Upcoming NMC Jazz Band Performances
The NMC Jazz Bands will be performing at the West Bay Beach Holiday Inn Resort in Traverse City on Thursday, October 18 and Thursday, October 25 at 7 p.m. Free admission and all ages welcome!
Info Session: Freshwater Science and Sustainability
You can transfer to WMU to complete this unique, interdisciplinary bachelor’s degree in Traverse City.
This free event will be held Thursday, October 25, 5 p.m. at the NMC Great Lakes Campus, Room 111.
WMU will pay your application fee if you attend and apply for this program by November 9. Register online at bit.ly/freshwater-oct or by calling (231) 995-1846
University Center College Night Tuesday, October 9
Visit the University Center for College Night Tuesday, October 9 from 7-9 p.m. in rooms 215 & 217.
Make visiting colleges easy this fall. Join us for one night and learn about eight universities that have a home base right here in Traverse City! Learn about the programs available from: Central Michigan University, Davenport University, Grand Valley State University, Ferris State University, Spring Arbor University, Western Michigan University and Michigan State University.
Learn what your next step is to prepare for college:
● Meet with university representatives that have classrooms right here in T.C.
● Take a self-guided tour of the University Center
● Oh Yea, and get sweet swag!
Sign up and show up:
● First 50 people who sign up receive a free t-shirt
● To sign up click here or call 231-499-7712 (registration not required)
Passport to Rwanda October 11
The Passport Lecture Series is a chance to explore other cultures though the experience of international speakers.
On October 11, from 12:15-1 p.m., bring your lunch to Founders Hall Room 110 and hear International Peacemaker, Pastor Jerome Bizimana Nkumbuyinka, share his powerful stories of reconciliation in Rwanda following the genocide years.
Global Endorsement students, please bring your GE passport so it can be stamped to earn event points!
Hawk Owl Cafe Doors Open Early
NMC Dining Services is opening the doors to the Hawk Owl Cafe in the Oleson Center weekdays at 9 a.m., to give students and staff a place to hang out, listen to music, study, play pool, etc.
Food service at the Hawk Owl Cafe will still be available from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week.
Come relax before or after class!
Flu Clinics
No Appointment Necessary! Visit Student Health Services in Biederman Building, Room 106:
- Monday, September 17: 10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
- Thursday, September 20: 1-3 p.m.
- Tuesday, September 25: 1-3 p.m.
- Wednesday, September 26: 9-11 a.m.
Cost:
- Students: $15
- Faculty & Staff: $20 (no cost if covered under NMC insurance)
NOTE! All flu clinics subject to change per current CDC and/or GT Co. Health Dept. recommendations and vaccine availability.
Call 995-1255 with questions
Persistence + grit = Success Story
September 26 2018
Thirteen years ago, Becca Richardson calculated that her desire to stop waiting tables was greater than her fear of math.
Today she’s a living example of both facing her fears and calculating correctly. The former developmental math student is the newest member of NMC’s math faculty.
As an NMC student, Richardson’s math placement test score was so low that she avoided taking any math classes when she first enrolled, after her graduation from Benzie Central High School in 2002. After only a semester that had expanded into avoiding any classes whatsoever.
“I just gave up. Maybe college isn’t for me,” Richardson recalled thinking.
Two years later, however, waitressing was getting “really old” and Richardson returned. Her math placement score was still low, even below that recommended for the most entry-level math course, Math 08. Still, aware she needed at least one math class for a degree, she signed up.
“It only took me a few classes to decide I liked it,” she said. She earned a 4.0 from instructor Mark Nelson in the class, and even tutored classmates, who told her she was good at explaining concepts. Maybe she should consider becoming a teacher.
Richardson took that advice — and more math classes. She transferred from NMC to Ferris State at the University Center in 2007, earned her bachelor’s in math from in 2012, and a master’s from the University of Idaho in 2015. She also taught as an NMC adjunct for five years. As of this fall she’s officially come full circle, settled in the now-retired Nelson’s former office, right inside the Tanis Building’s Math Center, where students come for drop-in tutoring.
She sees reflections of her former self sitting in many of her classes.
“A lot of times, I can remember having the same exact questions,” said Richardson.
Besides herself as Exhibit A, Richardson now has encouraging words for those students.
“I don’t think there’s such a thing as being bad at math. You’re just not practiced,” she said. “Persistence and perseverance is what will get you through.”
