Kudos to Lisa Cooper
To Lisa Cooper for the outstanding job she did managing the ever-changing details of the scholarship luncheon. As a result of her efforts, the event went off without a hitch.
Kudos to Jan McKinnon
To Jan McKinnon for going beyond the call of duty to help finish preparations for the Bridge Recognition Night on May 1. At the last minute, she helped provide NMC favors to each of the Bridge learners who completed their classes. Thanks Jan!
2012 Employee Engagement Results
The Office of Research, Planning and Effectiveness has released the results of the 2012 employee survey. The results were sent out to the campus via email on Thursday, May 3. It is also available on the NMC Intranet along with the reports from 2010 and 2011. The link is:
https://intranet.nmc.edu/
These results are intended to help NMC shape continuous improvement efforts related to attracting, developing and retaining talent as well as suggest opportunities for process improvement. Thank you to all of you who participated this year!
NMC Magazine Staff Receives NMEAC Awards
NMC Magazine’s Student Editor-in-Chief Anjanette Merriweather and
Literary Editor Brittany Erickson, along with faculty advisors
Caroline Schaefer and John Pahl, received a Special Award at the
annual NMEAC Environmentalist of the Year Awards. The Special Award
recognized the NMC Magazine and these four individuals for the fall
issue, dedicated to the theme of “Thrivability” in our region’s
natural environment, our city and wider community, and on campus.
NMEAC created a new category for this and future awards: Student
Journalism and Communication.
Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council, founded in 1980, held
its award banquet on April 27 at the Park Place Hotel. In its 24th
year, the event recognizes the accomplishments of individuals,
governmental agencies, and non-profit organizations in helping
preserve the quality of our region’s natural environment and
increasing public awareness of environmental issues.
Anjanette Merriweather, who is among the students speaking at the
coming TEDx event, will be graduating from NMC’s Visual Communication
Program this month and moving to Denver to start her career. Brittany
Erickson is also graduating from NMC this spring, after which she will
transfer to Michigan Technological University to major in biology and
psychology. Both are Honors Students.
White Pine Press honored by Michigan Community College Press Association
The White Pine Press staff earned numerous editorial and design awards at the Michigan Community College Press Association annual conference held April 21 at Central Michigan University. We spent the day on campus meeting other student journalists and learning from top state and national journalists. We are so very proud of the staff, which took First Place in General Excellence and First Place in Overall Newspaper Design, among other awards. Please join me in congratulating this year’s White Pine Press staff.
– Heather Durocher, faculty adviser
– Joan Richmond, design adviser
The following awards were presented to Northwestern Michigan College’s White Pine Press :
First Place General Excellence (Division II) WPP Staff
First Place Overall Newspaper Design (Division II) WPP Design Staff
First Place Headline Writing WPP Staff
Second Place Feature Story: Jack Hagen
Second Place Column, Serious: Emily Magner
Second Place Inside Page Design: Anjanette Merriweather
Third Place Editorial: WPP Staff
Third Place Informational Graphic/Illustration: Cody Aldrich and Sarah Nixon
Third Place Front Page Design: WPP Design Staff: Anjanette Merriweather, Cody Aldrich, Sarah Nixon, Alice Iott and Paul Cecilio
Honorable Mention Original Cartoon, Editorial: Nick Walsh
Honorable Mention Informational Graphi
WCMU Free Night at the Museum
Thursday, May 3, 2012, 5:00 – 8:00 pm
The WCMU Free Nights at the Museum will occur on the first Thursday of the month with each Community Cinema program offered by WCMU Public Television. The Museum will be open to the public free of charge from 5-8 PM on those Thursdays thanks to the cooperation of WCMU Public Broadcasting.
Free Community Cinema: “Strong!”
Thursday, May 3, 2012, 7:00 pm
Strong! is the story about Cheryl Haworth, a young woman with a big dream: to be the strongest woman in the world. As the 300-pound U.S. Olympic weightlifter prepares for Beijing 2008, she struggles with injury, confidence, and her place in a world where larger women are not readily accepted.
This film will be shown captioned an
Duckling update
There is good news to report to all who have been anticipating the progress from the duck’s nest located at the entry of the Dennos Museum Center. On Friday evening (4/27/12) Stephen and Carolyn Drake observed the mother duck safely leading the ten ducklings to Scholars Hall where they will be educated properly in reading and writing. The mother patiently waited until the last duckling negotiated the parking lot curbing before moving onward to Scholars Hall. NMC has always attracted “those” who have direction and are persistent.
“Fathers & Daughters” concert at the Dennos
Bob and Hilary James – Chuck and Lizzy Loeb in a Fathers and Daughters concert on Saturday May 5, at 8 PM in Milliken Auditorium. Tickets are $30 advance, $35 at the door and $27 for museum members plus ticket fees. Tickets may be purchased on line at www.dennosmuseum.org or by calling the box office at 231-995-1553.
