Survey Opportunity for Transportation Choices – Win $50 gift card!

Jan 11, 2013 | Intercom

The Michigan Land Use Institute and its partners invite you to participate in a Commuter Choices Survey. The survey will take take approximately 4-8 minutes and will help local organizations understand commuter needs in the Grand Traverse region.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CommuterChoices

The survey is designed to gauge your needs and your opinions about your daily commute. Your information will be anonymous, however, the results will be shared with community partners in an effort to improve our transportation system.

For your participation, you may choose to enter your name in a drawing for one of four $40 shopping gift certificates to downtown Traverse City. Results will remain anonymous.

Thank you for your participation. Your opinion counts!

 

Welcome Melissa Lande to NMC

Jan 11, 2013 | Intercom

Melissa Lande has joined NMC in the position of Technology and Program Support Specialist on January 10, 2013. She can be reached at 231-995-1703 or mlande@nmc.edu.

Melissa lived in Minneapolis her whole life until vacationing in Glen Arbor last summer. During her vacation, she fell in love with TC and two weeks after vacation she packed her bags, moved to Michigan, and bought a house. Sh worked at Hagerty as a Graphic Designer before she found NMC. Melissa has a German Shepherd/lab named Esmay and she is a self proclaimed “crazy bunny lady” since she owns 13 bunnies. On the side, she is also a wedding photographer around the Traverse City and Petoskey area. Her hobbies include photography, hiking and painting.

Welcome Ashley Horak to NMC

Jan 11, 2013 | Intercom

Ashley Horak has joined NMC in the position of Coordinator for Student Success on January 3, 2013. She can be reached at 231-995-3021 or ahorak@nmc.edu.

Ashley grew up in Leelanau County and is happy to return to Northern Michigan after six years away. Previously, Ashley worked as an Assistant Professor of Developmental Writing for Kankakee Community College, just south of Chicago. Her hobbies include cooking, reading, traveling and spending time on the water.

Welcome Kyle Morrison to NMC

Jan 11, 2013 | Intercom

Kyle Morrison has joined NMC in the position of Coordinator for Media & Instructional Technology on January 7, 2013. He can be reached at 231-995-1078 or kmorrison@nmc.edu.

Kyle Morrison and his fiance Kristy are from Mio, Michigan and currently reside there. They have two sons ages seven and two-months.  Morrison previously held the Instructional Technologist position at Kirtland Community College for the last 11 years. He also owns a technology consulting business Classroom Innovations LLC.  Kyle is a big fan of mountain biking, cooking, and all things techie.

Welcome Heather Hess to NMC

Jan 11, 2013 | Intercom

Heather Hess has joined NMC in the position of Human Resources Assistant on January 4, 2013. She can be reached at 231-995-2612 or hhess@nmc.edu.  Heather grew up in upstate NY and went to school just outside of Boston. She previously lived in Jackson, WY for seven years where she met her husband.  Her last position was in Grand Rapids  as the Customer Resource Assistant for Life EMS.  Heather enjoys being outside, snowboarding, cross country skiing, running with her dog, hiking and camping.

Employee anniversaries

Jan 11, 2013 | Intercom

The following employees are celebrating an anniversary.  Please join us in congratulating them.

Amy Braun Medical Assistant – Student Health Services 20 years
Shawn Burks Culinary Arts Instructor 9 years
Gale Cook Dennos Museum Operations Manager 4 years
Cindy Duby Office Manager – Social Science Academic Area 15 years
Brandon Everest Social Science Instructor 13 years
Kathy Fischer Health Occupations Instructor 12 years
Sam Foster Desktop Computer Support Specialist 2 years
Dan Goodchild Construction Technology Instructor 4 years
Jo Hendrix Health Occupations Instructor 5 years
Steve Kellman Coordinator of Web Content and Online Strategies 3 years
Blake Key Science/Math Instructor 13 years
Rita Kucera Student Services Specialist 35 years
Fred Laughlin Director of Great Lakes Culinary Institute 21 years
Tamella Livengood Health Occupations Instructor 17 years
Deirdre Mahoney Communications Instructor 12 years
Dan Murphy Maintenance Mechanic 31 years
Deb Patterson Event Scheduler 26 years
Bob Pierson Business Instructor 16 years
Martha Russell Humanities Instructor 8 years
Bonnie Shumaker Office Manager – Business Academic Area 4 years
Mike Skarupinski Culinary Arts Instructor 9 years
Jeff Straw Business Instructor 11 years
Neil Streeter Database Administrator 15 years
Brian VanSipe Maintenance Mechanic 17 years
Sara Wilk Nursing Lab Manager 3 years

