Sep 4, 2013 | Intercom
NMC Humanities instructor Caroline Schaefer-Hills proudly wishes to announce the launch of her children’s book, The Annotated Alphabet- A Vocabulary for Children on Kickstarter.
“The Annotated Alphabet- A Vocabulary for Children is a beautifully whimsical, yet contemporary, surreal children’s book that opens the alphabet by using exceptional words that stress a language revival while encouraging word play and poetry. A romping prose style features advanced words for a child’s alphabet book, exposing the reader / listener to the pearls our language has to offer, instead of the “A is for Apple” treacle that has become the traditional artifact of this genre. Paired with modern graphic design and daring oil paintings as illustration, this book brightens and deepens the classroom experience or your child’s library and is at home on the coffee table, in gallery, or with modern design readings.
With at least three complex words used on each page, annotations (as tear-off bookmarks) provide definitions and linguistic classification, usage and word origin for each. A primer introducing pronunciation, etymology and poetry structure would be included as well as extra words to encourage active word play and hands-on classroom or home activity.”
To learn more about her book, see The Annotated Alphabet- A Vocabulary for Children on Kickstarter.
Sep 4, 2013 | Intercom, Student News
The Michigan Land Use Institute proudly presents a brand-new publication: The Power of Energy Efficiency
Monday, Sept. 30, 2012
8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
NMC’s Aero Park Laboratories
2525 Aero Park Drive
Please join us for coffee, conversation, and a brief, very positive presentation about our new, in-depth report from the Grand Traverse region.
The Power of Energy Efficiency features colorful, engaging profiles of the people, policies, and projects transforming our community into an efficiency leader.
From the success and renewal of TCSaves, to the progress local firms are making on energy use, efficiency is working its magic: making homes comfortable, saving money, boosting profits, creating jobs, and protecting our environment.
We’ll celebrate the community wide partnerships behind these success stories, the sponsors who made our report possible, and efficiency’s bright future.
Special Guests
State Representative Wayne Schmidt
Traverse City Light and Power Executive Director Tim Arends
Michigan Land Use Institute Executive Director Hans Voss
Sponsors
Northwest Michigan Council of Governments
Fifth Third Bank
Public Sector Accountants
Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse Area Association of Realtors
Michigan Environmental Council
Odom’s
Cone Drive
Michigan Energy Options
Midwest Refrigeration
Paradigm Energy Services
The Grand Vision
Traverse City Light and Power
SEEDS
Sep 4, 2013 | Intercom
Thank you to all the Office Managers, especially those in the Academic Areas, for helping the Advising Center Advisors find last minute solutions for our students. We appreciate all you do! From the Advising Center Staff.
Thanks to quick thinking and tremendous flexibility we were able to serve ice water to students in a very warm Scholars Hall on the first day of classes. With no air conditioning first thing in the morning, and first day jitters running high, it was a great comfort to students and faculty in Scholars Hall to know that NMC was taking care of them. Thank you to Elizabeth Stevens, Roy Bartle and Patrick Tesner for their immediate action, and to Facilities for their quick response.
Kudos to Jeff Send and Jeff Sabins for a great job replacing the carpet in HS110. Because this is a dental lab, it required quite a bit more logistics than an average classroom. Thanks for your quick turnaround and a great job!
Kudos to all of the Facilities staff who have been actively involved in a number of renovation projects this summer. These projects require a great deal of planning, logistics and collaboration between departments and all involved did a great job. Thank you.
Kudos to all faculty and staff for another successful opening week. Special kudos to the front line departments such as Admissions, Enrollment Services, Student Financial Services, Student Life and all Office Managers who go that extra mile during this busy time. Students always appreciate and feel welcomed by NMC faculty and staff!
Kudos to all the Academic Chairs and Area Instructional Leaders for their work in managing the course enrollments this fall. As a result of their hard work, the college has the highest course efficiency rates in the last three years.
Ryan Adams, Student Employee in Residence Life, always has a positive attitude and a welcoming smile. New students often come to NMC to tour the campus, and some specifically the dorms. Even during this hectic week at the beginning of the new semester, Ryan went above and beyond to show new students the dorm rooms. Ryan, we thank you so much for all of your help and always doing any task with a smile on your face. You are a great representative of our school!
