Mar 15, 2021 | HR Corner, Intercom
Kudos to Tom Gordon: Thank you for presenting the Faculty Report at the NMC’s Board of Trustees meeting! You put together a thoughtful presentation that showcased your sabbatical work around teaching history and competency-based learning. Your passion for teaching and innovation was the perfect example of faculty excellence here at NMC.
Kudos to the NMC Community: I wanted to thank our NMC Community for rising to the call for professional clothing donations as a part of the NMC Virtual Career Fair. The response has been larger than we imagined and we will continue to offer this for students as long as it is needed with the help of the NMC Food Pantry. Your overwhelming support for this project has helped our students with something as simple as an outfit to wear to an interview.
Kudos to Steve Kellman: Steve is always so efficient in getting website updates posted. And I really appreciate his patience and kindness, correcting my errors and directing me back to the style manual (probably hoping I’ll learn more!).
Kudos to Amy Trouslot: Amy Trouslot has taken on the added responsibilities of coordinating and overseeing the NMC Nursing Student participation in the COVID Vaccination Clinic in Traverse City. This is a great thing she’s done in providing this service to the community and also giving students the opportunity to serve. Thank you Amy for your heart for nursing.
Kudos to Fourth Semester Nursing Students: Participation in the COVID vaccination clinics! Their willingness to serve the community in such an important way!
Kudos to Mac Beeker: Mac has led the efforts to initiate the use of an Admissions Assessment for the NMC Nursing Program. His efforts will help us to ensure that the students have the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to set them up for success in the nursing programs.
Experts suggest maintaining an “attitude of gratitude” increases positivity for yourself and for others. Please encourage your colleagues by submitting a KUDOS. Let them know you appreciate their hard work and are thinking of them!
Mar 15, 2021 | Intercom, Media Mentions
The following college events and stories have appeared in the media recently. We want to share your media involvement too. Please send information about your NMC-related interview or appearance to publicrelations@nmc.edu. If possible, please include a link to the piece and information about where and when it was used.
Please note access to some stories may be limited by paywalls set up by the media outlet. This includes the Traverse City Record-Eagle, which limits free clicks to five per month. You may also read Record-Eagle articles in the print edition at the NMC Library.
Treading boiling waters: Educators work to address issues of race, inequity, privilege in divisive climate
Record-Eagle, March 14 (more…)
Mar 15, 2021 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Thank you to all those in Advising, IT and Student Services who worked to launch fall semester registration last week, as well as to all those who helped organize the Virtual Transfer Fair this week.
Ensuring students get the classes they need, at NMC and beyond, is fundamental to achieving the degrees they aspire to.
Who’s been a Hawk Owl Helper or Hero for you? Let us know at publicrelations@nmc.edu!
Mar 15, 2021 | Intercom, Student News
We’re unveiling our new collection of graphic novels and comic books at the library this month, and it’s a perfect opportunity to look at the plethora of women’s contributions and feminist representations within this medium, as well as some critical analysis of the fraught history of gender within comics. Join us, with these recommendations from the library:
Books at the Library
A classic graphic memoir from the legendary Alison Bechdel. Bechdel’s comic strip “The Rule,” from her self-syndicated feminist comic, Dykes to Watch Out For, became well-known for introducing what became known as “The Bechdel Test,” a tongue-in-cheek rule for evaluating representations of women in films and other media. (more…)
Mar 15, 2021 | Intercom, President Updates
Dear NMC community,
One year ago, today, we made the difficult decision to close our physical campus as a new virus began quickly spreading around the world. Since then, we have lived through an incredible period of transformation, and I want to take a moment and say just one thing. Thank you.
Thank you — for all that you’ve done to work together, to compassionately help each other and our community. Thank you for creatively helping us navigate through a period of uncertainty and isolation, to where we can now see the light of hope growing brighter every day. (more…)
Mar 8, 2021 | Intercom, Media Mentions
The following college events and stories have appeared in the media recently. We want to share your media involvement too. Please send information about your NMC-related interview or appearance to publicrelations@nmc.edu. If possible, please include a link to the piece and information about where and when it was used.
Please note access to some stories may be limited by paywalls set up by the media outlet. This includes the Traverse City Record-Eagle, which limits free clicks to five per month. You may also read Record-Eagle articles in the print edition at the NMC Library.
Adapted in TC: Instructor Susan Odgers’ monthly column on living with disability
Record-Eagle, March 7 (more…)
Mar 4, 2021 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Thank you to the NMC nursing students who are administering COVID-19 vaccinations every Tuesday this month at the Grand Traverse County Health Department clinic hosted at NMC’s Hagerty Center.
