Feb 19, 2018 | Intercom
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 Hagerty Center: The Extended Education Services sends a big “Thank You” shout out to all the staff at the Hagerty Center. Your incredible support and professionalism put the shine and sparkle on another fabulous Festival of Foods event attended by 120 of our Lifelong Learners. In addition, that same outstanding support and professionalism was critical to the success of the International Affairs Forum 5th Annual Academic WorldQuest quizbowl attended by 60 plus regional high school students. The Hagerty Center is such an outstanding physical venue, but it is the people at the Hagerty Center that make it work. Thank you for all you do to make us all look so good!
Feb 19, 2018 | Intercom
Healthy Heart Practices for the New Year from A Healthier Michigan.org- Read more about the everyday health of your heart.
Feb 19, 2018 | Intercom
How is your new year’s resolution going? Is it still alive? On Tuesday, February 20 Chris Barr of Blue Cross Blue Shield will provide a collaborative wellness-workshop experience to help make 2018 the year that you achieve your new year’s resolution. Chris has designed this activity to support all resolution topics. Participants will leave with a clear, strategic, and realistic plan for success and an opportunity to make 2018 a great year. Please join us from 12:00 to 12:30 p.m. at Founders Hall Room 110 to participate.
Feb 19, 2018 | Intercom
How about a 15 minute break to get your body moving? Chris Barr, NMC/Blue Cross Wellness Coordinator, is coming to your campus!
TUESDAY- February 20, 2018
10:00-10:15 a.m.- University Center Room 106
12:45-1:00 p.m.- Founders Hall Room 110
1:30- 1:45 p.m.- Great Lakes Campus Room 102
2:15-2:30 p.m.- Parsons Stulen Room 106
He will lead you in a 15 minute exercise session appropriate for the workplace- and leave you with ideas to take back to your office!
Feb 19, 2018 | Intercom
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them!
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Feb 16, 2018 | Intercom, Student News
Friday, March 16
10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Milliken Auditorium
Human Trafficking: Awareness to Action is a one-day event that features the Northern Michigan premier of the award-winning film “Break the Chain” by filmmaker Laura Swanson. The purpose of this educational conference is to bring awareness to human trafficking in Michigan. A panel discussion will follow, featuring the filmmaker, founder of the Michigan Human Trafficking Task Force, and the Grand Traverse Prosecuting Attorney. A complimentary lunch will be provided.
Afternoon keynote speaker Elinor Jordan is the lead attorney for the Survivor Law Project and the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence. Lunch will be provided to all that attend. There will also be an opportunity to continue the conversation with coffee following the conference.
Feb 16, 2018 | Intercom, Student News
Donate to win! Donate non-perishable items at the NMC Bookstore between February 19 and March 2, and be entered into a drawing for a $50 gift card to the NMC Bookstore! Every item donated enters your name… enter five items, get your name in the drawing five times!
All donated items will be given to the NMC Food Pantry, which directly assists students in need.
Feb 16, 2018 | Intercom, Student News
Need something fresh for your wardrobe to get you through the winter? Check out the sales in the NMC Bookstore! Sales end March 2.
Feb 13, 2018 | Intercom, Welcome to NMC

Please join us in welcoming these new additions to our NMC staff!
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Feb 12, 2018 | Intercom
See a doctor or therapist online using your smartphone, tablet or computer. It’s available anywhere in the U.S. Here’s how to get started:
- Mobile – Download the BCBSM Online Visits app
- Web – Visit bcbsmonlinevisits.com
- Phone – Call 1-844-606-1608
Read the FAQ here to learn more about the Online Visits.
Feb 12, 2018 | Intercom
The NMC wellness program is designed to support your 2018 goals. Benefit eligible employees who elected medical benefits through NMC can easily earn the reward by completing two easy steps before May 31, 2018.
- Complete the 10-minute Online Health Assessment through your Blue Cross Health & Wellness website
- Have your doctor fill out and fax your Physician Qualification Form to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Gift cards are redeemed through the Blue Cross Health & Wellness website through the Rewards page.
Questions? Contact our wellness coordinator Chris Barr at cbarr@nmc.edu.
Feb 12, 2018 | Intercom
Are you looking for career opportunities? Find them here! jobs.nmc.edu. Current openings include:
Position Vacancies
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Mathematics Instructor
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Mathematics/Physics Instructor
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Engineering Instructor
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Voice Systems Administrator
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Senior Training Specialist – Manufacturing
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Flight Instructor – Adjunct Faculty
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Clinical Nursing Adjunct Faculty
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GLMA Adjunct Faculty
Supplemental Employment
Feb 12, 2018 | Intercom
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them!
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Feb 9, 2018 | Intercom, Student News
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.
Feb 9, 2018 | Intercom
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.
Feb 8, 2018 | Intercom, Student News
February 21, 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Health & Science Building Atrium
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.
- $1 donation for 3 samples
- $1 for a bottle of water
Come vote for your favorite chili or enter to win!
Feb 7, 2018 | Intercom, Student News
Health Services still has vaccine available. Still the best defense against the flu.
- LB 106
- Walk-in
- Students $15, Staff $20
Feb 7, 2018 | Intercom, Student News
February 7, 2018
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.”