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. Please join us in congratulating them!
Sharon Angel Custodian 6 years Marguerite Cotto Vice President for Lifelong & Professional Learning 31 years Kim Gourlay Assistant - Accounting 4 years Chris LaCroix Custodian 9 years Michael Lange Materials Clerk 1 year Cheryl Sullivan Controller 6 years Rebecca Teahen Executive Director for Resource Dev. & Foundation 2 years
One Michigander Making a World of Difference in Southern Africa – November 15 lecture
Dr. Terrie E. Taylor describes the battle against malaria and the hope that her work brings to an embattled region. Dr. Taylor is a distinguished professor of internal medicine at Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine and a Traverse City native.
For the past 25 years, she has spent half of each year leading a team of physicians battling the scourge of malaria in the African country of Malawi and is currently leading a $9.1 million effort there. Among her numerous awards, Dr. Taylor was the 2011 recipient of the AMA’s International Award for Medicine.
The eight-part IAF series brings diplomats, policy makers, journalists and others from all over the globe to Milliken Auditorium. All programs begin with a reception in the Sculpture Court of the Dennos Museum Center at 5:15 p.m. and are followed at 6 p.m. by the lecture and a discussion period in Milliken Auditorium.
See the complete 2012-13 speaker schedule »
All current educators and students are admitted free. The public is invited to attend for $10 at the door. For more information, call NMC Extended Education at 231-995-1700.
Welcome Cathryn Claerhout to NMC
Cathryn Claerhout is NMC’s new Director of Admissions.
Cathryn is originally from Trufant, a small danish community in central Michigan. She earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Ferris State University and was also employed by Ferris for over 15 years in the admissions and registrars office. She has worked in admissions for Ferris State, Davenport University and a number of proprietary schools.
Cathryn is married and has two children. Kevin (24) and Katelyn (15). She is a huge hockey fan and has scored NCAA Division I hockey for the past 10 years for the CCHA (Central Collegiate Hockey Association). This past year she was even able to attend the Frozen Four in Tampa, Florida.
Welcome Jason Dake to NMC
Jason Dake joined NMC as curator of education at the Dennos Museum Center on November 7, 2012.
Jason previously worked as Art Education Coordinator for the Flint Institute of Arts in Flint, Mich. He grew up in the Flint area, earned his BS in Art Education at Central Michigan University, and was the first student to graduate with a MA in Arts Administration from the University of Michigan-Flint.
In his spare time, Jason enjoys listening to and playing music, and hopes to perform at your local coffee shop in the near future.
He can be reached at (231) 995-1029 or jdake@nmc.edu.
Passport Student Lecture Series – Pakistan – Nov. 15
The Passport Student Lecture Series is a chance to explore other cultures through the experiences of NMC students.
Bring your lunch and hear international student Azra Ahmad speak about her native Pakistan.
Pakistan
Thursday, November 15, 12:15 pm
Founders Hall, room 110
Got food? Food drive challenge ends Thursday
It’s the last week of the Food for Thought Fill the Pantries food drive, organized by NMC’s Professional Communications class. We know there’s several teams out there collecting food — including Founders Hall, the Dental Assisting program, the Business Discipline and the Osterlin Building. For the rest of you, it’s not too late!
Follow these two easy steps to win the catered meal provided by Spaghetti Jim’s!
1) Between now and Thursday, collect — as a department, academic area, office, etc. — as many healthy non-perishable food items, toiletries and household items as you can.
2) Call or email Ed or Kristy (see below) to have your items counted and picked up by 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8. The team with the most items wins the meal.
Thanks for your support.
Ed Mulcahy
NMC Challenge Coordinator
(231) 409-3025
mulcahe@mail.nmc.edu
Kristy McDonald, Instructor
(231)995-1059
kmcdonald@nmc.edu
PS – Can’t do the challenge? You can still donate items by dropping them off in our donation barrels located in most buildings on all campuses. If a monetary donation is more convenient, please donate here.
Chinese delegation visit photos — Week One
The delegation of Chinese visitors through the Vocational Education Leadership Training program (VELT) has been touring NMC for a week. Here’s just a small sampling of what they’ve been up to:
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Emergency alarm boxes
With the phone “cut over” on Tuesday, November 6, there could be a period of time when some of the emergency alarm boxes are not functioning. Those areas who have panic alarms might also be affected for a short time. Should you need to report an emergency on Tuesday, November 6, please call 9-1-1 or campus security at 5-1111.
