Benefits corner- Additional services to VSP Vision Benefit members
If you enrolled in vision coverage in 2014, there are a several enhanced benefits which are available to you. (more…)
Five win NISOD award
NMC faculty and staff teaching biology, English, philosophy and writing have been named NMC’s 2014 winners of the NISOD award. (more…)
Keeping Children Healthy
We take every precaution to keep our children healthy and in the classroom, but it never seems to be enough. What can be done to prevent the most common ailments facing our children? How can we more effectively treat our children when they become sick?
Join Dr. Keith English at this Your Health Lecture to learn more about keeping children healthy, Tuesday, March 18, at 9 am, at NMC’s Dennos Museum.
NMC web history
On March 12 the world wide web will celebrate it’s 25th anniversary. NMC was asked to contribute to an article about the anniversary for the Traverse City Ticker. Here we share the background of the web at NMC. (more…)
National Student Nursing Association recruitment day
The NMC division of the National Student Nursing Association will be holding a recruitment day on March 18 from noon till 3:00 p.m. in the Osterlin Library. During the recruitment day interested students can sign up for the association and will be entered into a drawing for a gas gift card.
The National Student Nursing Association meets once monthly and organizes many outreach activities within the community, including an upcoming food drive for Father Fred on April 7 in the Welcome Center. (more…)
Campus SaVE Act
One year ago today President Obama signed into effect the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (Campus SaVE) as a part of the strengthened and reauthorized Violence Against Women Act. The Campus SaVE Act seeks to address the sexual misconduct that can occur on college and university campuses and has a strong focus on promoting transparency, accountability, education, and community collaboration.
Important Moodle Reminder
We have experienced an increase in help desk tickets recently from users getting unnecessary error messages when posting to forums or taking quizzes. We would like to share the following tips when using Moodle. (more…)
Kudos!
Kudos to the following individuals and departments! (more…)
Position vacancies
Are you looking for career opportunities or a job on campus? Find it here! https://jobs.nmc.edu/ (more…)
Employee anniversaries
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! (more…)
CIE’s Friday Forum for March focuses on MACRAO, MTA and MAP
Friday Forums will occur one Friday each month through April. These forums are brought to you by the Center for Instructional Excellence which supports student learning by encouraging faculty-driven initiatives, promoting development of faculty knowledge, and recognizing the achievement of excellence. This Friday Forum will take place on Friday, March 7 from noon-1:30pm, and looks to answer the question: What’s with all the “M”s? MACRAO, MTA, and MAP, oh my! (more…)
Dennos offers Inuit Art Buying Trip to Toronto
Join Dennos Museum Store Manager Terry Tarnow and other museum staff, April 24-27, 2014, for an excursion to the Inuit Showrooms in Toronto, Ontario. This trip gives collectors an opportunity to visit four Inuit showrooms not usually open to the public. For the collector it is a wonderful opportunity to purchase carvings, prints, textiles and gift items from a much larger inventory than is available in the Dennos Museum Store.
Travel day is Thursday, April 27 with all guests traveling on their own and meeting in Toronto where a block of rooms has been reserved at the Bond Place Hotel. Friday will be a non-stop day of visiting four Inuit showrooms. Saturday the group will visit the Art Gallery of Ontario to view a memorial exhibit of the work of Kenojuak Ashevak who passed away last year. Visits to other galleries will be added as time allows. (more…)
Eighth annual Career Fair at the Hagerty Center, March 6
Students and the public are invited to NMC’s eighth annual Career Fair, set for 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. March 6 at the Hagerty Center on NMC’s Great Lakes Campus.
Employers from professional and occupational fields will be recruiting for career-track positions, seasonal and entry-level opportunities, as well as internships, service learning and networking opportunities.
Job seekers are encouraged to dress professionally, bring resumes and be prepared to talk to local employers about open positions/opportunities. On-site interviews are possible, at the discretion of the employer on a first-come, first-serve basis.
More than 80 employers are currently scheduled to participate. For the most updated list as well as more information, visit nmc.edu/careerfair.
