Jesse Dee brings contemporary soul to the Dennos

Jesse Dee - color rsThe Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will present Jesse Dee, Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 8 PM in Milliken Auditorium. Tickets are $25 advance, $28 at the door and $22 for museum members plus fees. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Museum Box office at 231-995-1553 or on line at www.dennosmuseum.org, also at 1-800-836-0717 or www.MyNorthTickets.com.

Boston’s Jesse Dee is a singing, songwriting, guitar-playing soul man—a modern day trailblazer inspired by the old school. Dee’s passion is exploring and updating soul music for contemporary audiences. With his warm and honest sound, his instantly memorable melodies and positive, slice-of-life lyrics (evoking the heyday of the Brill Building songwriters), he accomplishes just that. (more…)

Keeping Children Healthy

We take every precaution to keep our children healthy and in the classroom, but it never seems to be enough. What can be done to prevent the most common ailments facing our children? How can we more effectively treat our children when they become sick?

Join Dr. Keith English at this Your Health Lecture to learn more about keeping children healthy, Tuesday, March 18, at 9 am, at NMC’s Dennos Museum.

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NMC web history

On March 12 the world wide web will celebrate it’s 25th anniversary. NMC was asked to contribute to an article about the anniversary for the Traverse City Ticker. Here we share the background of the web at NMC. (more…)

Important Moodle Reminder

We have experienced an increase in help desk tickets recently from users getting unnecessary error messages when posting to forums or taking quizzes. We would like to share the following tips when using Moodle.  (more…)

CIE’s Friday Forum for March focuses on MACRAO, MTA and MAP

Friday Forums will occur one Friday each month through April. These forums are brought to you by the Center for Instructional Excellence which supports student learning by encouraging faculty-driven initiatives, promoting development of faculty knowledge, and recognizing the achievement of excellence. This Friday Forum will take place on Friday, March 7 from noon-1:30pm, and looks to answer the question: What’s with all the “M”s? MACRAO, MTA, and MAP, oh my! (more…)

Dennos offers Inuit Art Buying Trip to Toronto

Toronto Inuit Art ShowroomJoin Dennos Museum Store Manager Terry Tarnow and other museum staff, April 24-27, 2014, for an excursion to the Inuit Showrooms in Toronto, Ontario.  This trip gives collectors an opportunity to visit four Inuit showrooms not usually open to the public.  For the collector it is a wonderful opportunity to purchase carvings, prints, textiles and gift items from a much larger inventory than is available in the Dennos Museum Store.

Travel day is Thursday, April 27 with all guests traveling on their own and meeting in Toronto where a block of rooms has been reserved at the Bond Place Hotel.  Friday will be a non-stop day of visiting four Inuit showrooms. Saturday the group will visit the Art Gallery of Ontario to view a memorial exhibit of the work of Kenojuak Ashevak who passed away last year.  Visits to other galleries will be added as time allows. (more…)

Eighth annual Career Fair at the Hagerty Center, March 6

Business NetworkingStudents and the public are invited to NMC’s eighth annual Career Fair, set for 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. March 6 at the Hagerty Center on NMC’s Great Lakes Campus.

Employers from professional and occupational fields will be recruiting for career-track positions, seasonal and entry-level opportunities, as well as internships, service learning and networking opportunities.

Job seekers are encouraged to dress professionally, bring resumes and be prepared to talk to local employers about open positions/opportunities. On-site interviews are possible, at the discretion of the employer on a first-come, first-serve basis.

More than 80 employers are currently scheduled to participate. For the most updated list as well as more information, visit nmc.edu/careerfair.

Institutional Effectiveness System Survey results released

Each year the Office of Research, Planning and Effectiveness asks members of the NMC Leadership Group to evaluate the effectiveness of our system for continuous improvement also known as our Institutional Effectiveness System or IE System. We’ve been monitoring our progress with the IE System since 2010. (more…)

Auto and Diesel Technicians Night – March 5

Auto NightNMC, Northwest Michigan Works and Northwest Michigan Council of Governments is hosting the second annual Auto and Diesel Technicians Night, Wednesday, March 5 at the Parsons-Stulen Building on NMC’s Aero Park Campus (2600 Aero Park Drive) from 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm.

Network with local technicians and business owners, see new equipment, gadgets and gear, and learn about training programs.  Recruiters from local companies will be on hand to talk to you about career opportunities.  Admission is free, appetizers will be provided and there will be tool give aways and door prizes to win.

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This month in history- February

Every winter for many of the early years, the students had a “Snowbrawl” event.  It seems to always have taken place at Gilbert Lodge at Twin Lakes (former 4-H property, now a county park). Most years our archives have found photos of students tobogganing, throwing snowballs, etc. but the yearbook from 60 years ago, in 1954, only shows activities in the lodge itself.  Must have been another cold winter like the one we are having currently! (more…)

Save the date- Retirement & Recognition Reception is April 10, 2014

One of our favorite events is on the calendar and will be here soon! Invitations will be sent in a couple weeks, so watch your mailbox for party details. Here is the list of employees who will be receiving a Service Award at this year’s event. Please call Human Resources at 995-1026 by February 25 if you have any additions or corrections to the list. (more…)