May 1, 2023 | 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: The basis for all relationships
Instructor Susan Odgers’ monthly column on living with disability, Record-Eagle, April 30 (more…)
Apr 28, 2023 | HR Corner, Intercom
Please join us in celebrating the service award recipients who will be recognized at NMC’s annual employee recognition luncheon on May 11! If you plan to attend, RSVP to the invite on your NMC calendar. Questions? Email hr@nmc.edu
5 years
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- Diane Bolton
- Emilee Bruner
- Bob Bugai
- Jim Bussell
- Cory Dean
- Laurel Forton
- Cary Godwin
- Shelly Grant
- Brittany Hanbury
- Chris Hanna
- Stewart Jack
- Jackie Jorgensen
- Troy Kierczynski
- Katy Knight
- Brie Mills
- Josh Mills
- Troy Packard
- Patrick Podolan
- Ben Post
- Suzanne Rizzo
- Kyler Rosin
- Shannon Schultz
- Carl Shangraw
- Douglas Sieffert
- Nicole Speelman
- Melissa Thiebaut
- Nicole Zeiler
10 years
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- Cy Baker
- Lisa Cooper
- Ashley Darga
- Cindy Deemer
- Amanda Gower
- Jessica Johnson
- Patricia Lincoln
- Alissia Lingaur
- Don Loeffler
- Carly McCall
- Kyle Morrison
- David Mortensen-Chown
- Patrick Niemisto
- Mike Perreault
- Steve Rice
- Becca Richardson
- Susan Steele
- Jacob Wheeler
- Glenn Wolff
15 years
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- Leanne Baumeler
- Kim Gourlay
- David Hosler
- Val Reynolds
- Phil Trowbridge
- Hans VanSumeren
20 years
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- Mary Beeker
- Ed Borstel
- Patty Cron-Huhta
- Dean Haselton
- Amy Klei
- Mark Lyon
- Brian McCall
- Julia Sheerin
- Rob Weiler
- Christopher Wright
25 years
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- Anna Bachman
- Jenny Barnes
- Cindy Duby
- Neil Streeter
- Kirk Waterstripe
30 years
35 years
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- Keith Kelly
- Gary Klotzbach
- Deb Pharo
40 years
Apr 28, 2023 | HR Corner, Intercom
Kudos to Joan Sodini! Joan has been awesome at reimagining our orientation signage and branding! She created a great experience for our new students and elevated orientation to a higher level. She is lightning fast and asks questions to understand exactly what we need to create the best experience. Thank you for all of your work on Orientation and Commencement this year Joan!
Kudos to Kristy McDonald and Brady Corcoran! Congratulations to Kristy McDonald and the BUS 231 class on another fantastic Big Little Hero Race and to Brady Corcoran and the Audio Technology staff/students for the wonderful entertainment throughout the day.
Kudos to Kristy McDonald and her amazing BUS 231 Professional Communications students for the BigBrothers/Big Sisters Hero Race this past Saturday. The race was well attended and all of the activities behind North Hall were fun too! Great job!
Kudos to the Maritime team! It was wonderful to be able to tour the ship and see up close the hands-on opportunities we offer our students in the industry. It was clear that a lot of work went into the day to ensure it was a safe, fun experience for our community. So many smiling faces willing to answer questions and show off NMC awesome programs. Fabulous job!
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!
Apr 28, 2023 | HR Corner, Intercom
These employees recently started working at the college. Let’s welcome them to the NMC community!
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- Sam Carlson – Custodian
- Bruce Otte – Custodian
- Katie Truax, Supplemental – GLMA Deck Crew Mate
Apr 28, 2023 | Dennos Events, Intercom, Student Events
On Saturday, May 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. the Dennos Museum Center will be hosting the Spring Art Market. Come celebrate spring and moms at the Dennos with fun museum programming! Over 20 Michigan artists who work in a range of media including ceramics, jewelry, printmaking, painting, glass, metal, mixed media, fiber and wood will be selling their pieces while the museum is open.
Join us for a tour with the director, a Mother’s Day card making project, Michigan Legacy Art Park’s community art project, live art demonstrations and a pianist playing in the galleries during this FREE DAY at the museum.