Instructor Amy Truslot worked with the county to allow students to gain this experience while also contributing to the community-wide immunization effort.
Who’s been a Hawk Owl Helper or Hero for you? Let us know at publicrelations@nmc.edu!
Mar 4, 2021 | Intercom, Student Events
What interconnects us, across all borders, as much as the essentials of food and clean water? Our global climate may be the answer.
On March 18 at 5 p.m. IAF welcomes J. Carl Ganter, co-founder / director of Circle of Blue, whose “intense focus on water and its relationships to food, energy, and health has created a new model of front-line reporting, data collection, and convening.” Carl and colleagues at Circle of Blue are in conversation with researchers and citizens around the world, on the frontlines of an escalating global crisis that will shape our collective future.
Don’t miss an evening of stunning photojournalism and poignant revelations on climate change, its effects on food production, and on the fresh water that surrounds us.
IAF events are free to students and educators.
Broadcast livestream via Zoom, including Q & A.
More info at TCIAF.com.
Mar 3, 2021 | Intercom
For nearly a year, NMC has been engaged in a strategic project to address the PR, marketing and communications needs of the college and build stronger consumer-based brand equity for the entire institution. As we go through this process, all projects with branding implications need to be reviewed by PRMC, and all projects with new design and branding elements are on hold. This includes new logos, web designs, advertisements, swag, etc. All of NMC’s currently approved logos are on our Graphic Identity & Logos page at nmc.edu/logos.
This is a comprehensive process and we are currently in phase 1. Phase 3 includes a brand analysis and college-wide brand initiative. We need to coordinate this with information learned through the college’s upcoming strategic planning process, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2021. We’ve given updates on this work to President’s Council, Leadership Council and to all employees at the January conference, and we will continue to communicate updates and seek input from our stakeholders.
Enrollment for the college is our top priority and increasing consumer-based brand equity for the institution will help us advance that goal. We look forward to working with the college community during our college-wide brand initiative. This is a big undertaking but a necessary step in the process; thank you in advance for your assistance and patience. Please feel free to contact PRMC with any questions at publicrelations@nmc.edu.
Mar 1, 2021 | Intercom
Saturday, March 6, 1–2:30 p.m. Want to learn Calligraphy? Join award-winning artist/designer Molly Suber Thorpe for a livestream class from her home studio in Athens, Greece! Taught via Zoom with a curated kit mailed to your home. Call EES at 995-1700 to register.
Two spots available! NMC tuition waiver applies. (Custom kit will be mailed to you for a material fee of $49).
Mar 1, 2021 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Thank you to NMC’s Academic & Career Advising Center and Northwest Michigan Works for reimagining the 2021 Career & Employment Fair as a virtual event. The three-day career fair, which starts tomorrow, includes over 70 employers and each day is dedicated to specific industries:
- March 2: Retail, Food Service & Hospitality
- March 3: Business, Healthcare & Other
- March 4: Automotive, Transportation, Manufacturing, Technical & Construction
The event follows three days of student prep workshops hosted by Employment Readiness specialist Lisa Baldyga, and students are also invited to join alumni and community members in networking events between 6–7 p.m. after each day’s sessions.
Who’s been a Hawk Owl Helper or Hero for you? Let us know at publicrelations@nmc.edu!
Mar 1, 2021 | Intercom
Thank you to everyone who attended Friday morning’s Town Hall mid-semester update, which drew 171 people. If you were unable to attend, or want to review what was discussed, you can view the video here.
If you were unable get your questions answered during the meeting, or if you have any followup questions or feedback, please email them to publicrelations@nmc.edu.
The Town Hall covered the following topics:
- Strategic Planning
- COVID
- Enrollment
- Budget
- DEI
- Be What’s Possible Campaign
- Reimagining Fall 2021
- Other Campus Announcements
Mar 1, 2021 | Intercom, Media Mentions
The following college events and stories have appeared in the media recently. We want to share your media involvement too. Please send information about your NMC-related interview or appearance to publicrelations@nmc.edu. If possible, please include a link to the piece and information about where and when it was used.
Please note access to some stories may be limited by paywalls set up by the media outlet. This includes the Traverse City Record-Eagle, which limits free clicks to five per month. You may also read Record-Eagle articles in the print edition at the NMC Library.
