Thanks to the organizers of NMC’s holiday party, happening this Friday from 4:30–8 p.m. at the Great Lakes campus. Don your festive apparel, bring a donation for the NMC food pantry, your significant other and ring in the holidays with your colleagues.
Who’s been a Hawk Owl Helper or Hero for you? Let us know at publicrelations@nmc.edu!
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.
Adapted in TC: Faculty member Susan Odgers’ monthly column on living with disability
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Did you know that your tuition waiver benefits extend beyond credit classes? Take a fitness class, learn a new hobby, or even enjoy a date night with your partner. Check out these upcoming classes! Place the class in your shopping cart in order to see the discount.
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The NMC Esports varsity Valorant team beat the previously undefeated Butler University, 2-0 on December 6 to win their divisional playoff championship in the NACE Starleague Varsity Plus Division.
Watch a recording of the competition here.
The Hawk Owl Café serves specials daily on Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 4:30–6:30 p.m. The protein option is $9.99 and the vegetarian option is $7.99.
Entrée: BBQ meatloaf or Impossible loaf
Sides: mashed potatoes and green beans
Entrée: Asada pulled pork or tofu tacos (includes cotija cheese, lettuce, sour cream and salsa)
Sides: rice and beans
Entrée: Tandoori chicken thighs
Sides: rice, broccoli and naan bread
Entrée: Italian pasta bake with choice of meatballs or roasted vegetables
Sides: broccoli and crostini
No specials. Enjoy the holiday break!
Voting for the Ugly Sweater Contest is open! Almost twice as many NMC departments participated in the ugly sweater contest this year. Check out all of the wonderful submissions and vote for your favorite!
You must be signed into your NMC email to vote. The choice this year may be the hardest one yet. Voting closes 9 am on Dec.15, 2023. Good luck to all those who have entered!
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them!
Kudos to Paul Martin. He saved the WiFi!
Kudos to Amy Burns-Bailey. Shout out to Amy Burns-Bailey for planning wonderful events around National Apprenticeship Week (Nov 13-19). The NMC Apprentice of the Year event, President Nissley’s Proclamation, apprenticeship shirts, and various treats for students throughout the week to celebrate all their accomplishments!
Kudos to Tracy Welch. Thank you to Tracy Welch for supporting the Technical Division’s National Apprenticeship Week events. She did all of the prep-work to make sure we were all set to have a successful week celebrating the NMC apprentices. Through her role in the ELI she plays an integral part in supporting the Manufacturing Apprenticeship Certificate Program. Our students, faculty, and staff appreciate her hard work and dedication to the apprenticeship population.
Kudos to Scott Goethals. Scott has helped organize several Industry Night events for NMC students this semester. Thank you for providing these valuable opportunities!
Kudos to Mary Beeker, Landon DeHeer, Ceynor Drumm, Carrie Dunklow, Nancy Durecki, Kristi Hallett, Joelle Hannert, Molly Hidley, Ann Hosler, Jeffrey Jaeger, Katy Knight, Katie Koester, Amber Marsh, Lily Meyering, Lexi Minzey, Katrina Prohaszka, Nick Punla-Smith, Val Reynolds, Sonny Rogers, Liam Strong, Jane Zlojutro. A big thank you to everyone whose combined efforts made the latest Long Night Against Procrastination a success! It’s always takes a village and this year was no exception, from providing writing and research help and success coaching to running the sign-in/raffle table, relaxation room, and LNAP’s first-ever knitting and crocheting corner, to all of the setup and cleanup work that goes into an event like this. Kudos to all the folks listed above for their generosity of time and good spirits in helping students bring the semester to a strong finish!
Kudos to Cathy Warner. Thank you to Cathy Warner for inviting faculty and staff members to her English 111 student presentations. Her students were well prepared to discuss their campus issues and possible solutions.
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!
These employees recently started working at the college. Let’s welcome them to the NMC community!
The following NMC employees were recently promoted. Congratulations!
The NMC Board of Trustees will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, Dec. 11 at 5:30 p.m. in the Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center, Room 106/107, on NMC’s main campus. More information is available here.