Institutional Effectiveness System Survey results released
Each year the Office of Research, Planning and Effectiveness asks members of the NMC Leadership Group to evaluate the effectiveness of our system for continuous improvement also known as our Institutional Effectiveness System or IE System. We’ve been monitoring our progress with the IE System since 2010. (more…)
Board of Trustees meeting recap – February 24, 2014
Here is an informal account of the Northwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees meeting, Monday, February 24, 2014.
Details on the actions items and reports are contained in the Board Packet available online at https://www.nmc.edu/about/board-of-trustees/agendas/2014/022414-board-regular.pdf.
Auto and Diesel Technicians Night – March 5
NMC, Northwest Michigan Works and Northwest Michigan Council of Governments is hosting the second annual Auto and Diesel Technicians Night, Wednesday, March 5 at the Parsons-Stulen Building on NMC’s Aero Park Campus (2600 Aero Park Drive) from 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm.
Network with local technicians and business owners, see new equipment, gadgets and gear, and learn about training programs. Recruiters from local companies will be on hand to talk to you about career opportunities. Admission is free, appetizers will be provided and there will be tool give aways and door prizes to win.
This month in history- February
Every winter for many of the early years, the students had a “Snowbrawl” event. It seems to always have taken place at Gilbert Lodge at Twin Lakes (former 4-H property, now a county park). Most years our archives have found photos of students tobogganing, throwing snowballs, etc. but the yearbook from 60 years ago, in 1954, only shows activities in the lodge itself. Must have been another cold winter like the one we are having currently! (more…)
Wellness Update- February Mini Challenge- Winter Games Winners & Rate Your Wellness Program
Congrats to all the participants of the first Employee Wellness Winter Games Challenge! Below is the final leaderboard. (more…)
Save the date- Retirement & Recognition Reception is April 10, 2014
One of our favorite events is on the calendar and will be here soon! Invitations will be sent in a couple weeks, so watch your mailbox for party details. Here is the list of employees who will be receiving a Service Award at this year’s event. Please call Human Resources at 995-1026 by February 25 if you have any additions or corrections to the list. (more…)
State Budget Update
State Budget Update
The Governor released the executive budget on February 7, 2014. The process for getting to an approved budget follows this path. First the Governor establishes and releases the executive budget; next, individual departmental budgets are taken up by the appropriate subcommittees in either the House of Representatives or the Senate. The community college budget starts this year in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Community Colleges. Once they complete a budget through House processes, it moves to the Senate. Assuming the budgets are not the same, they go to a conference committee to resolve the differences. They then return to the House and Senate for votes and finally go to the Governor for his signature. In the past few years, this has been done early enough that we can appropriately plan. Legally, they must have a budget by October 1, 2014, the beginning of the State fiscal year.
Welcome to NMC!
Please join us in welcoming these new additions to our NMC staff! (more…)
NMC named one of America’s Top Military-Friendly Colleges and Universities
I would like to extend my sincerest gratitude to our NMC leadership, faculty and staff for everything they have done (and continue to do) for our NMC military service men and women. I hear countless stories on how our veterans appreciate the support they receive campus-wide and how it makes all the difference in the world for our soldiers. I am not only grateful for all you do, but honored to be your colleague! There are too few words and too many ways to say it, but THANK YOU!
Your efforts have helped NMC become one of America’s TOP Military-Friendly Colleges and Universities.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
-Scott Herzberg
POC, Military & Veteran Services, Assistant Director of Outreach Services
Innovation Grants are due April 1
The deadline for the spring semester’s round of Innovation Grant applications is April 1, 2014.
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.
Remembering Charlie Tomlin
With heavy hearts we share with you that Charlie Tomlin, music adjunct here at NMC, passed away early last week. Another of our other music adjuncts, David Chown, is organizing a memorial in Charlie’s honor:
A Memorial Celebration for Charlie Tomlin will be held at the Holiday Inn on Sunday, March 16, from 2:00 until 6:00 p.m. For more details visit the memorial’s Facebook page here. (more…)
Benefits corner- Using your Health Savings Account (HSA)
Are you enrolled in NMC’s high deductible health plan? If so, you will choose an institution and set up a Health Savings Account (HSA). Here are some general facts about using your HSA.