Feb 1, 2013 | Intercom
More than 300 high school choir students will be on campus next Wednesday, February 6 participating in the first ever NMC Choral Invitational.
Nine choirs from area high schools (Elk Rapids, Kingsley, Leland, Lake Leelanau St. Mary’s, Glen Lake, Benzie, Gaylord, and Grayling) will spend the day on our campus – learning and rehearsing music together, touring our campus, and attending performances of NMC faculty, music majors, and audio tech students.
The day will culminate in an “Informance” at 6 p.m. in Milliken Auditorium.
The public is invited to attend to our informal performance, or come listen to rehearsals during the day.
This is a wonderful opportunity for these students to take part in a collaborative music festival while learning more about what NMC offers!
Feb 1, 2013 | Intercom
Kudos to our Facilities, Safety and Security staff members. The recent 40 degree temperature swings provide daily problem-solving opportunities. These people rise to the challenge every time. We appreciate all that goes on behind the scenes. Thanks for all you do!
A big thank you to Gail Reeves, Krissy Steinbach, and Lisa Boike for working on a snow day in order to meet important deadlines for the College, as well as to Joe Berry and Ali Thornton for their wonderful support from the Helpdesk. Thank you for your dedication and teamwork!
Feb 1, 2013 | Intercom
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary. Please join us in congratulating them.
| Judy Arnold |
Financial Aid Specialist |
12 years |
| Amber Casey |
Custodian |
7 years |
| Craig Mulder |
Executive Director – Learning Resources & Technologies |
16 years |
Feb 1, 2013 | Intercom
For information on positions currently open at NMC, please visit NMC’s web page at https://jobs.nmc.edu. Information on internal postings has been emailed.
Jan 31, 2013 | Emergency Management, Intercom
Here is part of the NMC Campus Emergency Management Plan detailing the emergency procedure as it pertains to persons with disabilities.
This section of the document outlines procedures for alerting, evacuating, or sheltering persons with disabilities located on campus during an emergency. Every member of the College community has a responsibility to facilitate the safe evacuation and sheltering of persons with disabilities by adhering to the following guidelines. (more…)
Jan 30, 2013 | Student News
Please note that you may not receive a 1098-T if you did not have any charges in 2012 or if all of your charges were paid by scholarships or third parties.
You may view the 1098-T or use the print option via:
Self-Service
- Student Billing & Refund Menu
- Tax Notification
- Enter a Tax Year “2012”
- Submit
Please Note:
- The IRS requires colleges to complete EITHER Box 1 (charges paid in 2012) or Box 2 (charges billed in 2012). NMC completes Box 2. Click on the links provided on your 1098-T for detail of what is included in the totals. You can also print your billing records on Self-Service, under the Student Billing Menu, Account Summary and you can check your own financial records for the exact dates of payments.
- Box 2 – Charges Billed – includes tuition and fees. Waivers and third party contracts, like TIP for example, are netted out of this figure. Other forms of aid are reported separately in Box 5, Scholarships and Grants. Box 5 is reported on a cash basis and includes only those that were paid between January 1 and December 31, 2012.
Click here for Instructions for Students for the 1098-T form For more information: http://www.irs.gov/Forms-&-Pubs (Form 8863, Education Credits, and Pub. 970, Tax Benefits for Education, and the Form 1040 or 1040A instructions)
Questions? Student Financial Services (231) 995-1035 or sfs@nmc.edu.
Jan 29, 2013 | Intercom, Student News
Take a break from winter weather to join us in exploring the world’s most famous shipwreck, and its connections to Michigan and the Nautical Archaeology program at NMC! The Northwestern Michigan College Archaeology Society will host two evening lectures – the first on Friday evening, February 8, 2013 entitled Michigan Connections to the RMS Titanic, and the second on Saturday evening February 9, 2013 titled The Titanic Mapping Project.
