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.
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.
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.
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.
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 |
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!
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
Jan 8, 2013 | Intercom, Student News
NMC students and staff can check out the weekly food service menu online at nmcdining.com.
At NMCdining.com you can not only see what the daily dining menus are, but you can see what the hours at the food court and Simply To Go kiosks are at the main campus, at Parsons-Stulen and the University Center.
Jan 8, 2013 | Intercom, Student News
Production of the event is being done by UpNorthLive Media in conjunction with NMC Audio Tech Program students.
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.)
We have new carabiners in 6 colors.Too hard to choose just one! Retail $ 4.50.
Don’t forget your 10% employee discount.
Remaining children’s books on the sale display are now 30% off retail prices.
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
Jan 4, 2013 | Intercom
Dec 27, 2012 | Intercom
Giving disabled a voice
http://m.record-eagle.com/TRE/pm_104247/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=6ktQYZHF
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.
Jim Valovick
Gordon Niemi
From the NMC Archives at the Osterlin Library
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…)
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.
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!
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.
Dec 26, 2012 | 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.
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
Dec 21, 2012 | Intercom, Student News
Due to inclement weather, NMC is closed Friday, December 21, 2012.
Stay safe.
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.eduDec 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
Dec 14, 2012 | Intercom
Happy holidays NMC,
Are you looking for that perfect gift for someone who has everything? Why not give a gift to the NMC Annual Campaign in honor of someone you care about? Make a gift towards a scholarship that will help another person pursue higher education, or a program that will enhance learning opportunities for generations to come.
‘Tis the season of giving and I am asking you to join me as a fellow employee, in giving a gift that will last a lifetime. Your gifts to the Annual Campaign make it possible for more graduation gowns to be worn, more degrees to be obtained and more lives to be changed through the power of achieving higher education.
You can give online at nmc.edu/give today or you can enroll in payroll deduction and have your gift automatically deducted from your paycheck.
Give a gift that means something. Support student success!
Sarah Hemminger
Annual Giving Specialist
Dec 14, 2012 | Intercom
REMEMBER: NMC Employee Holiday Party, Friday, December 12, 4:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Hagerty Center at Great Lakes Campus
Thank you for your participation in the annual food drive to benefit Father Fred Foundation patrons.
Here is the list of items most needed in case you plan to shop today and bring your donations to the Holiday Party ~
Pantry Items:
Please help Father Fred Foundation work toward less sugar, salt and fat in pantry foods.
- Canned pork and beans
- Canned stews/chili
- Canned tuna/chicken packed in water
- Evaporated/powdered milk
- Lower sodium canned soups
- Canned fruit packed in water or its own juice
- Peanut butter
- Canned kidney/navy beans
- Canned pastas/hash
- Rice – all varieties
- Tomato sauce/diced
- Hot cereal
- Unsweetened cold cereal
- Pancake mixes/syrup
- Please, no expired food
- Donations of meat (wild or domestic) require special processing to be used by the food pantry. Please call (231) 947-2055, in advance, for details.
- Single-serving size options are useful for our homeless guests.
Personal care items:
- Bar soap
- Razors
- Deodorant
- Shampoo
- Diapers, especially sizes 4, 5, & 6
- Baby wipes
- Feminine hygiene products
- Toilet paper
- Toothpaste and toothbrushes
- Laundry soap
