Jan 23, 2017 | Intercom, Student News
Fire training collaboration to benefit students, sailors
TRAVERSE CITY — A collaboration between NMC’s Great Lakes Maritime Academy and the Northwest Regional Fire Training Center has led to a new, Coast Guard-approved firefighting curriculum that will save maritime cadets time and money, and could draw new revenue to the Center in Blair Township.
Beginning this semester, GLMA cadets will receive firefighting training required for licensure as U.S. Merchant Marine officers at the Center instead of in Toledo, Ohio. Potentially, they could have faced traveling as far as Florida or New York after the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced last year that it planned to close the Toledo Fire Training Academy.
That prompted Maritime instructor and Captain John Biolchini to work with Tim Wrede, training coordinator at the Northwest Regional Fire Training Center, to create a local course that would fulfill U.S. Coast Guard requirements.
“The two of them worked closely together and submitted a curriculum,” to the tune of 249 pages, said Jerry Achenbach, GLMA superintendent. The Coast Guard approved the curriculum with no edits or changes effective Jan. 1. The 40-hour course will be offered for the first time March 27-31. {Editors: Photo/video opportunities will be available during this week.} Achenbach expects it to be offered three times annually, saving cadets travel and hotel costs.
“We are enthusiastic that the Great Lakes Maritime Academy could collaborate with the Regional Fire Training Center,” said Biolchini. “This first-class facility is a natural fit for educational opportunities in the region and I am proud to live in a community which encourages and supports all levels of education and training.”
The firefighting training is expected to attract other sailors, meaning more tuition revenue coming into the community.
“We’re hoping to sell this to the maritime industry,” said Wrede. “The service that we can provide and our customer base, we’re perfectly located.”
He added the Coast Guard has recently begun requiring that firefighting training certification be renewed every five years, which could present additional opportunities to the Training Center, a governmental cooperative created in 1990.
Furthermore, MARAD plans to loan some of the Toledo facility’s specialized equipment, estimated to value more than $100,000, to the regional center, Achenbach said.
Release Date: January 23, 2017
For more information:
John Biolchini
Great Lakes Maritime Academy
jbiolchini@nmc.edu
(231) 995-3147 (o)
(989) 619-2361 (m)
Tim Wrede
Northwest Regional Fire Training Center
Info@Nwrtc-tc.org
(231) 357-3056
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY NOTICE
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discrimination
Jan 20, 2017 | Intercom, Student News
February 22, 11a.m.–1 p.m. in the Health & Science Building Atrium
$1 donation for 3 samples
$1 for a bottle of water
Come vote for your favorite chili or enter to win!
All proceeds benefit NMC student veterans
For more information contact Scott Herzberg at sherzberg@nmc.edu
Jan 19, 2017 | Intercom
KUDOS- (praise or respect that you get because of something you have done or achieved) defined by Merriam-Webster.com
Submit a Kudos here.
Kudos to Dave Weaver for your outstanding assistance during the NMC Board of Trustees retreat on January 11. We appreciate you making yourself available to troubleshoot questions and work one-on-one with any trustee that needed help with their devices during the meeting.
Kudos to Deb Patterson and the Central Scheduling team, along with the Campus Services team- they made a room reset happen on very short notice, affording our new students a more comfortable and welcoming learning environment. This was a show of Northwestern Michigan College team spirit and a willingness to “get it done”! I really appreciate the flexibility and effort! Thank you!
Kudos to Georgenia Hromada for taking initiative to look at a new complicated issue with the start of prior-prior year FAFSA data. This was a task all of us specialist were to look at and Georgenia handled the majority of our first batch and brought up questions which helped developed a process to make the next batch easier. I greatly appreciate it! 🙂
Jan 19, 2017 | Intercom
Are you looking for career opportunities? Find them here! jobs.nmc.edu. Current openings include:
- Admissions Office Assistant;
- Clinical Nursing Adjunct Faculty
Jan 19, 2017 | Intercom
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them!
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Jan 18, 2017 | Intercom
AS PART OF THE EMBRACE THE DREAM SERIES OF EVENTS,
CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND MLK DAY:
February 8, 6:30–9:30 p.m., Scholars Hall 217
Queen of Katwe is based on a true story, an empowering journey of an Ugandan girl rising out of a life of poverty.