Our special guest, Kenneth J. Vrana, will share his knowledge and experiences gained from the historical and archaeological study of RMS Titanic. He also looks forward to discussing opportunities for the study of our tremendous Great Lakes underwater cultural heritage. Mr. Vrana served as consulting underwater archaeologist for both Titanic Expedition 2004 and 2010 as well as Carpathia Expedition 2007. He is currently co-director of the Titanic Mapping Project for Premier Exhibitions, Inc. During a 35-year career, Mr. Vrana has recorded nearly 1,000 scientific dives on historic shipwrecks throughout the United States, western Pacific and Caribbean region, including project coordinator for the first civilian expedition to the Edmund Fitzgerald in 1989.
On Friday, February 8 at 7:30 – 8:30pm, Mr. Vrana will present Michigan Connections to the RMS Titanic, followed by a question and answer session. Prior to the presentation (6:00 – 7:30pm), there is a reception in the Dennos Museum Center lobby to meet the speaker. Tickets for this event are $25 per person.
On Saturday, February 9 at 7:30 – 8:00pm, NMC students will present the results of current nautical archaeology research in Northwestern Michigan. Following the student presentations, Mr. Vrana will present The Titanic Mapping Project. The event will last until 9:00pm with time for questions. Tickets for this event are $10 per person.
Tickets are available from NMCAS Members, the Social Science Department at NMC (114 Scholars Hall), and at the door. All proceeds will benefit the Northwestern Michigan College Archaeology Society’s student research trip to Wales in June 2013. For more information visit www.nasnmc.com.
Jan 25, 2013 | Intercom, Student News
Title: African American women chemists
Author: Brown, Jeannette E. (Jeannette Elizabeth), 1934-
Call #: QD21 .B69 2012
Dr. Marie Maynard Daly received her PhD in Chemistry from Columbia University in 1947. Although she was hardly the first of her race and gender to engage in the field, she was the first African American woman to receive a PhD in chemistry in the United States. In this book, Jeannette Brown, an African American woman chemist herself, will prese …
Title: Far from the tree : parents, children and the search for identity
Author: Solomon, Andrew, 1963-
Call #: HV888.5 .S65 2012
From the National Book Award-winning author of The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression comes a monumental new work, a decade in the writing, about family. In Far from the Tree, Andrew Solomon tells the stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children but also find profound meaning in doing so. Solomon’s startling …
Title: The physics of invisibility : a story of light and deception
Author: Beech, Martin, 1959-
Call #: QC406 .B4 2012
The ability is see is fundamental to our very existence. How true our perceptions really are depends upon many factors, and not least is our understanding of what light is and how it interacts with matter. It was said that the camera, the icon of light recording instruments, never lies, and in the day of the glass plate and celluloid roll-film …
Title: Why noise matters : a worldwide perspective on the problems, policies and solutions
Author: Stewart, John, 1949-
Call #: TD892 .S75 2011
Why noise matters — Noise: widespread and worldwide — Hear me now! noise can harm your health! — Noise: the neglected green issue of our age? — Noise in the workplace — Transport noise — Neighbour/neighbourhood noise — Piped music: the music you cannot turn off — Noise and the law — Making change happen.
Title: The science of navigation : from dead reckoning to GPS
Author: Denny, Mark, 1953-
Call #: VK559 .D44 2012
Writing in non-technical terms with a sense of humor, Denny, a physicist who has written other popular science works, charts the history of navigation and explains its role in the history of civilization. The first part of the book outlines key ideas of geodesy and cartography and explains the physical, engineering, and mathematical principles …
Jan 25, 2013 | Student News
Want to learn how to gain exclusive access to over $37 million in scholarships?
Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society will be hosting two New Member Orientation Sessions!
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 4:30-5:30 pm Osterlin 205
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 3:30-4:30 pm Osterlin 205
To be eligible, you must have a 3.5 cumulative GPA and at least 12 credits in 100 or 200 level courses.
Come chat with the officers to learn more about the opportunities Phi Theta Kappa can offer YOU!
Jan 25, 2013 | Intercom
One in three billion women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime.
One billion women violated is an atrocity.
One billion women dancing is a REVOLUTION.
