Kudos to Traci Heidbreder! Traci spearheaded a project as part of her DEIB goals to replace the international flags in the Tannis atrium. The flags had significant wear and tear from the sun and were quite faded. Traci inventoried the flags, determined which of the flags needed to be replaced, listed the countries that are represented at NMC by students, faculty, and staff, and secured new flags. Jim Bensley from international services assisted by providing some flags that he had in storage. Traci found some flags that admissions had in storage, and she worked with Cathy Brown to purchase the remaining flags. Todd Haines from the maintenance department helped Traci hang the new flags, and she worked with PRMC to have a key developed to hang in the atrium to help visitors identify the flags. I want to thank Traci for her thoughtful project and excellent execution.
Kudos to Augusta Kummer! I want to thank Augusta for advising Phi Theta Kappa this year and for her success in coordinating the PTK induction ceremony last month. Augusta has demonstrated dedication and leadership in taking on the advising role and helping to keep the organization and events on task and schedule in challenging times. The PTK induction ceremony was a wonderful event. It was very thoughtful and well executed. I appreciate her effort. It was very enjoyable to watch the pride of the students and their families. Great work Augusta!
Kudos to Rorie Kawula! I want to congratulate Rorie on completing the Leadership Grand Traverse program through Traverse Connect. Rorie started the program last August and spent time each month with her cohort developing leadership skills and learning about all corners of our community. Rorie did a fantastic job in the program and has brought much back to NMC. Rorie is a true leader on campus, and she has taken it further to become a leader in the larger community. Congrats Rorie!
Kudos to Kyle Ferrill! I wanted to recognize Kyle’s extra work and effort to overhaul the online orientation video. The orientation video that NMC had been using was developed at the beginning of the COVID pandemic. Having an online orientation option allowed enrollment to continue throughout the pandemic. After using the video for a few years, we recognized gaps and areas for improvement. Kyle offered to take the lead on this and helped organize a plan to breakdown and review the previous video, send out requests to different departments to offer input. He helped rewrite the script, worked with different departments on campus to determine the best platform to record the video, recorded and narrated the video, added visual content and screenshots to the video, revised the video, and published it. The new online orientation video is comprehensive and very effective. I appreciate the effort and leadership that Kyle demonstrated on this project.
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