Sponsored by Student Life Office | (231) 995-1118
and International Services & Service Learning | (231) 995-2524
Jan 18, 2017 | Student News
Interested in attending Grand Valley State University? Learn more about scholarships and financial aid opportunities at our hands-on workshops at NMC’s University Center that could give you thousands of dollars in college funding.
Visit www.gvsu.edu/events to RSVP.
- February 21, 2-4 p.m. in UC 208
- February 22, 6-8 p.m. in UC 208
Jan 18, 2017 | Student News
Student Life Presents:
MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION WEEK
January 23 / West Hall / 1–4 p.m.
Lavender Workshop & Stress Management
January 24 / West Hall / 1–4 p.m.
“Take What You Need” Workshop
January 25 / Osterlin / 1–4 p.m.
Stress Ball Workshop and 777 Challenge
January 26 / Osterlin / 1–4 p.m.
Art Therapy Workshop
Join us in East Hall January 24 at 7 p.m.
for a special presentation of
For more information, contact Jessi at jmcgraw@nmc.edu or call (231) 995-1118.
Jan 17, 2017 | Intercom, Student News
Have you considered advancing your career? Earn a masters degree in Social Work or Public Health and make a difference in your community today.
Join us in NMC University Center Room 13 on February 6 from noon to 1 p.m. or on February 21 at 8 a.m. to learn more.
Visit www.gvsu.edu/traverse/events to RSVP for either event.
Jan 16, 2017 | Intercom
Below is the history of the challenge coin as told by NMC President Tim Nelson at the 2016 commencement ceremony:
“We began this tradition in 2012, but the challenge coin itself is said to date back to World War I, when an American pilot was first captured and then escaped from the Germans. He used a coin issued by his squadron to prove his identity and escape execution. Upon his return to his squadron, it became a tradition for all members to carry their coin at all times. To ensure compliance, the pilots would challenge each other to produce their coin. As time has passed, these coins have become used as rewards and mementos for outstanding achievement, much like what all of you have accomplished here today. The coins include the college seal and your graduation year. We hope they will become a proud token of your years at NMC.”
Tim would like to make sure each employee has one as well. If you would like an NMC challenge coin, please contact the President’s Office at lmoritz@nmc.edu or by calling 5-1010. Make sure to challenge President Nelson (and one another) to show your coin if you see each other out and about town!
Jan 16, 2017 | Intercom, Student News
Tuesdays at 12:30 in Health & Science Building Room 101
Did you know a 10 minute mindfulness practice can help to:
- Improve focus and awareness
- Reduce anxiety and depression
- Reduce stress
- Promote emotional balance
- Support healthy relationships at school, work and home
- Promote academic performance
- Cultivate compassion
- Prevent burnout
- Increase creativity
Come unplug for 20 minutes with NMC’s new mindfulness learning community. Students, faculty, staff and the public are welcome to join!
For more information or a private mindfulness session, contact Kristy McDonald at 995-1059 or kmcdonald@nmc.edu
Jan 16, 2017 | Intercom, Student News
TRAVERSE CITY — NMC’s International Affairs Forum continues its regular lecture series at 6 p.m. Feb. 16 with “The Fractured Middle East: Connecting to the Next Generation,” presented by Humaira Wakili, Executive Director of the Gen Next Foundation.
During his first weeks in office, President Donald Trump will face a critical issue that commanded the attention of Barack Obama as he closed out his presidency: how to counter the vicious and violent use of the Internet by extremist groups like ISIS. Social media, so widely used in the free world, has also become a weapon of terrorists to manipulate public opinion, spread propaganda, recruit foreign fighters and plot acts of terror on five continents.
Humaira Wakili, executive director of the Gen Next Foundation, is at the center of developing projects to counter the extremist narrative and brings to the International Affairs Forum an authoritative knowledge of what the new president might do to prevent social media from becoming the norm of extremist groups around the world.