Vote Hagerty Center and Dennos Museum Center

Jan 9, 2013 | Intercom

“Michigan Meetings and Events Magazine” is currently conducting their eighth annual Readers’ Choice “Best of Awards”.   This years winners will be announced in the Summer 2013 Issue and will be recognized at their industry event at the Frederick Meijer Gardens in May.   Traverse City properties and suppliers were well represented and won several of the “Best of Categories” over the past few years because you made your choices known.  The Dennos Museum Center has won “Best Cultural Venue, Outside Detroit Metro Area” for the past three years and The Hagerty Center has won “Best Meeting & Event Venue, Outside Detroit Metro Area” for the past two years.  Our Northwest Michigan Region has many outstanding properties and venues that should be recognized again in 2013.   Recognition of our NMC operations, as well as any of the area properties/venues, enhances the image of Northwestern Michigan College and the entire Traverse City destination.

In order to make our voices heard, we would like to encourage you to complete an online ballot to insure that the Traverse City area is once again well represented in 2013.   You can go to the link below to fill out your ballot for the 2013 Best of Industry Awards.  A valid ballot must include at least ten completed categories of the 21 categories listed.   There is a limit of one ballot per e-mail address and entries must be submitted by 5:00 PM Friday, January 18, 2013.

http://mi.meetingsmags.com/8th-annual-readers-choice-best-awards-official-online-ballot

Thank you!

In case you missed it: Prep once, eat healthy all week

Jan 8, 2013 | Intercom

Michigan This Morning on 9 and 10 News was on campus today talking to Sarah Shimek, NMC’s Wellness Coordinator about a way to prepare a week’s worth of healthy meals.

Northern Michigan’s News Leader

EEFO-478 — Prep Once, Eat Healthy All Week — Mar. 16 to Mar. 16

No time to prepare fresh meals every night? That doesn’t mean you’re confined to order in junk. You just need some planning and we’ve done the leg work for you. Get your how-to guide for preparing all your meals on the weekend and eating for an entire week—simple, quick, and good for you. From your week-end prep you can brown-bag it to work (saving money) and assemble healthy, easy dinners at home each day in minutes. The best part: we priced it out on a budget, so you can learn to get a week’s worth of lunches and dinners for $50! Demonstration, discussion, hands-on, tasting, and take-homes!

Registration Code = CRN 12073
Meeting dates = Mar. 16 to Mar. 16
Meeting days = Saturday
Meeting time = 10:00AM-01:00PM
Location = Main; Building & Room = Oleson Center, Room #KITCHEN
Instructor = Sarah Shimek
Cost = $75
Click here to register online now (NMC account needed, read more… )
or call (231) 995-1700

New items at the NMC Bookstore

Jan 4, 2013 | Intercom, Student News

Winter has arrived and now is the perfect time to wear a NMC long sleeve shirt to ward off the winter chill. These are available in black and forest green and in men’s and women’s styles Retail for standard sizes are $36.25 (mens) and $32.95 (womens.)

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We have new carabiners in 6 colors.Too hard to choose just one! Retail $ 4.50.

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Don’t forget your 10% employee discount.
Remaining children’s books on the sale display are now 30% off retail prices.

NMC Dean’s List for Fall Semester 2012

Jan 4, 2013 | Intercom, Student News

Published at the end of each term, the Dean’s List recognizes the outstanding academic achievement of full-time and part-time students. These students have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or above out of a possible 4.0 while taking twelve or more credits (full-time) or fewer than twelve credits (part-time). Click on the links below to view the Dean’s Lists for a given term.

FALL 2012
Full-Time Dean’s List

Part-Time Dean’s List

This Month in NMC History for December

Dec 27, 2012 | Intercom

40 Years Ago:

  • The college officially purchased the freezer building and adjoining office structure at the College Technical Center on Front St. (now Great Lakes Campus).  The freezer building was to be used as a warehouse for college materials.  See 2001 photo of freezer building partially demolished.

25 Years Ago:

  • Early discussion was beginning regarding the possibility of NMC becoming the site of an international freshwater research center.
  • With construction of a new museum set to begin, college administrators were in the process of forming a search committee and writing a job description for a museum director.
  • NMC and Michigan Technological University announced the creation of a program to facilitate NMC graduates continuing their studies at MTU leading to a Bachelor of Science degree.

5 Years Ago:

  • A difficult time for the NMC community with the sudden and untimely losses of Accounting Instructor Gordon Niemi on December 12 and Philosophy Instructor Jim Valovick on December 18.
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From the NMC Archives at the Osterlin Library

 

President’s Update, December 26, 2012

Dec 27, 2012 | President Updates

Thank you all for everything you do in pursuit of “Keeping Learning at the Center.” 