For more information, please contact the President’s office at (231) 995-1010.
Law enforcement agencies from UP to metro Detroit will gain new officers
EDITORS: Media coverage of the graduation is welcome. It will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at Cherryland VFW Post 2780, 3400 Veterans Drive, Traverse City.
TRAVERSE CITY — Students in NMC’s first 16-week condensed Police Academy program will graduate Saturday and head immediately to jobs around the state, exiting an enrollment- to- employment pipeline that will ultimately improve community safety in Michigan.
Nine of the 10 graduates are employed, or sponsored, recruits whose tuition was paid for through the Michigan Public Safety Academy Assistance Program, established a year ago to help address the critical, statewide need for additional police officers. Law enforcement agencies are eligible for up to $20,000 per recruit for tuition and other training costs, plus $4,000 in salary.
Thanks to that and changes to NMC’s structure which condensed the Academy from two semesters to one, eight agencies are now gaining an additional officer: police departments in Traverse City, Manistee and Farmington Hills, sheriff’s offices in Grand Traverse, Manistee, Antrim and Benzie counties, and the Escanaba Department of Public Safety.
“That creates a potential police officer for us in literally half the time,” said Grand Traverse County Sheriff Mike Shea, who will attend graduation to support his recruit, Andrew Bankey. “We will be able to have that officer in a patrol car the week after he graduates. It is going to help immensely.”
Shea expects Bankey to be on the department’s schedule the week of Dec. 15. He also plans to sponsor at least two and possibly three recruits in NMC’s Academy starting in January. The combination of the state assistance program and NMC’s shorter structure means Shea’s hiring picture is much brighter than a year ago.
“I’m cautiously optimistic that we have turned a corner, at least locally,” said Shea, who graduated from NMC in 2005 himself. “Between people in the hiring process and/or being sponsored, I believe we will have all of our current vacancies accounted for.”
When Connor Rischel graduates Saturday, Manistee Police Chief Josh Glass will fill one of his three current vacancies. Rischel is the first sponsored recruit Glass has had in his 20-year career. Like Shea, Glass said the 16-week schedule made it possible.
“It gets the person up and running and impacts the services we provide our community,” he said. “Not as many people are entering our profession.”
Glass praised the Police Academy curriculum under the leadership of Director Gail Kurowski, who has led a shift to scenario-based training, which simulates real-world situations. The Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES), sets a minimum threshold for such training that NMC far exceeds.
“Whenever possible, we will teach the MCOLES training modules with scenario-based instruction,” said Kurowski, who expects another class of ten, eight of whom are sponsored, to start in January.
“Based on my experience, I certainly would promote or advocate for sending students to NMC’s academy,” Glass said.
NMC is also the only academy in Michigan to offer drone certification to students. NMC can also meet another practical need for recruits.
“One of the big draws for NMC is that they have housing available. That’s a big deal in northern Michigan,” Glass said.
For more information on NMC’s program, visit nmc.edu/police.
Media coverage of the graduation is welcome. It will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at Cherryland VFW Post 2780, 3400 Veterans Drive, Traverse City.
Cari Noga
NMC Communications Director
(231) 392-1800 (mobile – call or text)
cnoga@nmc.edu
Day-of graduation contact:
Gail Kurowski
NMC Police Academy Director
gkurowski@nmc.edu
(517) 256-8772 (mobile)
Northwestern Michigan College Extended Education & Training announces the release of its winter-spring catalog, featuring over 220 diverse learning options. The catalog is now accessible online at www.nmc.edu/ees and registration is open for all interested learners.
This season, NMC Extended Education & Training presents a dynamic collection of in-person, livestream and online classes in both life enrichment and career related topics. Led by local experts, the life enrichment short courses span an array of captivating topics, including cooking, quilting, fitness, global issues, music, writing, technology and more. Exciting new additions to the curriculum include a Food & Wine Pairing series, Kickstart Your Veggie Garden, Thrive as an Empath and Beginning Counted Cross Stitch. Additionally, the popular series, Coffee Chats, will return in-person with lunchtime sessions.