Sep 3, 2013 | Intercom
A new, one-stop shop for all NMC instructors that includes teaching resources, educational technology, upcoming events, professional development, 21st Century teaching and learning practices, and more. Teaching @ NMC allows faculty to easily find:
This new site should help eliminate the need to search different sites, pages, the S: drive, and the intranet. Links to teaching @ NMC are available on the MyNMC page under Faculty Resources, on the Professional Development Institute page on the intranet, and on the CIE internet page.
teaching.nmc.edu
Questions or suggestions? Please contact Mark DeLonge at mdelonge@nmc.edu or 995-1962.
Sep 3, 2013 | Student News
Intramural sports will begin on Monday, September 16. The first sport will be flag football and will run for 6 weeks.
Team sign up sheets are available in the recreation and intramural sports office (PE 102), or the East Hall front desk. Sign-up deadline is Thursday, September 12.
A mandatory Captains Meeting will occur on September, 12 at 5 p.m. in the West Hall cafeteria.
Don’t have a team to sign up with? Call at 995-1199 with your name and contact information and we will find a team to place you with.
Sep 3, 2013 | Intercom, Student News
Announcing the first ever Pine Palooza Photo Contest! Take photos during Pine Palooza 2013 and you could win prizes!
HOW TO ENTER
Pine Palooza (September 10, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on the greens between East and West Halls) is the perfect backdrop for snapping photos of the fun, the food and your friends! During the event, presented by NMC Student Life, take photos and upload them to your Instagram. Filters are acceptable, captions are encouraged and tagging is a must! Use @NMCdotEDU or #NMCinPhotos to tag your photo.
PRIZES
Judging will occur after the event concludes and winners will be announced September 13.
The top three Instagram photos from the event will win: a $50 gas gift card, a NMC priorLife bag, or $15 for any Sodexo food stand.
Good luck and may the best photos win!
(Please note, only photos from Pine Palooza are eligible.)
Sep 2, 2013 | Intercom, Student News
Experienced singers of college-age or older are invited to audition for Canticum Novum (kahn’-tee-koom noh’-voom), a new choral ensemble being offered at Northwestern Michigan College. Canticum Novum has several performance cycles throughout the year, with an emphasis on performances in December and late Spring. Because of the challenging literature and the abbreviated rehearsal schedule, only singers with good reading skills should inquire.
Please call Jeffrey Cobb at 231-995-1338, for more information or to set up an appointment for an audition. More information is available here.
Sep 2, 2013 | Intercom
Here is the list of current job postings. They can also be viewed on NMC’s website at https://jobs.nmc.edu/ Information on internal regular postings has been emailed.
Adjunct Faculty
Custodial Staff
Faculty
Professional Staff
Student Employee
Supplemental Staff
Technology Support Assistant/Help Desk – Supplemental (260-443)
Sep 2, 2013 | Student News
NMC’s annual student fair, Pine Palooza, will be on September 10, 2013 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. on the greens between East and West Halls. Stop by and get connected!
Join NMC Student Life as they welcome you back for the 2013-2014 school year. Main attractions will include free food, a live DJ, meet and greet with various student groups and more!
Would you like to volunteer at Pine Palooza? Contact Emily Magner at 995-1118 or emagner@nmc.edu for more information!
Sep 2, 2013 | Intercom, Student News
A budding Traverse City tradition will continue this September 13th as the rival high school football teams of Traverse City Central and Traverse City West engage in a game to honor Northern Michigan veterans and to give special recognition to those who have lost their lives in recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. For more information read about the event here.
Attendees are asked to purchase shirts to wear to the game in support of their team. Supporters of Central are asked to purchase blue shirts and supporters of West are asked to purchase red shirts to show the friendly rivalry which supports a good cause. The shirts will be available for purchase around Traverse City, including in the office of Military & Veteran Outreach Services on NMC’s campus. Shirts are $10 for adults and $5 for students.
For more information contact Scott Herzberg by phone at (231) 995-2526 or by e-mail at sherzberg@nmc.edu.