On Thursday, February 14 community members in Traverse City will be rising up and joining the revolution for One Billion Rising. We will gather at the Grand Traverse Mall in Traverse City in the space between Taco Bell and Sbarro at 5:30 p.m. sharp. This will be a flash mob–there will be no check in–just be in the area at this time and prepared to dance!
You will not be alone. We are going to dance our demands into action. Together we will make our voices heard.
One Billion Rising Dance Practices (Only one practice recommended)
Dance practices will be held in the Oleson Center on NMC’s main campus
Wednesday, January 30, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Thursday, February 7, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
For more information:
One Billion Rising Traverse City on Facebook
Contact Emily Magner at emagner@nmc.edu
One Billion Rising website
Jan 25, 2013 | Intercom
50 Years Ago:
- Two new courses were being offered for the first time in any school in northern Michigan in response to numerous requests by businessmen and office workers. They were: Dictaphone Secretarial Practice & Medical Terminology with Dictaphone Transcription. (See photo of Dictaphone as part of the Osterlin Library’s “March of Technology at NMC” display).
5 Years Ago:
- 2008 Presidential hopeful John McCain headlined a “Get out the Vote” rally at NMC’s Hagerty Center.
From the NMC Archives at the Osterlin Library
Jan 25, 2013 | Intercom
NMC Science and Math Instructor Jerry Dobek is featured in current issue of NMC3 Magazine as “Northern Michigan’s Go To Astrophysicist.”
Jan 25, 2013 | Intercom, President Updates
This spring, NMC has an opportunity to participate in a national survey focusing on teaching, learning, and retention in community colleges, the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE). The project is part of the Center for Community College Student Engagement and the Community College Leadership Program at The University of Texas at Austin.
Research shows that the more actively engaged students are—with college faculty and staff, with other students, and with the subject matter being learned—the more likely they are to persist in their college studies and to achieve at higher levels. Identifying what our students do in and out of the classroom, knowing their goals, and understanding their external responsibilities can help us create an environment that can enhance student learning, development, and retention.
The survey will be administered in classes randomly selected by the Center to ensure a representative sample and to preserve the integrity of the survey results. Instructors whose classes are selected for survey administration will receive specific information from the appropriate administrator.
NMC is intent on being a leader in higher education, and this survey can assist us in improving course completion rates, as well as the rate of student persistence to the completion of their educational goals. To learn more about CCSSE visit www.ccsse.org, or contact the Center for Community College Student Engagement at 512-471-6807 or info@cccse.org.
Jan 25, 2013 | Intercom
This is an update on the MPSERS Reform election which ended on 1/9/13. All elections were tabulated by MPSERS and sent to NMC so that we could begin the work of incorporating them into your payroll deduction records. The guidelines from MPSERS instructed employers to begin the new deductions on the paycheck where the entire pay period occurred in February, which for NMC will be the paycheck dated 2/22/13.
Just as a reminder, this is what you can expect in your deductions effective with the 2nd paycheck in February dated 2/22/13.
Health Care Election
- If you elected the Premium Subsidy Option for healthcare, your contribution will remain 3%.
- If you elected the Personal Healthcare Fund Option for healthcare, your contribution will be 2% going into a 457 account, and NMC will match 2% into a 401(k) account, both administered by ING. You may opt out of your contribution, but NMC’s contribution would end as well. You can increase your 2%, but NMC’s will remain at 2%. Your contributions to date to the Premium Subsidy Plan will be deposited in your 401(k) account.
Retirement Plan Election
- If you are in the Pension Plus Plan and eligible to make an election, you only had the Health Care Election and your other contributions remain the same.
