Oct 4, 2022 | Intercom, Student News
TRAVERSE CITY – Northwestern Michigan College will be celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday, Oct. 10 with a series of events on main campus.
- 11 a.m. The Dennos Museum is celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day with the Traverse Area District Library with stories, poems, and dancing inside the museum. Attendees will receive a free picture book (choice of Fry Bread or We Are Still Here) and a craft for the family. Both books and crafts will be available as supplies last. The museum is open from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. and admission is free.
- 2–4 p.m. The Native American Student Organization will meet under the pines south of the Osterlin Building with members of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. The event will include drumming and dancing demonstrations. All are welcome and encouraged to bring a lawn chair.
- Oct. 10–Oct. 21 The NMC Library will be celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day with two StoryWalks that can be listened to while strolling through campus. Nihá’ádaahwiinít’íįgo/When We Are Kind can be found along the sidewalk north of the campus apartments and Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh/This is How I know can be found along the path between the Dennos Museum and the Osterlin building.
Many state and local municipalities, including the city of Traverse City and the state of Michigan, recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. It was first proclaimed as a federal holiday in 2021. It is an opportunity to celebrate and honor Native American peoples and commemorate their histories and cultures, which predate Western colonization by centuries.
Release Date: October 4, 2022
For More Information:
Diana Fairbanks
Associate Vice President of Public Relations, Marketing and Communications
dfairbanks@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1019
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Oct 3, 2022 | Intercom, Student Events
Make your own space themed artwork on Sunday, October 9, 2022 from 1–3 p.m. in the Sculpture Court at the Dennos Museum Center with some of the museum’s docents. While at the museum, work with real data from NASA telescopes and satellites using our Observing With NASA Kiosk in the Discovery Gallery.
Oct 3, 2022 | 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.
The following college events, stories and mentions have appeared in the media recently. Please send information about your NMC-related interview or appearance to publicrelations@nmc.edu.
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Oct 3, 2022 | Intercom, Student News
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Oct 3, 2022 | HR Corner, Intercom
Kudos to Maria Ulrich: At the International Affairs Forum (IAF) season opening event on September 15, Maria Ulrich led a team of student interns to provide live sound production and support a livestream broadcast. As an Audio Tech. instructor and the Milliken Auditorium Tech., Maria put her professional expertise and leadership into action to the benefit of her students, IAF, and the greater community, including the audience gathered in the auditorium and online. Phenomenal job, Maria and Audio Tech students Jacob Benker, Brian Grage and Geoff Norman Anderson.
Kudos to Frank Jabour for passing the first FAA inspection in his role as Chief Flight Instructor. Thank you for your leadership during this process.
Kudos to April Dehring and the Hawk Owl Cafe Staff: April very kindly worked with the chefs in our cafe to determine whether or not a vegetarian soup being served was also vegan. April and the team went out of their way to check the ingredients and I purchased a delicious bowl of soup! There was even a labeled vegan soup the next day! Thank you to April and the entire Hawk Owl Cafe team for going above and beyond!
Kudos to Great Lakes Culinary Institute Faculty, Staff and students: Congratulations to the faculty, staff, and students of the Great Lakes Culinary Institute who worked day and night to feed some very hungry hockey players and scouts. The GLCI prepared and served meals for the Detroit Red Wings and the many NHL scouts that came to watch the prospects the week before. Eleven days of meals (approximately 1,100 meals served) and there have been nothing but compliments from the DRW Organization. The faculty, staff, and students went above and beyond to combine great tasting food, but with plenty of nutritional value for top athletes. The relationship between the GLCI and the Red Wings goes back to 2013.
Kudos to Patty Cron-Huhta: Patty spent multiple hours over multiple weeks preparing for GLCI to host the off-site catering event for the National Hockey League Prospect Tournament and the Red Wings Training Camp. Once the functions were confirmed Patty spent hours creating volunteer work schedules for students, staff, alumni and past GLCI staff, equipment lists for each meal, moving equipment to and from GLCI and Center Ice Arena and preparing all the function rooms for the appropriate serving equipment and table set up at Center Ice Arena. Patty worked every day of the 11 day function and made it seamless for the culinary team to come in and feed over 1,100 meals.
Kudos to Jim Morse: Jim spent multiple hours over multiple weeks preparing for GLCI to host the off-site catering event for the National Hockey League Prospect Tournament and the Red Wings Training Camp. Once the functions were confirmed Jim spent many hours creating menus that were creative, appealing and nutritional balanced followed by requisitioning all of the food necessary for the 11 day event. Jim worked with volunteer staff, students, alumni, and past GLCI staff to ensure the 1,100 meals were prepared and transported properly and safely to Center Ice Arena. Jim also worked many hours at Center Ice Arena setting up and serving food to players, coaches, scouts, team officials and Center Ice Arena crew.
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!