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- 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Spring Art Market
- 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Make a Mother’s Day card
- 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Michigan Blue Community Art Project
- 12–3 p.m. Pianist in the galleries
- 3 p.m. Tour with the Dennos Museum Director
Parking is free in the Dennos Museum Center lot and throughout NMC’s campus.
Apr 28, 2023 | Intercom, Student Events
On Tuesday, May 2 at 3:30 p.m., Theater 152 students will present “An Evening of David Ives”—a selection of comic plays from All In The Timing, winner of the 1994 John Gassner Playwriting Award. The class performance will showcase the work of Theater 152 acting students. It will be held in the theater located in room 217 of Scholars Hall.
The running time is approximately one hour and ten minutes.
Admission is free; no tickets required. We hope to see you there!
Apr 28, 2023 | Intercom, Student News
To find these selections and many other new titles, see the NMC library catalog.
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Apr 26, 2023 | Intercom, Student News
TRAVERSE CITY — Certificates in computer support and cybersecurity specialization and Esports management will debut at NMC in January, offering students several additional paths to employment.
NMC’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved the computer support specialist and cybersecurity specialist certificates Monday. At one semester and one year to complete, respectively, both align with NMC’s strategic goal of offering future-focused education — more classes in shorter formats.
‘We’re giving students the opportunity to have quicker completion,” said Vice President for Educational Services Stephen Siciliano.
Employers also seek a faster path to credentials.The computer support specialist certificate will reduce the time to earn a credential from nearly two years to one semester. Students would potentially also receive six IT industry-recognized certifications that employers value. These certifications were recently approved by the State of Michigan as a measurement for student completion.
Both certificates will help students find employment in Michigan’s strong IT industry — multiple IT careers are among Michigan’s hot 50 jobs with the best prospects through 2030.
The Esports certificate builds upon NMC’s success with varsity Esports teams, and puts NMC at the forefront of Esports’ development into an academic discipline. The certificate is designed to feed into the current business administration associate degree, or a bachelor’s degree in Esports production that Ferris State University launched last fall. Lake Michigan College starts an associate degree program this year.
“So many potential students or current students are gamers. This will be a different path for them, to take something they love doing and make it into a career,” said Terri Gustafson, NMC’s Esports director. NMC entered varsity Esports competition last year with two teams, and expanded to five this year. Nineteen students played varsity this semester, each earning a $500 scholarship per semester.
Both CIT certificates use existing curriculum, meaning NMC incurs no additional costs. The cybersecurity certificate creates another area of specialization for students, and allows them to begin working in the field after a year. Students could also choose to stack the certificates toward associate degrees.
The Esports certificate utilizes existing courses in business, communications and visual communications. Five new experiential Esports courses are now in development. Job opportunities in Esports exist in marketing, accounting and graphic design, Gustafson said.
Release date: APRIL 26, 2023
For more information:
Cari Noga
NMC Communications Director
cnoga@nmc.edu
Call or text (231) 392-1800
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Apr 26, 2023 | Intercom, International Affairs Forum, Student Events
NMC’s International Affairs Forum will discuss press freedom around the world on Wednesday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the Milliken Auditorium at the Dennos Museum Center. IAF will welcome to the stage career journalists Joyce Barnathan and Gene Gibbons. Joyce Barnathan was president of the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) for 15 years where she helped advocate for quality journalism on the forefront of a changing media landscape. Previously, Barnathan served as the executive editor, Global Franchise, for BusinessWeek. Before that, she served as the Asia regional editor and Hong Kong bureau manager.
Barnathan came to BusinessWeek from Newsweek, where she served as State Department correspondent, Moscow Bureau Chief, and Special Projects Correspondent covering presidential elections.
Barnathan holds a bachelor’s degree in Russian and Chinese studies and a master’s degree in Asian studies from Washington University, as well as a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. She is the winner of five Overseas Press Club Awards, including three as part of BusinessWeek’s Asia team, as well as the National Headliner Award. She is a trustee of the Arthur F. Burns Fellowships Program and serves on the steering committee of the Global Forum for Media Development.
Barnathan is committed to strengthening the news media to ensure that we all enjoy vibrant, democratic societies.
