Dec 18, 2019 | Intercom, Student News
December 18, 2019
This month, as Experiential Learning expands at NMC, the community has an opportunity to take advantage of one of the most enduring EL projects, while five faculty members selected as the college’s first class of EL Fellows will substantially convert their courses to the high-impact instructional style’s principles in 2020.
EL principles include students working in teams, immersive experiences or project-based assignments, and flipped classrooms, with faculty offering guidance and help more than direct instruction. All of those are embedded in the community opportunity offered by NMC’s Visual Communications department, which invites area non-profits to submit graphic design, art direction and new media projects by Jan. 6 for consideration as pro bono class projects during the spring semester.
Instructor Caroline Schaefer-Hills introduced the studio format to the class in 2002.
“It’s almost a mini-internship,” Schaefer-Hills said. “Our students are having real-world experiences and printed and produced pieces before they transfer.”
2019 projects included logos for the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce (right), Northwest Michigan Arts & Culture Network, and Wagbo Farm & Education Center. Past projects included the design for the local Bay Bucks currency, streetscape and signage for the city of Alden, and newsletters and brochures for TART Trails.
Schaefer-Hills is also one of the first EL fellows selected for 2020. The fellows project is one of the first initiatives of NMC’s Experiential Learning Institute, announced earlier this year.
Chosen across disparate disciplines, the instructors have committed to making substantial conversions of their courses to experiential learning principles. They are Brian Sweeney, metallurgy; Tammara Coleman (biology) & Lisa Blackford (social science) working together on a new class called the Science of Stress; John Velis, Computer Information Technology; and Sarah Montgomery-Richards, philosophy.
Each applicant met minimum criteria set by the Institute and were then chosen by lottery. Blackford has gradually converted both her social work and psychology classes from traditional lecture format to experiential learning. This semester, she structured her Psychology 100 course to culminate in a “Psymposium” in which teams of students debated theories and questions from different psychological perspectives in a timed competition. One student, Fisher Heck (right, with Lisa), went so far as to dress up as Sigmund Freud.
“I think they learned more in the last two weeks doing this than anything I taught them,” said Blackford, who held the Psymposium in a theatre-style classroom.
Vis Comm projects will be completed by the end of the spring semester in April 2019.
A brief description of the project and the organization’s needs are required and should be sent via email to cschaefer@nmc.edu by Jan. 6. Contact Schaefer-Hills at (231) 995-1334 for more information.
Experiential Learning has been a college focus since late 2016. The new Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center, slated for completion in 2020, will be key to implementing EL campus-wide.
Dec 16, 2019 | Intercom
Congratulations to the NMC Foundation, winners of the 2019 Ugly Holiday Sweater Contest! The winning entry was determined via applause-o-meter at the NMC Holiday Party on Friday, Dec. 13.
Other outstanding entries included the The Dennos Museum Center, NMC Enrollment Services, Roger Heeres (winner of the individual category) and CJ Schneider.
Dec 16, 2019 | Intercom, Media Mentions
The following college events and stories have appeared in the media in the past week. 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 Osterlin Library.
GTPulse – Harpe Star Captures Northern Michigan Creatively and Beautifully: ‘We’re in a bohemian renaissance’
9 & 10 News, Dec. 13 (more…)
Dec 12, 2019 | Intercom, Welcome to NMC
Please join us in welcoming these new additions to our NMC staff!
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Dec 12, 2019 | HR Corner, Intercom
Link to Priority Health Approved Drug List- HERE
Link to updated Summaries-CORE and High Deductible
Link to Prior Authorization form for prescriptions (Traditional)- HERE
- A 90-day prescription will be 2 co-pays
- Priority Health uses Express Scripts for mail order (same as Blue Cross)
- You should expect your Priority card in the mail the first week of January- If you have an immediate need to access care and have not received your card, please contact Hollie DeWalt in HR and she will be able to assist.
Dec 12, 2019 | HR Corner, Intercom
Here are some fun holiday workouts to try! (more…)
Dec 12, 2019 | HR Corner, Intercom
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! (more…)
Dec 12, 2019 | HR Corner, Intercom
The following employees were promoted internally. Please join us in congratulating them! (more…)
Dec 11, 2019 | Intercom, Student News
NMC Health Services has the regrettable distinction of having the first diagnosed and lab-confirmed case of influenza in Traverse City. Influenza B was diagnosed in a student last Wednesday and laboratory-confirmed yesterday. I even received a call from the Health Department. This is a particularly nasty strain of the flu. Symptoms include high fever, body aches, headaches, dizziness, cough, congestion, sore throat, nausea, loss of appetite, and possibly vomiting. The student who was diagnosed with the flu had NOT had a flu shot.
