Beat the cold with a Columbia fleece!
The NMC Bookstore is now carrying Columbia fleeces in both men’s and women’s sizes. Stay warm while showing your school pride! Also available on the NMC Bookstore website (bookstore.nmc.edu) (more…)
CMU at NMC hosts summer reading clinic
Central Michigan University at NMC will host a summer reading clinic for grades 1-12. Designed for the student that is just starting out, has fallen behind, or wants to improve their reading and writing skills. Dates are July 11-August 4, Monday-Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to noon at Lakeland Elementary School, Elk Rapids. Call CMU Traverse City Center at 231.995.1756 for more information and to enroll. (more…)
Innovation Grants are due April 1
The deadline for the spring semester’s round of Innovation Grant applications is April 1, 2016. Applications must be submitted to your area Vice President (or faculty representative for students) by this date.
It is strongly recommended that you discuss your proposal idea with your Vice President before developing the full proposal. VPs do have the authority to “reject” an application, but can also provide valuable feedback to help develop great proposals that are more likely to be successful! (more…)
Michigan League of Handweavers exhibition opens at the Dennos Museum Center
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will present The Michigan League of Handweavers 2016 Biennial Fiber Show, March 20-May 29, 2016.
The Michigan League of Handweavers (MLH) was founded in 1959 to promote hand weaving. This juried exhibition will chronicle the current state of hand weaving in Michigan and showcase the work of Michigan’s finest fiber artists including home décor, fashion accessories, garments, yarn, fabric, handmade paper, wall pieces and more. (more…)
Guerrilla Girls exhibition explores sexism in the art world and beyond
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will present the exhibition Not Ready to Make Nice: Guerrilla Girls in the Art World and Beyond, March 20-May 29, 2016. The exhibition and related events are outlined herein.
Not Ready to Make Nice, a major presentation of the Guerrilla Girls, illuminates and contextualizes the important historical and ongoing work of these highly original, provocative and influential artists who champion feminism and social change. The Guerrilla Girls have been powerfully and consistently active since first breaking onto the art scene in 1985. Appearing only in gorilla masks and assuming the names of dead women artists, the activist group has remained anonymous for nearly three decades while revealing shocking truths about sexism and prejudice in the art world and beyond. Beginning with their courageous poster campaigns of the 1980s and continuing with large-scale international projects, they brilliantly take on the art establishment in a way that has never been seen before or since. Using “facts, humor and fake fur,” they have exposed the discriminatory collecting and exhibiting practices of the most feared art dealers, curators, and collectors. Expanding their work to include non-visual arts media in the 1990s, they’ve taken on everything from the discrimination of women film directors to the environmental crisis. (more…)
Mark your calendars for Honors Convocation and Commencement
Save the dates!
Be sure to mark your calendars to attend these two important events recognizing our outstanding students and graduates! (more…)
Sweet Earth Arts and Music Festival to take place April 16
Sweet Earth Arts and Music Festival is an all-inclusive Earth Day celebration for our dynamic Northern Michigan community. It is a means of communicating how to get involved with a multitude of environmental issues locally and globally through a dialogue with music, art and interactive activities. The festival will take place on April 16 from 1-6 p.m. at the Hagerty Conference Center on NMC’s Great Lakes Campus.
Each year we invite regionally based musicians to perform at the celebration. This year’s lineup includes Oh Brother Big Sister, The Charlie Millard Band, The Drinkard Sisters, Third Coast Kings, and The Ragbirds. Stay tuned for announcements of other exciting performers! (more…)
Take the Hawk Owl Cafe customer service satisfaction survey- get a coupon!
Your friends at the Hawk Owl Cafe are having our bi-annual customer service satisfaction survey. For taking a few minutes of your time we are offering a 10% off coupon! You can take the survey now through March 16. Click here to take the survey! (more…)
Remarkable women in our time: Celebrating Women’s History Month- deadline extended!
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Osterlin Library in collaboration with Phi Theta Kappa and the Women’s History Project of Northwest Michigan is sponsoring a chance for any NMC student or staff to nominate a woman who you feel inspires and empowers others to make a positive difference in our community or in the world. All nominees will have their photo, along with a short rationale for their nomination posted in the library display case during the month of March (Women’s History Month).
Deadline for submissions has been extended to Friday, March 4. Please send your nomination in 250 words or less, along with a photo of your nominee, to aswaney@nmc.edu OR rereynolds@nmc.edu (more…)
CMU will waive application fee for NMC employees
Central Michigan University Global Campus in Traverse City and Online Programs will waive the application fee of $50.00 for NMC Employees. Please contact the CMU Traverse City Center for more information at 231.995.1756. (more…)
Tenth annual Career Fair will take place March 3
Please encourage your students to participate in NMC’s 10th annual Career Fair, to be held from 4:00-5:30 p.m. on March 3 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. In previous years up to 80 employers have participated in the Career Fair, the only event of its size in northwest Michigan. (more…)
Welcome to NMC!