The Gen Next Foundation is a dynamic, high-tech foundation that funds projects aimed at breaking the cycle of radicalization. Wakili’s venture philanthropy draws funds from the private sector and non-profit business partners to seed such projects as:
- Confronting online radicalization by redirecting potential extremist recruits toward YouTube videos and targeted advertising that debunks ISIS recruiting themes.
- Bringing together former extremists and survivors of violent extremism to work together in a program called Against Violent Extremism.
- Supporting the development of an animated YouTube cartoon series called Abdullah-X, which was created by a former extremist. The series seeks to counter online propaganda of groups like ISIS through themes of young Muslim identity in society.
Release date: January 16, 2017
For more information:
Karen Segal
International Affairs Forum co-chair
(231) 715-6064
jsegal_kpuschel@yahoo.com
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY NOTICE
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discrimination
Jan 13, 2017 | Intercom
Please note that for 2017 you will have two ID cards. One will be for dental only, and the other for medical/prescription coverage. Please contact Hollie in HR if you need assistance.
Jan 13, 2017 | Intercom
If you would like to receive your 1095-C (Affordable Care Act Reporting Document) electronically, please elect to do so through Self-Service. Go to Personal Information and then Employee Information. If you elected electronic delivery last year, you do not need to take any action.
Jan 13, 2017 | Intercom
We are halfway through the fiscal year. How is your progress going on goal completion? Here are some suggestions on how to keep your MyPDCA and individual work-related goals on track:
- Schedule time regularly to discuss goals with your supervisor. (A quick touch base weekly/biweekly may be enough.)
- Print out your goals and keep them where you see them daily.
- Break your goal down into manageable tasks.
- Be realistic with your goals and update them regularly.
- Collaborate with others for support.
- Check off your progress as you go.
- Remember to celebrate your successes!
Click here to login to SilkRoad Performance to set and manage your individual goals.
For questions or assistance, contact: Lori Hodek at lhodek@nmc.edu 995-1143
Below is an article with suggestions on how to keep your individual goals on track this year:
http://www.wikihow.com/Effectively-Track-and-Accomplish-Your-Goals
Jan 13, 2017 | Intercom
NMC is pleased to announce the new Talent Portal for all SilkRoad systems is here!
Access the following systems from this new page:
- Recruiting
- Onboarding
- Onboarding Administration
- Performance
- Learning
- Scroll to access HR Toolbench (job descriptions) and other NMC resources.
Click here for instructions on how to access the new portal.(*Note: You will have three initial screens to review before accessing the portal. This is a one-time task.)
Jan 13, 2017 | Intercom
KUDOS- (praise or respect that you get because of something you have done or achieved) defined by Merriam-Webster.com
Submit a Kudos here.
Kudos to Cheryl Sullivan, Chris Ruszel, Mark West and Peggy Shinn- For extraordinary efforts to ensure timely payroll processing of special payments in order to enhance the morale and motivation of NMC Faculty and Staff.
Kudos to Bryce Turner and the Systems and LAN Management team for the implementation of the workspace file manager system. It is SOOOOOOO much easier to access materials remotely — without having to download and upload files. (especially when you just need one piece of info) It also works so much better across mobile platforms!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
Jan 13, 2017 | Intercom
Are you looking for career opportunities? Find them here! jobs.nmc.edu. Current openings include:
- Digital Media Systems Technician;
- Admissions Office Assistant;
- Clinical Nursing Adjunct Faculty
Jan 13, 2017 | Intercom
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them!
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Jan 13, 2017 | Intercom
So many great stories happen at NMC that we made a new magazine to share them all. Watch for Nexus, a 32-page magazine, to arrive in your mailbox in the next few days.
The new magazine, which will be published twice a year by the Public Relations, Marketing & Communications department, takes the place of the eight-page NorWester, retaining the best elements of the NorWester while allowing longer, more in-depth features and profiles.
Got a story idea for Nexus, our NMC Now e-newsletter or other college publication? Email them to us at publicrelations@nmc.edu.
Jan 13, 2017 | Intercom
Welcome to the new semester! Our eager students are back and may be looking to drop and add classes during this first week. Please remind students that not all classes can be added after they have begun. Refer students to the Advising Center or the Records & Registration Office for assistance with dropping or adding classes this week. The final day to drop regular 15-week classes without academic record and for 100% refund is Monday, January 23.