NMC hires consultant for strategic planning
Record-Eagle, Feb. 25 (more…)
Feb 26, 2021 | Intercom, Student Events
Join Dr. Philip J. Deloria, Harvard University history professor and author of Becoming Mary Sully: Toward an American Indian Abstract, Friday, March 5 from 7 to 8 p.m. as he discusses his book on the Native American artist and answers audience questions. Dr. Deloria will be introduced by NMC history instructor Mindy Morton.
Dr. Deloria’s book was named a summer reading critics pick by the New York Times.
Feb 26, 2021 | Intercom, Student News
To find these selections and many other new titles, see the NMC library catalog.
A Children’s Bible by Lydia Millet
This novel follows a group of children and their families on summer vacation at a lakeside mansion. The teenage narrator Eve and the other children are contemptuous of their parents, who spend the days and nights in drunken stupor. Named for a picture Bible given to Eve’s little brother Jack, A Children’s Bible is loosely structured around Bible stories intended for young readers. In A Children’s Bible, Millet offers brilliant commentary on the environment and human weakness. (more…)
Feb 24, 2021 | Intercom, Student News
Dr. Nick Nissley (click for high-resolution version)TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College President Nick Nissley has been named a winner of the Paragon award for new presidents by Phi Theta Kappa, the international community college honor society.
Nissley is among 22 recipients out of 500 eligible college presidents, and one of only two in Michigan. Paragon awards are bestowed upon college presidents in the first three years of their tenure who have shown strong support of student success by recognizing academic achievement, leadership, and service among high-achieving students at their college. Recipients were nominated for the award by students on their campus. Nissley became president of NMC on Jan. 1, 2020.
In the nomination, NMC students commended Nissley for including all students, not just PTK members, in his work to instill a “possibilitarian” culture on campus, even amid the challenges of COVID-19.
“From our first in-person meeting, Dr. Nissley laid a foundation of open communication by sharing his very personal testimony with students.His inclusion of students in events, discussions, and decisions proves to us again and again, he is focused on our success. While we are thrilled with his support, similar support has been shared with other student groups. He is a champion for student success.”
Nissley and other Paragon winners will be recognized at the PTK annual convention, broadcast live from Orlando, Fla., April 8–10. NMC’s chapter, Alpha Rho Pi, will also receive a Reach award at the convention for its membership growth in 2020.
According to PTK, member students have a 91 percent student success rate, and research has shown that strong presidential leadership and support of PTK increases member success and the depth of their college experience.
Release date: FEBRUARY 24, 2021
For more information:
Diana Fairbanks
Executive Director of Public Relations, Marketing and Communications
dfairbanks@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1019
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-discrimination
Feb 24, 2021 | Intercom, Student News
Dr. Nick Nissley (click for high-resolution version)TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College President Nick Nissley has been named a winner of the Paragon award for new presidents by Phi Theta Kappa, the international community college honor society.
Nissley is among 22 recipients out of 500 eligible college presidents, and one of only two in Michigan. Paragon awards are bestowed upon college presidents in the first three years of their tenure who have shown strong support of student success by recognizing academic achievement, leadership, and service among high-achieving students at their college. Recipients were nominated for the award by students on their campus. Nissley became president of NMC on Jan. 1, 2020.
In the nomination, NMC students commended Nissley for including all students, not just PTK members, in his work to instill a “possibilitarian” culture on campus, even amid the challenges of COVID-19.
“From our first in-person meeting, Dr. Nissley laid a foundation of open communication by sharing his very personal testimony with students.His inclusion of students in events, discussions, and decisions proves to us again and again, he is focused on our success. While we are thrilled with his support, similar support has been shared with other student groups. He is a champion for student success.”
Nissley and other Paragon winners will be recognized at the PTK annual convention, broadcast live from Orlando, Fla., April 8–10. NMC’s chapter, Alpha Rho Pi, will also receive a Reach award at the convention for its membership growth in 2020.
According to PTK, member students have a 91 percent student success rate, and research has shown that strong presidential leadership and support of PTK increases member success and the depth of their college experience.
Release date: FEBRUARY 24, 2021
For more information:
Diana Fairbanks
Executive Director of Public Relations, Marketing and Communications
dfairbanks@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1019
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-discrimination
Feb 23, 2021 | Intercom
Friday, March 19, 1 p.m.
This 1-hour info session will cover GVSU’s Masters of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) program and criteria for application (as well as COVID-19’s impact on the application process), introduce viewers to the Traverse City Campus at the University Center and answer most commonly asked questions. Attendees will also have an opportunity to ask questions.
Students are encouraged to register at gvsu.edu/traverse/mpas to receive the link.
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
