Retirees- Thank you for your commitment to NMC!
Please say THANKS and wish them well! (more…)
Kudos!
Kudos to the following people and departments! (more…)
Student jobs
Student jobs can be found on the Student MyNMC page under “Jobs On Campus.”
Summer Conference Crew
Switchboard
Security
Grounds
Business Office Assistant (more…)
Position vacancies
Are you looking for career opportunities? Find it here! jobs.nmc.edu. Current openings include:
Nursing Instructor – Mental Health
Nursing Instructor – Medical Surgical
Maritime Engineering Instructor – Department Head
Lead Accounting Assistant
Supplemental Nurse for Student Health Services
Supplemental Digital Content Specialist (more…)
Employee anniversaries
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! (more…)
Board of Trustees recap- May 18, 2015
Here is an informal account of the Northwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees meeting, Monday, May 18, 2015.
Details on the actions items and reports are contained in the Board Packet available online.
A full video of the meeting is available here:
Chairman Doug Bishop administered the oath of office to new trustee Chris M. Bott.
Trustees heard a report from Betsy Coffia, Director of Alumni Relations, on her initial plans for the new office.
Trustees heard regular reports on enrollment and finances and the compensation and classification implementation project.
Trustee Ross Childs announced President Nelson’s annual review process is beginning.
Trustee Marilyn Gordon Dresser reported that about 7,600 people attended the annual NMC Barbecue on May 17.
Among other legislative issues, President Tim Nelson highlighted Senate Bill 98, scheduled for a hearing May 20, which would allow community colleges to offer BSN degrees.
In their individual updates, both Chairman Bishop and President Nelson stated that a potential partnership with EDUStaff is still in the investigative stage and not before the board.
Several individuals provided public comment opposing a potential NMC partnership with EDUStaff.
Board members approved the Dennos Museum seeking a grant, buying new residential furniture for East Hall, the conversion of part of the Aero Park Labs building into a new classroom and purchase of online registration software for Extended Educational Services.
Board members held two closed sessions to discuss negotiations and legal communications.
Important info about IRS website breach
On Wednesday, May 27, 2015, the IRS announced its “Get Transcript” application had been compromised by cyber criminals. Over 100,000 taxpayers’ accounts were illegally accessed. The “Get Transcript” application has been temporarily disabled. The IRS has taken several additional measures to protect taxpayers and their confidential information.
This impacts students and families who may be requesting tax transcripts to complete their financial aid process. At this time, tax transcripts are only available when requested by mail and take up to ten days for delivery. Students and parents are strongly encouraged to utilize the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) available within fafsa.ed.gov. Links to a statement from the IRS and a Q & A list are provided below. (more…)
Bob James Live: CD Release and Interview with Jeff Haas
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College and The New Jazz Archive are pleased to announce a CD release event featuring a live interview with Bob James, conducted by The New Jazz Archive host, Jeff Haas. The live interview will take place at 7:30 pm on Saturday, June 27, 2015 in the Milliken Auditorium, and will be recorded for an upcoming episode of the nationally syndicated radio program, The New Jazz Archive. Tickets are $25 advance, $28 at the door, and $22 for Museum Members, plus fees. Tickets may be purchased online at www.dennosmuseum.org, or by calling the Museum Box office at 231-995-1553; also at 1-800-836-0717 or www.MyNorthTickets.com. (more…)
Dennos Museum participating as a Blue Star Museum for 2015
Active duty military personnel and their families can enjoy free admission to the Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College all summer long thanks to Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts; Blue Star Families, a non-profit organization supporting military families; and the U.S. Department of Defense. (more…)
Skateboarding events support Dennos and Third Level programs
The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will host a series of events in conjunction with Sideways: Exploring Skateboard Art + Culture. Events will provide a mix of free and ticketed programs for all ages, with fundraising efforts to support Dennos programs and Third Level Crisis Intervention. (more…)
Memorial service for former adjunct Jo Bullis set for June 3
Memorial services for the late Jo Bullis will be held on June 3, 2015, at the Hagerty Conference Center, on NMC’s Great Lakes Campus, 715 E. Front Street, Traverse City.
Doors will open at 5 p.m., and the service will start at 5:30 pm.
Rabbi Chava Bahle and Sister Augusta Stratz will serve as officiants. Questions may be directed to Mary Kavanaugh-Gahn, 231-941-0771.