Sep 1, 2013 | Intercom, Student News
Come join the award-winning NMC Children’s Choir for its 23rd season. Students entering Kindergarten through grade 9 this fall who love to sing and want to improve their abilities are invited to participate in NMC’s award-winning Children’s Choir. Brief auditions for students entering grades 3 to 9 will be held beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, Sept. 10 & 12 in the Fine Arts Building at NMC. Students will be asked to sing the first verse of “America the Beautiful”. Music and accompaniment is provided.
Interested families should call Extended Education (231) 995-1700 to schedule an audition time. Students entering grades K-3 are eligible for the non-audition choirs, call (231) 995-1700 for enrollment information.
Learn more about the choir here.
Sep 1, 2013 | Intercom
The following employees are celebrating anniversaries soon. Please join us in congratulating them!
John Berck Director of Enrollment Management – Maritime Academy 13 years
Doug Domine Humanities Instructor 25 years
Diane Emling Social Sciences Instructor 26 years
Robin Fitzgerald Desktop Computer Support Specialist 6 years
Joelle Hannert Library Technical Services Coordinator 3 years
Kim Hanninen Museum Registrar/Exhibit Preparator 22 years
Keith Kelly Business and Technical Instructor 25 years
John Pflughoeft Science/Math Instructor 25 years
Deb Pharo Science/Math Instructor 25 years
Sarah Shimek Employee Wellness Coordinator 1 year
Sep 1, 2013 | Student News
Northwestern Michigan College and the Family Educational Rights And Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 as Amended
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, also known as the Buckley Amendment, helps protect the privacy of student records. The Act provides for the right to inspect and review educational records, the right to seek to amend those records and to limit disclosure of information from the records. The Act applies to all institutions that are the recipients of federal funding.
For more information about FERPA and your rights visit our FERPA information page.
Aug 29, 2013 | Intercom
Get This:
Introducing FREE FITNESS FRIDAYS in September! Every Friday in September, all employees will have FREE access to NMC’s Fitness Center. Come in anytime during their hours of operation (6am-6:30pm) to check it out and get a great workout in. We also will be hosting Basics Bootcamps for employees!
- Fitness 101: If you are looking to start a new workout routine, shake up your current routine, or learn the basics of designing a routine sure to give you results, attend Fitness 101. Led by Fitness Center trainer Steven Dixon, this 45 minute session will be held September 6th & 20th, at 7am or 8am.
- Nutrition 101: Learn all the basics of healthy eating, meal planning, maintaining a healthy calorie balance and maximizing your households grocery budget. This 45 minute session, led by Wellness Coordinator Sarah Shimek, will be held September 13th & 27th at 12pm or 1pm.
REMINDER: To be eligible for this month’s wellness mini challenge prize drawing, you must sign up for the United Way Live 365 Workplace Wellness Challenge by the end of Friday, August 31st OR Nominate a coworker for being a healthy lifestyle role model/success story.
Make This:
A healthy diet allows room for indulgences at special occasions. Make this gluten free, high protein decadent dessert for your Labor Day celebrations this weekend and enjoy it, guilt free! (PS- don’t worry, know one will know you tricked them into eating beans for dessert. Tastes even BETTER than the real deal!!)
Aug 29, 2013 | Intercom
If you missed Opening Conference on Monday, August 18, would like to skim and view select sections of it, or view the conference in its entirety click here to view the video!
Aug 29, 2013 | Intercom, Student News
NMC Great Lakes Water Studies student Chris Horvath is in Iceland this summer on a Marine Advanced Technology Education Center (MATE) internship aboard Columbia University’s research vessel the R/V Langseth, doing research on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Chris is sending us periodic posts on our new NMC Explore Blog to update us on his adventure.
Student, faculty or staff, whether you’re doing something cool around the world or just around the corner let us know at publicrelations@nmc.edu and maybe you, too, will be featured on the NMC Explore Blog.
Aug 28, 2013 | Intercom
Kudos to the entire NMC community for extending a friendly smile and helpful hand to parents, grandparents, instructors, and especially our future learners as we shared our campuses this summer with 73 instructors and a record breaking 1,808 kids participating in the 8-week EES College for Kids program. EES appreciates the support of so many from media services to the staff and custodians in the heavily used buildings of Parsons Stulen, Scholars Hall, Oleson Center, Fine Arts, PE, and the University Center. A big thank you goes out to all of you. We couldn’t do it without you.
