Open auditions for the third annual local production of “The Vagina Monologues” will be held January 16 and 17 in West Hall on NMC’s main campus.
A script will be provided. Auditions are from noon-2 p.m. Jan. 16 and 4-6 p.m. Jan. 17 in the West Hall conference room on the main level. The production of Eve Ensler’s play is scheduled for Feb. 22 in Milliken Auditorium, sponsored by NMC Student Life as well as Third Level Crisis Center
NMC’s very own Carolyn A. Drake and Marcia A. Borell have worked together to publish a children’s picture book about Arctic wildlife titled “Cold, Cold North.” The story is told with informative verse and introduces a variety of animals that are a living part of the Arctic landscape. The verse encourages the reader and child to express the feeling of the words while introducing some uncommonly spoken words. The flow of the verse is enhanced by the crayon illustrations.
The book is available at local bookstores and major online booksellers.
Don’t forget to attend Mid-Year Conference, Monday, January 6 at the Hagerty Center, at 7:30 a.m. Breakfast will be served.
NMC faculty and staff are invited to request funding support from the 2014 NMC Barbecue for an NMC special project. (more…)
New Procedure for Late Registration
1) All new registration for spring 2014 will end at the close of the day, January 9, 2014 for any session that begins on January 11. (NMC staff will be available in their offices until 5:00 p.m. for registration assistance.) Students who have not registered for any classes by that date will not be registered for classes starting in the normal 15 week session.
Just another reminder that you need to complete the blue Coordination of Benefits form from your open enrollment packet if you enrolled in the medical or dental plans for 2014. This form can be sent directly to Meritain Health at the address on top of the form, or sent interoffice to HR and we will send it on.
Are you looking for career opportunities or a job on campus? Find it at jobs.nmc.edu.
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them!
Try two free Aerobic Dance classes offered by Northwestern Michigan College to credit and non-credit students of all ages. The free classes will be held Tuesday and Thursday, January 7 & 9 from 9 to 10 a.m. in room 120 in the Physical Education building. A semester-long course begins Tuesday, January 14. (more…)
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! (more…)
This holiday season give the gift of recognition! Nominate your deserving colleagues for Employee of the Semester – fall semester!
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NMC President Timothy J. Nelson was featured in a Bridge Magazine article (also featured on mlive.com) about how community college’s responsiveness to trends in the workforce have made associate degrees and certificates in even higher demand.
Everyone is invited to attend a brownbag lunch meeting, Friday, January 10 to learn more about a professional development opportunity with Massively Open Online Courses (MOOC). Bring your own food, drink and device (BYOFDD) and a friend to learn more about the AP group inviting faculty and staff to enroll in a Harvard University EdX MOOC on Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey’s “Immunity to Change” that will start on Monday, January 20.
The course will be taught by Kegan and Lahey.
Do you have a personal improvement goal that has proven resistant to your sincerest intentions, smartest plans, and best efforts? Did you make a New Year’s resolution for 2014? This course invites you to take part in a world-wide experiment to see if Kegan and Lahey’s ground-breaking, award-winning approach can be deployed on-line to help tens of thousands of people make lasting changes at work or in their private lives.
To RSVP for the brownbag lunch information meeting, Friday, January 10 at noon in Heath Science (HS) 101, e-mail Sara Hartley at shartley@nmc.edu.
Staff and faculty are encouraged to seek grants to support current programs or new innovations aligned with our strategic directions. (more…)
NMC’s Board of Trustees on Monday approved training agreements with six regional companies that will create 93 new jobs by 2018. (more…)
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will present the Chicago based blues group Mississippi Heat on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 8 PM in Milliken Auditorium. Tickets are $25 advance, $28 at the door and $22 for museum members are plus fees. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Museum Box office at 231-995-1553 or on line at www.dennosmuseum.org, also at 1-800-836-0717 or www.MyNorthTickets.com.
Mississippi Heat has recorded ten albums and taken its brand of the blues from Chicago to the four corners of the world. They play heartfelt vintage Chicago Blues, led by world-class harmonicist Pierre Lacocque and lead singer Inetta Visor, a powerhouse vocalist in the Etta James tradition.
Mississippi Heat bandleader and blistering harmonica player Pierre Lacocque came to Chicago from Brussels, Belgium, where he was the only non-Jew ever to attend the Athenée Maimonides school—his Christian minister father felt that he should learn about the suffering of the Jews. As a teenager in Chicago, where his father was teaching theology, he heard a concert by harmonica player Big Walter Horton, and, he recalls, “I was absolutely stunned and in awe.” With that, his future as a blues musician was set.
Check out what was happening at NMC 25 and 50 years ago! (more…)