Bullis died May 15, 2015. She spent 25 years working at the Women’s Resource Center and was also an adjunct instructor at NMC. She taught courses on criminal law, criminal procedure, ethics, diversity, civil rights and interpersonal communication, domestic violence nature and prevalence, as well as domestic violence law. Read her obituary here.
New Paramedic Associate Degree through partnership with Munson
Northwestern Michigan College and Munson Regional EMS have partnered to offer an Associate in Applied Science Degree (AAS) with a Paramedic focus. All general education classes are offered at NMC; all paramedic classes are offered through Munson Regional EMS. It is designed so students can transfer 43 paramedic credits from Munson Regional EMS to NMC. Once an additional 18 or more general education credits are completed as identified in the NMC program map, the student will earn an AAS – Paramedic.
June Wellness Works- National Skin Cancer Prevention Month
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. Over 3.5 million cases of basal and squamous cell skin cancer are diagnosed each year. The deadliest form of skin cancer, melanoma, racks up more than 76,000 new cases each year. Although the statistics are sobering, the American Cancer Society has developed simple steps you can take to prevent the disease. (more…)
Student jobs
Student jobs can be found on the Student MyNMC page under “Jobs On Campus.”
Summer Conference Crew
Switchboard
Security
Grounds
Business Office Assistant (more…)
NMC ends consideration of an EDUStaff partnership
Dear NMC Community,
This is an update to let you know that we will no longer be investigating a partnership with EDUStaff.
Last week on May 20, the Michigan House of Representatives passed House Bill 4052 which if fully adopted could significantly change the relationship NMC would have with adjunct faculty or supplemental staff employed through EDUStaff. I am not interested in pursuing an approach where NMC could not set wages, conditions of employment, evaluation, and provide professional development resources as it currently does. It appears this legislation could prohibit this. (more…)
Global Literature Reading Group Books
The Global Literature Reading Group committee has chosen books for the 2015-16 school year:
Telex from Cuba by Rachel Kushner on November 20, 2015- House of Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East, by Anthony Shadid on April 15, 2016.
Copies of Telex from Cuba are on order now and available for the subsidized price of $5.00. If you would like one to read over the summer, contact Tina Ulrich in the library (995-1063 or tulrich@nmc.edu.)
Read more about the Global Lit Reading Group here »
Happy summer reading from the Global Lit Group!
Benefits corner: Supplemental retirement plans
If you are interested in establishing a supplemental retirement plan and having payroll deductions routed directly to the plan, please contact one of the four companies to get started.
Consolidated Financial Corporation
(403b and 457 Plans)
28411 Northwestern Highway, Ste. 950
Southfield, MI 48034
1.800.232.2383
Contact: Jerome Garrett or Dave Sawchuk
garretj@consolidated-financial.com
sawchud@consolidated-financial.com
Teacher’s Insurance and Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund
TIAA-CREF (403b Plans)
2000 Town Center, Suite 2000
Southfield, MI 48075-1120
248.351.1411
1.800.842.2044 ext.251411
Contact: Edward Bolt
ebolt@tiaa-cref.org
VALIC (403b Plans)
2701 Cambridge Court, Suite 115
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
800.892.5558 ext. 87648
248.754.1105
Contact: Ken Smagacz
Thrivent Investment Management Inc. (403b Plan)
625 Fourth Avenue S.
Minneapolis, MN 55415-1665
1.800.847.4836
Contact: Mark W. Jackson
Office: 989.356.1330
Toll-Free: 1.866.582.7684
Cell: 989.657.6466
Position vacancies
Are you looking for career opportunities? Find it here! jobs.nmc.edu. Current openings include:
Nursing Instructor – Mental Health
Nursing Instructor – Medical Surgical
Maritime Engineering Instructor – Department Head
Lead Accounting Assistant
Supplemental Nurse for Student Health Services
Supplemental Digital Content Specialist
Employee anniversary
The following employee is celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating him!
21st Annual Smart Commute Week – June 1-5
They say there is no such thing as a free lunch… but you can get a free breakfast.
How? Join us for the 21st Annual Smart Commute Week June 1st-June 5th.
What is Smart Commute Week? It’s an annual celebration held during the first week of June consisting of events promoting cycling, walking, taking the bus and carpooling. Free daily breakfasts are hosted at various locations around town for smart commuters. Every year community members challenge each other to a friendly competition known as the Smart Commute Challenge. Register your team and rack up points to win prizes with every smart commute trip you make.
