Welcome our newest hires!
These employees recently started working at the college. Let’s welcome them to the NMC community!
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- Josee Hanna, Student – Writing Center Reader
- Gabriel Vermeer, Student – Aviation Line Crew
University Partners Open House
To the University Partners now based in the Beckett Building. Being on NMC’s Front Street campus will allow CMU, Davenport, Ferris, Grand Valley and MSU’s Institute of Agricultural Technology to better serve NMC students seeking to transfer. Stop by from 3–5 p.m. Tuesday for an open house.
Who’s been a Hawk Owl Helper or Hero for you? Let us know at publicrelations@nmc.edu!
Media mentions for September 22, 2025
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.
Four Adventures, One Preserve at Grass River
Northern Express, Sept. 20 (more…)
Partners in Possibility: University Partner Open House
Opening doors to stronger collaboration, greater access, and a shared future.
NMC faculty and staff are cordially invited to the lobby of the James Beckett Building tomorrow, Tuesday, Sep. 23, from 3–5 p.m. Meet NMC’s University Partners and learn more about their offerings! Light refreshments will be available.
Q & A sessions on Ready for Life program offered to faculty & staff Oct. 17
In May, NMC announced it would become the next site of Ready for Life Academy, joining Ferris State University and Hope College in offering a college experience to students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. The program will begin in fall 2026 with a targeted enrollment of eight students. Grand Rapids-based Ready for Life is hosting the first information day for potential students at NMC from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17 in the Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center, room 15.
Faculty and staff are invited to drop-in sessions before and after to find out more about the program and get their questions answered. Options are:
- 9–9:50 a.m.
- 2–2:50 p.m.
To find out more about how the partnership developed between NMC and Ready for Life, watch this slide show.
Acute Care Poster Presentations
Fourth semester NMC Nursing students will present on a number of topics from their Acute Care classes such as PICC lines (peripherally inserted central catheter) and the roles in a MERT team (Medical Emergency Response Team). Presentations will be held from 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23 in the Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center, room 106/107.
Board of Trustees regular meeting
The NMC Board of Trustees will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, September 22 at 5:30 p.m. in Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center room 106/107. More information is available here.
For more information, please contact the President’s office at (231) 995-1010.
Board of Trustees study session
The NMC Board of Trustees will hold a study session Monday, September 22 at 3:30 p.m. in the Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center room 106/107. More information is available here.
For more information, please contact the President’s office at (231) 995-1010.
Brand check-in: Logo do’s and don’ts
Tomorrow marks four weeks since NMC’s refreshed logo was introduced. It’s been great to see the enthusiastic response to the new signage and environmental branding, like the window decals in the Tanis Building and the wall decals in the Hawk Owl Cafe. To help the flyers, posters and social media posts that departments and individuals are now starting to create look just as good, we’ve created a short logo do’s and don’ts reference. The TLDR version? Keep it easy on yourself and keep the logo as is. Same colors, same fonts, same positioning. No need to add or change the elements, like stretching out a logo, or adding a department name. For your convenience, all the official logo versions are on the employee login page.and on the external site.
For those who want to dive a little deeper, Ali Thornton will hold the first class on using the new brand in Canva from 12-1 Tuesday on Zoom. Another is scheduled for Sept. 24 from 3-4. Watch for more classes to come. They’re listed in NeoEd, under the training tab, in the course catalog.
Thanks again for your partnership on rolling out this brand. When we all speak with one voice (and one logo!) it becomes that much stronger.
Aviation hangar ribbon cutting
To NMC Aviation, which increased its fall enrollment by 66 percent thanks to completion of the new hangar and acquisition of eight new planes. NMC celebrates completion of the hangar with a ribbon cutting ceremony today. Read more.
Who’s been a Hawk Owl Helper or Hero for you? Let us know at publicrelations@nmc.edu!
Media mentions for September 15, 2025
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.
NMC Partners With Grand Valley, Notre Dame For Groundbreaking New Marine Technology
The Ticker, Sept. 14
Philanthropy News Digest, Sept. 14 (more…)
Kudos!