Aug 27, 2013 | Intercom, Student News
Maker’s Bay
NMC’s Makers Bay is a space dedicated to the growing community of makers and do-it-yourself (DIY) projects including robotics.
The learning lab provides you with the equipment, tools, components, and technical assistance to create your DIY project. Join the community of new and experienced makers and learn, play, create, and share.
The class will run for 15 Mondays: Sept. 9-Dec. 16, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the Parsons/Stulen Bldg. Rm. 157 with instructor Keith Kelly.
The cost of this exciting new class is just $300 and registration can be done online here using code 2351 for this course, by phone at (231) 995-1700, by mail with the registration form found inside the EES catalog, or in person at the NMC University Center on Cass Road.
Aug 24, 2013 | Intercom
New Health Coverage Exchange called the Health Insurance Marketplace
In 2014 if you are uninsured, purchase individual coverage or believe your employer-provided coverage is inadequate or unaffordable, you will be able to shop for coverage directly in the federal Health Insurance Marketplace — a new competitive marketplace where individuals and small businesses can shop for and compare affordable and qualified health benefit plans. The Health Insurance Marketplace will offer you a choice of health plans that meet certain benefits and cost standards.
Open enrollment for the Marketplace for 2014 is October 1, 2013 – March 31, 2014. For more information, visit www.healthcare.gov, where you can sign up for email alerts. Another good source for general information on the Affordable Care Act is the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services.
Aug 24, 2013 | Intercom
Any items you wish to have posted in the Intercom and Student News can be sent to publicrelations@nmc.edu.
Aug 24, 2013 | Intercom
This is the list of current job postings. They can also be viewed on NMC’s website at https://jobs.nmc.edu/ Information on internal regular postings has been emailed.
Adjunct Faculty
Custodial Staff
Faculty
Professional Staff
Student Employee
Supplemental Staff
Aug 24, 2013 | Intercom, Student News
Open Recreation for the semester will begin on Tuesday, September 3. The schedule will be as follows:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday: Open Basketball: noon – 2 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday: Open Basketball: 8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Open Recreation is free to all staff, students and faculty with an NMC ID.
Any questions, please contact Jim Szur, Recreation and Intramural Supervisor at 995-1199, or jszur@nmc.edu.
Aug 23, 2013 | Student News
Are you an anime fan? NMC’s Anime Club is planning their annual Northern Michigan Anime Convention for September 7 and 8 at the Park Place Hotel in Traverse City. Don’t miss out!
For more information visit the Anime Convention website. And be sure to follow them on facebook too!
Aug 23, 2013 | Intercom
EMPLOYEE ANNIVERSARIES
The following employees are celebrating anniversaries soon. Please join us in congratulating them!
Leanne Baumeler Support Services Specialist 3 years
Marcus Bennett Director of Residence Life/Judicial Affairs 2 years
Kelly Carlton Financial Aid Specialist 15 years
Trisha Domagala Voice Systems Administrator 28 years
Steve Drake Science/Math Instructor 42 years
Tom Dunn Aviation Maintenance Technician 6 years
Heather Frazier Training Specialist 5 years
Holly Gorton Executive Assistant to the President & Board of Trustees 19 years
Kari Kahler Associate Dean of Learning Services 32 years
Taylor Nash Advisor – Academic/Career 3 years
John Pahl Communications Instructor 47 years
Jan Root Office Manager – Communications Academic Area 26 years
Kristen Salathiel Communications Instructor 11 years
Dot Witt Technician – Publications/Event Specialist 14 years
Jane Zlojutro Business Instructor 12 years
Aug 23, 2013 | Intercom
Get This!
Area businesses would like to help us welcome the fall semester healthfully with these specials exclusively for NMC Employees and ALL dependents & spouses of NMC employees:
-30 Day FREE VIP Membership to Fit For You & Their BRAND NEW Fort Fit facility!
-60 & 30 Minute massages at VanSkyhock Family Wellness Center
-Freedom From Smoking Classes, beginning in September
-Free Classes at Yen Yoga
For more information on how to get these deals, please call or email Sarah Shimek sshimek@nmc.edu, 995-1154
Make This!
