Sad News
Dear colleagues,
It is with regret I share that Bernie Rink, longtime NMC librarian, originator of our Inuit art collection and regional wine pioneer, died November 29, 2018. He was 92.
Don We Now Our Worst Apparel!
Do you and your team have the style, swagger and seasonal spirit to rock an ugly sweater? Will last year’s champs, the NMC Foundation, win the coveted trophy, and the bragging rights again this year? There’s only one one way to find out!
Send the best of your worst to publicrelations@nmc.edu by 5 p.m. Thursday, December 13. Still photos only, no video submissions please.
The winning team will be decided via applause-o-meter at the NMC Employee holiday party December 14 at NMC’s Great Lakes Campus. Good luck and may the odds be ever in your favor!
Training Services December 2018 Newsletter
Read about what our Training Services team is up to including upcoming classes that you may be able to take for free using the tuition reimbursement benefit: https://mailchi.mp/nmc/nmc-training-services-december-2018-newsletter
This month’s topics include what Rich Wolin wants for Christmas, the original Stormy Kromer, Bay Motor Products, upcoming workshops and more!
Welcome to NMC!
Please join us in welcoming these new additions to our NMC staff, and congratulating current NMC staff on their new positions!
Media Mentions for November 30, 2018
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.
Final service: Fred Laughlin retiring from GLCI
Ticker, Nov. 29
Meet the Chef –Ali Lopez (EES instructor)
Record-Eagle Grand Traverse Scene magazine – Dec issue
Shopping with Ingrid Brophy (Dennos volunteer)
Record-Eagle Grand Traverse Scene magazine – Dec issue
Extended Ed winter classes
TV 9 & 10 News, Nov. 28
Classical IPR in conversation with Jeffrey Cobb
IPR, Nov. 27
Cheers – to the Food for Thought food drive
Record-Eagle, Nov. 26
New Books at the Library
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.
Remember to RSVP!
Our annual Holiday Party is less than 2 weeks away! Final count is due THIS FRIDAY, 12/7/2018, so please RSVP if you haven’t already and plan to attend. You may use the link in the invitation you received by email on November 20, or click here.
Invasive Species Documentary Showing and Panel Dec. 5
A documentary showing and panel discussion about invasive species, sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa, will be held on December 5 from 7-9 p.m. in the Milliken Auditorium. Excerpts from the documentary “Making Waves– Battle for the Great Lakes” will be shown, and four local experts on the issue will come together to share their stories and answer questions from community members. The event is free for everyone.
Transfer to the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan
Are you interested in studying the natural sciences, humanities, or social sciences at the University of Michigan? The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts os coming to talk with you about transferring. Tuesday, December 3 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Health & Science Building Lobby. If you can’t make it during this time, please email Michael Hartman at mrhartma@umich.edu to schedule another time to learn more about transferring to LSA.
E-waste & Battery Recycling
The NMC Green Team will be collecting e-waste and any type of battery at the end of each semester. Drop-off sites will be in North Hall, East Hall, and Student Life in the library. Any and all electronic, computer, or digital devices may go in the boxes and thus not in our landfills! Thank you for your help!
Michigan Blood Drive on campus Dec. 11
December 11, between 1- 6 pm, the Michigan Blood Drive bus will be taking blood donations in the parking lot. The bus will be located in between the power house and the library. Everyone who signs in to donate receives a coupon for a FREE pizza!
Coming Soon! Getting more from Contacts hovercards!
Coming Soon! Learn more about Google Groups with Contacts hovercards
Contacts hovercards allow you to see more information on a person such as what groups they are a part of, plus you can email, chat, etc. from the contact you hover over in your inbox. Check ’em out!
Contacts hovercards provide lots of useful information about the people within your organization. We’ve heard from you that you’d like better visibility into Google Groups across G Suite, so we’re adding more information to these hovercards when the contact itself is a group.
When you mouse over the name of a group in Gmail, you’ll now be able to see essential information, like group members, as well as take some actions, such as:
- Schedule an event with the group
- Email the group
- See more members
You can also select “More info,” which will take you to the Groups membership details page on groups.google.com. The group members will only appear on the hovercard if the user has permission to view them. This functionality will be added to other G Suite apps in the future.
Tech Tips: New! FPAREQN – Banner Purchase Requisition Guides
New! The Technology Help Desk (THD) Knowledgebase now has a detailed guide on how to enter Purchase Requisitions in Banner. This detailed guide will take you step by step through ordering general supplies, as well as, how to order Toner and Colored Paper using the 2332 Org. Take a look! Visit the THD Knowledgebase at https://employees.nmc.edu/
Success Story: Technology brings the world to campus
November 27, 2018
On Tuesday afternoon, Alex Bernier toured the length and breadth of Africa, from Egypt’s pyramids to the east-central Serengeti renowned for wildlife to South Africa’s Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years in prison. And he did it all within his two-hour World Cultures class, inside NMC’s Beckett Building, simply by putting on a virtual reality headset.
