Become a host family during “Kids on Campus” week!
This month NMC will welcome eleven 5th and 6th grade international students to campus for the College for Kids “Kids on Campus” week! (more…)
Summer Concert Band performance July 17
Join the NMC Summer Concert Band, directed by Pat Brumbaugh, for a summer evening of your favorite band music, July 17, 7:30 p.m. at the Traverse City Senior Center. Admission is free – bring your own lawn chair. Call (231) 995-1338 for more information. (more…)
Welcome to NMC!
Please join us in welcoming these new additions to our NMC staff! (more…)
Join us at the 2014 National Cherry Festival’s Cherry Royal Parade
July 12th NMC will be marching down the parade route in the National Cherry Festival’s Cherry Royale Parade. The presentation will be led by Chip the faux buffalo from the NMC Barbecue. Following Chip will be a new dynamic of our entry: a float!
We will also be paying tribute to our military student population and NMC being recognized as one of the top military friendly colleges in the nation with several military students joining in as part of our entry. We welcome all faculty and staff members who are veterans to walk in the parade as part of the entry. If interested, please contact Scott Herzberg at 995-2526 or sherzberg@nmc.edu.
At the end of the parade we will have the ever popular brat truck which is staffed by the wonderful folks at the Hagerty Center who will hand out brats all the way down the parade route. Would you like to volunteer to help hand out brats from the brat truck? Call Kay Hall 995-1288 or email khall@nmc.edu if you would like to be a part of a great day!
NMC travel learning in Spain
Looking for an exciting learning adventure? There are only two weeks left to join the trip to Spain!
Two popular NMC-EES instructors will lead a 10-day trip to experience the sights, sounds, and tastes of Spain. Two renowned cities are highlights of the visit with three nights in Madrid followed by a high-speed rail trip to Barcelona for five nights. Art, architecture, music, culture, the old and new, fun people and excellent leaders, October 10-19.
For details go to this web page or visit nmc.edu/ees (click on events). You can also call the EES office at 995-1700 to receive a brochure. Cost of $4559 includes travel from Traverse City. If you know someone who might be interested in this trip of a lifetime, please share this information! (more…)
Board of Trustees recap – June 23, 2014
Here is an informal account of the Northwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees meeting, Monday, June 23, 2014.
Details on the actions items and reports are contained in the Board Packet available online at https://www.nmc.edu/about/board-of-trustees/agendas/2014/062314-board-regular.pdf, the President’s Annual Review Materials are located here: https://www.nmc.edu/about/board-of-trustees/agendas/2014/2014-presidential-evaluation.pdf and the Board Evaluation of the President is here: https://www.nmc.edu/about/board-of-trustees/agendas/2014/final-pres-evaluation.pdf.
New contact in HR for benefit related assistance
Hollie DeWalt, Total Rewards Coordinator, is available to answer your questions and provide assistance for all of your benefit related matters. Her contact information is: 995-1350 or hdewalt@nmc.edu.
I look forward to getting to know you and working with you! Hollie (more…)
Kudos!
Kudos to the following people and departments! (more…)
Employee anniversaries
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! (more…)
NMC and Munson to partner for on-campus child care
Munson Medical Center will manage a child care program and provide all related services at Northwestern Michigan College starting this fall. Space has been identified in the college’s Oleson Center for Continuing Education on the main campus at 1701 East Front Street in Traverse City.
Initial plans are for the service to be provided between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and would accommodate approximately 32 children at a time. Child care will be available for those aged three or four and early five year olds. (more…)
Professional Development Institute- Upcoming offerings; new resources
Read about the Foundations of Leadership Cohort, Effective Meetings and Train the Trainer classes, online training through Harvard and more through our Professional Development Institute. (more…)
Extra BBQ volunteer t-shirts available
It has been more than a month now since our very successful 59th annual NMC Barbecue. We had 500+ volunteers who helped make the day run smoothly and we thanked them this year with our first ever volunteer t-shirts! We have a small supply of t-shirts left over from the BBQ and would love to give them to anyone who volunteered and did not receive one on BBQ day. Stroll over to Les Biederman 104 to collect yours!
(Didn’t volunteer but would like a t-shirt? That’s fine!) (more…)
Time for year end Check and FY’15 Adjust
There have been several communications regarding key “to do’s” and due dates for myPDCA – our tool for planning at the individual level. As FY’14 comes to a close, it’s also important for departments to conduct a year-end check of their FY’14 Operational Plan A3. (more…)
Grand Valley State University seeking applicants for masters of social work
Grand Valley State University is looking for applications from those who intend to pursue a masters degree in social work for this fall semester. (more…)
New Hawk Owl items at the bookstore
The following items with our new Hawk Owl logo are available at the bookstore now! (more…)
Global Literature Reading Group books for 2014-15 school year announced
The Global Literature Reading Group committee has chosen books for the 2014-15 school year. We will be discussing Purple Hibiscus, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigeria) on November 21 and China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power, by NPR’s Rob Gifford on April 17. Copies of Purple Hibiscus are on order now and available for the subsidized price of $5.00. If you would like one to read over the summer, contact Tina Ulrich in the library, 995-1063 or tulrich@nmc.edu.
Happy summer reading from the Global Lit Group!
Grand Valley State University offers series of development courses for educators
Interested in education? Mark you calendar for these development courses geared toward educators. (more…)
NMC Summer Concert Band concert scheduled for June 26
Join the NMC Summer Concert Band for a summer evening of your favorite band music. Admission is free – bring your own lawn chair, June 26, 7 p.m. (at the Music House Museum.) Directed by Pat Brumbaugh, NMC Summer Concert Band director. (more…)