Jan 13, 2017 | Student News
Need to make a change to your schedule? Add a class? Please do so as soon as possible! Not all classes can be added after they have begun. Check with an advisor in the Advising Center or visit the Records & Registration Office for assistance with dropping or adding classes this week. The final day to drop regular 15-week classes without academic record and for 100% refund is Monday, January 23!
Jan 12, 2017 | Intercom, Student News
TRAVERSE CITY — Employers are invited to register for NMC’s annual Career Fair, set for 4–5:30 p.m. March 2 at the Hagerty Center on NMC’s Great Lakes Campus.
This event affords employers the opportunity to recruit job-seekers for career-track positions, seasonal and entry-level opportunities, as well as internships and service learning. The Career Fair is open to students, NMC alumni and community members. New this year is an alumni reception following the event.
Wendy Walter, Human Development Manager at Oryana Natural Foods Market, has recruited at the fair for four years in a row.
“I know many employers, including Oryana, who have hired applicants that they first met at the Career Fair,” she said. “It’s a chance to meet others, learn about opportunities and industries, and determine your next steps.”
Employer registration is first-come, first serve and begins January 20. To register and for the most up to date information, visit nmc.edu/career-fair.
Alumni Professional Networking Reception
NMC’s Alumni Relations program will host a professional networking reception for NMC alumni (former students who have taken for-credit classes) Thursday, March 2. Current students also welcome.
The reception is 5:30–7 p.m. at Lobdell’s Teaching Restaurant, Great Lakes campus, and will include:
- complimentary hors d’oeuvres,
- cash bar, with one complimentary drink ticket per alumnus, and
- door prize drawings, including a business lunch for four at Lobdell’s.
Recommended dress is business casual. You need not be a career fair attendee to attend the networking reception.
RSVP at (231) 995-2825 or alumni@nmc.edu.
Other career fairs are also scheduled later in the spring:
- Veterans – March 21, 2–6 p.m., Hagerty Center
- Information Technology – April 17, 4–7 p.m. Hagerty Center
Release Date: January 13, 2017
For More Information:
Irina Grougan
NMC Advising Center
igrougan@nmc.edu
(231) 995-1040
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY NOTICE
Northwestern Michigan College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. nmc.edu/non-discrimination
Jan 11, 2017 | Intercom
January 11, 2017
Is the glass half full or half empty?
Seeking to best serve students, NMC faculty in two different departments brought half-full attitudes to problems that threatened student learning – and in the process, filled the metaphorical glasses to the brim.
Beginning this semester, nursing students and Great Lakes Maritime Academy cadets will both receive important training more conveniently than in the past. Nursing students will receive training in electronic health records on campus instead of at Munson Medical Center. GLMA cadets will receive firefighting training required for licensure in Traverse City instead of Toledo, Ohio.
Nursing instructor Gwen Tafelsky (above photo, center) worked with Munson to bring their staff to campus after discovering limited computer classrooms at the hospital made it difficult to continue to offer PowerChart electronic health records training there.
“We needed to look elsewhere to meet the needs for NMC,” said Deb Gray, RN, (above photo, at right) one of two Munson clinical EHR educators who will now come to campus to teach first-semester nursing students enrolled in the Informatics Essentials course.
Maritime cadets, meanwhile, were faced with traveling as far as Florida or New York for firefighting training after the U.S. Maritime Administration announced last year that it planned to close its Fire Training Academy in Toledo, Ohio. Instructor and Captain John Biolchini (at right in gray cap, with maritime cadets) worked with Tim Wrede, training coordinator at Traverse City’s Northwest Regional Fire Training Center, to create a local course that would fulfill U.S. Coast Guard requirements.
“The two of them worked closely together and submitted a curriculum,” to the tune of 249 pages, said Jerry Achenbach, GLMA superintendent. The Coast Guard approved the curriculum with no edits or changes effective Jan. 1. Achenbach expects the 40-hour course to be offered for the first time in March and three times annually, saving cadets travel and hotel costs.
Stephen Siciliano, vice president for academic affairs, praised both outcomes as exemplifying the dedication NMC faculty and staff show toward students.