Gene Gibbons covered Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Clinton during a 40-year career as a political journalist. Gibbons is a former Reuters’ chief White House correspondent and previously was a Washington-based United Press International (UPI) reporter.
Gibbons served on the board of the White House Correspondents Association and is a past president of the Radio-Television Correspondents Association. His career highlights include serving as a Presidential Debate panelist in 1992 and as a Joan M. Shorenstein Fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government in 2010. He has appeared on The PBS NewsHour and other telecasts. Gibbons has written and released a memoir entitled BREAKING NEWS Six Presidents – The Queen – A Pope: A Life in Journalism.
The event at Milliken Auditorium is open to the public and will be available to livestream, including a public Q&A. The event includes a welcome reception with refreshments at 5:30 p.m..
In-person tickets are required and available for purchase at TCIAF.com or at the door for $15 per person. Attendance for students and educators is free. Registration is required to livestream.
For in-person tickets, livestream registration, and all event details, visit TCIAF.com.
Apr 26, 2023 | Intercom, Student News
April 26, 2023
Certificates in computer support and cybersecurity specialization and Esports management will debut at NMC next year, offering students several additional paths to employment.
On Monday, NMC’s Board of Trustees approved the computer support specialist and cybersecurity specialist certificates. At one semester and one year to complete, respectively, both align with NMC’s strategic goal of offering future-focused education — more classes in shorter formats.
‘We’re giving students the opportunity to have quicker completion,” said Vice President for Educational Services Stephen Siciliano. Employers also seek a faster path to credentials.The computer support specialist certificate will reduce the time to earn a credential from nearly two years to one semester.
Both certificates will help students find employment in Michigan’s strong IT industry — multiple IT careers are among Michigan’s hot 50 jobs with the best prospects through 2030.
The Esports certificate builds upon NMC’s success with varsity Esports teams, and puts NMC at the forefront of Esports as an academic discipline. The certificate is designed to feed into a bachelor’s degree in Esports production that Ferris State University launched last fall. Lake Michigan College starts an associate degree program this year.
“So many potential students or current students are gamers. This will be a different path for them, to take something they love doing and make it into a career,” said Terri Gustafson, NMC’s Esports director. NMC entered varsity Esports competition last year with two teams, and expanded to five this year. Nineteen students played varsity this semester, each earning a $500 scholarship per semester.
Students would potentially also receive six IT industry recognized certifications that employers value. These certifications were recently approved by the State of Michigan as a measurement for student completion.
The cybersecurity certificate creates another area of specialization for students, and allows them to begin working in the field after a year. Students could also choose to stack the certificates toward associate degrees.
“The demand for this is not going down. There’s a lot of potential for students,” Trustee Rachel Johnson said of cybersecurity, calling it one of the most expensive risks employers must manage.
Both CIT certificates use existing curriculum, meaning NMC incurs no additional costs. Gustafson said five new Esports courses are now in development and she expects the certificate to be offered in January 2024, at the same time as the CIT certificates. Job opportunities in Esports exist in marketing, accounting and graphic design, Gustafson said.
Apr 24, 2023 | HR Corner, Intercom
Joan Sodini was recently promoted to Creative Director. Congratulations, Joan!
Apr 24, 2023 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
NMC is dedicated to fostering and sharing knowledge about sustainability while minimizing consumption and encouraging ethical practices, both on and off campus. Thanks to our Campus Sustainability Committee and Student Green Team, employees and students have the opportunity to participate in a variety of events this week that instill appreciation for nature, spread awareness about actions we can take to live more sustainably and provide stewardship to keep our campus and community clean. View the full schedule of Earth Week events and don’t forget to take the campus sustainability pledge!
Who’s been a Hawk Owl Helper or Hero for you? Let us know at publicrelations@nmc.edu!
Apr 24, 2023 | 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.
“It goes full circle:” New united Way dental clinic will address systemic lack of pediatric care in region
Record-Eagle, April 22
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Apr 21, 2023 | HR Corner, Intercom
Congratulations to the 2022-2023 Staff and Team Excellence Award nominees. Award winners will be announced on May 11 at You Made It Possible, NMC’s annual employee recognition celebration.
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Apr 21, 2023 | HR Corner, Intercom
Employee performance evaluations and goals have been sent out through NEOED Perform.
