The Traverse City International Affairs Forum (TCIAF) at NMC kicks off the second half of the 2017-18 speaker series on Thursday, February 15, at 6 p.m. at the Milliken Auditorium. with a reception prior starting at 5:15 p.m. This event is FREE to NMC students and educators. February’s event is U.S.-China Trade: The Economics Behind the Politics with James Levinsohn, Professor of Economics at Yale University. His biography is available at campuspress.yale.edu/levinsohn/biography/. To learn more about the TCIAF and upcoming events, please visit tciaf.com.
Please encourage your students to participate in NMC’s 12th annual Career Fair, to be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on March 1 at the Hagerty Center on NMC’s Great Lakes Campus. Employers from professional and occupational fields will be recruiting for career-track positions, seasonal and entry-level opportunities, as well as internships, service learning and networking opportunities. More than 70 employers are registered to participate in the Career Fair, the only event of its size in northwest Michigan. For the most updated list as well as more information, visit nmc.edu/careerfair.
NMC Career Success Coach Andrea Hentschel is available to help get ready for the event. Have your students schedule an appointment by emailing ahentschel@nmc.edu or calling (231) 995-3024 for assistance with resumes, interview pitches and general preparation for the career fair.
Participants should bring multiple copies of their resume and dress in business attire. For more tips on job fair preparation, review the job-seeking tools at nmc.edu/careers.
February 21, 11 a.m.–1 p.m.Come to the annual chili cook off benefiting NMC veterans, which is sponsored by NMC’s Student Veterans of America (SVA). ANYONE can enter. For more information including rules and an entry form, contact Scott Herzberg at sherzberg@nmc.edu.
Health Services still has vaccine available. Still the best defense against the flu.
For NMC Audio Technology students, Picnic at the Opera House is anything but.
Under the direction of instructor Jonah Powell (right, foreground), 20-some students are responsible for all set-up and tear-down, changing the stage between each of the seven acts and mixing audio for both live and television audiences.
“Audio is one of the more critical parts. It’s got to work on TV and it’s got to work in the house,” said Matt Cowall, communications director at the UpNorth Media Center, which broadcasts the free, live show that started its sixth season run today.
That pressure means Picnic, performed each Wednesday in February, offers an ideal experiential learning, or EL, setting. With spring semester now in full swing, audio technology students are among many at NMC gaining from EL, defined as experiences where learning is deepened and enhanced through direct application of knowledge, both in and out of the classroom.
Leaders of a project to expand EL at NMC estimate at least half of students have one experiential class, and are striving to increase that.
It’s a natural fit for classes like Audio Tech.
“We have to make an effort to make it like a classroom,” Powell joked of the program.
Picnic’s four-week run also fulfills the EL requirement of reflection on the experience in order to improve it the next time.
“It allows students the opportunity to tweak something and try it again the next week,” said Kristi Dockter, marketing director at the Opera House.
Classes traditionally taught via lecture and textbook are also working to incorporate EL in order to capitalize on research showing it deepens learning, student engagement, and persistence toward educational goals.
Check out NMC students’ talents as Picnic continues Feb. 14, 21 and 28, from noon–1 p.m. at the City Opera House. Cowall added that the students have enhanced the live side of the event in particular.
“It’s a different beast in the performance space. It’s something we on the TV side aren’t that well versed in,” he said of the house sound. “Having (NMC’s) expertise at the table really makes this thing go.”
For NMC Audio Technology students, Picnic at the Opera House is anything but.
Under the direction of instructor Jonah Powell (right, foreground), 20-some students are responsible for all set-up and tear-down, changing the stage between each of the seven acts and mixing audio for both live and television audiences.
“Audio is one of the more critical parts. It’s got to work on TV and it’s got to work in the house,” said Matt Cowall, communications director at the UpNorth Media Center, which broadcasts the free, live show that started its sixth season run today.
That pressure means Picnic, performed each Wednesday in February, offers an ideal experiential learning, or EL, setting. With spring semester now in full swing, audio technology students are among many at NMC gaining from EL, defined as experiences where learning is deepened and enhanced through direct application of knowledge, both in and out of the classroom.
Leaders of a project to expand EL at NMC estimate at least half of students have one experiential class, and are striving to increase that.
It’s a natural fit for classes like Audio Tech.
“We have to make an effort to make it like a classroom,” Powell joked of the program.
Picnic’s four-week run also fulfills the EL requirement of reflection on the experience in order to improve it the next time.
“It allows students the opportunity to tweak something and try it again the next week,” said Kristi Dockter, marketing director at the Opera House.
Classes traditionally taught via lecture and textbook are also working to incorporate EL in order to capitalize on research showing it deepens learning, student engagement, and persistence toward educational goals.
Check out NMC students’ talents as Picnic continues Feb. 14, 21 and 28, from noon–1 p.m. at the City Opera House. Cowall added that the students have enhanced the live side of the event in particular.
“It’s a different beast in the performance space. It’s something we on the TV side aren’t that well versed in,” he said of the house sound. “Having (NMC’s) expertise at the table really makes this thing go.”
