Jun 26, 2014 | Intercom
There have been several communications regarding key “to do’s” and due dates for myPDCA – our tool for planning at the individual level. As FY’14 comes to a close, it’s also important for departments to conduct a year-end check of their FY’14 Operational Plan A3. (more…)
Jun 26, 2014 | President Updates
The Board of Trustees and I are thankful for the outstanding contributions everyone at NMC made this past academic year that helped us to successfully meet the learning needs of our students and region. Here are a number of important accomplishments you helped to achieve this past year. Many will have a lasting impact on NMC and our future.
- Received Higher Learning Commission accreditation for the Bachelor of Science in Maritime Technology and became the first community college in Michigan to award baccalaureate degrees.
- Received national accreditation for our LPN and ADN Nursing Degrees.
- Submitted and received positive review of our Higher Learning Commission AQIP (Academic Quality Improvement Program) Systems Portfolio.
- Made good progress in the execution of the new NMC Foundation business plan. While not yet fully implemented, this approach will lead us into an era of continual significant resource raising.
- Made significant progress toward completion of the evaluation of total compensation and classification plans and processes. A progress report was provided at the May Board of Trustees Meeting.
- Continued the implementation of our globalization agenda including working jointly with TCAPS and executing Memorandums Of Agreement and/or Memorandums Of Understanding with Chinese partner schools and universities.
- Established position sharing with TCAPS, TBA-ISD, Michigan State University, and the Northwest Michigan Council of Governments that save all organizations resources and demonstrate institutional collaboration.
- Established first in the country joint degrees in water studies with Western Michigan University.
- Expanded our partnerships with manufacturing, construction and health care sectors.
- Implemented the first cohorts in our new Engineering Technology programs.
- Made positive progress in student completion and persistence as evidenced by metrics.
- Established a student advising system by which every NMC degree-seeking student connects with an advisor every semester.
- Presented a year of world class (and in many cases U.S. firsts) exhibitions and conferences at the Dennos.
- Continued the structural realignment of the college to meet the environmental challenges we have projected for the near future.
I am grateful that everyone at NMC works to ensure that learning is at the center of everything we do.
Jun 25, 2014 | Intercom, Student News
Grand Valley State University is looking for applications from those who intend to pursue a masters degree in social work for this fall semester. (more…)
Jun 25, 2014 | Intercom
The following items with our new Hawk Owl logo are available at the bookstore now! (more…)
Jun 25, 2014 | Intercom
The Global Literature Reading Group committee has chosen books for the 2014-15 school year. We will be discussing Purple Hibiscus, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigeria) on November 21 and China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power, by NPR’s Rob Gifford on April 17. Copies of Purple Hibiscus are on order now and available for the subsidized price of $5.00. If you would like one to read over the summer, contact Tina Ulrich in the library, 995-1063 or tulrich@nmc.edu.
Happy summer reading from the Global Lit Group!
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