Traverse City’s own Grammy Award winning jazz legend Bob James, and founding member of the super group Fourplay, along with the newest band member, internationally renowned guitarist Chuck Loeb come together on the Milliken stage to close our 20th anniversary season featuring their daughters Hilary and Lizzy, who are accomplished vocalists in their own right.
Bob James (www.bobjames.com) has had a long career as a noted jazz pianist performing around the world. Traverse City fans will remember his appearance on the Milliken stage with his daughter, Hilary, after the release of their CD Flesh and Blood in 1995. The CD is being re-released by Tappan Zee Records in association with the upcoming May 5 concert and will be available that evening. Bob has been an ongoing favorite performer on the Milliken stage bringing many unique concert programs to Milliken over the years.
Chuck Loeb (www.chuckloeb.com) Chuck Loeb (wwwchcha renowned jazz guitarist, composer, arranger, producer, educator and recording artist became part of Fourplay in 2010. His daughter Lizzy (www.lizzyloeb.com) is a singer, songwriter and guitarist with a successful career of her own performing both in the US and Europe.
“We are pleased to present these two proud fathers on our stage with their talented daughters,” says Gene Jenneman, Museum Director, “Bob never fails to bring a special program to our concert series and this is the perfect father/daughter event; one which I hope will find many fathers and daughters together in the audience.”
NMC Calendar of Public Events
The following is a calendar of Northwestern Michigan College events open to the public. Free events are noted as such and are also tweeted at http://twitter.com/NMCfree. For information on specific events, call the listed phone number. Detailed news releases on most events will be available online at www.nmc.edu by clicking on “news and events” approximately two weeks before the event.
ONGOING:
Free campus tours depart from the Welcome Center in the Health & Science Building every Friday at 11 a.m. 995-1054
Dennos Museum Center exhibitions:
April 15 – June 10, 2012
Benjamin Busch: The Art in War
Harvey Gordon: Paintings
May 18 – 22, 2012
Small Works Exhibition and Sale
Visit www.dennosmuseum.org for more Dennos Museum Center information.
APRIL
Friday, April 27 Nagata Shachu concert, 8 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. 995-1553
Saturday, April 28 NMC Children’s Choir concert, 4 p.m., Interlochen’s Corson Auditorium. General admission; tickets available at the door: $10 for adults, and $5 seniors (62 and older) and children (12 and younger). 995-1338
Saturday, April 28 NMC Concert Band, 8 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. General admission; tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors (62 and older) and children (12 and younger). Admission for NMC Students with Student ID is free. 995-1553.
Saturday, April 28 Public Viewing Night, 9-11 p.m, $2/person; $5/family, Rogers Observatory, 995-2300
Sunday, April 29 NMC Percussion Ensemble and Dance concert, 7 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. Free admission.
Monday, April 30 The Vagina Monologues, 7 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. $10 adults; $5 NMC students w/student ID. Mature audiences only. For ticket information, call 995-1118.
MAY
Thursday, May 3 WCMU Community Cinema, Strong!, 7 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. Free admission.
Friday, May 4 Public Viewing Night, 9-11 p.m, $2/person; $5/family, Rogers Observatory, 995-2300
Saturday, May 5 NMC Commencement Ceremony, 2 p.m., Traverse City Central Senior High Gymnasium. Free; public welcome.
Saturday, May 5 Fathers and Daughters: Bob James & Chuck Loeb with Hilary James & Lizzy Loeb in concert, 8 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. 995-1553
Friday, May 11 Lifelong Learning Campus Day, University Center, 9:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m. $20. 995-1700
Thursday, May 17 International Affairs Forum lecture by Dr. Susan Koch, “Iran, Pakistan, Israel, India: Are Weapons of Mass Destruction Out of Control?” 6 p.m., Milliken Auditorium. Free admission for current students and educators; others $10. 995-1700
Sunday, May 20 57th Annual NMC Barbecue, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., NMC main campus. 995-1020
Monday, May 21 NMC Board of Trustees meeting, 5:30 p.m., Oleson Center. 995-1010
Saturday, May 26 Public Viewing Night, 9-11 p.m, $2/person; $5/family, Rogers Observatory, 995-2300
Tech Update: Safeguarding Your Computer
You and Your Home PC…
The following article from US News outlines an issue that may directly affect you and your home PC. Last year the FBI identified a group of international hackers who were “running an Internet ad scam on a massive network of home computers.” The FBI has since shut down the operation and realized that they could not just pull the plug on all of the infected users. So, they are encouraging home PC users to visit a website run by its security partner to see if their home computer is infected. Please take a moment before July 9, and read the article below. Also, visit www.dcwg.org to inform yourself on whether your home computer is infected and needs attention. http://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2012/04/20/hundreds-of-thousands-may-lose-internet-in-july
Online: To check and clean computers: http://www.dcwg.org
Going Away from your desk? Lock Your Computer!