Beyond the enriching life enrichment classes, this winter introduces expanded career training certificates and micro-credentials. These fast-track programs, Accelerated Solutions, provide needed credentials in a timely fashion to aspiring professionals seeking to launch, advance, or transition their careers. Training is available in specialized areas such as Innovation, Business, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Construction/Skilled Trades and more. By providing practical and cutting-edge training, NMC Extended Education & Training empowers individuals to achieve their career goals effectively. To explore these career-enhancing opportunities, visit nmc.edu/pd.
NMC Extended Education & Training also extends its offerings to businesses. Custom training programs and corporate retreats are available, tailored to meet the specific needs and objectives of organizations. For more information, reach out to ees@nmc.edu.
To view the full range of classes and secure a spot, visit www.nmc.edu/ees. To request a printed catalog, email ees@nmc.edu.
Thank you, and happy holidays!
– The Gala to Give committee
NMC is grateful for those who showed their support on Giving Tuesday (Nov. 28). Generous donors raised $14,653 to help students in danger of dropping out of school, including a $10,000 gift from an anonymous donor.
Additionally, donors to the Dennos raised $22,580, including the $10,000 matching gift from Ward and Mary Bevans Gillett, to preserve sculptures and to support all the work of the museum.
Who’s been a Hawk Owl Helper or Hero for you? Let us know at publicrelations@nmc.edu!
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.
Community college students struggle with affordable housing
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Northwestern Michigan College’s International Affairs Forum comes together on Thursday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. in the Milliken Auditorium at the Dennos Museum Center for a Global Hotspot event—Israel-Palestine: Conflict in Context. The program will include an examination of historical foundations of the current conflict and welcome back two past leaders of IAF to share their informed insights.
Leila Hilal is a human rights attorney and former IAF executive director. Hilal served as Senior Policy Adviser to the Commissioner-General of the Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) and as a legal adviser to Palestinian negotiators from 2002-2008. Now a director at the Detroit Workforce Funder Collaborative, Hilal recently returned from a visit to Jordan.
Jack Segal is a former IAF Board co-chair and a retired senior U.S. diplomat who served in the U.S. Embassy in Israel as counselor for political/military affairs during the first Intifada and the Gulf War. Jack also served at the NSC as Director for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, and later, Director for Non-Proliferation, and at NATO as Senior Political Adviser to NATO’s operational commander in Afghanistan.
Hilal and Segal will provide vital context on this complex issue and answer audience questions, in person via question cards and online via livestream.
The Dec. 14 in-person event at the Dennos Museum Center Milliken Auditorium is open to the public and available to livestream online. Admission is $15 per person. Admission is free for all students and educators. Doors open at 6 p.m.; the program begins promptly at 7 p.m.
The International Affairs Forum is member-supported program of Northwestern Michigan College and a member affiliate of the World Affairs Councils of America. For in-person tickets, online tickets, and all event details, visit TCIAF.com.
TRAVERSE CITY — NMC’s Visual Communications department invites area non-profit groups to submit graphic design, art direction and new media projects for consideration as pro bono class projects during the spring 2024 semester.
Part of the Visual Communications curriculum, the class project is free to the non-profits selected. The goal is a real-world assignment that allows students to interact with clients and exposes them to the commercial printing and production worlds, including film and new media production, creative advertising, graphic design and packaging. Projects will be completed by the end of the spring semester in April 2024.
Potential projects could include logos, brochures, ad campaigns, packaging, graphic design, branding, posters, infographics, announcements, invitations, film, motion graphics, animations, exhibition design, TV commercials or anything relating to visual communications, commercial art, illustration and film or web design. The department is especially interested in conceptually-driven projects that will offer the students substantial opportunity for interaction with the client and process.
Please include the following in your submission:
Please submit project consideration requests to instructor Caroline Schaefer-Hills at cschaefer@nmc.edu by January 5.
Caroline Schaefer-Hills
Visual Communications chair
(231) 995-1334
cschaefer@nmc.edu
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