If you want to join the NMC Smart Commute Team, please contact Marcia Talicska at mtalicska@nmc.edu. I will register our team and we will compete for prizes and giveaways throughout the week.
Below is the free breakfast schedule. Drop by on your way to work and let them know you are part of the NMC Team.
Breakfasts are scheduled from 7-9 a.m. and free to Smart Commuters:
Monday June 1st
- Cavallino Café, 131 Lake Avenue, TC
Tuesday June 2nd
- Munson Medical Center, 1105 6th Street, TC
- Munson Community Health Center, 550 Munson Ave, TC
- Harvest, 113 East State Street, TC
Wednesday June 3rd
- BATA Transfer Station, 115 Hall Street, TC
- The Kitchen, 1249 Woodmere Ave #B, TC
Thursday June 4th
- Disability Network, 415 E Eighth Street, TC
- Dennos Museum, 1410 College Drive, TC
Friday June 5th
- Oryana, 260 E Tenth Street, TC – Final awards ceremony
NMC Technology Help Desk- Tech tips: Forwarding Email
Tech Tips: Forwarding emails
A Quick Guide on how to forward NMC emails
If you have too many email accounts and are always forgetting to login and check emails, don’t worry. Here is a quick tech tip on how to forward your NMC email to your chosen email.
Let’s start off with the page you see below. Click on the gear icon on the top right hand corner of your NMC email where the red arrow indicates on the image below.
Once you have clicked on the gear, a drop down box will appear. Then click on “Settings” which the red arrow below is pointing towards. (more…)
2015 Sack Lunch and Learn Session series- May
When: May 29, 2015 from 12pm-1pm
Where: Elm Parking Lot on Main Campus
WHAT: Basic Bike Maintenance
WHO: NMC Employees
RSVP: mtalicska@nmc.edu by 5/27/15 (more…)
New books at the Osterlin Library- May’s highlights
The library has purchased many new books so far this new year. You can view a handful here or click here to see the full listing. These books are on display in the lobby of the library’s lobby. (more…)
Success story: Breaking New Terroir
Collaborative Viticulture Students Reach Beyond the 45th Parallel
May 20, 2015
Kurtis Berry
Like a grapevine twining up a trellis, NMC’s collaborative viticulture program is growing tendrils of its own and is poised for a growth spurt this summer.
Two students in the five-year-old program are breaking new terroir with their summer internships. Kurtis Berry is the first to intern overseas, at Vignamato winery and vineyard in Marche, Italy, while Ethan Baker (below) is the first to head to the Pacific Northwest. He’ll spend his summer at Winemakers, LLC, a vineyard management company in Washington’s Yakima Valley.
Worldwide, the wine industry traces its history back hundreds of years, so those are impressive placements for students from a program that just began in 2010. Viticulture is the newest plant science certificate option offered by Michigan State University at NMC’s University Center. About 28 students are now enrolled, simultaneously pursing an associate’s degree from NMC and an MSU viticulture certificate.
Berry and Baker will complete their internships while on hiatus from their jobs in the regional wine industry, at Brys Estate and 45 North, respectively. The latter is named for the 45th parallel of latitude, which makes both northwest Michigan and Washington suited to grow wine grapes.
“I chose Washington because, parallel-wise, it’s very similar to Michigan,” Baker said. Yet the industry there operates on a completely different scale. Winemakers LLC manages about 1,200 acres of vineyards — equivalent to almost half the wine grape acreage in the entire state of Michigan.
Ethan Baker
“It’s not an experience I could get in this area,” Baker, 22, said.
That’s exactly the point, said viticulture program coordinator Brian Matchett.
“Our industry, the grape and wine industry in Michigan, is going to be stronger if you have experiences in another part of the country, or another part of the world,” Matchett said.
Berry, 25, is equally enthusiastic, even though he doesn’t speak much Italian.
“I’m thrilled. I think it’s going to open my eyes about old world viticulture,” he said. “It’s going to open my eyes to the industry as a whole.”
Both students will return to Traverse City in August. Baker plans to graduate from the viticulture program this December and Berry in May 2016.
Learn more about the NMC-MSU viticulture and other plant science programs »
Kudos!
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