Oct 3, 2022 | Announcements & News, Intercom
NMC Next: Unlock Your Full Potential
Our NMC October Conference is back face to face! Faculty and staff will come together Tuesday, Oct. 11 for a full program of professional development led by colleagues and guest speakers. This year’s theme is Unlock Your Full Potential based on the NMC Next strategic plan.
Renowned author and learning specialist Todd Zacrasjek will deliver the morning keynote with ways to unlock our learning potential. Zacrasjek, director of the Lilly Conferences on College and University Teaching and Learning, will speak on “Uncovering Learning Myths That Waste Time and Money.” He will also lead four workshop presentations for faculty and staff.
Other presenters will deliver a variety of sessions with hands-on learning for improving your teaching, your work, and your work life as we unlock our potential and implement the college mission. Topics include Creating Community Partnerships, Disruptive Innovation at NMC: Introducing the Office of Possibilities (OOPS), Learning Without Thinking, and ALIVE! Embracing Life and Thriving After Pandemic Losses. View the complete schedule for this year’s event.
The day starts at 8 a.m. with coffee and donuts at the Dennos and the opening talks in Milliken Auditorium and ends with a game of kickball on campus grounds. In between, there will be four workshop sessions, lunch, and cider and apples.
Our October Conference, sponsored by the Center for Instructional Excellence and the Professional Development Institute, is a unique opportunity for faculty and staff to collaborate and learn together. The campus is closed for business and classes on Oct. 11, so shut your office door and join your colleagues for a day of food, fun and learning!
Sep 30, 2022 | Intercom
The first annual faculty vs. staff kickball game will be held on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 3:45 p.m. at the NMC Athletic Field.
If you would like to join, please fill out the signup form.
Questions? Contact Marcus Bennett at (231)995-1401 or mbennett@nmc.edu
Sep 30, 2022 | Intercom, Student Events
Decorate your car, get in costume, and hand out candy! Prizes for best decorations!
Want to Trick or Treat with the kids? Bring the family Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 5-7 p.m. for this outdoor Trunk or Treat fun!
Located in the Cherry Parking Lot across from the Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center.
Sign up to dress up your trunk and hand out candy
Sep 30, 2022 | Intercom, Student Events
Northwestern Michigan College and the NMC Native American Student Organization are presenting an Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration on Monday, October 10 from 2–4 p.m. on the front lawn outside of the Osterlin Building.
The Grand Traverse Band, drummers, dancers, and other Native members will be under the pines to help educate and celebrate the day.
This event is free and open to the public. Be sure to bring a blanket or lawn chair.
Sep 30, 2022 | Intercom, Student News
Saturday, October 1, 2022
Solar Observation at the Dennos Museum: 2–4 p.m.
Lunar Observation at the NMC Observatory: 8 p.m.
Join the Astronomical Society and NMC’s Jerry Dobek, head of the Astronomy and Science Departments, for Solar Observation outside the Dennos Museum. Admission to the museum will be free. While at the museum, visit the Observing With NASA Kiosk in the Discovery Gallery to take, create, and share your own amazing space images, and learn about astro imaging technologies.
In the evening, observe the moon at the NMC Observatory. Public viewing at the Observatory is weather dependent. Visit gtastro.org for updates.
Sep 29, 2022 | Intercom, Student News
In general, animals are not allowed in any of NMC’s buildings across all of our campuses. However, the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Fair Housing Act allow for exceptions to this policy as a reasonable accommodation for someone with a disability living in NMC housing, under certain conditions.
We are a no-pets-allowed campus. A pet is commonly known as an animal one keeps for companionship and is not considered a service animal or emotional support animal. Pets are not allowed anywhere on our campus (except outdoors under the control of their owner).
A service animal (primarily dogs) is trained to provide a specific service in support a person’s disability. They are not pets. Service animals are allowed on campus including in the classroom. For more information about service animals you can check out this article from the Center for Teaching and Learning.
Emotional support animals are not specially trained and are not pets. They are meant to offer a therapeutic benefit to someone with a mental or psychiatric disability and have been prescribed by their mental health provider as part of their treatment plan. Emotional support animals, when approved through the accommodation request process, are to remain in the housing unit and are not allowed anywhere else in campus housing or any campus location.
If you have any additional questions, please contact Leanne Baumeler at lbaumeler@nmc.edu or (231)995-1929.
Sep 28, 2022 | Intercom, Student News
September 28, 2022
As a first-generation college student attending NMC, Alex Walsh had a lot of company. As an NMC graduate, he became one of a rarified few who transfer to an Ivy League college.
Now, with his 2022 Harvard University diploma adorning the wall of Walsh’s office in NMC’s Student Success Center, he’s eager to help more students complete paths like his, taking advantage of NMC to make a degree both more affordable and achievable.
