Welcome to NMC!
Please join us in welcoming these new additions to our NMC staff!
How to install Office 365 for Employees
Microsoft has provided NMC with access to FREE Office 365 software for use on Windows PCs, Macs, tablets, and more to NMC faculty and staff. To sign up, follow the quick steps here.
Fall 2018 Transfer Fair is Thursday, October 11!
Over 20 university representatives will be on NMC’s campus on Thursday, October 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to talk with students, staff and faculty about their programs and the transfer process. The university representatives will be Located in Health & Science Building Lobby – Main Level.
Please let your students know about this opportunity to discuss transfer requirements and get information on degrees available at a variety of schools without having to travel to each university. Faculty and staff are encouraged to take advantage to dialogue with the university representatives as well!
A Printable List of Colleges attending and Questions to Ask at a Transfer Fair is available on the College Visits page here.
See you there!
Advising Staff
NMC Wellness Activities
Be sure you are tracking your exercise minutes for READY-SET-MOVE! The challenge ends on October 12, 2018!
Upcoming Presentation Series over your lunch break:
- Living to a Healthy 100 (Oct 22)
- Purposeful Living (Nov 5)
- Small Steps to a Healthier Home ( Dec 3)
Details will be coming about location and content!
Open Enrollment Meetings for 2019 Benefits
We will have presenters discussing all of your benefit options for 2019, along with information tables set up from participating vendors.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Please choose one of the following meetings to attend- calendar appointments have been sent.
- 9:30-11 a.m.- Hagerty Center
- 1:30-3 p.m.- Hagerty Center
Monday, November 19, 2018
Open Enrollment Computer Lab- Hollie will be available to assist all day.
- 9 a.m.-4 p.m.- University Center 205
**If you are not able to attend one of the meetings– all information will be available on the BENEFITS website, along with a recording of one of the sessions.
Kudos!
KUDOS- (praise or respect that you get because of something you have done or achieved) defined by Merriam-Webster.com
Employee Anniversaries
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! (more…)
Position Vacancies & Supplemental Employment
Are you looking for career opportunities? Find them here! jobs.nmc.edu. (more…)
Training Services October 2018 Newsletter
Read about what our Training Services team is up to including upcoming classes that you may be able to take for free using the tuition reimbursement benefit: https://mailchi.mp/nmc/nmc-training-services-october-2018-newsletter
This month’s topics include an introduction to Rob Summers, a new member of the Training Services team, the state of manufacturing in northwest Michigan, Skilled Manufacturing, Inc., upcoming workshops and more!
College Closed for NMC’s Fall Conference on October 9
On Tuesday, October 9, the Center for Instructional Excellence and Professional Development Institute will host the third annual NMC Fall Conference. We were so pleased with participation in last year’s conference that we decided to close all college offices and classes so that all regular faculty, adjunct faculty, and regular staff could attend. (more…)
Media Mentions for September 28
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.
NMC entertains, teaches tech and fitness for any age
TV 9 & 10 News, Sept. 27
NMC recognizes old, new buildings on campus
UpNorthLive, Sept. 25
Push to get more voters registered ahead of November
UpNorthLive, Sept. 25
Northern Michigan students learn the skills to make a screenplay
UpNorthLive, Sept. 25
NMC breaks ground on $14 million West Hall Innovation Center
TV 9 & 10, Sept. 24
National Geographic editor opens IAF season
Record-Eagle, Sept. 24.
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.”