Please join us in welcoming these new additions to our NMC staff! (more…)
Board of Trustees recap- February 22, 2016
The NMC Board of Trustees met for the regularly scheduled meeting February 22, 2016 at the Oleson Center.
Details on the actions items and reports are contained in the Board Packet available online.
A full video of the meeting is available here: (more…)
Employee anniversaries
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! (more…)
Third annual Captain’s Dinner
TRAVERSE CITY — NMC’s Great Lakes Maritime Academy will present the third annual Captain’s Dinner, a benefit for cadet groups, on April 16.
The evening at NMC’s Great Lakes Campus includes cadet-guided tours of the Academy and the training ship T/S State of Michigan, followed by dinner in Lobdell’s Teaching Restaurant. Guest may choose from a 4:30 p.m. tour followed by 5:30 p.m. dinner, or a 6 p.m. tour followed by a 7 p.m. dinner.
Dinner seating is unreserved, and tickets are $55 each. Tickets, menu and details on reserved table sponsorships, available for groups of two to ten, are all available online at nmc.edu/captains-dinner.
A silent auction of local and maritime-inspired items will also be held.
Release date: February 24, 2016
For more information:
Cadets Wyatt Richard or Lexie Barrett
glmacaptainsdinner@gmail.com
Judy Druskovich
Great Lakes Maritime Academy Admissions
jdruskovich@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1209
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY NOTICE
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discriminationNMC to host archaeology field school June 13-26
TRAVERSE CITY — Continuing its reputation as a leader in archaeological education in the Great Lakes, Northwestern Michigan College will host an archaeology field school June 13-26 on main campus.
This is a unique opportunity for anyone interested in either terrestrial or nautical archaeology to gain experience excavating and surveying historic Great Lakes sites. The field school will consist of instructional courses, supervised excavation of an early historic homestead, and archeological survey of an associated historic pier.
In partnership with North Central Michigan College, the first week of the field school consists of the supervised excavation of an early historic homestead (The Dougherty House) on Old Mission Peninsula and a guided tour of a major prehistoric site in the region. The second week consists of an introduction to foreshore and underwater archaeology along with the supervised survey of a contact period pier, located in the shallow waters of Old Mission Harbor.
Advanced students will have the opportunity to participate in the remote sensing survey of another area in Northport Harbor, located at the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula. The goal of this survey is to locate the remains of several historic shipwrecks that are known to have occurred in this area.
In addition, a series of day-long specialty courses will be offered throughout the field school on topics including archaeological surveying, artifact typology, excavation, flint knapping, Native American settlement in northwest Michigan,and remotely operated vehicles. These courses are open to anyone. No previous experience is necessary.
A variety of tuition packages and on-campus housing is available.
For more details please visit: www.nasnmc.com
Release Date: February 24, 2016
For more information:
Dr. Mark W. Holley
Field School director/NMC anthropology instructor
(989) 307-9651
mholley@nmc.edu
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY NOTICE
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discriminationWelcome to NMC, Scott!
Scott Fairbank joined NMC as a the Director of Maritime Admissions on February 15, 2016. He can be reached at (231) 995-1213 or sfairbank@nmc.edu.
Scott is a native of Dansville, Michigan. He served nine years on nuclear submarines upon enlisting in the U.S. Navy and after earning his commission as a U.S. Navy Officer he served the remainder of his 27 year Navy career on various ships around the world as a Surface Warfare Officer. His second to last tour of duty brought him to Traverse City as the Naval Science Instructor at the Great Lakes Maritime Academy. He retired from active duty in 2013 following an 11 month deployment to Bahrain. Scott (BA, U of M) and his wife Mary (BS, Illinois State; MSW U of M; ADN, NMC), an RN, live on Old Mission Peninsula with their three children, ages 15, 13 and 9. (more…)
NMC’s student veterans webinar and presentation
Colleagues,
In attempt to better-understand the unique challenges that student veterans face in college, NMC’s Student Veterans of America (SVA), in conjunction with NMC’s Military & Veteran Services, will be sponsoring a webinar on Thursday, February 25 from 12:45pm-2:00pm in NMC’s Oleson Center. In addition to the webinar, hear first-hand from our NMC combat veterans on their experience at NMC; a veteran panel will be available for Q&A and free pizza will also be provided.
If interested, please RSVP to Scott Frederick (sfrederick@nmc.edu) by 5 p.m. on February 24. Watching it free from your office is also an option by registering at the link here: http://go.kognito.com/DavidChrisinger