Thanks to all of the employees working to host the Transfer Fair and College Night, both to be held Wednesday in the Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center. These two major events help current students map a path to their goals, and help recruit new students.
Who’s been a Hawk Owl Helper or Hero for you? Let us know at publicrelations@nmc.edu!
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.
Celebration: Indigenous People’s Day events Monday
Record-Eagle, Oct. 8
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Did you know that your tuition waiver benefits extend beyond credit classes? Take a fitness class, learn a new hobby, or even enjoy a date night with your partner. Check out these upcoming classes! Place the class in your shopping cart in order to see the discount.
Supercharge Your Workplace: 10 Tips for Writing With ChatGPT
Thursday, Oct. 19; 12–1:30 p.m. (livestream)
Employee price: $12 (public price: $25)
Could you use more time in your work day? More productivity in your workplace? Guided by NMC technical writing instructor Janet Lively, learn to harness the power of artificial intelligence to draft persuasive emails, craft a compelling marketing message, create a comprehensive business report, and more.
Register here
Sushi Rolls
Saturday, Oct. 21; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Employee price: $42 (public price: $99)
Chef Misaeng, a native of Japan, guides this hands-on class including tips on ingredient selection, preparation, and serving ideas. Leave with new skills, samples you prepared in class and your own sushi mat to make sushi at home.
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The Ice Age: A Journey into Earth’s Frozen Past
Wednesday, Nov. 8; 6–9 p.m.
Employee price: $22 (public price: $49)
The Ice Age was a transformative period in Earth’s history, shaping landscapes, ecosystems, and even the evolution of species. From the colossal ice sheets that covered vast regions to the unique adaptations of the creatures that roamed the icy landscapes, delve into the fascinating world of the Ice Age!
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What is October Conference? October Conference is NMC’s professional development day. The college will be closed on Tuesday, October 10, so we can all learn together. Attendance is required for all regular faculty and staff. Adjunct faculty are encouraged to join us!
This year’s theme is Growing a Culture of Innovation at NMC. Our program and project group work will give us the opportunity to connect with colleagues from across campus with the aim of supporting innovation and advancing strategic work at NMC. View the schedule for the day here and remember to sign up for your project if you haven’t already. Click to view the list of projects and register for your group.
The conference begins at 8 a.m. with coffee and donuts in the Dennos Museum followed by a program in the Milliken Auditorium. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Andy Gold, Vice President of Strategic Engagement for the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE), will share tools and resources to assist us with moving projects forward using design thinking principles. Project groups will work together for the rest of the day.
If you have questions, please contact Lori Hodek at lhodek@nmc.edu (231) 995-1143 or Janet Lively at jlively@nmc.edu (231) 995-1231.
A sailor, a pilot, and a chef walk into West Hall…and decide to submit to the NMC Mag!
Have a talent for tomfoolery? Trying to conquer your crushing sense of existential dread? Stretch your funny bone with a submission to NMC’s award-winning creative arts magazine!
Knock our Crocs™ off with your rib-tickling fine art, design, illustration, photography, video, comics, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, essay, recipes and more!
Accepted mediums include:
Visit nmc.edu/nmcmagazine to submit your entry. The deadline to enter is Friday, November 3, 2023.
The NMC Library is presenting a StoryWalk® in celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
You Hold Me Up / Gimanaadenim by Monique Gray Smith will be available to view along the sidewalk north of the campus apartments from Monday, Oct. 9 through Friday, Oct. 20. If you are strolling the campus with little ones, be sure to take in this beautiful dual-language (Anishinaabemowin and English) book about love, support, and building relationships.
The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library.
NMC’s wellness program, Hawk Owl Health, includes a number of features to help employees lead a healthy lifestyle. Visit the wellness page to learn more.
The need to access mental health support and wellness has increased and we recognize that supporting employees in this area is critical.
NMC is excited to share that we have worked with Ulliance and upgraded the number of visits for counseling and coaching per topic to meet the needs of our employees.