Activities of Note: Faculty and Staff 

This section recognizes the good work being done and linkages to the Strategic Agenda, Strategic Directions and Goals are provided where possible. (more…)

Kudos

Dec 26, 2012 | Intercom

Kudos to the Hagerty Center Staff for an outstanding job hosting the Hagerty Insurance holiday party for 800 people. The Hagerty staff demonstrated the necessary teamwork and work ethic to make an event of that magnitude a great success.

Food Drive – SUCCESS!

Dec 26, 2012 | Intercom

Thank you for your participation in the annual food drive to benefit Father Fred Foundation patrons. 42 boxes were delivered to the Father Fred food pantry on Monday, December 17.

Thanks for helping us reach and surpass our goal of 40 boxes!

MPSERS Senate Bill 1360 Passes, Election Deadline of January 9, 2013 Confirmed

Dec 26, 2012 | Intercom

The Governor recently signed SB 1360 that reforms the Michigan Public School Employees’ Retirement System (MPSERS). This legislation closes the pension and retiree healthcare reform election window at 5:00 p.m. EST, on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, and changes the transition date to February 1, 2013.

If you have made your election choices, you can review them anytime by logging in to miAccount. Changes to your elections are permissible as long as the election window remains open.

If you have not made your election choices, we encourage you to log in to miAccount to understand your choices and make your elections while the window remains open.

Employee anniversaries

Dec 26, 2012 | Intercom

The following employees are celebrating an anniversary. Please join us in congratulating them!

Anna Bachman            Senior Programmer/Analyst and Solution Architect          15 years
Jenny Barnes            Curriculum and Scheduling Coordinator                     15 years
Alan Beer               Technician – Digital Media Systems                        21 years
Aaron Cook              Director of Aviation                                       9 years
Mark DeLonge            Instructional Technology Specialist                        2 years
Irina Grougan           Office Manager – Department of Learning Services           2 years
Kristi Hallett          Cashier/Bookkeeper – Accounts Receivable                   26 years
Tony Jenkins            Science/Math Instructor                                    24 years
Cathy McCall            Administrative Services Specialist                         11 years
Jim Press               Humanities Instructor                                      24 years
Bill Queen              Program Coordinator – Extended Educational Services        13 years
Sean Ruane              Social Science Instructor                                  24 years

				
					

			
					
			
					


				
															
Welcome Krissy Steinebach to NMC

					
					
Dec 14, 2012 | Intercom
Krissy Steinebach is NMC’s new Bookkeeper/Accounts Payable for Business & Financial Services.


Steinbach started working at NMC as a student worker and has been here for 5 years.  She grew up in Alpena Michigan, and has a three-year-old son named Graysen. She volunteers with the Early Childhood Program at Kingsley Grade School. She enjoys zumba, kayaking, rollerblading, amusement parks and camping.She can be reached at (231) 995-1140 or ksteinebach@nmc.edu

				
					

			
					


				
															
Michigan Senate passes Community College Baccalaureate bill

					
					
Dec 14, 2012 | Intercom, President Updates
Late last night House Bill 4496 (the Community College Baccalaureate Authorization bill) passed the Senate and won concurrence in the House of Representatives.  It is now headed to the Governor for his signature.


This bill authorizes community colleges in Michigan to offer technical bachelor’s degrees in maritime technology, cement technology, energy production technology, and culinary arts.  The Senate vote was 20 to 17 and the House vote was 65 to 44.


This is an important step for our students and the future students in Michigan.  This authorization coupled with our current and continuing partnerships at the University Center provide superior access to higher education for citizens in our region.  I particularly look forward to continuing to work with Ferris State University as a partner in meeting the degree needs of our Great Lakes Maritime Academy students.


While we had hoped to include nursing in the bill, we simply did not have the votes this time to do so.  We are actively pursuing other options that will meet the BSN needs of health care in our region and I am confident we can provide appropriate solutions.


We owe great thanks to Speaker Pro Temp Representative John Walsh, the primary sponsor of the bill, for his three years of work to make this bill a reality.  We also should thank Mike Hansen, President of the MCCA and the many community college presidents, trustees and friends that helped to accomplish this goal.  You all have my personal gratitude!


I hope you can join us at the Holiday party this afternoon at the Hagerty Center (4:30 to 7:00).


Thankfully,


Timothy J. Nelson, President

Northwestern Michigan College


See the bill and the outcomes at http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(234ivp45kggu1bq0ci1hibet))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectname=2011-HB-4496