The public is invited to visit the newly refreshed Shirley S. Okerstrom Fine Arts Building with an evening featuring art, live music and dance presented by students and faculty.
Side-by-Side, Students and Faculty Creating Together, will be held from 4–7 p.m., Friday, November 9, in the Fine Arts Building at NMC. Light refreshments will be provided.
The Fine Arts Building was the last building in the United States designed by famed Bauhaus architect Walter Gropius in 1969. NMC invested in refurbishing the building’s unique cedar exterior and windows earlier this year.
Mella McCormick
Humanities Division chair
(231) 995-1331
mmccormick@nmc.edu
The community is invited to attend the 43rd annual Mariners Memorial Service at noon Friday, November 9 in NMC’s Great Lakes Campus courtyard.
The memorial service is held to remember and honor mariners who have perished on the Great Lakes and oceans and is sponsored by the Student Propeller Club, Port 150, of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy. The Great Lakes Campus is located at 715 E. Front Street, at Barlow Avenue (next to the Holiday Inn) in Traverse City. Guests are invited to enter through the glass exhibition hall and proceed into the outdoor courtyard on the north side (harbor side) of the Academy.
Refreshments will be served following the service. For more information, call the Great Lakes Maritime Academy at (231) 995-1200.
The following college events and stories have appeared in the media in the past week. 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 Osterlin Library.
GT Sheriff’s office announces new undersheriff
UpNorthLive Oct. 17
Ticker, Oct. 18
MTM on the road – at the Great Lakes Culinary Institute
TV 9 & 10, Oct. 17
Students prepare for sixth annual Food for Thought food drive
UpNorthLive, Oct. 16
Ticker, Oct. 17
NMC Extended Education
TV 9 &10 Oct. 16
NMC instructor wins Big Brothers Big Sisters’ highest honor
Record-Eagle, Oct. 14
New Marine Center coming to NMC
Record-Eagle, Oct. 13
Ten things to do in Traverse City for first-time visitors – includes the Dennos Museum Center
MoneyInc., Oct. 13
Eight choirs sing at NMC choral invitational
UpNorthLive Oct. 12
Come join us as we celebrate the newly refreshed Shirley Okerstrom Fine Arts Building with an evening featuring art, live music and dance presented by students and faculty.
Side-by-Side, Students and Faculty Creating Together!
Join us from 4-7 p.m., on Friday, November 9, 2018 in the Fine Arts Building at NMC.
Light refreshments will be provided.
A yummy food tasting is taking place Wednesday, October 24 from 1-3 p.m. at the Osterlin Library. Receive recipes and prepared food from the harvest of the week.
Prepared & provided by Spoonful of Foodies NMC’s Food Pantry (NMC’s Culinary Student Group) and Lakeview Farms (NMC alumni business).
The library has purchased many new books so far this year. You can view a handful here along with partial descriptions or go here to see the full listing. These books are on display in the library’s lobby.
The Freshwater Roundtable is proud to announce the 11th Annual Freshwater Summit to be held on Friday, October 26, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hagerty Conference Center at NMC’s Great Lakes Campus. The Freshwater Summit is a conference of environmental professionals and engaged citizens focusing on current issues facing the Great Lakes region.
Presentations include understanding drivers of change in Great Lakes water levels, planning to be a resilient Great Lakes community, and measuring the economic impacts of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
Cost is $35/person or $15/student and includes lunch. Registration is available online here.
The Freshwater Summit is a product of the Freshwater Roundtable and is organized by The Watershed Center, Great Lakes Water Studies Institute, Michigan Sea Grant Extension, Great Lakes Environmental Center, Inland Seas Education Association, NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management and the Grand Traverse Conservation District.
For Employees Only:
You can now download Office 2019 at NMC rate of $14.99.
Click here for more info and instructions on how to download.
Please note: On campus we still use primarily Office 2016, Office 2019 is not utilized on campus at this time.
Mike Oberlin, a longtime Social Science instructor, passed away at 66 years old from health-related issues recently while traveling in Ecuador. He was a wonderful, caring person who taught psychology for NMC for the last 21 years. In addition to his dedication to his students, he had a great passion for traveling with his wife Merri to foreign lands. He will be greatly missed.
The Bay Area Transportation Authority has received approval from the Michigan Department of Transportation to install a shelter at BATA’s Bayline stop at East Front Street and Milliken Drive. This will help keep students and visitors protected from the elements year round.
The shelter should be installed in the next two weeks.
Thank you to everyone who supported NMC students through the Giving Tree Program! Your support truly made a difference as we were able to brighten the holidays for more than 200 NMC families over the last seven years.
Going forward, we will be directing donors and students toward our incredible new resource on campus: the NMC Food Pantry. Learn more here.
This year, and beyond, we invite you to donate food, hygiene products, and funds to the NMC Food Pantry to provide critical support for our students during the holidays. With your support, the NMC Food Pantry anticipates being able to offer gift cards to students and families who need extra help this holiday season.
To make a quick and easy donation to the Food Pantry, please visit nmc.edu/give.
If you encounter a student looking for holiday support, please direct them to the NMC Food Pantry. Other community programs such as Toys for Tots, Goodwill, and the Salvation Army may be able to assist with other holiday needs.
Please contact the NMC Foundation (995-1021 or foundation@nmc.edu) if you have any questions.
Tickets are now on sale for the annual Great Lakes Great Chefs dinner benefiting NMC’s Great Lakes Culinary Institute.
The November 9 evening begins at 6 p.m. with sparkling wine and a raw bar on the Great Lakes Campus catwalk, then moves to Lobdell’s: A Teaching Restaurant for five amazing courses and a spectacular view. Guest chefs working in collaboration with GLCI students include GLCI alumna Brooke Mallory (3030 Ocean), Adam McMarlin (Nine Bean Rows), and Jeff Brandon (Superior Foods).
Tickets are $100 per person can be purchased online here or by calling (231) 995-1021.
Proceeds from this event will be used to bring talented chefs and others from the culinary world to the Great Lakes Culinary Institute to teach and work side by side with students.
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READY-SET-MOVE- Results will be coming this week- be sure to enter all of your final numbers!
Monday- October 15- Join one of the WELLNESS WALKS!
2:30 p.m.- Parsons Stulen- meet in front of the main entrance to the building
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