Health Services still has a limited number of flu shots. Please stop by for a flu shot if you haven’t already received one. Do not have your Holiday break ruined by getting the flu!
Free for faculty and staff with NMC Health Insurance. $20 if not.
Students $15 (which is below our cost and cheapest in town)
Have a wonderful and healthy holiday!
Dec 11, 2019 | Intercom, Student News
TRAVERSE CITY — NMC’s Visual Communications department invites area non-profit groups to submit graphic design, art direction and new media projects for consideration as pro bono class projects during the spring semester. Submissions are due by January 6, 2020.
Part of the Visual Communications curriculum, the class project is free to the non-profits selected. The goal is a real-world assignment that allows students to interact with clients and exposes them to the commercial printing and production worlds, including film and new media production, creative advertising, graphic design and packaging. Projects will be completed by the end of the spring semester in April.
Potential projects could include logos, brochures, ad campaigns, packaging, graphic design, branding, posters, infographics, announcements, invitations, film, web animations, Flash animations, exhibition design, TV commercials or anything relating to visual communications, commercial art, illustration and film or web design. The department is especially interested in conceptually-driven projects that will offer the students substantial opportunity for interaction with the client and process. 2019 projects included logos for the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce, Northwest Michigan Arts & Culture Network, and Wagbo Farm & Education Center.
Interested non-profits with valid 501(c)(3) status in Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Benzie, Antrim, Kalkaska and Wexford counties should direct questions to Visual Communications instructor Caroline Schaefer-Hills at (231) 995-1334. A brief description of the project and the organization’s needs are required and should be sent via email to cschaefer@nmc.edu by Jan. 6.
Release Date: December 11, 2019
For more information:
Caroline Schaefer-Hills
Visual Communications Department Chair
(231) 995-1334
cschaefer@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-discrimination
Dec 10, 2019 | Intercom, Student News
TRAVERSE CITY — December graduates of Northwestern Michigan College’s associate degree nursing (ADN) program will receive their nursing pins, the traditional symbol marking their transition into the profession, at a ceremony set for 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11 in Milliken Auditorium of the Dennos Museum Center on main campus.
Signifying the achievement of completing a nursing education, the pinning ceremony is a tradition dating back centuries. Its present, candlelit setting format dates to Florence Nightingale, the nineteenth-century founder of modern nursing. She was known for her night rounds during the Crimean War and her work to improve patient care and conditions.
About 30 graduates will receive their pins from a mentor each has chosen. The ceremony will include remarks from nursing faculty members Mac Beeker and Tami Livengood as well as student speakers Noah Degan and Katie Logan. Nursing students led the revival of the pinning ceremony at NMC last year, after it was discontinued some years ago.
NMC’s first nursing class graduated in 1963. Both degree and certificate options are available. Simulation labs on campus and clinical rotations at Munson Medical Center complement the classroom education. The program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
Release date: december 10, 2019
For more information:
Cameron Penny
Director, Alumni Relations
cpenny@nmc.edu
(231) 995-2825
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
Dec 9, 2019 | Intercom, Media Mentions
The following college events and stories have appeared in the media in the past week. 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 Osterlin Library.
Pauly Group Recruits 11th President for Northwestern Michigan College
Hunt Scanlon Media, Dec. 5 (more…)
Dec 6, 2019 | Intercom, Student News
The 12 Days Before Christmas Vacation Sale for NMC Students and Staff at The Dennos Museum Store!
Beginning Thursday, December 12th, NMC Staff and Students receive a double discount for 20% off all regular priced merchandise. The museum store is stocked with gifts chosen not only for their uniqueness, quality, and beauty but also for their sustainability and story. Come in for holiday shopping and then deck the halls, trim the tree and light the menorah with 30% all holiday items and calendars.
December 12th – 23rd
20% Off All Regular Priced Merchandise*
30% Off All Holiday Items and Calendars
*excludes Consignment items
Dec 6, 2019 | Intercom, Student News
Protecting your personal information online is important. Read more about protecting your personal information online here.
Dec 4, 2019 | Intercom, Student News
December 4, 2019
Almost three-quarters of the Earth’s surface is water, and in its 50 years, graduates of NMC’s Great Lakes Maritime Academy have been over just about all of it.