- If you elected Option 1, your pension calculation will remain unchanged at the 1.5% factor, and
- Basic Plan members will begin contributing 4%
- MIP-Fixed, MIP-Graded, and MIP-Plus Plan members will begin contributing 7%
- If you elected Option 2, your pension will be calculated at the 1.5% factor for the years before your attainment date and 1.25% factor for the years after your attainment date of 30 years of credited service, and
- Basic Plan members will begin contributing 4%, but will revert back to 0% contribution when you reach your attainment date of 30 years of credited service
- MIP-Fixed, MIP-Graded, and MIP-Plus Plan members will begin contributing 7%, but will revert back to your current contributions when you reach your attainment date of 30 years of credited service (see #4 for the current contribution levels)
- If you elected Option 3, your pension will be calculated at the 1.5% factor for the years before your transition date (2/22/13 pay date) and 1.25% factor for the years after this pay date, and
- Basic Plan members will continue at 0% contribution
- MIP-Fixed Plan members will continue at 3.9% contribution
- MIP-Graded Plan members will continue at the graded scale of 3% up to $4,999.99 in pay, 3.6% from $5,000 to $14,999.99 in pay, 4.3% for $15,000 and above in pay
- MIP-Plus Plan members will continue at the graded scale of 3% up to $4,999.99 in pay, 3.6% from $5,000 to $14,999.99 in pay, 6.4% for $15,000 and above in pay
- If you elected Option 4, you will receive a 4% contribution to a 401(k) account administered by ING. You will have no contribution, but can choose to contribute to a 457 account also administered by ING. Whether you contribute or not, the 4% NMC contribution will continue.
If you have elected any of the options which have accounts with ING, you are immediately vested in your contributions and related earnings to your healthcare savings in your 457 account. You are 50 percent vested in your employer’s matching contributions after the equivalent of 2 years of full time service, 75 percent after 3 years of service, and 100 percent after 4 years of service. Your vesting for your employer’s contributions begins with your first day of work, so all of your Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System service counts towards your vesting.
If you elected Option 4 for the Defined Contribution (DC) Plan, you may still be eligible for a pension when you become age-eligible, based on years of service, final average compensation (FAC) and 1.5 percent pension factor as of the day before your transition date, provided you have an equivalent of 10 years of credited service, including both time before and after 2/22/13. You will also be eligible for your state-sponsored 401(k) and 457 accounts, which would include your 4 percent employer contributions (made to your 401(k) account), any personal contributions you made to your 457 account, and any accumulated investment earnings. Vesting rules apply for NMC contributions.
If you are currently purchasing service, these agreements remain in place and are irrevocable, even if you elected Option 4 for the DC Plan, but all time purchased will be added to your current years of service at the 1.5% factor.
Thank you for your participation in the reform election and your attention to the many notices and alerts during this time.
Jan 24, 2013 | Intercom
In this week’s scoop we have a spotlight on your tips and information for starting the semester off right. Check out what your colleagues are up to on NMC teachingSolutions (our new website full of teaching and technology resources).
Building Genuine Community with Joseph Sanok
We would like to introduce Joseph Sanok, invite him into your classroom to help you discover the community within.
Get the scoop >>
Classroom Bingo with Kristen Salathiel
Check out this fun first step to transforming a room full of strangers into a learning community.
Get the scoop >>
Attendance: The Blackford Files
At the start of the new semester, Lisa Blackford decided she wanted to implement an attendance policy… Get the scoop >>
Professional Development Day – Spring 2013
View the recordings from both the Spring 2013, Professional Faculty Development presentations.
Get the scoop >>
Next week: Friday Forum (2/1)
Look for the s
coop again on February 4th.
Do you have a scoop? Tell us!
The E-team
Educational Media Technologies
Jan 24, 2013 | Intercom
Kudos to Cathy McCall. During my extended medical leave she went beyond keeping the office running smooth. She also took extra care of our apartment students to make sure their needs were taken care of. Coming back to the office was amazingly smooth, as though I’d never left. Cathy is a very valuable part of the NMC community and I feel very blessed to be able to work with her.
Kudos to Marcus Bennett and Robert Scott for organizing an orientation for residence hall students this January. The orientation helped students with general financial budgeting and tips to manage their food budgets on their meal plans. This is a great example of customer service for our students!
Kudos to everyone who served students on the front lines during the opening of spring semester – Bookstore, Financial Aid, Records and Registration, and Student Financial Services staff members.
