NMC International Services and Service Learning presents their Passport Student Lecture Series for November with international students Sichong Yan (on left side of photo) and He Sen Cai (on right) who will speak to attendees about China.The lecture will take place on Thursday, Nov. 20 from 12:15 – 1:00 pm in Founders Hall, room 110. Guests are invited to bring lunch and/or coffee to enjoy while they listen.
The deadline for the fall semester’s round of Innovation Grant applications has been extended to Thursday, January 15, 2015.
To submit an innovation grant click here »
Or check out the “quick links” on the NMC Foundation’s home page at www.nmc.edu/foundation
Please note that ALL applicants are required to do a 2-5 minute presentation for the committee plus plan 5 minutes for Q&A. (more…)
Please join us in welcoming these new additions to our NMC staff!
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NMC will pay tribute to its enrolled and employed veterans with a series of events set for Veterans Day, November 11. Here is a list of the events taking place on Veterans Day. (more…)
The community is invited to attend the 39th annual Mariners Memorial Service at noon Monday, November 10 in the courtyard of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy on NMC’s Great Lakes Campus. (more…)
Are you looking for career opportunities? Find it here! https://jobs.nmc.edu/ (more…)
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! (more…)
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will present the Juno Award winning African Guitar Summit on Saturday, November 22, 2014 at 8:00 PM in Milliken Auditorium. Tickets are $27 advance, $30 at the door and $24 for museum members plus fees. Tickets may be purchased on line at www.dennosmuseum.org, or by calling the Museum Box office at 231-995-1553; also at 1-800-836-0717 or www.MyNorthTickets.com. (more…)
Have you started your strategic planning for 2015? Read how to plan and deploy the Toyota way, find out about all the Manufacturing events going on, what are the 5 questions Drucker always asked, and what Karen Taylor is reading.
Check out our October 2014 Training Services Newsletter! (more…)
Here’s the latest Adapted in TC column from NMC’s Susan Odgers: (more…)
Check out this great professional development opportunity! Training Services will be offering it’s Train the Trainer course featuring the Active Learning Model on Thursday, December 18. Interested NMC employees can register through EES. For questions contact Kennith Scott at kscott@nmc.edu. (more…)
The microbiology class (Bio 208) is hosting Cafe Scientifique on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 11:30 a.m. on the couches near the cafeteria (under the Starbucks sign) in West Hall, main level.
The class will also host an evening version of this forum on Tuesday, Nov. 18 at Jolly Pumpkin on the peninsula at 7 p.m. (more…)
Run or walk NMC’s 5k course and get a t-shirt!
Follow the course outlined on the map and report back to Zack Light in the fitness center for your “NMC Wellness 5k Finisher” t-shirt! For more information contact Zack Light at jlight@nmc.edu or 995-1379.
Click here to see the NMC 5K Course Map! (more…)
The NMC Rowing Club participated in the Leelanau Chase, their first official timed race. The Hawk Owls team of Brian Kindt, Pierce Thomas, Kim Kelderhouse, Noelle Sieloff and the cox Micah Thoreson was timed at 11:38 for 2.5K. In addition, the club assisted the Lake Leelanau Rowing club with parking and event timing for the regatta that had over 400 downstate high school rowers. It was a great opportunity for the NMC Rowing Club to gauge their progression after only five training sessions together. (more…)
The Hawk Owls fell 2-1 to Saginaw Valley State University Soccer Club, despite dominating the second half. Going down 2-0 early in the match, NMC took control of the match and scored on a free kick to pull within 1 goal. NMC then put shot after shot on goal, twice hitting the cross bar and numerous others just missing wide or over the top. In the end, NMC could not score and SVSU held on for the win.
Next Saturday, NMC Soccer Club plays their last match of the fall season, tentatively scheduled for 2 p.m. vs Cornerstone JV at the Traverse City Coast Guard Fields. (more…)
Starting November 1 BATA will be changing the pick-up/drop off sites at our main NMC campus. Buses will no longer come onto College Drive.
There will be two BATA stops:
Tech Tips is presented by our Technology Help Desk and will provide you with simple explanations to tech troubles you may come upon in everyday technology use. These posts will occur regularly and will include a wide variety of topics. If you have further questions regarding the Tech Tips, please contact the Technology Help Desk at (231) 995-3020. (more…)
As part of The Big Draw – Grand Traverse, the Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College presents the exhibition, It’s Our World: Artists Inspired by Children’s Visions of the Future, November 1, 2014 – January 4, 2015. The exhibition features five local artists–Dewey Blocksma, Nancy Crisp, Nancy Nash, Joyce Petrakovitz, and Glenn Wolff–inspired by a child’s artwork. Each artist chose one or more drawings created by a young visitor during Big Draw Day on October 4, to incorporate and recreate in the medium of their choice. Children ages 4-12 created drawings in response to questions about keeping the Earth clean as part of this year’s Big Draw theme, It’s Our World. The exhibition will feature the artists’ interpretations, the original drawings from the children, and a digital slideshow of drawings and events that took place as part of The Big Draw–Grand Traverse. (more…)
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College and WCMU present the November Community Cinema film on November 13, 2014, at 7:00 p.m., FREE of charge. The program features a documentary film followed by discussion with community leaders and scholars. Visit www.dennosmuseum.org/
Your health matters! NMC has lots of great noncredit fitness classes that begin the week of Oct. 27 or later. Employee tuition waivers apply. Call Extended Education at 995-1700 to register or for more info. Check out all the options at nmc.edu/fitness. (more…)
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! (more…)
Kudos to the following individuals and departments on campus! (more…)
Are you looking for career opportunities? Find it here! https://jobs.nmc.edu/ (more…)
Attend the “DEMYSTIFIED SERIES” and learn about Nutrition, Resistance Training, and Cardiorespiratory Training- presented in simple “shirt-sleeve” English!
Available to groups (get your co-workers on board) or individuals: Mondays & Wednesdays 5 p.m.-8 p.m. and Tuesdays & Thursdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Meetings will be held in the Fitness Center. (more…)
Can You Dig It! Are you interested in Volleyball? Intramural Co-Ed Volleyball begins November 4, 2014. You must have at least 3 females and 3 males on the court. For more information, contact Jim Szur at 995-1199 or jszur@nmc.edu. (more…)