Chinese college administrators visit NMC
NMC is currently hosting a visit from six Chinese college administrators as part of the American Association of Community Colleges/Chinese Education Association for International Exchange (AACC/CEAIE)’s VELT program. VELT stands for Vocational Education Leadership Training, and the seven visitors are:
- Nianyou Chen, President, Huanggang Polytechnic College
- Aimin Zhang, Chair of College Council, ZiBo Vocational Institute
- Guoji Liu, President, Yellow River Conservancy Technical Institute
- Wangyun Li, Vice President, Wuhan Polytechnic
- YunXia Li, Vice President, Yunnan Jiaotong College
- Wei Liu, Program Coordinator/Translator, Guangzhou Panyu Polytechnic
VELT delegate YunXia Li, Vice President of Yunnan Jiaotong College, presents NMC president Timothy J. Nelson with a gift from her school.
Their stay in Traverse City began on Sunday evening when they arrived at Cherry Capital Airport after getting one of the final flights out of New York City before hurricane Sandy made landfall. The group began their United States visit with stops in Washington, DC and New York.
Their visit at NMC will run through Friday, November 9. While here they will meet with college administrators, faculty, staff and students, Board of Trustees members, members of the NMC Foundation board, representatives from TCAPS, the Traverse City Chamber of Commerce, visit the Dennos Museum, tour all four NMC campuses and get a taste of the sights and sounds Traverse City and the surrounding area has to offer.
The mission of the VELT program is to enhance the leadership of higher vocational colleges in China by providing opportunities for the leaders to absorb new concepts and witness diverse practices in vocational education and training from other countries, to make innovation in light of practical needs of Chinese higher vocational colleges and to explore effective international cooperation. This program has sent 125 leaders to the US, Germany and Australia.
New Voluntary Insurances Available to Regular, Adjunct, and Supplemental Employees
New Voluntary Insurances Available to Regular, Adjunct, and Supplemental Employees
Costs associated with an unexpected illness or accident can have a serious effect on your family’s finances. To help increase your financial protection, Northwestern Michigan College is offering eligible employees an opportunity to apply for Critical Illness and Accidental Injury insurance through CIGNA effective January 1, 2013.
Critical Illness and Accidental Injury insurance can help you pay out-of-pocket expenses not covered by traditional insurance. These plans provide a lump sum, cash payment directly to you as a result of a covered accident or serious illness. You can spend the money however you choose or use it to help pay for additional expenses such as transportation, room and board, child care, rehabilitation, and more.
This coverage is being offered to regular employees as well as adjunct and supplemental employees who have worked an average of 10 hours per week over a recent 12-month period. It does not replace regular medical insurance or cover medical service claims, but it can supplement you with cash payments should you or your enrolled dependents experience a critical illness or accidental injury. If you qualify for this insurance, CIGNA will mail more information next week to your home address.
The enrollment period for this insurance is November 9 through November 30, 2012. CIGNA will be holding informational meetings and enrollment opportunities during the following times. If you receive a letter next week that you are eligible for this benefit, please plan to attend one of these meetings. Stop by for coffee and bagels and a chance to learn more!
Friday, 11/9/12
James Beckett 217
8:30 – 9:00 am
9:30 – 10:00 am
Monday, 11/12/12
Les Biederman 35-37
8:30 – 9:00 am
9:30 – 10:00 am
Kudos to Dave Sexton
Kudos to Dave Sexton. Dave went out of his way to shut off dampers and maneuver the air system so that our teeth would stop chattering due to the cold air in our office. We no longer have to wear coats all day!
Thank you, Dave.
Employee anniversaries
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary. Please join us in congratulating them.
| Linda Berlin | Student Financial Services Coordinator | 2 years |
| Todd Haines | Maintenance Mechanic | 8 years |
| Tony Hansen | Custodian | 14 years |
| Sandy Harrand | Custodian | 10 years |
| Debra Marx | Financial Aid Specialist | 2 years |
| Shannon Owen | Advisor – Academic/Career | 2 years |
Position vacancies
For information on positions currently open at NMC, please visit NMC’s web page at http://jobs.nmc.edu. Information on internal postings has been emailed.
