Good morning NMC community!
We hope you are having a successful fall semester! As we near the holiday season, we want to update you on our plans.
The Holiday Party Planning Committee has been discussing a variety of ways we could celebrate safely. However, with the recent news that our local hospital system has moved to a critical “red” level for the first time in Munson’s history because of COVID-19, the committee has decided to not hold the traditional in-person employee holiday gathering in December.
While we will miss that time together, we want to acknowledge the commitment and strong service orientation you have demonstrated since the start of the pandemic. This is why the college is giving employees additional holidays between Christmas and New Year’s Day so you can have extra time to rest and recharge.
We want to continue the college’s strong tradition of giving and encourage you to support the NMC Food pantry and Student Life’s Stocking Stuffers program by visiting www.nmc.edu/give. Monetary donations to the Food Pantry are preferred, however non-perishable food items may also be dropped off in-person at any desk in the Osterlin Building from now until December 17.
We also want to continue some of the fun with the annual Ugly Sweater Contest and hot cocoa tradition. Join us on Wednesday, December 15 as we celebrate Ugly Sweater Day at NMC. Please don your most festive holiday attire on this day and submit your contest entry to publicrelations@nmc.edu.
Also on December 15, stop by the Nelson Innovation Center from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. to grab some hot cocoa and cookies — a treat that is Santa-approved! We will also have donation bins on-site in West Hall so that you can drop-off goods for the food pantry while you’re there.
‘Bitter’ (for us!) against the sweetness of hot cocoa, cookies and your spirit of giving, is the upcoming retirement of Vickie Cook and Marguerite Cotto, who between them have 60 years helping to form the NMC we know and love. We asked them both to stop by the Innovation Center from 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. on December 15 for any who would like to say “thank you,” “farewell” or “hasta la vista” (or will it be “hasta pronto?”).
Thank you for all you have done to help our NMC community stay safe and limit disruption to learning. Please take some time to reach out to your colleagues to connect and share your appreciation and gratitude as we continue to celebrate the spirit of the season.
Mark
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Mark Liebling
AVP of Human Resources
1701 East Front Street, Traverse City, MI 49686
(231) 995-1342
