Thank you to all the staff and faculty who helped make the October Conference a success! We could not have done it without you!
Thanks to the Dennos team of Craig Hadley, Megan Holtrey, Maria Ulrich, and Audio Tech. student Jacob Benker for seamlessly handling all of the live logistics of sound, slides facility coordination and assistance with the opening presentation at the Milliken Auditorium.
Kudos to Ed. Tech. and IT team members Eric Carlson, Chris Hannah, Kyle Morrison and Dan Wasson who made sure everything was working properly and helped with logistics for the day! Thank you!
Kudos to Kristi Hallett from Central Scheduling, the Facilities team, Linda Glaesmer and the custodial team. They were a huge help in making sure we had the right spaces reserved and set up with tables and seating.
Kudos to Chad Schenkelberger and the entire staff at the Hawk Owl Cafe! They were flexible going above and beyond to be helpful with the logistics of the lunch buffet in the Innovation Center. Thank you for a tasty lunch and lots of hot coffee!
Shout out to Jim White for helping to coordinate the Safety Tools session in collaboration with the Traverse City Fire Department and Chief Jim Tuller and his crew! Thanks to Security for helping in the Innovation Center and to Sarah Frankham at the Welcome desk for helping guide people to the right place.
Kudos to our CIE and PDI board volunteers who were a huge help in managing the logistics of the October Conference on Tuesday! Thanks to Nicole Speelman, Kerrey Woughter, Mark DeLonge, Scott Powell, Rick Mathis, Alice Sluss, Linda Berlin, and Laura Matchett who helped plan and execute the day’s events. We couldn’t have done it without you!
Kudos to the faculty and staff who facilitated sessions and participated on panels, including several folks who presented more than once. Thank you for stepping up to lead our colleagues in professional development and learning. The Conference couldn’t happen without you! The people we’d like to recognize are:
Leanne Baumeler, Marcus Bennett, Nate Butler, Bob Chaphalkar, Judy Chu, Emily Crull, Mark DeLonge, Nicole Fewins, Joy Goodchild, Tom Gordon, Andrea Gerring, Shelly Grant, Terri Gustafson, Mark Howell, Tony Jenkins, Lindsey Lipke, Christine Mac, Carly McCall, Brie Mills, Sarah Montgomery-Richards, Denny Ngyuen, Nicco Pandolfi, Steve Rice, Nick Roster, Stephen Siciliano, Jason Slade, Elizabeth Sonnabend, Lisa Thomas, Ali Thornton (who led three sessions that day — the most out of all employees at the college), Sherry Trier, Sarah Wangler, Kirk Waterstripe, Jim White and Ryan Wilson
Kudos to Marcus Bennett for organizing and refereeing the first NMC Kickball event. This fun, team-building event created the perfect end to the day and provided an opportunity to build inclusion across campus!
We apologize if we missed anyone. Quite a few folks stepped up as last-minute substitutes for people who were sick. We hope our sick friends are quickly on the mend. And we are impressed and grateful as always for our collaborative and supportive colleagues.
Thank you to all who attended the October Conference. You made it a great day!
Janet Lively, Lori Hodek, and the Center for Instructional Excellence and Professional Development Institute Advisory Boards
