Kudos to Molly Norville, Hollie DeWalt, Kim Gourlay, Lil Anderson and Brittany Hanbury! The holiday planning committee brought some serious joy and warmth to students and employees serving up hot cocoa on a very cold day. Thank you all for taking time during a very busy week to deliver holiday cheer and smiles to all!
Kudos to Lisa Boike and Andrew McCall! Andrew and Lisa worked quickly to mitigate an unplanned ‘early retirement’ of the college’s emergency alert system used to send voice, text and email alerts.They collaborated with the vendor and NMC staff to populate a new system with the contact information needed in case of an emergency. Because of their dedicated and timely work, NMC was ready and able to send out lockdown alerts to our NMC community in response to the incident on November 16. Many thanks Andrew and Lisa!
Kudos to Amy Shamroe! Amy Shamroe, Industry Navigator for the Sixty by 30 Grant Team in Extended Education & Training, had a very impact week! On December 3, Amy attended the MiLEAP event: Moving Michigan Males Forward. She has some great takeaways for our team, mainly around marketing (how are we portraying “Hot Jobs” – do we have equal representation of men and women when promoting fields such as healthcare, Education & Public Service, Legal, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Business/Information Services, and Manufacturing?). Watch Amy’s interview on 9&10 News at the event! In addition, Amy hosted her first “Meet the Industry Navigator” night on Thursday, December 4 in the community room at Westshore Bank. Business owners and NoMI Attainment Collaborative partners were in attendance. Partners included GROW Benzie and Kirkland Community College.
Kudos to Shannah Vergote! Extended Education & Training released its Winter/Spring 2026 catalog this week. All of the work on our catalogs is done in house at Extended Education. While it’s a team effort, and is the culmination of all of our roles here in Ext. Ed., Shannah Vergote is at the helm of all aspects of the catalog – design, layout, timelines, partner ads, sponsorships, & logistics. Since 2024, Shannah has been incorporating some impactful new elements. You may have noticed that we now have a catalog sponsor. That sponsorship is currently up to $3500, with previous sponsorships of $2500. Throughout the catalog, we have made the intentional decision to feature all authentic photos of real people, mostly people from our own community. Shannah has lowered the number of photos, while increasing the size and appeal of existing photos, for a clearer aesthetic, and to minimize the cost (# of pages) of the catalog. Our programmers are featuring more of what’s popular (like Date Nights), and leaning into NMC instructors more and more—like Tiffani Wilke! She works closely with partners on creating and fine-tuning their ads (like Peg Jonkoff with Reynolds Jonkoff Funeral Home). We’re very proud of this work which showcases the talent, expertise, dedication, and passion of our NMC College Community.
Kudos to Lindsey Dickinson and her staff! Lindsey and her staff helped to proctor an exam at the last minute when I was in a car accident during finals week. They helped reduce quite a bit of stress for me at a challenging time. I will be forever grateful.
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