With this upgrade, you will receive:
Ulliance Central Number: 1-800-448-8326
Open Enrollment for 2024 is Nov. 6–17. Please plan to attend one of the two Zoom meetings that are scheduled for Nov. 6, 2023, at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. All employees should have received a calendar invite for these open enrollment meetings. If you did not, please contact Hollie DeWalt.
A recorded session will be available on the benefits webpage for those who are unable to attend.
Reconnect students David Hipolito, Computer Information Technology, and Hannah Ramsby, Culinary
This week, Michiganders ages 21–24 who don’t already have a college degree got a limited time opportunity to increase their lifetime earning power at potentially no cost to them.
For just over a year, Michigan Reconnect, which began offering free in-district tuition to adults 25 and older without a degree in 2021, is being extended to 21- to 24-year-olds. The only other eligibility requirements are a minimum of one year’s residency in Michigan, and a high school diploma or equivalent. The application deadline is Nov. 15, 2024 and students must start classes by the fall 2024 semester.
NMC estimates between 400–450 current students will be eligible, and the expansion could also draw in new students.
“NMC is so excited that the opportunity Michigan Reconnect presents is now available to younger adults,” said NMC President Nick Nissley. “We know from decades of data that education beyond high school is the surest way people can improve their future incomes. Michigan Reconnect now makes that education much more affordable for many more people.”
A 2021 study by Traverse Connect, the region’s economic development agency, showed that the largest chunk of northwest Michigan’s jobs, 43 percent, require more than a high school diploma but less than a bachelor’s degree. 2021 Georgetown University research shows that over an earning lifetime, associate degree graduates earn an average of $400,000 more than high school or GED graduates.
At NMC, Grand Traverse County residents are considered in-district. Those who live elsewhere still receive significant discounts, paying only the difference between the in district and out of district rates. Other aid can also offset some of those costs.
This fall, NMC saw a 20 percent jump in Reconnector enrollment by the original 25+ population. Some 278 students are receiving the Reconnect scholarship, with an average award of $1,561. Nearly 80 percent of those students have tuition and fees covered in full between Reconnect and Pell grants.
Students have used Reconnect to enroll in virtually all of NMC’s 60 programs.
David Hipolito, 25, is enrolled in Computer Information Technology. Many of the courses he takes in the CIT program are online and he appreciates that format because it allows him to balance school and a full-time job. Hipolito also endorses NMC’s instructors, substantial student support services, and campus vibe. “NMC is a small community; you feel like you’re at home,” he said.
Hannah Ramsby, 28, is enrolled in Culinary Arts. Reconnect is a huge relief because it means she doesn’t have to take out loans. She encourages others to take advantage of it: “I often struggle asking for help. The money is there to help. I love that it is helping those who may think that they’re too old to go to school or don’t deserve it.”
The Reconnect expansion to 21–24 is funded by a $70 million appropriation from the Michigan Legislature.
In 2019, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer established Michigan’s 60 by 30 goal of having 60 percent of adults have a college degree or skills certificate by 2030. It’s now 50.5 percent.
TRAVERSE CITY –Some 450 area middle and high school students will have a chance to “try a trade” when NMC hosts the annual Building Tomorrow event Thursday Oct. 5 and Friday, Oct. 6 at the Aero Park Laboratories building.
Set for 9 a.m.–2 p.m. both days, the event is a hands-on experience for students to explore a career in the skilled trades. Students will rotate through several stations including carpentry, electrical, HVAC, automotive, welding and excavation site work.
Aero Park Laboratories is located at 2525 Aero Park Dr. on NMC’s Aero Park campus.
There is strong employer demand for skilled trades workers. A 2021 regional skills gap study found that it faced the greatest hiring challenges of any labor segment, with a third of northwest Michigan employers reporting difficulty hiring people with necessary skills.
NMC offers both degrees and certificates in automotive technology, construction technology, engineering technology, manufacturing technology, renewable energy technology, surveying and welding technology. In all technical programs, enrollments are limited to maximize students’ access to the most current technology and industry-knowledgeable instructors. Technical curriculum is reviewed and approved by local advisory committees.
