Kudos to Shannah Vergote! Shannah expertly represented NMC Extended Education & Training in a live interview on Good Day Northern Michigan on Wednesday, January 28. Watch the interview here. Thank you, Shannah, for stepping in to showcase all of the fun summer learning that awaits our youngest Hawk Owls this year!
Kudos to the Facilities Grounds Team! For all of the hard work they do to maintain our roads and sidewalks.
Kudos to Anna Bachman and Lisa Boike! Lisa Boike and Anna Bachman finalized a report that they have been working on for Human Resources for some time. Thank you!
Kudos to Kristy Jackson! College for Kids registration for the 2026 season opened yesterday, February 2. Kristy Jackson, Program Manager with Extended Education & Training, has put together over 90 classes from “Bucket Drumming With the Archipelago Project,” to “Taylor Swift Bracelet Making Party,” to “Power Up! Hydraulics & Circuits,” to so much more! Kristy has collaborated with over 35 instructors—NMC staff, faculty and community members, including area K-12 teachers. Kristy worked with each instructor to extend the learning day to 3 hours per class for Grades 1-6 (camps run from 9-noon or 1-4 p.m.) Thank you, Kristy, for providing such high-interest, enriching summer camps here at NMC for our community’s youth.
Kudos to Krista McCarty! Krista McCarty, Marketing Coordinator under the Sixty by 30 initiative, developed and is now implementing the Work & Career Marketing Plan. She has put into motion several key strategies to reach the adult learner and industry partners. Information about the NoMI Attainment Collaborative, as well as entry points for students and industry partners seeking training opportunities, can now be found on a new website: www.NOMIAC.com. In addition to the website, regular E-newsletters are now reaching adult learners in our region. These promotional emails highlight learning pathways that build upon a person’s previous experience (when applicable), offer an affordable “next step” to upskilling, and lead to higher-paying, living-wage jobs in our region. LinkedIn and social media campaigns will continue to gain momentum and bring potential students to the next step in their learning and career pathways. The goals of the initiative are to promote the following: Pathways for high-wage fields, identify employers for upskilling opportunities, industry-informed educational programming and funnel students into the best fit for them: NMC, Extended Ed & Training or other education partners in the 10-county region. Thank you, Krista, for your dedication to this life-changing Sixty by 30 initiative!
Kudos to Heather VanStratt! Last month, Heather VanStratt, Grant Manager & Community Coordinator through the Sixty by 30 initiative, hosted a quarterly NoMI Attainment Collaborative (NOMIAC) meeting at the Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center. Thirty-six new and existing partners from the educational, community, and industry sectors engaged with recent metrics, event updates and unveiled prioritized strategic career pathways. Partners include Keen, War Bird, West Shore Community College, North Central Michigan College and more. Strategic Pathways include: Manufacturing; Business/Information Services, Healthcare; Energy, Transportation & Construction. Agriculture & Natural Resources and Education & Public Service. The collaborative is optimistic about current and future collaborations and events such as the Industry Navigator Lunch and Learn on Feb. 27 and participation in the Career & Majors Fair on April 10. The next NOMIAC in-person meeting is scheduled for April 23 at Baker College of Cadillac. Thank you, Heather, for your leadership and organization of the NoMI Attainment Collaborative and its initiatives!
Kudos to Emma Dyer, Chase Childers and Noah Thomas! I would like to express my gratitude for Emma Dyer, Chase Childers and Noah Thomas, all Flight Instructors for NMC, for their help with hosting the Cherry Festival’s Junior Royalty group! This event was to expose the children participating in Junior Royalty to aviation. Emma and Chase did a fantastic job demonstrating to these children how an airplane flies when each one had an opportunity to fly one of our flight simulators. Noah was demonstrating to these children how to preflight an airplane and showing them what all of the buttons and switches do in the cockpit. I wouldn’t have been able to host this group without the help of these three Flight Instructors so Kudos to you each!
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