Jan 11, 2013 | Intercom
THEM: Images of Separation, is a traveling exhibition showcasing items from popular culture used to stereotype different groups. The negative imagery–found on postcards, license plates, games, souvenirs and costumes–promoted stereotyping against such groups as Asian-Americans, Hispanics, Jews and poor whites, as well as those who are “other” in terms of body type or sexual orientation.
This exhibit opens at the Dennos Museum Center on Sunday, January 13, and was inspired by the words of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere … Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” The goal is to use objects of intolerance to teach tolerance and offer opportunities for dialogue and action.
COMMUNITY EVENT RECEPTION
The DTE Energy-Foundation invites you to a reception for this compelling exhibition, Thursday, January 17, 2013, 5:30pm at the Dennos Museum Center
Presentation (immediately following): 7pm, Milliken Auditorium: Dr. David Pilgrim, exhibit curator
This exhibit is the first in a series of related events spearheaded by groups in the community under the auspices of the Traverse City Human Rights Commission associated with observances of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Black History Month.
UPCOMING MILLIKEN AUDITORIUM EVENTS
Prom Night in Mississippi by Paul Saltzman
January 24, 2013, 7pm, free
The Powerbroker by Bonnie Boswell
February 7, 2013, 7pm, WCMU Community Cinema, free
Leslie McCurdy & The Spirit of Harriet Tubman
February 28, 2013, 7pm, all seats $10 (Tickets: dennosmuseum.org or 231.995.1553)
For a calendar of community events in this series: dennosmuseum.org/tolerance
Jan 11, 2013 | Intercom, Student News
Just a reminder, parking enforcement on campus resumes on Monday, January 21.
Jan 11, 2013 | Intercom
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED
THE 2012 UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN!
Jan 11, 2013 | Intercom
Kudos to Scott Herzberg and other NMC Outreach Services employees who have worked diligently to establish and make positive relationships with our local military veterans. Their hard work and dedication to those individuals is commendable. The NMC Outreach Services work with military veterans was recently highlighted in the Traverse City News and Events, The Ticker. Read the story here: http://www.theticker.tc/story/local-vets-learning-the-way
Kudos to Megan Ward who is an excellent and dedicated instructor. Ms. Ward was my instructor for ENG 111 for Fall 2012 and I was very impressed by her professionalism and subject matter knowledge. She did a great job of mixing interesting assignments with thorough and thoughtful feedback to create a very fluid and helpful learning environment despite the inherent difficulties this class presents by being conducted online.
Jan 11, 2013 | Intercom
For information on positions currently open at NMC, please visit NMC’s web page at https://jobs.nmc.edu/ Information on internal postings has been emailed.
Jan 11, 2013 | Intercom
The Michigan Land Use Institute and its partners invite you to participate in a Commuter Choices Survey. The survey will take take approximately 4-8 minutes and will help local organizations understand commuter needs in the Grand Traverse region.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CommuterChoices
The survey is designed to gauge your needs and your opinions about your daily commute. Your information will be anonymous, however, the results will be shared with community partners in an effort to improve our transportation system.
For your participation, you may choose to enter your name in a drawing for one of four $40 shopping gift certificates to downtown Traverse City. Results will remain anonymous.
Thank you for your participation. Your opinion counts!
Jan 11, 2013 | Intercom
Melissa Lande has joined NMC in the position of Technology and Program Support Specialist on January 10, 2013. She can be reached at 231-995-1703 or mlande@nmc.edu.
Melissa lived in Minneapolis her whole life until vacationing in Glen Arbor last summer. During her vacation, she fell in love with TC and two weeks after vacation she packed her bags, moved to Michigan, and bought a house. Sh worked at Hagerty as a Graphic Designer before she found NMC. Melissa has a German Shepherd/lab named Esmay and she is a self proclaimed “crazy bunny lady” since she owns 13 bunnies. On the side, she is also a wedding photographer around the Traverse City and Petoskey area. Her hobbies include photography, hiking and painting.
Jan 11, 2013 | Intercom
Ashley Horak has joined NMC in the position of Coordinator for Student Success on January 3, 2013. She can be reached at 231-995-3021 or ahorak@nmc.edu.
Ashley grew up in Leelanau County and is happy to return to Northern Michigan after six years away. Previously, Ashley worked as an Assistant Professor of Developmental Writing for Kankakee Community College, just south of Chicago. Her hobbies include cooking, reading, traveling and spending time on the water.
Jan 11, 2013 | Intercom
Kyle Morrison has joined NMC in the position of Coordinator for Media & Instructional Technology on January 7, 2013. He can be reached at 231-995-1078 or kmorrison@nmc.edu.
Kyle Morrison and his fiance Kristy are from Mio, Michigan and currently reside there. They have two sons ages seven and two-months. Morrison previously held the Instructional Technologist position at Kirtland Community College for the last 11 years. He also owns a technology consulting business Classroom Innovations LLC. Kyle is a big fan of mountain biking, cooking, and all things techie.
Jan 11, 2013 | Intercom
Heather Hess has joined NMC in the position of Human Resources Assistant on January 4, 2013. She can be reached at 231-995-2612 or
hhess@nmc.edu. Heather grew up in upstate NY and went to school just outside of Boston. She previously lived in Jackson, WY for seven years where she met her husband. Her last position was in Grand Rapids as the Customer Resource Assistant for Life EMS. Heather enjoys being outside, snowboarding, cross country skiing, running with her dog, hiking and camping.