Kudos to Chad Schenkelberger and Claire Thelander! Chad and Claire have been wonderfully responsive to concerns about sustainable catering for Center for Instructional Excellence events. Two years ago they replaced plastic water bottles with a water dispenser and cups, and this year they swapped the paper boxes for paper bags. Finding an appropriate replacement for the boxes was a challenge, but they stuck with it. Thanks, Hawk Owl folks, for taking care of your colleagues and our environment!
Kudos to Betsy Boris! Betsy was my professor in 1st semester and she is an amazing teacher and human being. I took a semester off after becoming a LPN, so I had trouble accessing ATI for my third semester in the ADN program. Betsy resolved the issue within 30 minutes of me emailing her. She goes above and beyond!
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!
Welcome our newest hires
These employees recently started working at the college. Let’s welcome them to the NMC community!
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- Tallula Morrison – Student Success & Retention Office Manager
- Nathan Sanderson – Student Dennos Museum Assistant
Study Abroad Lunch and Learn
Join us for a Study Abroad Lunch and Learn event at noon Wednesday, Sept. 17, in Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center Rm. 106/107. Register for the lunch here!
This event is hosted by International Services & Service Learning and the Experiential Learning Institute.
Questions? Email Marina Call at mcall@nmc.edu.
Rescheduled: Michigan Secretary of State mobile office coming to NMC
The full-service Secretary of State mobile office will visit the Front Street Campus Thursday, Sept. 11 to assist students with several different types of transactions including:
- Voter registration
- Driver’s license renewal
- Address updates
- And more
The mobile office will be at the Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Learn more about the services that the Secretary of State provides at michigan.gov/sos.
Enjoy Cookies with the Constitution!
Enjoy cookies with the Constitution as Dr. Julieanna Frost gives a talk on the 27th Amendment, the newest amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The talk will he held Wednesday, Sept. 17 from 3–4 p.m. in Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center Rm. 106/107.
Freshwater Research & Innovation Center
To Jason Slade, Lisa Cooper and everyone who has helped the Freshwater Research & Innovation Center get to the point of groundbreaking this Friday. The $28.9 million project, a collaborative effort of Discovery Pier, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse Connect, Michigan Technological University and 20Fathoms, will establish Northern Michigan as the epicenter of water innovation and a globally relevant hub for the blue economy.
Who’s been a Hawk Owl Helper or Hero for you? Let us know at publicrelations@nmc.edu!
University Partners celebrate move to Front Street Campus
CMU, Davenport, FSU, GVSU now located on Front Street Campus
TRAVERSE CITY — NMC’s University Partners will celebrate their new location in the James Beckett Building on the Front Street Campus, enabling them to more closely serve NMC students, with an open house from 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23.
“Partners in Possibility: Opening doors to stronger collaboration, greater access, and a shared future” will celebrate the move to Beckett in August, in conjunction with the start of the fall semester. About half of NMC students transfer to complete a four-year degree.
“We’re evolving from a physical hub to a more integrated partnership model, one that reflects how students learn today,” said President Nick Nissley. “Students increasingly seek flexibility: hybrid options, online support and services across multiple locations, not just in a single building.”
Representatives from each partner – Central Michigan University, Davenport University, Ferris State University, Grand Valley State University and Michigan State’s Institute of Agricultural Technology – will speak at the event. University Partner programs are concentrated in the areas of business, education and health and human services.
The physical move builds upon programmatic changes the universities and NMC have already made to create more seamless degree pathways. NMC offers Direct Connect programs with Davenport, Ferris and Grand Valley, for instance. These students are admitted to both the university and NMC simultaneously, with comprehensive, collaborative support, and guaranteed credit transfer.
“The building may change, but the opportunity stays right here in Traverse City,” Nissley said. More than 10,000 area students have earned a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree since the University Partners were established in 1995, in response to the community’s desire for advanced degree options in Traverse City.
NMC’s former University Center campus on the west side of Boardman Lake has been renamed the Boardman Lake campus, in alignment with the geography-based identity used for other campuses. It remains the home of NMC’s business and human resources offices, Extended Education & Training, the NMC Foundation and Strategic Initiatives office. Greenspire High School has a lease through 2030 for much of the second floor.
As part of NMC’s campus master plan, trustees will determine longer-term plans for the Boardman Lake campus property.
Release date: September 8, 2025
For more information:
Cari Noga
NMC Communications Director
cnoga@nmc.edu
(231) 392-1800 (Call or text)