“Together they found solutions that not only solved the immediate problems facing our students but creatively established solutions that provide a much better future for our learners,” he said.
Both solutions offer benefits beyond convenience. The EHR instruction strengthens existing NMC connections to the region’s largest health care employer. Nursing students near the end of their education already do clinicals at Munson.
“It’s great when we have that collaboration right from the beginning,” said Tafelsky, herself a former staff nurse at Munson.
Similarly, Kristi Noble, RN, another Munson educator who will teach on campus with Gray, is a former NMC adjunct instructor. She said the collaboration is an opportunity for students to make immediate positive impressions on their potential future employer.
“View this next two years as a giant job interview,” said Noble (top photo, left).
In the Maritime case, the firefighting training is expected to attract other sailors, meaning more tuition revenue coming into Traverse City.
“We’re hoping to sell this to the maritime industry,” said Wrede. “The service that we can provide and our customer base, we’re perfectly located.”
He added the Coast Guard has recently begun requiring that firefighting training certification be renewed every five years, which could present additional opportunities to the Training Center.
Furthermore, MARAD plans to donate some of the Toledo facility’s equipment to the regional center.
Jan 11, 2017 | Intercom
January 11, 2017
Is the glass half full or half empty?
Seeking to best serve students, NMC faculty in two different departments brought half-full attitudes to problems that threatened student learning – and in the process, filled the metaphorical glasses to the brim.
Beginning this semester, nursing students and Great Lakes Maritime Academy cadets will both receive important training more conveniently than in the past. Nursing students will receive training in electronic health records on campus instead of at Munson Medical Center. GLMA cadets will receive firefighting training required for licensure in Traverse City instead of Toledo, Ohio.
Nursing instructor Gwen Tafelsky (above photo, center) worked with Munson to bring their staff to campus after discovering limited computer classrooms at the hospital made it difficult to continue to offer PowerChart electronic health records training there.
“We needed to look elsewhere to meet the needs for NMC,” said Deb Gray, RN, (above photo, at right) one of two Munson clinical EHR educators who will now come to campus to teach first-semester nursing students enrolled in the Informatics Essentials course.
Maritime cadets, meanwhile, were faced with traveling as far as Florida or New York for firefighting training after the U.S. Maritime Administration announced last year that it planned to close its Fire Training Academy in Toledo, Ohio. Instructor and Captain John Biolchini (at right in gray cap, with maritime cadets) worked with Tim Wrede, training coordinator at Traverse City’s Northwest Regional Fire Training Center, to create a local course that would fulfill U.S. Coast Guard requirements.
“The two of them worked closely together and submitted a curriculum,” to the tune of 249 pages, said Jerry Achenbach, GLMA superintendent. The Coast Guard approved the curriculum with no edits or changes effective Jan. 1. Achenbach expects the 40-hour course to be offered for the first time in March and three times annually, saving cadets travel and hotel costs.
Stephen Siciliano, vice president for academic affairs, praised both outcomes as exemplifying the dedication NMC faculty and staff show toward students.
“Together they found solutions that not only solved the immediate problems facing our students but creatively established solutions that provide a much better future for our learners,” he said.
Both solutions offer benefits beyond convenience. The EHR instruction strengthens existing NMC connections to the region’s largest health care employer. Nursing students near the end of their education already do clinicals at Munson.
“It’s great when we have that collaboration right from the beginning,” said Tafelsky, herself a former staff nurse at Munson.
Similarly, Kristi Noble, RN, another Munson educator who will teach on campus with Gray, is a former NMC adjunct instructor. She said the collaboration is an opportunity for students to make immediate positive impressions on their potential future employer.
“View this next two years as a giant job interview,” said Noble (top photo, left).
In the Maritime case, the firefighting training is expected to attract other sailors, meaning more tuition revenue coming into Traverse City.
“We’re hoping to sell this to the maritime industry,” said Wrede. “The service that we can provide and our customer base, we’re perfectly located.”
He added the Coast Guard has recently begun requiring that firefighting training certification be renewed every five years, which could present additional opportunities to the Training Center.
Furthermore, MARAD plans to donate some of the Toledo facility’s equipment to the regional center.