Are you leaving your desk? Do you not want to leave your myNMC and single-sign applications accessible?
For PC: Press the Windows Key and the letter “L” at the same time.
For Mac: Follow this link for directions https://intranet.nmc.edu/depts/help-desk/intercom/macosxlock
Either of these events lock the workstation and keeps your applications hidden, but open, and requires you to log in when you return to the computer.
NMC Employee Anniversaries
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them!
Bobbi Garner, Office Manager/Science/Math Academic Area, 16 years
Mike Pleva, Custodian, 13 years
Linda Racine, Director of Program Advancement–LPL, 12 years
KanDee Sheffer, Custodian, 13 years
NMC Position Vacancies
Following are positions currently open at NMC. For detailed information on externally posted positions, please visit NMC’s web page at www.nmc.edu/jobs Information on internal postings has been emailed.
OPEN POSTINGS
Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct Instructor – Clinical Nursing (38-443)
Professional Staff (Full time)
Annual Giving Specialist (67-443)
Coordinator of Major Gifts (68-443)
Student Employee
White Pine Press Copy Editor-Student Employee (65-443)
White Pine Press Photographer-Student Employee (64-443)
White Pine Press Writer-Student Employee (66-443)
Writing and Reading Center Reader-Student Employee (75-443)
Summer Residence Life Crew-Student Employee (78-443)
Supplemental Staff
Banquet Server-Hagerty Center (41-443)
Busser-Hagerty Center (72-443)
Bartender-Hagerty Center (73-443)
Student Financial Services-Front Desk Assistant (77-443)
CLOSED PENDING OUTCOME
Support Staff – Full time
President’s Office Assistant (45-443)
Technical/Paraprofessional Staff – Full time
Academic Office Manager – Technical Division (56-443)
Kudos to Don Cunningham and UC Staff
To Don Cunningham and the University Center Staff for spearheading the purchase and placement of our University Center Partners’ school banners. Please come by the University Center and see the beautiful banners along the drive into the UC! The UC partners visited last week and were really impressed! This is a great show of connectedness!
Kudos to Victoria Willson
To Victoria Willson for providing important studying and reading strategies to Upward Bound Students. She was patient, professional, caring and impacted our students in a very positive way. We are greatly appreciative of Victoria for taking the time to make a difference in the lives of our students! She is an incredible asset to our NMC Community and the learners we serve.
Kudos to Everyone
To Everyone who helped with the planning and orchestration of the annual International Dinner. As always, it was a great evening with interesting stories and great food! Also, thanks to the Hagerty Center staff for your great service!
NMC Wellness Olympics Extends Registration
The NMC Wellness Olympics registration has been extended to May 1, 2012.
You can sign up for both or only one of the two-parts: Olympic Training and Olympic Events.
Olympic Training
During Olympic Training participants will keep track of points through an online form. 15 minutes of exercise = 1 point. Because we know that NMC staff are trustworthy, they will self report the week of the exercise. As well, participants will determine if they are a “Veteran Olympian” (currently exercising 3x per week) or “Amateur Olympian” (currently exercising less than 2x per week).
Olympic Events
A variety of events will be occurring during the Olympics (July 27-August 12). These events are still to be determined.
What’s my next step?
You can start logging your hours as soon as you sign up. Register now by clicking on this link: https://docs.google.com/a/nmc.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGQwbG9Xc2NHV2JLZ0xCUG9Ra0ZHemc6MQ#gid=0
Once Registered, log your points at: https://docs.google.com/a/nmc.edu/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkCfVkHHZoHzdFZmQTk4b2U3WjFqYW5yNHdCcDBBZUE#gid=0
This Month in NMC History for April
50 Years Ago:
- Vance Packard, author of Hidden Persuaders, and The Status Seekers, spoke as part of an NMC sponsored Celebrity Lecture Series. He says we must “depend less on technology.”
- The college held its annual Spring Formal dance at the Traverse City Country Club, with over 100 couples in attendance.
25 Years Ago:
- Employees of the Semester: Rochelle Hammontree was named for February and Connie Jason for March (see photos below).
- NMC Karate Club won many awards including the Grand Master title at a local tournament.
10 Years Ago:
- NMC received a $8.13 million grant to help fund redevelopment of the West Bay Campus. Rotary pledged $500,000 with stipulation of matching funds by June, 2002.
From the NMC Archives at the Osterlin Library