Kudos to Wayne Moody and students from the NMC Motor Sport Club for repairing a donated vehicle, and then giving the car to an NMC student in need of transportation.
Kudos to the Museum staff and Student Life for the wonderful reception given for 400 people for the opening of the exhibit, THEM: Images of Separation. Additional kudos goes to Robert Scott and the Sodexo staff for their outstanding service during this event.
Jan 24, 2013 | Intercom
For information on positions currently open at NMC, please visit NMC’s web page at https://jobs.nmc.edu. Information on internal postings has been emailed.
Jan 23, 2013 | Intercom
Alicia Rusch has joined NMC in the position of Database & Prospect Research Specialist on January 21, 2013. She can be reached at 231-995-2827 or arusch@nmc.edu.
Alicia has worked in fund development and database management with a variety of non-profit organizations for nearly 20 years. She is pursuing an education in computer science, enjoys playing bluegrass fiddle, spending time with family and being in the outdoors.
Jan 23, 2013 | Student News
Do you need to drop a class? Check your schedule for the 100% Refund Date for any class you are considering dropping. If you drop on or before that date, your charges for that class will be reversed, except for the $25 non-refundable Registration Fee. There are no refunds after that date. If you need to drop after the 100% Refund Date, check the Drop Deadline by which you can drop “With Record”, meaning there will be a “Withdrawal” on your transcript, but it will not count in your cumulative GPA.
Wondering when your refund is coming? Look for your financial aid refund by mid-February. Set up your direct deposit now in order to get your refund 3-5 days faster than a check refund. In NMC Self-Service, Student Billing Menu, choose Enroll in Direct Deposit for Refunds.
It is time to complete your 2013-14 FAFSA! NMC is offering Free FAFSA Fridays to help you. Come to the Center for Learning in Osterlin on any Friday in February between 3 and 6 pm, Bring your 2012 tax/income information, social security card, and drivers license. The State of Michigan deadline is March 1 and NMC’s priority award consideration date is April 1.
Jan 21, 2013 | Intercom, Student News
NMC student Katy Stevenson is a semi-finalist in the Write Michigan contest in Grand Rapids. Her charming short story is based on a folk tale and a Sam Spade type of detective and is one of ten selected for final judging by both readers and an official judges’ panel.
You can vote for “Maguire Firefly and the Tooth Thief” here until January 31.
Congratulations and good luck in the finals, Katy!
Jan 18, 2013 | President Updates
We are now almost three months into this important project and I wanted to provide an update on our status. First, I thank all of those members of the Work Group who are devoting considerable time, energy and thought to this job. As you recall, we asked each employee group to provide three members and I appointed three at large members. This group has been meeting every other week for two hours plus and have been meeting outside of that with their employee group members, plus working on issues outside of the meeting times. Next, thanks to Linda Racine and Aaron Beach who are providing great facilitation and guidance in the process. Lastly, thank you to all of you who are providing feedback to members of the Work Group. (more…)
Jan 18, 2013 | 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…)
Jan 18, 2013 | Intercom, Student News
The Writing Center will have a tutor stationed in the Osterlin Library Monday nights from
5 p.m.-9 p.m. beginning January 21. Stop by the library for assistance with interpreting assignments and writing papers.
Jan 18, 2013 | Intercom, Student News
NMC student Kathryn Stevenson is a semi-finalist in the Write Michigan contest in Grand Rapids. Her charming short story, based on a folk tale and a Sam Spade type of detective, is one of ten selected for final judging by both readers and an official judges’ panel.
Read “Maguire Firefly and the Tooth Thief,” at this link. You can vote for her story through Jan. 31.
http://writemichigan.org/vote.html
Jan 18, 2013 | Intercom, Student News
NMC is offering Free FAFSA Fridays to help you. Come to the Student Success Center in the Osterlin Library on any Friday in February between 3 and 6 p.m. Bring your 2012 tax/income information, social security card, and drivers license.
The State of Michigan deadline is March 1 and NMC’s priority award consideration date is April 1.
