Telephone Operations will be updating the voice mail system on Friday October 9, 2015 beginning at 5:00 p.m. The voice mail system and any lines answered by automated messages will be down for approximately 1 hour. (more…)
The Global Literature Reading Group will meet on Friday, November 20, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the West Hall Conference Room. This semester’s book is Telex from Cuba, by Rachel Kushner. It chronicles the last days of the American ex-pats living in Cuba on the eve of Castro ‘s revolution in the 1950s. Copies of the book are available for the subsidized price of $5.00 from Tina Ulrich in the library (995-1063 or tulrich@nmc.edu.) (more…)
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College in collaboration with Interlochen Center for the Arts will present Barbara Furtuna & Constantinople on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 7:30 PM in the Milliken Auditorium of the Dennos Museum Center. Tickets for the concert are $30 in advance ($27 for museum members) and $35 at the door. Call the Milliken Auditorium Box office at 231-995-1553 or MyNorthTickets: 800-836-0717 for tickets or purchase on line at www.dennosmuseum.org or http://tickets.interlochen.org/pas.
Witness two outstanding ensembles combine their talents for one powerful evening of music. Listen to the groups here and here.
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TRAVERSE CITY — Tickets are now on sale for the annual Great Lakes Great Chefs dinner benefitting NMC’s Great Lakes Culinary Institute.
The Nov. 6 evening begins at 6 p.m. with cocktails, champagne, and a raw bar on the Great Lakes Campus catwalk, then moves to Lobdell’s Teaching Restaurant at 7 p.m. for five amazing courses and a spectacular view. Guest chefs include GLCI alumni Chris Hoffman (Towne Plaza) and Jim Morse (The Boathouse) as well as Joseph George (Lochenheath), Dan Flynn (Barrel Back Inn) and Jeff Butzow (Fish Lads).
Tickets are $95 per person and can be purchased online or by calling (231) 995-1021.
Proceeds from this event will be used to bring talented chefs and others from the culinary world to the Great Lakes Culinary Institute to teach and work side by side with students. The event is presented by the Great Lakes Culinary Institute and Superior Foods.
Patty Huhta
Great Lakes Culinary Institute
(231) 995-1376
Food Literacy encompasses the ideas of the community and access to good food, understanding where our food comes from, and the health of the people and environments as it relates to food. Express your Food Literacy with a story, poem, journalistic article, film, photograph, illustration, or design for the NMC Magazine. Deadline for submissions is October 26. (more…)
NMC faculty, staff and students can now use one of two online templates (first option shown to the right, Hawk Owl variation also available) to quickly create an email signature with contact information, the NMC logo and links to NMC’s main social media channels. Email signatures are automatically added to outgoing email messages and to email message responses. To see and copy the email signature template, and to learn more about customizing it, click here.
Note that not everyone will be able to view your email signature depending on their email program and settings. The Public Relations department is not able to troubleshoot issues with email signatures. (more…)
Did you miss TEDxTraverseCity or would you like to experience highlights from this year’s event? If this sounds like you, by all means, join us for the first TEDxTraverseCity Salon event of 2015. The event will take place Friday, October 16 and runs 9 a.m.-noon at the State Theatre. Reserve your free ticket here. Join the conversation! (more…)
Recruiting materials and swag will be available within the next week in the Admissions Office. Quantities are limited.
In addition, we created a Materials Request Form for staff/faculty that would like materials for Recruiting events. Quantities are limited.
The Admissions Front Desk will be able to assist you with your request!
Happy Fall!
-NMC Admissions team (more…)
The 2015 College Night, a MACRAO sanctioned event, is brought to you by the Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District and Northwestern Michigan College. It will take place Tuesday, October 13 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Hagerty Center (715 East Front St . Traverse City.) High school students throughout the region have the opportunity to meet with representatives from more than 50 colleges, universities and military branches and learn about financial aid opportunities and scholarships.
Questions? Contact Scott Herzberg at (231) 995-2526, Josh Jacobson (231) 995-1051, or Cathy Meyer (231) 633-4710 (more…)
Please join us in welcoming these new additions to our NMC staff! (more…)
Kudos to the following people and departments! (more…)
Are you looking for career opportunities? Find it here! jobs.nmc.edu. Current openings include:
Dennos Museum Operations Manager
President’s Office Administrative Coordinator
Supplemental Banquet Server
Supplemental Banquet Bartender
Nurse – Student Health Services (more…)
Would you like to show your NMC pride? Looking for some free NMC decoration to add to your office? The Public Relations and Marketing Department is now taking orders for the following FREE items…see below for details on picking up/having your items delivered.
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! (more…)
Dear NMC Community,
I am writing to you this morning with a heavy heart after the tragic shooting Thursday at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. An event of this kind is always unsettling, but occurring as it did on a community college campus makes it hit closer to home for us at NMC. (more…)
Fall is a great time of year to get outside and enjoy our local parks and hiking trails. The crowds have dissipated, the temperature is just right and the leaves are turning gold and bronze. A relaxing stroll through a peaceful park or trail settles the mind and body. Besides, hiking is a fun, healthy, and affordable. The Grand Traverse Hiking Club is offering a 100 mile challenge which can be completed over weeks or months. Visit them at www.northcountrytrail.org/gtr/ to find out more information. You can also learn about group hikes, the North Country Trail including printable trail brochures and general hiking facts. (more…)
NMC International Services and Service Learning presents their Passport Student Lecture Series for October 15 with international student Prajakta Nivargi who will speak to attendees about India. The lecture will take place on Thursday, October 15 from 12:15 – 1:00 pm in Founders Hall, room 110. Guests are invited to bring lunch and/or coffee to enjoy while they listen. (more…)
The NMC Commitment Scholarship program is one of many non-profit organizations that you can donate to at this year’s Shop Your Community Day. On Saturday, November 14 every purchase you make at the store listed on this flyer will mean 15% of the sale will be donated to the organization of your choice! Support your favorite non-profit and get a jump on your holiday shopping! (more…)