Registration is open for October Conference! Click here to view the collaborative projects and to sign up for yours today. Open groups are listed in green and open to anyone. Closed groups are listed in pink and are only open to those with connections to the topic. If your department does not have a closed group, you will sign up for one of the open groups (in green.) Click the Sign up HERE! Link at the bottom of each project description to add your name to the list.

Then, on Tuesday, October 10, you will join your team to learn to apply design thinking concepts to an existing project to move the College forward as we innovate our way through NMC Next.

What is October Conference? October Conference is NMC’s professional development day. Attendance is required for all faculty and staff. Adjunct faculty are encouraged to join us!

Our keynote speaker, Dr. Andy Gold, Vice President of Strategic Engagement for the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCA) will share tools and resources to assist us with moving projects forward using design thinking principles.

If you submitted a project that is not published, or if you have questions about the day, please contact Lori Hodek lhodek@nmc.edu (231) 995-1143 or Janet Lively jlively@nmc.edu (231) 995-1231.