Mar 10, 2015 | Intercom, Student News
This spring Northwestern Michigan College is offering a fun way to show off your inner superhero while benefiting the children of our community.
On Saturday, April 11, NMC’s Professional Communications class will host The Big Little Hero Race on the college’s main campus. All proceeds will go directly to Northern Michigan’s Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Community members of all ages are invited to dress up as their favorite superhero and run for a good cause throughout Traverse City’s beautiful Old Mission Peninsula. (more…)
Mar 9, 2015 | Intercom, Student News, Tech Tips
So you need to Login to NMC Services, but when you hit the login button nothing happens, so you enter it again, still nothing happens. What should you do? (more…)
Mar 9, 2015 | Intercom, Student News
Viewing Inuit Art in Toronto
Join Dennos Museum Store Manage Terry Tarnow, and other museum staff, April 23-26, 2015, for an excursion to the Inuit Showrooms in Toronto, Ontario. This trip gives collectors an opportunity to visit four Inuit showrooms not usually open to the public. For the collector it is a wonderful opportunity to purchase carvings, prints, textiles and gift items.
Travel day is Thursday, April 26 and all guests travel on their own and meet in Toronto where a block of rooms has been reserved at the Bond Place Hotel. Friday will be a non-stop day of visiting four Inuit showrooms. Saturday the group will visit museums and galleries in the Toronto area. (more…)
Mar 9, 2015 | Intercom, Student News
“Mike + Ruthy are carrying the torch for simple, heartfelt acoustic music with a direct line back to the Carter Family via Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams, Bob Dylan and even the Byrds.” — Maverick Magazine, UK
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will present Mike + Ruthy on Friday, March 27, 2015 at 8:00 PM in Milliken Auditorium. Tickets are $25 advance, $28 at the door and $22 for museum members plus fees. Tickets may be purchased on line at www.dennosmuseum.org, or by calling the Museum Box office at 231-995-1553; also at 1-800-836-0717 or www.MyNorthTickets.com.
2015 marks Ruth Ungar & Mike Merenda’s 16th year of musical collaboration. From their humble start whacking ukuleles at the Sidewalk Café’s “anti-hoot” open-mic on New York City’s Avenue A to singing down fascism with Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie at Carnegie Hall with string-band revivalists, The Mammals, Mike + Ruthy show no sign of coming up for air anytime soon. (more…)
Mar 9, 2015 | Intercom
On March 20, from noon to 1 p.m. come to Beckett 136 for a presentation on discovering the best kept secret to losing weight and lowering cholesterol.
Sherry Davis, Certified Instructor for Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM.org or SherryDavisCooking.com) will present an informative video featuring Dr. Neal Barnard, founder of PCRM, on foods that help you lower cholesterol and lose weight. (more…)
Mar 9, 2015 | Intercom, Welcome to NMC
Please join us in welcoming these new additions to our NMC staff! (more…)
Mar 9, 2015 | Intercom
Congrats to our February Sleep Challenge Winners: Irina Grougan & Sherry Trier! (more…)
Mar 9, 2015 | Intercom
New Total Compensation Page in the Employee Site
If you are looking for benefit, pay, career opportunities, recognition, or work/life balance information please visit the updated
Total Compensation Page: https://employees.nmc.edu/depts/human-resources/total-compensation/index.html (more…)
Mar 9, 2015 | Intercom
Are you looking for career opportunities? Find it here! jobs.nmc.edu. Current openings include:
Executive Director of the Office of Research, Planning, and Effectiveness
Engineering Instructor (more…)
Mar 9, 2015 | Intercom
Kudos to the following people and departments! (more…)
Mar 9, 2015 | Intercom
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! (more…)
Mar 6, 2015 | Intercom
The deadline for the spring semester’s round of Innovation Grant applications is April 1, 2015.
To submit an innovation grant click here »
Or check out the “quick links” on the NMC Foundation’s home page at www.nmc.edu/foundation
Please note that ALL applicants are required to do a 2-5 minute presentation for the committee plus plan 5 minutes for Q&A. (more…)
Mar 6, 2015 | Intercom
Fresh in from the hive! The Naked Bee products have landed.
Come on over and visit, we’d love to see you!
Mar 5, 2015 | Intercom, Student News
TRAVERSE CITY — This spring Northwestern Michigan College is offering a fun way to show off your inner superhero while benefiting the children of our community.
On Saturday, April 11, NMC’s Professional Communications class will host The Big Little Hero Race on the college’s main campus. All proceeds will go directly to Northern Michigan’s Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Community members of all ages are invited to dress up as their favorite superhero and run for a good cause throughout Traverse City’s beautiful Old Mission Peninsula. The Hero Race includes:
- Free, untimed one mile fun run/walk starting at 9 a.m.
- Timed 5k starting at 9:30 a.m.
- Timed 10k starting at 9:30 a.m.
Prizes will be awarded for top runners, costumes and teams. Every child entered will get a free superhero cape and mask and can enjoy face painting, food, and games after the race.
Registration is open now. All runners who register by March 23 will be guaranteed a Big Little Hero Race collectors technical t-shirt. Registration is $35 for the 10K, $30 for the 5K, and just $15 for students. The one mile fun run is free for all.
Future heroes of Traverse City can register online at nmc.edu/hero-race. For more information on the event, including super sponsorship opportunities, check out NMC Business Students for Big Brothers Big Sisters on Facebook.
Big Brothers Big Sisters helps children in need reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one mentoring relationships with volunteers.
This event is the result of a semester-long service learning project that aims to educate NMC students through real world experience that benefits the community.
RELEASE DATE: March 5, 2015
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Kristy McDonald
NMC Instructor
(231) 995-1059
kmcdonald@nmc.edu
Kyle Brownley
Student Contact
(616) 633-9995
Nmc4bbbs@gmail.com
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
Mar 4, 2015 | Intercom, Student News
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College in collaboration with local designers, artists, and skaters, will present an exhibition of skateboard design, art, and culture in the summer of 2015. Opening May 31, Sideways: Exploring Skateboard Art + Culture, will feature art and design from Aaron Draplin, Jason Abraham Smith, and Yoonhyup; photography from Mike Blabac; and approximately 50 decks designed by local and regional artists. (more…)
Mar 3, 2015 | Intercom, Student News
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College is proud to present the exhibition, It’s Our World: Artists Inspired by Children’s Visions of the Future, at The Greenspire School from February 20 through March 20, 2015. The exhibition was first shown at the Dennos in the fall of 2014, and has gained new life as a traveling exhibition available to local schools. (more…)
Mar 2, 2015 | Intercom, Student News, Tech Tips
Microsoft Office has held the market for professional and individual word processing, presentations, and data recording for years and with good reason. No other software platform has been able to create or support a well-rounded and thorough product to seriously threaten their market share. Google through their Google Apps has taken the basic functionality of Microsoft Office products like Word and Excel an added a very unique feature that works well with the established Microsoft Office programs. The feature allows documents to be created in Drive or Microsoft Word, and then allow, people to work on the same document at the same time and see the changes made in real time. (more…)
Mar 2, 2015 | Intercom
Friday Forums will occur one Friday each month through April. These forums are brought to you by the Center for Instructional Excellence which supports student learning by encouraging faculty-driven initiatives, promoting development of faculty knowledge, and recognizing the achievement of excellence. March’s Friday Forum will take place on Friday, March 6 from noon-1:30 p.m. in Founders Hall 110 and addresses the question: How can we help our students produce stronger writing in every class? Lunch is provided, good conversation is guaranteed.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 4 to Rita Kucera at rkucera@nmc.edu. (more…)
