In case you missed it – Less is more
NMC’s Lean Champion training program is featured in the Grand Traverse Insider.
Be a HERO ~ Make an Impact ~ Live United
Be a HERO ~ Make an Impact ~ Live United
We are at 46% of our $5,000 goal for the 2012 United Way Campaign! Thanks to some generous employees, we have raised $2,292 so far! Please consider a gift today.
Remember – you can donate to the NMC Annual Campaign through United Way by simply designating your gift to NMC on the United Way donation form.
Kudos to the Dental Assisting Class
Kudos to the Dental Assisting Class and Staff for collecting over 900 items for our BUS 231 class project, Food for Thought.
We hope you enjoy your Spaghetti Jim’s and we thank you for your help!
Kudos to Phil McCuien
Kudos to Phil McCuien, for going above and beyond to help the BUS 231 class with our project! It was a freezing cold day and you did everything you could to help us with our trailer! Thank you for being so helpful and for going the extra mile!
Kudos to Sue DeCamillis, MaryAnn Linsell, Jeff Straw and Tom Willson
Kudos to Sue DeCamillis, MaryAnn Linsell, Jeff Straw and Tom Willson for coming to help the BUS 231 class unload two trailers of food donated to our food drive. It would have taken us all day had you not taken the time from your busy schedules to help. The students were excited to see you there! Thank you for being such awesome people to work with!
Kudos to Ernie Dunham
Kudos to Ernie Dunham, for operating the forklift for us when Food for Thought delivered all of that awesome food! We would have never been able to load it without your help. You were patient and friendly. The student’s kept commenting on what great customer service skills you have!
Kudos to Lisa Cooper, Sarah Fuller, Jan Newmann and Rebecca Teahen
Kudos to Lisa Cooper, Sarah Fuller, Jan Neumann and Rebecca Teahen for helping with the BUS 231 Food Drive project. You made it easy to collect the money and made the tax slips look awesome.
Jan, you went out of your way with helping us with our check and our shopping trip! Thank you!
Employee anniversaries
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary. Please join us in congratulating them!
Crystal Bailey Office Manager - Hagerty Center 2 years Don Cunningham Director of the University center 8 years Ed Steiger Courier 33 years
Employment Opportunities
For information on positions currently open at NMC, please visit NMC’s web page at jobs.nmc.edu Information on internal postings has been emailed.
Welcome Ann Geht to NMC
Ann Elizabeth Geht (formerly Ann Townsend) joined NMC in the position of Instruction Librarian on November 19, 2012. She can be reached at 231-995-1973 or ageht@nmc.edu.
Ann and her husband Jan moved to Traverse City in October after spending the past six years in Washington, D.C. Prior to moving back to her hometown, Ann worked as a librarian at Montgomery County Public Libraries and at American University. She and her husband have two young daughters, Audrey (3) and Joanna (1 1/2). Ann is delighted to be back in the Traverse City area with her friends and family.
Kudos to Peggy Johnson
Kudos to Peggy Johnson, for mastering an exceptionally difficult piano score for choir rehearsals, and then also the viola score for the performance of “The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace”
Kudos to Jeff Cobb
Kudos to Jeff Cobb, for his extraordinary effort in organizing, and his brilliance in conducting the orchestra and choirs in “The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace” on Veterans Day, as part of the community’s Mel Larimer Concert Series.
Want to save money on your energy bills?
TC saves has an offer for NMC employees<
If you live in town, you probably have heard about TC Saves—the city-sponsored program making your neighbors’ homes more comfortable while lowering their utility and heating bills.
All NMC employees, no matter where you live, can take advantage of TC Saves’ comprehensive home energy assessment.
TC Saves is offering their advanced, diagnostic service for just $100—two-thirds lower than their typical price.
The diagnostic service is a thorough, accurate analyses of exactly how and how much energy your house wastes. They also offer access to low-interest loans for insulation, windows, appliances, and other measures the assessment suggests for staying cozy and saving money.
