Nov 2, 2017 | Intercom
Do you and your team have the style, swagger and seasonal spirit to rock an ugly sweater? Will last year’s champs, the Aviation team, win the coveted trophy, and the bragging rights again this year? There’s only one one way to find out!
Send the best of your worst to publicrelations@nmc.edu by 5 p.m. Thursday, December 14.
We will announce the winning team at the NMC Employee holiday party December 15. Good luck and may the odds be ever in your favor!
Nov 2, 2017 | Intercom
As of yesterday, November 1, 2017, the NMC Food Pantry is accepting orders! Please tell students that they can place up to weekly orders for food and personal hygiene items by filling out the linked form at: nmc.edu/food-pantry. The link to the form can also be found on the student Home page.
The Food Pantry Team has been meeting for months and is pleased to invite you to donate your time, money, and/or food to help this cause.
- Time — please consider volunteering for a shift to learn how our process works and so you can tell others about your experience. We’re using SignUp.com (the leading online signup and reminder tool) to organize our upcoming activity.
Please sign up to be a Food Pantry Volunteer!
Here’s how it works in 3 easy steps:
1. Click here to go to our invitation page on SignUp.com.
2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on SignUp.com)
3. Sign up! Choose your spots – SignUp.com will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy! *
- Money — there’s a payroll deduction for the Food Pantry now. Please go to: employees.nmc.edu/give. Since at least 5 of our students in an average 40 student classroom could be food insecure, we are collect money and food under the name: The Minus 5 Project. If NMC employees donated $5 per paycheck per person, we could raise $78,000 per year to combat student food needs and beyond!
- Food — you can always donate non-perishable food items at any of the three main desks in the library.
Any questions, contact the Student Life Office at 995-1118. Thank you so much for your support of our students!
*Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact Lisa Thomas at lthomas@nmc.edu to sign up manually.
Nov 2, 2017 | Intercom, Student News
TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College will again pay tribute to enrolled and employed veterans with several events in honor of Veterans Day on Nov. 13.
- 8:30 a.m. – Veterans’ breakfast. Free breakfast for all veterans and active duty military in the Hawk Owl Cafe in West Hall.
- 9:20 a.m. – Walk of Honor. The campus community is invited to line up along the sidewalks from West Hall to the flagpoles west of the Tanis Building. Led by the Traverse City Central High School drum line, veterans will walk from West Hall to the flagpoles.
- 9:30 a.m. – Flag raising ceremony conducted by the VFW with the Traverse City Central High School band.
- 10 a.m.-noon – Coffee and cake served in West Hall for the entire campus community in honor of veterans.
About 5 percent of NMC students are veterans, and serving those who have served is a year-round priority at NMC, which established an office of Military and Veterans Services in 2012. It works with the larger college community to foster an environment that leads to veteran success. Results thus far:
- For the third consecutive year NMC has been certified as a Gold-Level Veteran-Friendly School by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency.
- Named the fifth-best “Best for Vets” community college nationwide by Military Times in 2016.
- NMC provides no-interest loans to veterans waiting for processing of their benefit checks, so they may enroll immediately.
- NMC makes up the difference between military pay and NMC pay for reservist employees who are called to active duty. Family enrollment in all benefits also continues.
- Since 2008, NMC has participated in a DOD agreement providing in-state (out of district) tuition rates for active duty military and their dependents, regardless of their legal residence
Release date: November 3, 2017
For more information:
Scott Herzberg
POC, Military and Veterans Services
sherzberg@nmc.edu
(231) 995-2526
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY NOTICE
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discrimination
Nov 2, 2017 | Intercom, Student News
TRAVERSE CITY — Registration is now open to all area high schools for the fifth annual Academic WorldQuest, a free, quiz bowl-style team competition on international affairs set for Feb. 1 at the Hagerty Center in Traverse City.
Teams consist of four students and an adviser. Schools may field more than one team. Petoskey High School won the 2017 regional competition. More than 4,000 high school students compete nationwide. The winning team gets a trip to Washington D.C. to compete at the national level in late April, an experience that previous winners have described as “the trip of a lifetime.” All participating students will have the chance to win a number of great door prizes the day of the competition, plus lunch.
The International Affairs Forum and Northwestern Michigan College organize the competition. To get involved;
- E-mail iaf@nmc.edu by Nov. 22 to indicate your school’s interest.
- Teams will answer ten rounds of ten multiple-choice questions on preselected topics. Study materials are provided online.
- The competition will be held on February 1, 2018 at NMC’s Hagerty Center, noon-4 pm.
Watch a video of the 2017 competition here.
Release date: November 2, 2017
For more information:
Karen Segal
International Affairs Forum co-chair
(231) 715-6064
karenpsegal@gmail.com
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY NOTICE
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discrimination
Do you and your team have the style, swagger and seasonal spirit to rock an ugly sweater? Will last year’s champs, the Aviation team, win the coveted trophy, and the bragging rights again this year? There’s only one one way to find out!