As the Academy formally celebrates its golden anniversary with a celebration this weekend, we look back at snapshot: A graduate from each decade. Collectively, they represent the breadth and diversity of the maritime industry, from Great Lakes freighters to ocean tankers, from commercial shipping to U.S. military, aboard vessels or shoreside.
“There’s a lot to see in the industry. It’s worldly. It’s global,” said 1998 graduate Scott Powell. He spent 11 years sailing the Great Lakes on ore boats, and in 2009 began teaching at the California State Maritime Academy, one of GLMA’s six sister academies. There he was the navigator for eight training cruises, in which the T/S Golden Bear sailed from Vallejo to places such as New Zealand and the Mediterranean Sea.
“That’s halfway across the world,” said Powell, who in 2018 moved back to teach at GLMA. “Now I’m back on the lakes again. I’ve now been around the world a lot on a ship.”
1970s: Mike Surgalski, 1979: Surgalski has come home, too. He’s currently the captain of GLMA’s training ship, the T/S State of Michigan, and was instrumental in its acquisition from the U.S. Coast Guard. The vessel arrived in Traverse City in 2002 and since then has provided about 60 days of required sea time to not only GLMA cadets, but those from other academies. Most recently the ship has offered internship opportunities to NMC culinary students, who are finding a lucrative niche working as cooks aboard ships.
1980s: Margo Marks, 1983: Former president of the Beaver Island Ferry Co. She joined the company that provides transportation to the island from Charlevoix in 2001. During her tenure, Marks also served her industry as the president of the Passenger Vessel Association, a national association representing owners and operators of dinner cruise vessels, sightseeing and excursion vessels, car and passenger ferries and other vessels that carry more than 200 million passengers per year. Prior to the ferry company, Marks worked as Elk Rapids Harbormaster. Her husband Todd also graduated in 1983 and worked on tankers on the West Coast.
1990s: Scott Powell, 1998, GLMA navigation instructor: Powell’s advice to prospective cadets is “to get as many different experiences as you can,” and the Flint-area native has certainly done so himself. In addition to his years sailing the Great Lakes and teaching at both Cal Maritime and GLMA, Powell is also an author. He contributed to six chapters of the 2017 edition of The American Practical Navigator. The Bible of the maritime industry, the text is kept on every military vessel, commercial vessels and in every maritime school. Powell’s specialty is Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS), which is “slowly replacing paper charts” aboard ship, he said.
2000s: Pat Drayer, 2003, U.S. Coast Guard: Since graduation, Drayer’s been stationed all over North America, from Miami, Florida to Juneau, Alaska. He currently holds the rank of commander and executive officer of the Marine Safety Unit at the U.S. Coast Guard station in Duluth, Minn. His career has focused on safety inspections of commercial vessels. “I can’t speak highly enough of the education I got,” Drayer said, citing the licensing credential the Academy offers as a major mark of industry credibility. “The standard of education they provided at GLMA and NMC was fantastic and really set me up.”
2010s: Alec Giamboi, 2019: Polar Tankers, a subsidiary of ConocoPhillips operating in the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline System, lifting crude oil in Valdez, Alaska, and discharging at ports along the West Coast and Hawaii. Giamboi was studying political science at Loyola University Chicago when he decided he wanted a more hands-on career, something that tapped into his love of water and that offered a fulfilling career immediately upon graduation. Google searches led him to GLMA. He interned with Polar Tankers as a student and went on to be hired after graduating this year. “I’ve loved it,” said the Youngstown, Ohio native.
In honor of the Academy’s 50th anniversary, NMC and GLMA have also published a history book. Contact the NMC Alumni Office for information on obtaining a copy. (231) 995-1021.
Dec 4, 2019 | Intercom, Student News
Student Health Services will be closed for the semester break starting December 20. We will reopen Thursday, Jan 2, 2020, at 9 A.M.
Emergency medical services may be obtained at:
- Munson Walk-In Clinic, 550 Munson Ave. (935-8686)
- Bayside Docs, 501 Munson Ave, Tc, (933-9150)
- The Walk-In Clinic, Us 31 South, (929-1234)
- Munson Medical Center, 1105 6th Street, (935-5000)
***Please call 995-1255 or stop in by Wednesday, Dec 18 if you need refills***
Dec 4, 2019 | Intercom, Student News
December 4, 2019
Almost three-quarters of the Earth’s surface is water, and in its 50 years, graduates of NMC’s Great Lakes Maritime Academy have been over just about all of it.
