Board of Trustees recap – June 23, 2014

Here is an informal account of the Northwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees meeting, Monday, June 23, 2014.

Details on the actions items and reports are contained in the Board Packet available online at https://www.nmc.edu/about/board-of-trustees/agendas/2014/062314-board-regular.pdf, the President’s Annual Review Materials are located here: https://www.nmc.edu/about/board-of-trustees/agendas/2014/2014-presidential-evaluation.pdf and the Board Evaluation of the President is here: https://www.nmc.edu/about/board-of-trustees/agendas/2014/final-pres-evaluation.pdf.

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NMC and Munson to partner for on-campus child care

Day careMunson Medical Center will manage a child care program and provide all related services at Northwestern Michigan College starting this fall.  Space has been identified in the college’s Oleson Center for Continuing Education on the main campus at 1701 East Front Street in Traverse City.

Initial plans are for the service to be provided between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and would accommodate approximately 32 children at a time.  Child care will be available for those aged three or four and early five year olds. (more…)

Extra BBQ volunteer t-shirts available

BBQ Volunteer TshirtIt has been more than a month now since our very successful 59th annual NMC Barbecue. We had 500+ volunteers who helped make the day run smoothly and we thanked them this year with our first ever volunteer t-shirts! We have a small supply of t-shirts left over from the BBQ and would love to give them to anyone who volunteered and did not receive one on BBQ day. Stroll over to Les Biederman 104 to collect yours!

(Didn’t volunteer but would like a t-shirt? That’s fine!) (more…)

Time for year end Check and FY’15 Adjust

There have been several communications regarding key “to do’s” and due dates for myPDCA – our tool for planning at the individual level. As FY’14 comes to a close, it’s also important for departments to conduct a year-end check of their FY’14 Operational Plan A3. (more…)

Global Literature Reading Group books for 2014-15 school year announced

purple+hibiscus-180x180The Global Literature Reading Group committee has chosen books for the 2014-15 school year.  We will be discussing Purple Hibiscus, by  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigeria) on November 21 and China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power, by NPR’s Rob Gifford on April 17.  Copies of Purple Hibiscus are on order now and available for the subsidized price of $5.00.  If you would like one to read over the summer, contact Tina Ulrich in the library, 995-1063 or tulrich@nmc.edu.

Happy summer reading from the Global Lit Group!

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Benefits corner- New contact in HR for benefit related assistance

As you may know, Carol Kasper, NMC’s Benefits Coordinator is retiring after June 27, 2014. Hollie DeWalt is available to answer your questions and provide assistance for all of your benefit related matters. Her contact information is: 995-1350 or hdewalt@nmc.edu. Carol will be available as well through June 27, and we wish her great enjoyment during her retirement.

I look forward to getting to know you and working with you! Hollie (more…)