For more info, visit tcsaves.com
Grand Vision Energy Network needs your input
NMC is supporting the efforts of the Grand Vision Energy Network to create a regional energy plan. It is important to us so we hope you will help us by taking a few minutes to complete the following survey to help plan for our region’s future. The Grand Vision www.thegrandvision.org has brought together more than 12,000 citizens who care about the quality of life in Northwest Michigan. One of the outcomes of this work has been the creation of the Grand Vision Energy Network comprised of individuals, businesses, non-profits, and local units of government that are currently working toward developing a regional energy plan. Please help guide our shared energy future by completing the survey…in just 12 minutes.
To thank you for your time, you have the option of entering a sweepstakes to win a Crystal Mountain Resort & Spa Season Ski or Golf Pass.
To complete the survey, please click on this link/go to this site: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/
Thanks so much for your participation,
NMC and The Grand Vision Energy Network
Food for Thought delivers
NMC business students held a massive distribution day for area food pantries Friday, Nov. 16, delivering the 18,000 food and household items they collected over the past month just in time for Thanksgiving.
Distribution Day
The Food for Thought Fill the Pantries food drive was organized by Kristy McDonald’s Business 231 students as a semester-long project enabling them to learn how to communicate professionally while also helping the community.
As reported in the Traverse City Record-Eagle, food insecurity has become the region’s largest social issue. From 2007 through 2011, food pantry visits in the Grand Traverse area climbed by 83 percent.
Students invited 30 area businesses to conduct internal food drives, emphasizing the
Dental assisting collected the most on campus.
importance of healthy food. Food was also collected on campus, with the Dental Assisting Program winning the prize for most donations, at more than 900. Students also held collection days at Walmart, two Tom’s Food Market locations and at Family Video locations. Cash donations –totaling $3,000 — were also collected online. The class thanks everyone who donated and sponsored the event. Happy Thanksgiving!
Turn up the music
NMC Hip Hop presents Turn up the Music, a free demonstration at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 in Milliken Auditorium.
Hip-hop dance is movement to hip-hop music, allowing an individual to create their personal swagger, instructor Joedy Annis said. NMC hip-hop teaches rhythm and style to create just that. The NMC swagger crew has been on the scene for ten yearsm creating amazing choreography and freestyle movements. Audiences should be prepared for crazy hip hop moves, Annis said.
NMC Hip Hop dance is offered as a for-credit class through the physical education department as well as a non-credit option through Extended Education.
Innovation grant application deadline is Dec. 1
The innovation grant program was established to fund innovative initiatives – ideas and opportunities that emerge during the year and occur outside of normal NMC budget sources and processes.
The next round of innovation grant awards is coming up. Be sure to submit your proposal by December 1.
The innovation grant fund provides approximately $50,000 per year in available funding. Most successful applications are in the range of $500–$5,000. However, applicants are invited to submit proposals for any amount. The Committee may consider multi-year funding, may fund part of your proposal, or may be able to suggest other sources of funding if needed.
The Committee encourages ideas that are innovative based on location, scale, or incorporation of new ideas. We also encourage projects that involve local businesses, community members, and support the community at large.
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This application can be filled out in your browser or the free Acrobat Reader, saved and emailed to foundation@nmc.edu. It includes a built-in budget guide that you can use to automatically calculate the cost of your project by entering individual item costs.
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Former Michigan first lady Helen Milliken dies at 89
NMC joins the community in mourning Helen Milliken, wife of former Michigan Gov. William Milliken, who died at her Traverse City home Nov. 16, 2012. She was 89.
With her husband, Mrs. Milliken was the namesake of Milliken Auditorium at NMC’s Dennos Museum Center, reflecting her lifelong commitment to the arts. She was also known for her strong advocacy of environmental issues and women’s rights. She was named an NMC Fellow, the college’s highest honor, in 1990.
Gene Jenneman, Executive Director of the Dennos Museum said Mrs. Millken’s contributions to the arts go beyond NMC.
“The many tributes that will be made in her honor and recognition cannot begin to capture and express the significance of her contribution to the arts in the state. Perhaps the most notable being Artrain, which brought quality fine art and artists to thousands of people in small communities throughout Michigan. Artrain continues that effort, but now on a national level as well. She was a force for good and inspiration to us all. We will be forever in her debt.”
Mrs. Milliken is survived by her husband and their son, Bill Jr. A daughter, Elaine, preceded her in death in 1993.
From the NMC Archives: Governor and Mrs. Milliken