Jan 11, 2013 | Intercom
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary. Please join us in congratulating them.
| Amy Braun |
Medical Assistant – Student Health Services |
20 years |
| Shawn Burks |
Culinary Arts Instructor |
9 years |
| Gale Cook |
Dennos Museum Operations Manager |
4 years |
| Cindy Duby |
Office Manager – Social Science Academic Area |
15 years |
| Brandon Everest |
Social Science Instructor |
13 years |
| Kathy Fischer |
Health Occupations Instructor |
12 years |
| Sam Foster |
Desktop Computer Support Specialist |
2 years |
| Dan Goodchild |
Construction Technology Instructor |
4 years |
| Jo Hendrix |
Health Occupations Instructor |
5 years |
| Steve Kellman |
Coordinator of Web Content and Online Strategies |
3 years |
| Blake Key |
Science/Math Instructor |
13 years |
| Rita Kucera |
Student Services Specialist |
35 years |
| Fred Laughlin |
Director of Great Lakes Culinary Institute |
21 years |
| Tamella Livengood |
Health Occupations Instructor |
17 years |
| Deirdre Mahoney |
Communications Instructor |
12 years |
| Dan Murphy |
Maintenance Mechanic |
31 years |
| Deb Patterson |
Event Scheduler |
26 years |
| Bob Pierson |
Business Instructor |
16 years |
| Martha Russell |
Humanities Instructor |
8 years |
| Bonnie Shumaker |
Office Manager – Business Academic Area |
4 years |
| Mike Skarupinski |
Culinary Arts Instructor |
9 years |
| Jeff Straw |
Business Instructor |
11 years |
| Neil Streeter |
Database Administrator |
15 years |
| Brian VanSipe |
Maintenance Mechanic |
17 years |
| Sara Wilk |
Nursing Lab Manager |
3 years |
Jan 9, 2013 | Intercom
“Michigan Meetings and Events Magazine” is currently conducting their eighth annual Readers’ Choice “Best of Awards”. This years winners will be announced in the Summer 2013 Issue and will be recognized at their industry event at the Frederick Meijer Gardens in May. Traverse City properties and suppliers were well represented and won several of the “Best of Categories” over the past few years because you made your choices known. The Dennos Museum Center has won “Best Cultural Venue, Outside Detroit Metro Area” for the past three years and The Hagerty Center has won “Best Meeting & Event Venue, Outside Detroit Metro Area” for the past two years. Our Northwest Michigan Region has many outstanding properties and venues that should be recognized again in 2013. Recognition of our NMC operations, as well as any of the area properties/venues, enhances the image of Northwestern Michigan College and the entire Traverse City destination.
In order to make our voices heard, we would like to encourage you to complete an online ballot to insure that the Traverse City area is once again well represented in 2013. You can go to the link below to fill out your ballot for the 2013 Best of Industry Awards. A valid ballot must include at least ten completed categories of the 21 categories listed. There is a limit of one ballot per e-mail address and entries must be submitted by 5:00 PM Friday, January 18, 2013.
http://mi.meetingsmags.com/8th-annual-readers-choice-best-awards-official-online-ballot
Thank you!
Jan 8, 2013 | Intercom
Michigan This Morning on 9 and 10 News was on campus today talking to Sarah Shimek, NMC’s Wellness Coordinator about a way to prepare a week’s worth of healthy meals.
Northern Michigan’s News Leader
EEFO-478 — Prep Once, Eat Healthy All Week — Mar. 16 to Mar. 16
No time to prepare fresh meals every night? That doesn’t mean you’re confined to order in junk. You just need some planning and we’ve done the leg work for you. Get your how-to guide for preparing all your meals on the weekend and eating for an entire week—simple, quick, and good for you. From your week-end prep you can brown-bag it to work (saving money) and assemble healthy, easy dinners at home each day in minutes. The best part: we priced it out on a budget, so you can learn to get a week’s worth of lunches and dinners for $50! Demonstration, discussion, hands-on, tasting, and take-homes!
Registration Code = CRN 12073
Meeting dates = Mar. 16 to Mar. 16
Meeting days = Saturday
Meeting time = 10:00AM-01:00PM
Location = Main; Building & Room = Oleson Center, Room #KITCHEN
Instructor = Sarah Shimek
Cost = $75
Click here to register online now (NMC account needed,
read more… )
or call (231) 995-1700
Jan 8, 2013 | Intercom, Student News
NMC students and staff can check out the weekly food service menu online at nmcdining.com.
At NMCdining.com you can not only see what the daily dining menus are, but you can see what the hours at the food court and Simply To Go kiosks are at the main campus, at Parsons-Stulen and the University Center.
Jan 8, 2013 | Intercom, Student News
Production of the event is being done by UpNorthLive Media in conjunction with NMC Audio Tech Program students.
Jan 4, 2013 | Intercom, Student News
Winter has arrived and now is the perfect time to wear a NMC long sleeve shirt to ward off the winter chill. These are available in black and forest green and in men’s and women’s styles Retail for standard sizes are $36.25 (mens) and $32.95 (womens.)
We have new carabiners in 6 colors.Too hard to choose just one! Retail $ 4.50.
Don’t forget your 10% employee discount.
Remaining children’s books on the sale display are now 30% off retail prices.
Jan 4, 2013 | Intercom, Student News
Published at the end of each term, the Dean’s List recognizes the outstanding academic achievement of full-time and part-time students. These students have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or above out of a possible 4.0 while taking twelve or more credits (full-time) or fewer than twelve credits (part-time). Click on the links below to view the Dean’s Lists for a given term.
FALL 2012
Full-Time Dean’s List
Part-Time Dean’s List
Jan 4, 2013 | Intercom