NMC faculty and staff are invited to request funding support from the 2018 NMC Barbecue for an NMC special project. Funding proposals are due by Wednesday, February 28.
A subcommittee of the Barbecue Board will review proposals and make recommendations to the full Barbecue Board for final selection based on the guidelines listed in the proposal form. Funds for awarded projects will be available following the May 20, 2018 NMC Barbecue.
Honor an outstanding NMC employee or team through the annual Foundation Excellence Awards program.
The Foundation Excellence Awards promote exemplary service to students and clients and recognize the dedication to and demonstration of NMC values. Tell us about how you or someone you know has demonstrated innovation and thoughtful risk taking in their work or has demonstrated exceptional stewardship of resources entrusted to us or is exceeding expectations and exhibiting foresight by helping to prepare learners for the future.
Remember, multiple awards may be granted annually, and the recipients are announced at the Retirement and Recognition Reception in April. All college employees are eligible for this award: regular and adjunct faculty, as well as full-time, part-time and supplemental staff.
Any member of the faculty, staff, community, or student body may nominate a person or group for the award by completing a nomination form and submitting it to Human Resources (hr@nmc.edu) by Friday, March 2.
KUDOS – (praise or respect that you get because of something you have done or achieved) defined by Merriam-Webster.com
Submit a Kudos here.
Kudos to two surgical technology students who took their National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting Certification Exam last week and passed! This is a difficult exam for certification that requires a great deal of work and dedication to pass. We are extremely proud of these students!
Kudos to Dan Wasson: Dan spent a considerable amount of time with me, in my office and classroom, strategizing with regard to my various ADA needs. He and I individually have both worked at NMC for nearly 30 years. That history and his knowledge of equipment/systems was crucial in making some timely, much needed changes to my work environment. Anyone who knows Dan, knows he is one of the best human beings you’ll ever meet.
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them!
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.
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: http://mailchi.mp/nmc/nmc-training-services-february-2018-newsletter
This month’s topics include lifelong leadership, the Grand Traverse Area Manufacturing Summit, TentCraft staking its future on reinvestment, Cone Drive; A World Leader, upcoming workshops, and more!
TRAVERSE CITY — Longtime Dennos Museum Center supporters Dr. Edward and Sharon Rutkowski were named the 2018 recipients of Northwestern Michigan College’s highest honor, the NMC Fellow award, by the college’s Board of Trustees this month.
The Traverse City residents are founding donors to the Dennos Museum Center, making a planned gift commitment for the Thomas A. Rutkowski Discovery Gallery (named in memory of their late son) in 1992. Sharon was instrumental in helping the Discovery Gallery come into being as a member of the Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Benzie County Medical Society Auxiliary, which helped fund the initial gallery concept. It has been a popular part of the museum since the beginning, especially for families.
Concurrent with the new expansion of the Dennos, the Rutkowskis again made a significant contribution to upgrade the exhibits of the Discovery Gallery, which are now being implemented, assuring that it will be an ongoing part of the Dennos for many more years to come.
“We are pleased to help give children a fun introduction to the Dennos Museum and hope to expand their appreciation of the arts and their community,” the couple said.
Beyond the Dennos, the Rutkowskis have supported the college since 1984, and have given consecutively for the last 27 years. They are also loyal attendees of the annual Lobdell’s Scholarship dinner, supporters of Munson Medical Center, where Dr. Rutkowski was a trustee for 25 years and a general surgeon now retired, and the Leelanau Conservancy. Sharon was the French teacher and a trustee at The Pathfinder School and co-founded the Young People’s Theater Series in 1976. She currently continues to help bring affordable live theater to Grand Traverse area children.
The Fellow is Northwestern Michigan College’s highest honor, awarded annually since 1964. Fellows may be nominated because they have demonstrated influential networking on behalf of the College, have demonstrated a pattern of outstanding financial or personal time contributions to NMC, or as a retiree of the College continue to contribute back to their academic or professional fields as volunteers, mentors or advisors. Exceptional contributions in one or more of these areas may justify nomination.
See a list of past recipients.
NMC President’s Office
(231) 995-1010
Calendar appointments coming soon for the following date/times/locations!
Join Chris Barr, BCBSM Wellness Coordinator for a 15 minute exercise break:
Monday, February 5, 2018
All scheduled ORS meetings to learn about the steps for MPSERS retirement can be found on their website.
Specific TRAVERSE CITY location details for April 26, 2018 held at West Middle School can be found here.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has changed coverage for some outpatient hospital infusions. If you are impacted you should have received notice directly from Blue Cross. Beginning January 1, 2018, members receiving infusion therapy for certain drugs must have prior authorization to receive their infusions at an outpatient hospital facility. They are encouraging members to instead receive therapy at home from a home infusion therapy provider, at a doctor’s office or at a freestanding infusion center.
Please contact Blue Cross at bcbsm.com, or at 877-671-2583 for more information.
Are you looking for career opportunities? Find them here! jobs.nmc.edu. Current openings include:
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them!