Additional NEOED training is available. Click here to find a training time that works for your schedule, then click Schedule to see all dates and times and select Enroll to receive the training calendar invitation and to find the Zoom link.
The timelines for goals and performance evaluations are listed below.
Spring 2023 adjunct performance reviews timeline
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- April 20 – Reviews launched
- May 12 – Adjunct writes self review
- June 26 – Academic Chair/reviewer writes review
- June 26 – Manage meeting reviewer
- June 26 – Acknowledge meeting sign off electronically (both)
2022 – 2023 faculty performance reviews timeline
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- 4/14/2023 – Faculty current year goals (this year only) and reviews available
- 4/24/2023 – Faculty current year goals (2022-2023) due in NeoEd Perform
- 5/1/2023 – Supervisors approve current year goals in NeoEd Perform*
- 5/26/23 Faculty self-evaluations due*
- 7/24/23 – Supervisors evaluations finalized & meetings conducted*
- 7/31/23 – Goals plans available to add new faculty goals (New)
- 9/15/23 – All Faculty annual goal plans submitted to supervisor*
- 10/13/22 – Annual Plan goals approved by supervisors*
- 10/13/22 – Faculty begin working on goals*
2022-2023 staff performance reviews timeline:
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- 4/24/2023 – Staff current year goals (2022-2023) due in NeoEd Perform
- 5/1/2023 – Supervisors approve current year goals in NeoEd Perform
- 5/26/2023 – Staff self-evaluations due
- 6/23/2023 – Supervisor evaluations finalized & meetings conducted (all forms signed electronically by supervisor and employee)
- 6/23/2023 – Staff goal planning meetings completed
- 6/24/2023 – Staff goal plans available (New)
- 7/21/2023 – Staff goal plans due to supervisors (electronically)
- 7/28/2023 – Supervisors approve staff goal plans
- 7/28/2023 – Staff begin working on their new goals
For additional support, please email hr@nmc.edu or enter a HelpDesk ticket under NEOED/SilkRoad.
Apr 21, 2023 | HR Corner, Intercom
These employees recently started working at the college. Let’s welcome them to the NMC community!
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- Matthew Forgrave – Custodian
- Lawrence Albosta – Custodian
- Katrina Prohaszka – Web Developer
- Seth Gorham, Supplemental – GLMA Deck Crew Mate
- Nick Pupel – Adjunct Welding Instructor
- Jamie Mosier, Supplemental – Tutor
Apr 21, 2023 | HR Corner, Intercom
Kudos to Bridget Sova! Bridget has stepped in this year to coordinate the Blair Elementary Mentoring program and planned an amazing end-of-year campus tour for the 5th graders. The students visited three campuses and were introduced to 10 of NMC’s programs throughout their visit. These students may very well be first generation students that before this program, never saw college as an option. Bridget showed them the possibilities in Health Care, Automotive, Marine Tech, Culinary and much more! The amount of coordination across campus it took, along with patience and creative thinking was impressive. We are so lucky to have Bridget on our team.
Kudos to Krissy Steinebach, Lindsey Lipke and Emilee Bruner! I would like to take a moment to thank and recognize Krissy, Lindsey (both from the Business Office) and Emilee (from Auxiliary Services) for graciously and expeditiously getting check payments out to new vendors for the Big Little Hero Race this Saturday. These three individuals had different pieces of the process to complete by collaborating and communicating (across campus) with each other to get the entire process done on a very tight timeline. Lindsey had to approve the new vendors, Emilee had to get them set up in Banner and Krissy had to process the checks. They worked together as a “well oiled machine” and accomplished this task in record time. Thank you all for your hard work (day-in and day0out)! It is appreciated beyond words!
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!
Apr 21, 2023 | Intercom, Student News
Damon Livingston, the NMC varsity Esports Madden 23 player, will be competing in the NJCAA-E Championship match against Hutchinson Community College on Saturday, April 22 at 6 p.m. in the NMC Esports lab.
Damon finished the league regular season undefeated and has won his quarterfinal and semi-final matches 3-0. His opponent in the championship also ended the regular season and first two rounds of the playoffs undefeated, setting up a competition between the #1 and #2 seeds in the playoffs. This is the first league championship game for the NMC Esports program.