“It’s fantastic,” Bernier said of the technology, marveling at the improvement from elementary school, when his teachers rolled in TVs on carts.
Students download Google Expeditions, a free app, to their phones, and place the phones into the headsets, which offer a three-dimensional perspective — standing on the edge of Zambia’s Victoria Falls, for instance, or in the sightlines of a gorilla in Serengeti National Park. Instructor Jim Bensley serves as the guide, choosing where students will explore. This week’s whirlwind African tour also showed them the Namibian desert and slave monuments in Senegal.
“We’re trying to stay on the cutting edge of content delivery by using technology to enhance the subject matter,” Bensley said. “We use it to enhance that learning, to immerse the students into a landscape where those cultures exist.”
Students were unanimously enthusiastic.
“It’s pretty neat to see the places we’re learning about,” said Kaylee Annis.
“It gives you more of the experience you would get if you went to that place,” said Sam Wilkinson.
At $15 per headset, virtual reality is also a cost-effective way to achieve NMC’s strategic goal of ensuring that NMC learners are prepared for success in a global society and economy. Bensley has also used them to “take” World Cultures students to the Islamic world and Latin America. In his Introduction to Humanities class, he’s showed students the Baroque art and architecture of Europe.
Debuting this semester, it’s too soon to say if the headsets are improving academic performance. But Bensley said student engagement is high.
“It’s a great active learning tool. They enjoy looking around themselves,” Bensley said. While he guides the tours, students have a 360-degree field of vision and can zoom in to particular things that interest them.
“It gives you the freedom to look around,” agreed student Lucy Teubner.
For at least one student, it was also a preview. NMC is offering a study abroad trip to South Africa next spring, which will include World Cultures student Sunny Charpentier. It’s one of seven experiences scheduled for 2019.
New International Affairs Forum Director position
NMC’s Human Resources department has posted a 1/2 time position for Director of the International Affairs Forum (IAF). NMC and the IAF have been working during the last year on an organizational merger that would formalize our support for the program. Funding for this program will come from a combination of IAF funds and NMC’s Strategic Fund over the next three years as the program’s business model develops under this new format. The new position will report to the Vice President for Lifelong and Professional Learning during this development period.
This is a great opportunity to continue the growth of NMC’s global initiatives. Please contact Marguerite Cotto at mcotto@nmc.edu with any questions. Learn more about and apply for the position here.
Media Mentions for November 26, 2018
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.
Bids approved for NMC’s Innovation Center
Record-Eagle, Nov. 21
Northwestern Michigan College One of 22 Schools to Receive Grant to Prevent Sexual Assault
TV 9 & 10, Nov. 20
NMC eliminates two certificates; Programs covered by other offerings
Record-Eagle, Nov. 25
‘Clear and convincing’ call troubles sex assault-reporting advocates
Record-Eagle, Nov. 25
NMC students distribute truck full of food to pantries following month-long food drive
UpNorthLive.com, Nov. 19
Northwestern Michigan College Students Pass Out Thanksgiving Meal Kits to Local Families
TV 9 & 10, Nov. 19
Promote Your NMC Initiative on #GivingTuesday!
#GivingTuesday is the global day of giving back that takes place annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. On Tuesday, November 27, the NMC Foundation will be encouraging alumni and community members to make a gift to their passion at NMC.
You can promote your program or passion by sharing our emails and Facebook posts with your audiences and asking them to give to your favorite NMC initiative! Be sure to “Like” the NMC Foundation on Facebook to share posts. Please contact Annual Giving Specialist, Katharine Zurek, with any questions at 5-1030 or kzurek@nmc.edu.
Four holiday concerts featuring NMC ensembles
TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College’s performance ensembles will present the following holiday-themed concerts.
- Friday, November 30 NMC Chamber Singers and NMC Canticum Novum present “Sounds of the Season.” 7:30 p.m., Central United Methodist Church. Suggested donations of $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors will be taken at the door. (231) 995-1338.
- Saturday, December 1 Winter Jazz Ensemble Showcase, 7:30 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. Tickets $12 for adults, $7 for students and seniors, available from MyNorthTickets.com and at the door. (800) 836-0717
- Saturday, December 15, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday December 16, 3 p.m. NMC’s Grand Traverse Chorale and Children’s Choirs join the Traverse Symphony Orchestra for “Home for the Holidays.” Corson Auditorium, Interlochen. MyNorthTickets.com. (231) 947-7120
- Tuesday, December 18 Holiday music for band featuring the NMC Concert Band. 7:30 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. Tickets $12 for adults, $7 for students and seniors, available from MyNorthTickets.com and at the door. (800) 836-0717
Release date: november 23, 2018
For more information:
Jeff Cobb
NMC Director of Music Programs
jecobb@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1338