20 Minute Mentor Coffee Club meetings
Enjoy coffee as we view and discuss short videos on teaching and learning, student engagement, classroom management, and other relevant NMC topics.
Showing appreciation for our veterans, NMC Veteran’s Day Tribute is Nov. 11
NMC veterans are invited to take part in the Veteran’s Day Tribute with a breakfast at the Northwoods Cafeteria in West Hall followed by the Walk of Honor to a flag raising ceremony (all NMC campus community members are invited to line the path of the walk to show thanks and honor for the veterans walking), and ends with a reception at West Hall. Questions? Contact Scott Herzberg at 995-2526 or via email at sherzberg@nmc.edu. (more…)
Zonta Festival of Trees veterans and military reception, Nov 8
The Zonta Club of Traverse City and Northwestern Michigan College are sponsoring a special dessert reception for veterans and military members, Friday, November 8 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. during the annual Festival of Trees. at NMC’s Hagerty Conference Center, 715 East Front Street in Traverse City.
Info session Friday on NMC-WMU bachelor degree in freshwater studies
Learn more about a possible bachelor degree in freshwater studies.
NMC Great Lakes Water Studies Institute and Western Michigan University are working closely on developing a four-year Bachelor of Science in Freshwater Sciences and Sustainability that connects to our two-year ASA degree in Freshwater Studies. (more…)
Board of Trustees meeting recap – October 28, 2013
The Northwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees met in regular session Monday, October 28. Here is an informal account of that meeting. Official minutes will be available once approved by the Board, usually after the subsequent meeting. Official minutes are posted at www.nmc.edu and are available through the President’s Office.
Study abroad information session
As part of the International Education Week at NMC a study abroad information session will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 12 from 12:15 – 1:00 p.m. in HS room 101. (more…)
Attend the Unmanned Systems/Robotics demo and food drive this Saturday!
On Nov. 9, NMC’s Food for Thought invites the Grand Traverse community to get a glimpse of the college’s newest programs and enjoy family activities while supporting the second annual food drive challenge to fill 51 area food pantries. (more…)
Earthwork Collective will perform at Milliken
The Earthwork Music Collective will perform a fundraiser concert for two NMC student groups at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10 in Milliken Auditorium. (more…)
This month in history- October
Find out what was happening at NMC 50, 25 and 10 years ago. (more…)
Kudos!
Kudos to the following individuals and departments! (more…)
Take a short survey and you could win $150 from Amazon
Take a short survey about how you use media, and you could win $150 Amazon gift card.
The survey is supposed to take about 10 minutes, but smart people like you will finish even faster. NMC uses the results of the survey to help focus our advertising efforts to better reach people just like you. The contact information is only used to get ahold of you, if you are the lucky winner, and we’ll never use it to add you to a mailing list or give it away to anybody else.
38th annual Mariners Memorial Service takes place Nov. 8
The community is invited to attend the 38th annual Mariners Memorial Service at noon Friday, November 8 in the courtyard of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy at NMC’s Great Lakes Campus. (more…)
Tuvan throat singers Alash at Milliken on Nov. 16
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will present the Tuvan throat singers Alash on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at 8 PM in Milliken Auditorium. Tickets are $25 advance, $28 at the door and $22 for museum members are plus fees. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Museum Box office at 231-995-1553 or on line at www.dennosmuseum.org, also at 1-800-836-0717 or www.MyNorthTickets.com. (more…)
Position vacancies
Are you looking for career opportunities or a job on campus? Find it here! https://jobs.nmc.edu/ (more…)
Flu shots available in Health Services
Students can get their influenza vaccine at Health Services (Biederman Building room 106, main campus) for $15.
No appointment is necessary, walk-ins are accepted Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Employee anniversaries
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! (more…)
NMC instructors and student selected to participate in Dennos exhibit
NMC drawing instructor Glenn Wolff and NMC painting instructor Joan Richmond are two of the artists selected for the exhibit, “The Art of the Sleeping Bear Dunes,” currently at the Dennos Museum Center. In addition, NMC culinary student Lisa Wilkins Schulte’s painting was accepted. The show will be on exhibit through January 5, 2014.
Wellness corner- Congrats to these winners from the “Pink for a Cause” drawings! Thanks for attending the Health & Wellness Expo!
Get This:
Thanks to all who attended our First Annual Employee Health & Wellness Expo! Look for an email next week with a list of the door prize winners! (more…)
CIE’s Friday Forum for November focuses on competency-based learning
Friday Forums will occur the first Friday of every 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. (more…)
NMC hosts Bikram yoga teacher Jim Kallett Nov. 1
Northwestern Michigan College will host Jim Kallett as he presents the philosophy and approach of Bikram yoga: what it is, how it works, the history, theory, science and benefits. Kallett’s lecture takes place Friday, November 1 from 6 – 9 p.m. in Room 109 of Scholars Hall. The lecture is intended for all levels and interests in Yoga and BikramYoga. Pre-registration cost is $5, by calling 231.995.1700 or $7 at the door. (more…)
Faculty/staff co-ed volleyball team forming now!
If you are interested in participating on a team to play in the intramural volleyball league that starts Monday, October 28th, please send information to dcunningham@nmc.edu. Must have 3 females and 3 males on the court each match. (more…)
Courting the Muse: 2013 Writer’s Conference
On Friday, Nov. 1, 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m. at the Oleson Center, sharpen your pencils for a day of presentations, workshops, readings, and discussions designed to inspire and improve your writing. (more…)
NaNoWriMo – NMC starts Nov. 3
More than 80 percent of Americans say writing a book is on their life bucket list. This November, give it a try by participating with your NMC colleagues in the 15th annual National Novel Writing Month– a worldwide effort to write a 50,000-word book in 30 days.
Impossible? Not to the 341,000 novelists who emerged from NaNoWriMo in 2012. This year, Osterlin Library is hosting three write-ins for WriMos (as participants are called) at NMC and Traverse City: (more…)
2nd Annual NMC Choral Invitational Oct. 30
Almost 400 high school choir students will be at Northwestern Michigan College Wednesday, October 30, participating in the 2nd Annual NMC Choral Invitational. (more…)
Vote for Rorke!
The Muster Project’s own captain, Capt. Rorke Miller is a finalist for the Old Pulteney Maritime Hero Award! This award is one of the most prestigious awards in the United States maritime community.