The Art of: Perspective
Saturday, October 27, 2018, 6:30-8 PM, Dennos Museum Center
Free Event
Join author and activist Larry Plamondon for an in-depth look at the stories between the paintings in the exhibition, Visions of American Life: Paintings from the Manoogian Collection, 1850-1940, organized and toured by the Detroit Institute of Arts. Plamondon will offer a historical perspective of the time period as it relates to the Native American experience, pulling from his own involvement in various movements during the 20th century. Supported by a grant from Art Bridges. Sponsored by Northwestern Michigan College’s Native American Student Organization (NASO).
John Primer Blues Concert
Saturday, October 20, 2018, 8 PM, Milliken Auditorium
John Primer has undisputedly helped build the sound and style of Chicago blues as we know it today. The echos of tradition bellowing from the birthplaces he played such as: Maxwell Street, Theresa’s, Checkerboard and Rosa’s Lounges, pulse from every chord in his fingers today. John Primer is still at the top of his game. With his strong traditionalist blues phrasing, seasoned rhythm and blues vocals and lightning-fast slide guitar techniques, few artists can match him and none have his vast, real deal, blues history. John Primer is a Chicago Blues living legend.
Tickets are free for NMC students with valid ID (pick them up in person at the Museum), $24 for members, $27 advanced, and $30 at the door by calling the museum at 231.995.1055, MyNorth Tickets at 800.836.0717, or online at https://mynorthtickets.com/
Free Screening of Dawnland
Thursday, October 11, 2018, 7 PM, Dutmers Theatre
Dawnland presented by Indy Lens Pop-Up (56 minutes)
By Adam Mazo and Ben Pender-Cudlip
Follow the first government-sanctioned truth and reconciliation commission in the U.S., which investigates the devastating impact of Maine’s child welfare practices on Native American communities. With exclusive access to this groundbreaking process and never-before-seen footage, Dawnland reveals the untold narrative of Indigenous child removal in the United States. Supported by a grant from Art Bridges. Sponsored by Morsels of Traverse City.
Linda O’Meara Day of the Arts
Saturday, October 6 – Noon-4 p.m.
Visit the Dennos for a day of celebrating the arts. Local partners and artists will be on hand to help inspire your work, whether it’s a drawing, painting, dance, or performance — anything goes! Day of the Arts is the official kickoff event for DRAW NoMI, a local event whose purpose is to encourage making art together. Supported by the Linda O’Meara Fund for Arts Education. The Museum will be free admission for children 17 and under.
Move-in day THANK YOU
On behalf of the entire Welcome Weekend planning team, THANK YOU to all involved in the success of the 2018 Welcome Weekend move-in day! In total, 34 volunteers helped 327 Hawk Owls move in to East Hall and North Hall – we couldn’t have done it without you!
Book Read
Are you interested in the NMC Fall Conference book read? All adjunct faculty, faculty and regular staff are invited to participate at no cost. There will be a session on October 9th where you can participate in a conversation and gain insights into the books. To review the summaries for the two book options or to request a book, click here.
For additional questions, contact Lori Hodek, (231) 995-1143, lhodek@nmc.edu or Kristen Salathiel, (231) 995-1392, ksalathiel@nmc.edu.
Employee Anniversaries
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Position Vacancies & Supplemental Employment
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Guest Speaker on Great Lakes Pollution Restoration
Dr. John Hartig, Great Lakes Science-Policy Advisor for the International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR), will present “Restoring Polluted Areas of the Great Lakes” Wednesday, October 10 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Room 112 on NMC’s Great Lakes Campus. There is no charge to attend, but please RSVP to Cathy Jarvi at cjarvi@nmc.edu as seating is limited. Contact Dr. Constanza Hazelwood at chazelwood@nmc.edu for more information.
Media Mentions for September 21
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.)
Designer interview with Aaron Draplin (NMC ’93)
The Logo Creative, Sept. 21
Early fall brings new art, programs to Dennos
Record-Eagle, Sept. 14
A creative space
Record-Eagle Sept. 21
Ferris State University Open House October 24
Complete your entire Ferris bachelor’s degree right here in Traverse City! Our degree programs bring you a whole new world of possibilities on the NMC campus. Join us at our Open House to learn how to take the next step on Wednesday, October 24 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on campus at the Health & Science Building Atrium.
Advisors from all our offerings in TC will be there. On site admissions/Transfer up to 90 NMC credits! Free t-shirt for just stopping by! RSVP at Ferris.edu/TraverseCity.