The NMC Explore Blog is a place where we share the stories of the college and current or past students. Posts in the blog range from study abroad experiences to internships, and from class projects to alumni anecdotes. Explore the blog here!
We’re looking for more material to post on the Explore Blog- and that’s where you come in! (more…)
Read about the Manufacturing Summit and how we are helping to plan for Northern MI’s manufacturing future, find out what Bill Marsh, Jr. is reading, learn how to be more productive each day, and see our upcoming workshops!
Check out our November 2014 Training Services Newsletter! (more…)
Read NMC instructor Susan Odgers’ latest column in the Traverse City Record-Eagle here.
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This is a reminder that the Student Life office can assist students with mental health concerns, as well as a variety of other personal needs. If you know of a student who is struggling mentally with stress, depression or anxiety, they can offer personal counseling services free of charge to all students. They can also help students get connected with other community resources for help with housing, food assistance, child care and transportation. (more…)
Grand Traverse area girls will learn how to make strides in non-traditional careers at the thirteenth annual GirlTECH Friday, November 21, 2014 at NMC’s Parsons-Stulen Building.
GirlTECH was developed to encourage high school girls enrolled in any Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District school to consider non-traditional careers, defined as those careers in which women comprise 25 percent or less of the workforce.
Multiple speakers will discuss their career paths network with students. Non-traditional students from NMC and the TBA Career-Tech Center will present students with information about local training programs for high school junior and seniors and NMC programs.
Event sponsors include NMC, the American Association of University Women, Traverse Bay Area Career-Tech Center, Benzie Area Zonta Club and the Zonta Club of Leelanau County.
Are you looking for career opportunities? Find it here! https://jobs.nmc.edu/ (more…)
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! (more…)
The 2014 NMC Challenge winner is the Aviation Department! They donated a total of 159 items. They will be enjoying their catered meal from Spaghetti Jim’s.
Second place was Advising with a total of 124 items and third place was the Business Academic Area with 101.
Thank you so much to all of the departments, faculty and staff who participated. The students enjoyed learning about all of our different areas on campus. NMC collected a total of 901 items. As a class they collected over 24,000 items and filled 15 pantries. (more…)
TRAVERSE CITY — NMC’s performance ensembles invite you to join them for one of five upcoming holiday-themed concerts:
December 5 – The NMC Jazz Ensembles for present their Winter Jazz Ensemble Showcase! Laurie Sears directs the Jazz Lab Band and Jazz Big Band. 7:30 p.m, Milliken Auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for seniors (ages 62 and older) and children (ages 12 and younger). Admission for NMC students with student ID is free. Call the Milliken Auditorium box office at (231) 995-1553 for more information.
December 6 – NMC Chamber Singers and NMC Vocal Jazz Ensemble present “Sounds of the Season” featuring holiday music for voices. Jeffrey Cobb and Mike Davis direct. 7:30 p.m., Central United Methodist Church. Tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for seniors (ages 62 and older) and children (ages 12 and younger). Tickets are available at the door. Call (231) 995-1338 for more information.
December 9 – The NMC Concert Band presents Traditional Music of the Holiday Season. Pat Brumbaugh directs a joint concert with the Northport Community Band. 7:30 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for seniors (ages 62 and older) and children (ages 12 and younger). Admission for NMC students with student ID is free. Call the Milliken Auditorium box office at (231) 995-1553 for more information.
December 13 -14 – The NMC Grand Traverse Chorale and Children’s Choir join the Traverse Symphony Orchestra for “Home for the Holidays.” Come be a part of this wonderful tradition! 7:30 p.m Dec. 13, 3 p.m. Dec. 14, both at Lars Hockstad Auditorium. Call the TSO at (231) 947-7120 for more information.
Diana Fairbanks
Director of Public Relations, Marketing and Communications
dfairbanks@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1019
NMC’s performance ensembles invite you to join them for the following upcoming holiday-themed concerts. (more…)
Please join us in welcoming these new additions to our NMC staff!
Tech Tips is presented by our Technology Help Desk and will provide you with simple explanations to tech troubles you may come upon in everyday technology use. These posts will occur regularly and will include a wide variety of topics. If you have further questions regarding the Tech Tips, please contact the Technology Help Desk at (231) 995-3020. (more…)
“Everyone Has A Story: Share Our Bench” is a performance of writings/reading from writers in the NMC Writing Workshop for people experienced with homelessness. The event will take place on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. at Inside Out Gallery in Traverse City. Admission is free and everyone is welcome! (more…)
The NMC Holiday Party will be held Friday, December 12, 2014 from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the Hagerty Center on our Great Lakes Campus.
Employees and retirees are asked to please remember to RSVP by December 5, 2014 if you plan to attend. RSVP to Cheri Paul at (231) 995-1026 or cpaul@nmc.edu.
New this year: Instead of our usual food drive, we’ll be collecting winter clothing at the party (coats, hats, scarves and gloves) to donate to the Father Fred Foundation. Update: New and gently used items are acceptable! Also, beginning Monday, December 1, you’ll find large red barrels in various campus locations for the collection of clothing drive items. Feel free to use them to donate whether or not you can attend the party!
Also NEW this year: A photographer will be at the party to take a group shot of everyone, including guests! Immediately following the 6 p.m. prize drawing, we’ll gather to have our picture taken.
Peggy Shinn recently transitioned to the full-time position of Accounting Assistant in the Business Office on November 2, 2014. Peggy can be reached at (231) 995-11942 or pshinn@nmc.edu. (more…)
TRAVERSE CITY — Copies of A Colorful Cast, a newly-published retrospective chronicling the rise of visual arts in the Grand Traverse Region and the legacy and rich history of the NMC Art Department, are now available for purchase.
Conceived by retired NMC art department chairman Paul Welch, written by local author Heather Shumaker, stewarded by NMC archivist Ann Swaney and designed by NMC Visual Communications students, A Colorful Cast highlights the men and women who created a wave of visual arts in the Grand Traverse Region and celebrates the role that NMC played in building regional interest in visual arts. The galleries, the studios and the festivals that now draw thousands to our region all were influenced by the vibrant learning environment of Northwestern Michigan College and the artists who have gathered and learned here.
Copies of A Colorful Cast are $29.95 and are available at the NMC Bookstore, Dennos Museum Store, at Horizon Books in downtown Traverse City and through the NMC Foundation by calling (231) 995-1021. Proceeds from the sale of A Colorful Cast will go to support visual arts scholarships at Northwestern Michigan College.
Kudos to the following individuals and departments!