Crime Prevention Tips
- Be aware of your surroundings and alert to strangers
- Avoid potentially dangerous situations
- Park and walk in well lit, frequently traveled areas
- Avoid walking alone at night
- Utilize campus escort services provided by security
- Learn where emergency telephones are located on the campus
- Program campus security numbers into your cell phone
- Always lock your vehicle and do not leave valuables in plain view
- Do not leave personal items unattended at any time
Steps to take differ greatly and each situation will dictate a different response. The particular circumstances of a given situation will suggest which of, and in which order, the following should occur.
- Move immediately away from the danger to a safe location, behind a steel locked door if possible
- Report to Campus Security by dialing 5-1111 or 9-1-1 at the safest opportunity
- Alert others (signals, codes, alarms)
- Secure surroundings, lock doors
- If appropriate, evacuate employees/leave the area
Strategies to De-escalate Threatening Behavior
The following conflict resolution strategies may be helpful to de-escalate situations where an individual is exhibiting threatening or intimidating behavior and a means of quick escape is not available:
- Get away from the situation if at all possible at any time, to a safe place, and then call 9-1-1, then Campus Security
- Do not confront or physically move against the person unless this is a last resort
- Adopt a neutral facial expression, relax shoulders, and lower hands to your sides
- Introduce yourself by first name, converse as pleasantly as possible even if it is one-sided
- Do not lean forward, appear at-ease
- Do not block perpetrator or enter a close physical proximity
- Observe emergency exits, know where you are, but focus eyes away from escape
- Try to sympathize with perpetrator
- Attempt negotiation for unimportant personal needs, toilet, sitting down, etc.
- Slow down the action by asking for time to perform tasks
- If possible, attempt to offer up alternatives, options, ideas
- Do not confront, make a quick move of any kind, or attempt to disarm or approach
- Call Campus Security when it is safe to do so
This information along with a comprehensive list of other topics can be found at: https://intranet.nmc.edu/depts/emergency-mngt-plan/
In case you missed it
NMC’s Susan Odgers with her latest Record-Eagle column, “Hope is a vital and important part of any journey.”
New books at the Osterlin Library
Here’s a list of new books in the NMC Osterlin Library.
Title: Modernist cuisine : the art and science of cooking
Author: Myhrvold, Nathan.
Publisher: Cooking Lab,
Pub date: 2011.
6 v. :
The authors–scientists, inventors, and accomplished cooks in their own right–have created a six-volume, 2,400-page set that reveals science-inspired techniques for preparing food that ranges from the otherworldly to the sublime.
Title: The best American poetry, 2012
Author: Doty, Mark.
Publisher: Scribner Poetry,
Pub date: 2012.
Mark Doty brings the vitality and imagination that illuminate his own work to his selections for the twenty-fifth volume in the Best American Poetry series. He has chosen poems of high moral earnestness and poems in a comic register; poems that tell stories and poems that test the boundaries of innovative composition.
Title: Don’t stop thinking about the music : the politics of songs and musicians in Presidential campaigns
Author: Schoening, Benjamin S., 1978-
Publisher: Lexington Books,
Pub date: c2012.
In this insightful, erudite history of presidential campaign music, musicologist Benjamin Schoening and political scientist Eric Kasper explain how politicians use music in American presidential campaigns to convey a range of political messages.
Title: Chemical engineering : a new introduction
Author: Denn, Morton M., 1939-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Pub date: 2011.
Chemical engineering is the field of applied science that employs physical, chemical, and biological rate processes for the betterment of humanity’. This opening sentence of Chapter 1 has been the underlying paradigm of chemical engineering.
Michigan Global Awareness Consortium — Turkey: Its changing social and political landscape
On Thursday, November 8, the Michigan Global Awareness Consortium offers the second presentation of its fall series.
We are pleased to welcome Professor Kerri Finlayson, who teaches anthropology and sociology at North Central Michigan College (NCMC), and Professor Ken Winter, who teaches political science and journalism at NCMC and Ferris State University.
Winter is also a former editor and publisher of the Petoskey New Review and a member of the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame. Both Finlayson and Winter recently returned from Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey. Their trip, sponsored by Ohio State University and the Niagara Foundation, allowed them to participate in conversations about revolutionary changes in the Turkish society. Please join us on November 8 to hear these distinguished researchers discuss the developing social, economic, religious, and political dynamics in Turkey.
The event (7:00 — 8:30 pm in the Oleson Center, Room A/B) is free and open to the public. Please see the attached poster for more details, and spread word to community members. Thank you.