Carolyn Andrews
NMC Technical Division
(231) 995-2803
candrews@nmc.edu
Congratulations to the Student Success team for receiving a $193,600 grant from Michigan’s Sixty by 30 Adult Student Success Grant program. The funds, to be received over two years, will be spent to improve adult student onboarding, based on the results of data and evidence on the current adult student experience.
Who’s been a Hawk Owl Helper or Hero for you? Let us know at publicrelations@nmc.edu!
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.
Preserving a place for refuge and reflection
Cleburne Times-Review, Oct. 1
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The NMC Jazz Bands will join the Jeff Haas Trio for two upcoming shows at The Alluvion this month as part of the “Jazz For All” series.
The Jazz Big Band members includes players from multiple local groups who come together to form one of the best big bands in the area. The Jazz Lab Band is a mixture of experienced community members and NMC students who come together to play a variety of traditional jazz ensemble staples that define the genre.
$1-20 honor cover at the door (no presale). Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The Jeff Haas Trio starts at 6 p.m. and the big bands go on at 7:15pm.
The Alluvion is located at 414 East 8th Street, second floor, Traverse City, MI, 49686.
To find these selections and many other new titles, see the NMC library catalog.
Northwestern Michigan College’s Dental Assistant program is undergoing re-accreditation by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). As part of that process, the community has the opportunity to provide comments pertaining to the standards of the Dental Assistant program’s policies and procedures used in the Commission’s accreditation process.
A copy of the appropriate accreditation standards and/or the Commission’s policy on third-party comments may be obtained by contacting the Commission by calling 1-800-232-6108. All comments submitted must pertain only to the standards relative to the particular program being reviewed or policies and procedures used in the accreditation process. Signed or unsigned comments will be considered. Names/signatures will be removed from comments prior to forwarding them to the program. Third party comments must be received no later than October 7, 2023.
The site visit was postponed and rescheduled from September 21–22 to December 7–8.
Advance your career in nursing with Davenport’s BSN completion program. Join the upcoming informational session to learn how to transfer to Davenport University and earn a BSN in 10 courses. Davenport’s Traverse City team will guide you through the application process and you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions of our faculty experts.
Benefits of completing your BSN at Davenport University include:
Friday, October 13
1:30 p.m.
James Becket Building, room 136 (#13 on the campus map)
Now accepting applications for winter enrollment. Please contact Zach Whitaker, Campus Director and Nursing Advisor, at zwhitaker@davenport.edu or (616)732-1180 for questions.
Did you know that your tuition waiver benefits extend beyond credit classes? Take a fitness class, learn a new hobby, or even enjoy a date night with your partner. Check out these upcoming classes! Place the class in your shopping cart in order to see the discount.
All Over Old Towne Walking Tour
Saturday, Oct. 7; 9–11 a.m.
Employee price: $19 (public price: $49)
There are wonderful tales to be told in Old Towne – what was known for 100 years simply as “the South Side.” Local author Marty MacLeod takes you back in time to rediscover this lively neighborhood, from grain and lumber mills to the iconic Wilhelm’s and Brady’s to the Pere Marquette train station and roundhouse.
Register here
Wine Appreciation 101: The Art of Wine Tasting
Wednesday, Oct. 11; 7–9 p.m.
Employee price: $32 (public price: $99)
Do you wish you knew more about wine and wine tasting? Through this course, you will master the art of wine tasting, learning the ins and outs of correctly discerning the flavors and aromas that make each wine unique. Armed with this newfound skill, you will approach wine with a renewed sense of confidence and a fresh perspective.
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Pickling & Fermenting Masterclass
Fri Nov. 10; 6–9 p.m. & Sat, Nov. 11; 9 a.m to 2 p.m.
Employee price: $99 (public price: $349)
Perfect for avid home cooks, farmer’s market enthusiasts, CSA patrons, and novice chefs, this class dives into methods to preserve our local produce through pickling and fermentation. Chef Jim Morse leads an in-depth, hands-on class that traces the history of pickling and fermentation for both preservation and nutritional benefits. Students will prepare vinegar-brined pickles, naturally-fermented pickles, kimchi, kraut, and kombucha. Chef Morse will also open his pantry of pickles and ferments for students to sample.
Register here