At Mid-Year Conference this week, we discussed how the start of the new semester can be a stressful time for our students. But we know that this can also be a challenging time for our staff and faculty as well, especially when we couple work issues with other life issues like finances, the holidays, substance abuse, work/life balance, and family challenges.
For those of you who may have missed it (or for anyone who wants to watch it over and over), a video of the presentations at Mid-Year Conference from Monday, January 6 is now available on the NMC Intranet (login required.)
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NMC faculty and staff are invited to request funding support from the 2014 NMC Barbecue for an NMC special project.
Last year the BBQ awarded more than $48,000 for eight deserving projects.
Funding proposals are due by noon on Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. Forms and more information are available here:
Technology Help Desk (THD) is open for Spring 2014 Hours. Spring hours, contact options, locations, computer lab hours, and “what we support” are available on the THD webpage www.nmc.edu/help
Faculty, please be sure to point out the THD website to your students who may need technology support or computer lab information.
Open auditions for the third annual local production of “The Vagina Monologues” will be held January 16 and 17 in West Hall on NMC’s main campus.
A script will be provided. Auditions are from noon-2 p.m. Jan. 16 and 4-6 p.m. Jan. 17 in the West Hall conference room on the main level. The production of Eve Ensler’s play is scheduled for Feb. 22 in Milliken Auditorium, sponsored by NMC Student Life as well as Third Level Crisis Center
NMC’s very own Carolyn A. Drake and Marcia A. Borell have worked together to publish a children’s picture book about Arctic wildlife titled “Cold, Cold North.” The story is told with informative verse and introduces a variety of animals that are a living part of the Arctic landscape. The verse encourages the reader and child to express the feeling of the words while introducing some uncommonly spoken words. The flow of the verse is enhanced by the crayon illustrations.
The book is available at local bookstores and major online booksellers.
Don’t forget to attend Mid-Year Conference, Monday, January 6 at the Hagerty Center, at 7:30 a.m. Breakfast will be served.
NMC faculty and staff are invited to request funding support from the 2014 NMC Barbecue for an NMC special project. (more…)
New Procedure for Late Registration
1) All new registration for spring 2014 will end at the close of the day, January 9, 2014 for any session that begins on January 11. (NMC staff will be available in their offices until 5:00 p.m. for registration assistance.) Students who have not registered for any classes by that date will not be registered for classes starting in the normal 15 week session.
Just another reminder that you need to complete the blue Coordination of Benefits form from your open enrollment packet if you enrolled in the medical or dental plans for 2014. This form can be sent directly to Meritain Health at the address on top of the form, or sent interoffice to HR and we will send it on.
Are you looking for career opportunities or a job on campus? Find it at jobs.nmc.edu.
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them!
Try two free Aerobic Dance classes offered by Northwestern Michigan College to credit and non-credit students of all ages. The free classes will be held Tuesday and Thursday, January 7 & 9 from 9 to 10 a.m. in room 120 in the Physical Education building. A semester-long course begins Tuesday, January 14. (more…)
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! (more…)
This holiday season give the gift of recognition! Nominate your deserving colleagues for Employee of the Semester – fall semester!
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NMC President Timothy J. Nelson was featured in a Bridge Magazine article (also featured on mlive.com) about how community college’s responsiveness to trends in the workforce have made associate degrees and certificates in even higher demand.
Everyone is invited to attend a brownbag lunch meeting, Friday, January 10 to learn more about a professional development opportunity with Massively Open Online Courses (MOOC). Bring your own food, drink and device (BYOFDD) and a friend to learn more about the AP group inviting faculty and staff to enroll in a Harvard University EdX MOOC on Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey’s “Immunity to Change” that will start on Monday, January 20.
The course will be taught by Kegan and Lahey.
Do you have a personal improvement goal that has proven resistant to your sincerest intentions, smartest plans, and best efforts? Did you make a New Year’s resolution for 2014? This course invites you to take part in a world-wide experiment to see if Kegan and Lahey’s ground-breaking, award-winning approach can be deployed on-line to help tens of thousands of people make lasting changes at work or in their private lives.
To RSVP for the brownbag lunch information meeting, Friday, January 10 at noon in Heath Science (HS) 101, e-mail Sara Hartley at shartley@nmc.edu.