As the Academy formally celebrates its golden anniversary with a celebration this weekend, we look back at snapshot: A graduate from each decade. Collectively, they represent the breadth and diversity of the maritime industry, from Great Lakes freighters to ocean tankers, from commercial shipping to U.S. military, aboard vessels or shoreside.
“There’s a lot to see in the industry. It’s worldly. It’s global,” said 1998 graduate Scott Powell. He spent 11 years sailing the Great Lakes on ore boats, and in 2009 began teaching at the California State Maritime Academy, one of GLMA’s six sister academies. There he was the navigator for eight training cruises, in which the T/S Golden Bear sailed from Vallejo to places such as New Zealand and the Mediterranean Sea.
“That’s halfway across the world,” said Powell, who in 2018 moved back to teach at GLMA. “Now I’m back on the lakes again. I’ve now been around the world a lot on a ship.”
1970s: Mike Surgalski, 1979: Surgalski has come home, too. He’s currently the captain of GLMA’s training ship, the T/S State of Michigan, and was instrumental in its acquisition from the U.S. Coast Guard. The vessel arrived in Traverse City in 2002 and since then has provided about 60 days of required sea time to not only GLMA cadets, but those from other academies. Most recently the ship has offered internship opportunities to NMC culinary students, who are finding a lucrative niche working as cooks aboard ships.
1980s: Margo Marks, 1983: Former president of the Beaver Island Ferry Co. She joined the company that provides transportation to the island from Charlevoix in 2001. During her tenure, Marks also served her industry as the president of the Passenger Vessel Association, a national association representing owners and operators of dinner cruise vessels, sightseeing and excursion vessels, car and passenger ferries and other vessels that carry more than 200 million passengers per year. Prior to the ferry company, Marks worked as Elk Rapids Harbormaster. Her husband Todd also graduated in 1983 and worked on tankers on the West Coast.
1990s: Scott Powell, 1998, GLMA navigation instructor: Powell’s advice to prospective cadets is “to get as many different experiences as you can,” and the Flint-area native has certainly done so himself. In addition to his years sailing the Great Lakes and teaching at both Cal Maritime and GLMA, Powell is also an author. He contributed to six chapters of the 2017 edition of The American Practical Navigator. The Bible of the maritime industry, the text is kept on every military vessel, commercial vessels and in every maritime school. Powell’s specialty is Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS), which is “slowly replacing paper charts” aboard ship, he said.
2000s: Pat Drayer, 2003, U.S. Coast Guard: Since graduation, Drayer’s been stationed all over North America, from Miami, Florida to Juneau, Alaska. He currently holds the rank of commander and executive officer of the Marine Safety Unit at the U.S. Coast Guard station in Duluth, Minn. His career has focused on safety inspections of commercial vessels. “I can’t speak highly enough of the education I got,” Drayer said, citing the licensing credential the Academy offers as a major mark of industry credibility. “The standard of education they provided at GLMA and NMC was fantastic and really set me up.”
2010s: Alec Giamboi, 2019: Polar Tankers, a subsidiary of ConocoPhillips operating in the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline System, lifting crude oil in Valdez, Alaska, and discharging at ports along the West Coast and Hawaii. Giamboi was studying political science at Loyola University Chicago when he decided he wanted a more hands-on career, something that tapped into his love of water and that offered a fulfilling career immediately upon graduation. Google searches led him to GLMA. He interned with Polar Tankers as a student and went on to be hired after graduating this year. “I’ve loved it,” said the Youngstown, Ohio native.
Tickets are still available for Saturday’s celebration, to be held at the Hagerty Center. The event will honor Maritime cadets, industry partnerships, and the success of alumni and is set for 6:30–8:30 p.m. Tickets are $50/person, at nmc.edu/glma50.
In honor of the Academy’s 50th anniversary, NMC and GLMA have also published a history book. Contact the NMC Alumni Office for information on obtaining a copy. (231) 995-1021.
Dec 2, 2019 | Intercom, Media Mentions
The following college events and stories have appeared in the media in the past week. 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 Osterlin Library.
Northern Michigan maritime training school marking 50 years
Record-Eagle, Dec. 1
U.S. News & World Report, Dec. 1
(This story was featured in over 30 news outlets nationwide) (more…)