“I want to help fellow community college students,” said Walsh, right, a college completion coach. He joined the Success Center staff in June through NMC’s partnership with the Michigan College Access Network (MCAN), and specializes in working with first-generation students from Antrim and Kalkaska counties.
Specifically, MCAN is aimed at achieving Michigan’s goal that 60 percent of residents have a post-secondary degree by 2030. Reaching more first-generation students like Walsh, 30, is key to that.
“The heart of MCAN is all about increasing access to higher education,” said Walsh, who graduated from NMC in 2012 and then enlisted in the Navy before starting at Harvard in 2019. “I saw it as a really good opportunity to come back to NMC. I’m definitely happy to be here.”
This is NMC’s second year as part of the MCAN coaching network. Walsh’s position is funded through AmeriCorps. In its first year, the program exceeded all its goals, notably the number of students who persisted in their educational journey or completed it.
“Partnering with the state to receive some of the funding for this position has allowed us to have our first full-time coaches on campus. They work as an integral part of our coaching team,” said Sally Smarsty, NMC’s Student Success Coordinator.
“We have valued NMC’s investment in the partnership and were excited to award a second coaching position at NMC,” said Trisha Caldwell, AmeriCorps program director for MCAN. “NMC has created a welcoming environment where coaches have felt welcomed and valued at the college; ultimately, providing opportunity for strong collaborative efforts to support students as they navigate their college journey.
Coaches help students develop a support network, an academic plan, a financial plan, and time management skills. They are a newer part of the support service network NMC offers to all students, in addition to instructors, advisors and tutors.
As living proof transferring can be done, Walsh plans to encourage students to aim high while they’re at it. Seeking to diversify their student bodies, some historically elite colleges are now offering generous financial aid to students from community college or first generation backgrounds, Walsh said. The University of Michigan’s Go Blue Guarantee, for instance, offers free tuition to students whose families earn $65,000 or less. Harvard’s income threshold is $75,000 and Princeton’s is $100,000.
As a veteran Walsh also aims to work with fellow coach Bob Hammond to reinvigorate services to veterans, as well as NMC’s chapter of Student Veterans of America.
Walsh’s own academic journey isn’t done, either. While serving as a coach he plans to take both the LSAT and GRE exams as he considers law school or graduate school.
Sep 27, 2022 | Intercom, Student Events
See the world and earn academic credits at the same time! Bring a lunch and join us for a conversation on Thursday, October 6, 12:15–1 p.m. in Rm. 106/107 of the Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center to learn about our study abroad experiences in Iceland, Guatemala, Spain & Portugal, and Morocco next summer.
At this meeting you will:
- Learn how to register for a study abroad experience
- Meet the Faculty Leads
- Paige Sansonetti (from NMC’s Financial Aid department) will show you how and when to apply for NMC scholarships
- Kailey Rubinas from MiLEAP will speak about additional scholarship opportunities
For more information, contact Jim Bensley at jbensley@nmc.edu, Marina Call at mcall@nmc.edu or call the International Services and Service Learning office at (231)995-2527.
Sep 26, 2022 | 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.
The following college events, stories and mentions have appeared in the media recently. Please send information about your NMC-related interview or appearance to publicrelations@nmc.edu.
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Sep 26, 2022 | Hawk Owl Helpers and Heroes, Intercom
Kudos to the GLCI team for keeping the Detroit Red Wings fueled throughout their training camp. The Performance Dietitian for the team was so impressed with the service that GLCI provided that she personally reached out to President Nick Nissley to share her appreciation.
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Sep 26, 2022 | Intercom, Tech Bytes
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Sep 26, 2022 | Intercom, Student Events
Join us for a free community discussion related to adolescent mental health in Northern Michigan presented by GVSU Traverse City and NMC. Panelists from across the community will share information and local resources related to this important topic to care for our youth in Northern Michigan.
Date:
Monday, October 17, 2022, 7:30–9:30 a.m.
Location:
The Hagerty Center at Northwestern Michigan College
715 East Front Street
Traverse City, MI 49686
Agenda:
7:30–8 a.m.: Registration and Continental Breakfast
8–9:30 a.m.: Program
This event is free and open to the public. Register to save your seat!
The Health Forum of Northern Michigan is offered in the fall and spring of each year. It is a collaboration between the GVSU Traverse City Regional Center and Northwestern Michigan College. It is supported by a planning committee of community leaders in the Grand Traverse area. The event is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of West Michigan.
Sep 22, 2022 | Intercom, International Affairs Forum, Student Events
Northwestern Michigan College’s International Affairs Forum continues Thursday, October 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the Milliken Auditorium at the Dennos Museum Center. The event starts with a reception at 5:30 p.m. with wine & light appetizers.
IAF will host an immigration Debate with David Aguilar, former acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and Theresa Cardinal Brown, managing director of immigration and cross-border policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center. The debate will center on immigration reform with a focus on solutions.
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