Courting the Muse: 2013 Writer’s Conference
On Friday, Nov. 1, 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m. at the Oleson Center, sharpen your pencils for a day of presentations, workshops, readings, and discussions designed to inspire and improve your writing. (more…)
NaNoWriMo – NMC starts Nov. 3
More than 80 percent of Americans say writing a book is on their life bucket list. This November, give it a try by participating with your NMC colleagues in the 15th annual National Novel Writing Month– a worldwide effort to write a 50,000-word book in 30 days.
Impossible? Not to the 341,000 novelists who emerged from NaNoWriMo in 2012. This year, Osterlin Library is hosting three write-ins for WriMos (as participants are called) at NMC and Traverse City: (more…)
2nd Annual NMC Choral Invitational Oct. 30
Almost 400 high school choir students will be at Northwestern Michigan College Wednesday, October 30, participating in the 2nd Annual NMC Choral Invitational. (more…)
Vote for Rorke!
The Muster Project’s own captain, Capt. Rorke Miller is a finalist for the Old Pulteney Maritime Hero Award! This award is one of the most prestigious awards in the United States maritime community.
Annual Dennos Museum Holiday Art Fair runs Oct. 25-27, with preview Oct. 24
The annual Dennos Museum Holiday Art Fair will be held Friday through Sunday, October 25–27, 2013, with a Thursday preview opening 5-8pm. Fine arts and crafts from 50 area artists, Christmas and Hanukkah gifts, and arts and crafts kits are just a few of the enticements for holiday shoppers. Hours will start with a preview opening Thursday, October 24, 5–8pm, and continue Friday and Saturday 10am–5pm, and Sunday 1–5pm. (more…)
Pat McCabe, Woman Stands Shining
Native American Heritage Month will kick off locally with a Nov. 1 presentation on sustainability from an indigenous science perspective by Pat McCabe, a member of the Dine (Navaho) Nation. (more…)
Global Literature Reading Group will meet to discuss fall 2013 book, Rez Life
The Global Literature Reading Group will meet on Friday, November 15 from noon to 1:30 in the West Hall Conference Room to discuss this fall’s book, Rez Life, by David Treuer. (more…)
Kudos!
Kudos to these individuals and offices! (more…)
Benefits corner- Open Enrollment
Open Enrollment for regular employees starts 11/8/13. Please plan to attend one of the following meetings before that date during which HR will…
- Present an overview of plan changes for our health coverage in 2014
- Explain the High Deductible Health Plan and the Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Answer questions
Adapted in TC: Learning to help yourself can be tough
Here’s the latest Adapted in TC column in the Traverse City Record-Eagle from NMC’s very own Susan Odgers:
Position vacancies
Are you looking for career opportunities or a job on campus? Find it here! https://jobs.nmc.edu/
FREE admission to Traverse City Hounds hockey game this Friday at Centre Ice!
All NMC students and staff can attend the Traverse City Hounds vs. Michigan Ice Dogs Jr. A hockey game THIS FRIDAY (10/18) at 7 p.m. at Centre Ice FOR FREE!
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Letters Home presented at the Dennos this Saturday at 8:00 p.m.
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will present Letters Home on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at 8:00 PM in Milliken Auditorium. Tickets are $25 in advance, $28 at the door, $22 for Museum Members plus a $2 processing fee. 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 . (more…)
Town hall meeting today (Tuesday) at 4 pm
Join NMC President Tim Nelson today, Tuesday, October 22 at 4 p.m. in the Milliken Auditorium for an NMC Town Hall meeting. President Nelson will give a short update about things going on at the college and take your questions.
If you can’t attend the meeting in person, you can watch a live stream of the Town Hall at intranet.nmc.edu/video.
Sunday with a Ranger Program at Dennos Museum Center CANCELLED
Due to the ongoing shutdown of the federal government and subsequent furloughing of National Parks Service staff, the Dennos Museum Center must cancel the Sunday with a Ranger program on October 20, 2013. Depending on the future availability of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore staff, the program may be rescheduled at a later date. (more…)
Annual Fund campaign success
The Annual Fund Campaign is off to a great start! The NMC Foundation is roughly one month into the Campaign and happy to share that over $50,000 has been raised through the participation of 151 donors. (more…)
Kudos!
Kudos to the following individuals and departments! (more…)
Employee anniversaries
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! (more…)