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…)
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…)
Find out what was happening at NMC 50, 25 and 10 years ago. (more…)
Kudos to the following individuals and departments! (more…)
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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…)
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…)
Are you looking for career opportunities or a job on campus? Find it here! https://jobs.nmc.edu/ (more…)
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! (more…)
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.
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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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
Almost 400 high school choir students will be at Northwestern Michigan College Wednesday, October 30, participating in the 2nd Annual NMC Choral Invitational. (more…)
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.
The annual Dennos Museum Holiday Art Fair will be held Friday through Sunday, October 25–27, 2013, with a Thursday preview opening 5-8pm. Fine arts and crafts from 50 area artists, Christmas and Hanukkah gifts, and arts and crafts kits are just a few of the enticements for holiday shoppers. Hours will start with a preview opening Thursday, October 24, 5–8pm, and continue Friday and Saturday 10am–5pm, and Sunday 1–5pm. (more…)
Native American Heritage Month will kick off locally with a Nov. 1 presentation on sustainability from an indigenous science perspective by Pat McCabe, a member of the Dine (Navaho) Nation. (more…)
The Global Literature Reading Group will meet on Friday, November 15 from noon to 1:30 in the West Hall Conference Room to discuss this fall’s book, Rez Life, by David Treuer. (more…)
Kudos to these individuals and offices! (more…)
Open Enrollment for regular employees starts 11/8/13. Please plan to attend one of the following meetings before that date during which HR will…
Here’s the latest Adapted in TC column in the Traverse City Record-Eagle from NMC’s very own Susan Odgers: