Caps and Gowns for 2019 Graduates
Congratulations, 2019 Graduates!
Caps and gowns are now available for purchase in the NMC Bookstore.
Intramural Dodgeball Sign-up
*ALL PLAYERS MUST BE CURRENT N.M.C. STUDENTS!
ALL TEAMS MUST BE CO-ED!
Season Starts Monday, March 11 for five weeks.
Two games per week played Monday–Thursday at 2:10, 3:10 or 4:10 p.m. or (new time offering) Sundays 8:10, 9:10 or 10:10 p.m.
Mandatory Captains’ meeting and Sign-up Deadline
Thursday, March 7 at 5 p.m. in the PE Lobby.
For more information or questions please contact Steven Dixon at 995-1379.
Download the signup form here »
Media Mentions for February 22, 2019
The following college events and stories have appeared in the media in the past week. We want to share your media involvement too. Please send information about your NMC-related interview or appearance to publicrelations@nmc.edu. If possible, please include a link to the piece and information about where and when it was used.
Please note access to some stories may be limited by paywalls set up by the media outlet. This includes the Traverse City Record-Eagle, which limits free clicks to five per month. You may also read Record-Eagle articles in the print edition at the Osterlin Library.
Manage passwords, build rocking chairs and partner dance with NMC
TV 9 & 10, Feb. 20
Jobs for Vets event slated
Record-Eagle, Feb. 20
Recycling creating mountains of garbage
Record-Eagle, Feb. 20
Dennos holds 2019 regional juried exhibition
UpNorthLive, Feb. 19
BSUFest to highlight diversity at NMC, in community
Ticker, Feb. 18
Whitmer talks education, job training
Record-Eagle, Feb. 18
Leanne Baumeler interprets for deaf Purdue student on study abroad trip (scroll to “DRC sends sign language interpreter overseas”)
Purdue University 2018 student success report
Captain’s Dinner
Record-Eagle, Feb. 16
Welcome to NMC!
Please join us in welcoming these new additions to our NMC staff, and congratulating current NMC staff on their new positions!
Summer Registration is Open!
Have a student who needs to retake a class or could make continued progress this summer?
Encourage them to take a summer class!
Summer registration is open and available.
Summer Registration is Open!
Need to keep on track with degree requirements?
Retake a class you didn’t do so well in before?
Enroll in a summer class at NMC!
Summer registration is open and available.
What’s Happening with NMC WELLNESS?
Blue Cross Participants- Don’t miss the chance for a $50 Prepaid Gift Card!
Deadline is May 31, 2019.
Two easy steps:
1: Complete the online Health Assessment- The health assessment guides you through a series of questions to help discover why it is important to make healthy choices. The health assessment can be completed in as little as 10-12 minutes. After you complete the health assessment, you will be provided with a picture of your current health including any health risks.
2: Visit your doctor and have them complete the Qualification Form– The Physician Health Screening (Qualification Form) helps you establish a relationship with your primary care physician to identify health risks, and to use that information to improve your health. As part of your visit, your physician will complete the Qualification Form with you. You or your physician’s office may return the form for processing. However, it is your responsibility to ensure the form is returned on time.
Access the Qualification form here.
To access the information simply log into your BCBSM webpage- choose the Health and Wellness tab- WebMD- Take your Health Assessment. Additional information can be found under the Rewards Tab.
Random Acts of Kindness
Click here to access the 2019 Random Acts of Kindness Calendar or here to view the presentation! Challenge yourself to choose an act every week this year!
Wellness Email Distribution
Would you like to be added to a Wellness email distribution list? Marissa often has wellness resources she would like to share with employees, but we realize not everyone wants extra email! If you would like to be added to the list, simply email Hollie at hdewalt@nmc.edu and ask to be added.
Employee Anniversaries
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! (more…)
BSUFest: “Hidden Figures” Screening Feb. 21
Our first movie screening for BSUFest will be “Hidden Figures”: Three brilliant African-American women at NASA — Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae) — serve as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn (Glen Powell) into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race and galvanized the world. Catch it at NMC at ‘Ralph Abernathy’ (or Scholars Hall 217) from 8 a.m.-10 a.m.
Professional Development Institute
Read about and sign up for NMC professional development opportunities available to you in the Professional Development Institute February Newsletter!
Faculty Excellence Award
Has one of your instructors made a difference in YOUR world?
Have you ever put off telling an instructor how much you appreciated all you learned in class?
Have you let your instructors know how much you value the help you received during office hours?
How about the class you HAD to take and assumed you wouldn’t like BUT ended up enjoying it?
Are you just now realizing how great an instructor from last year really was?
Has one of your instructors been able to “put the pieces together” for you?
You have the opportunity to do all of these things by submitting an online nomination here by March 30, 2019.
Tech Tips: INFOSEC – Take Action! Monthly Information Security Posting
Know what Spear Phishing is: Spear Phishing is an email targeted at a specific individual or department within an organization that appears to be from a trusted source. It’s actually cybercriminals attempting to steal confidential information. Spear phishers are after more valuable data like confidential information, business secrets, and things of that nature. That is why a more targeted approach is required; they find out who has the information they seek and go after that particular person.- Spear Phishing has been a reality at NMC lately. We have seen suspicious links, .pdf documents, and purchase requests. To stay clear of these spear phishers, ALWAYS check the links in your emails! In addition, take the time to Read and Print this Red Flags Document to reference so you know what else to look out for in ALL Emails to make sure they are legit!
Here is an infographic highlighting the differences between phishing and spear phishing.
Media Mentions for February 15, 2019
The following college events and stories have appeared in the media in the past week. We want to share your media involvement too. Please send information about your NMC-related interview or appearance to publicrelations@nmc.edu. If possible, please include a link to the piece and information about where and when it was used.
Please note access to some stories may be limited by paywalls set up by the media outlet. This includes the Traverse City Record-Eagle, which limits free clicks to five per month. You may also read Record-Eagle articles in the print edition at the Osterlin Library.
BSU to celebrate multiculturalism at NMC
Record-Eagle, Feb. 14
Trashing the planet subject of Feb. 21 IAF lecture
Record-Eagle, Feb. 15
Entire life in a package: World-traveling art exhibit hits Traverse City
TV 9 & 10, Feb. 11
Global Literature Reading Group
Copies of the Global Literature Reading Group book, Tears of Salt: A Doctor’s Story, by Pietro Bartolo, are available for purchase for $5 from Tina Ulrich in the library. There is also a copy on reserve. Bartolo is an Italian medical doctor in Lampadusa, an island in the Mediterranean, where thousands of people from the Middle East and Africa have sought refuge. We will be discussing this book on Thursday, April 11, from noon to 1 p.m., in Scholars Hall 103. Join us!
NMC’s 13th Annual Career Fair Mar. 7
Please encourage your students to participate in NMC’s 13th annual Career Fair, to be held from 4- 6 p.m. on March 7 at the Hagerty Center on NMC’s Great Lakes Campus. Employers from professional and occupational fields will be recruiting for career-track positions, seasonal and entry-level opportunities, as well as internships, service learning and networking opportunities. More than 70 employers are registered to participate in the Career Fair, the only event of its size in northwest Michigan. For the most updated list as well as more information, visit nmc.edu/careerfair. Participants should bring multiple copies of their resume and dress in business attire. For more tips on job fair preparation, review the job-seeking tools at nmc.edu/careers.
NMC’s 13th Annual Career Fair Mar. 7
Are you looking for a job, internship, or potential career? We invite you to check out the NMC Career Fair!
Students and the public are invited to NMC’s 13th annual Career Fair, set for 4-6 p.m. March 7 at the Hagerty Center on NMC’s Great Lakes Campus. Employers from professional and occupational fields will be recruiting for career-track positions, seasonal and entry-level opportunities, as well as internships, service learning and networking opportunities. Job seekers are encouraged to dress professionally, bring resumes and be prepared to talk to local employers about open positions/opportunities. On-site interviews are possible, at the discretion of the employer on a first-come, first-serve basis. More than 80 employers are scheduled to participate. For the most updated list as well as more information, visit nmc.edu/careerfair.
Success Story: 16 employers choose NMC Training for Going Pro funds
February 13, 2019
In a matter of one hour Tuesday, Traverse City’s ABC Aerospace increased airplane production 15-fold, flipped from losing money to turning a profit, cut overhead by more than half and reduced product backlog.
ABC Aerospace may be a fictitious company, whose airplanes are made of paper. But the lessons the Lean manufacturing simulation exercise taught participants will have real payoff for their northern Michigan employers: Grand Traverse Plastics and Bay Motor Products in Traverse City, Petoskey Plastics, and Tube Fab in Afton.
The four companies are among 16 northern Michigan employers NMC Training Services will work with this year in the latest round of state Going Pro Talent Fund grants, totaling $1.4 million regionally. Training is offered on-site at the employers’ facilities as well as in multi-company collaborative trainings like Tuesday’s kickoff, hosted at NMC’s Parsons-Stulen Building.
“We think very highly of the program. All the teachers there are very strong,” said Bay Motor Products President Andy Robitshek. Since 2015, about two-thirds of the company’s 40 employees have taken NMC Training’s Lean courses, including multiple employees Tuesday.
“Rich (Wolin, Training Services director) has assembled a great team and they are providing a significant benefit to the manufacturing organizations in the area,” Robitshek said.
Tuesday’s training exemplified the Lean goal of continuous improvement: “Each time we’re doing it, we’re getting better,” said Brandon Cary, a process engineer at Grand Traverse Plastics, of successive paper airplane assembly “shifts.” Cary said he had been exposed to some Lean principles in the past, but was looking forward to learning more in the 96-hour training and sharing it with 120 colleagues at GTP.
“It’s just good. I want to move on to great,” he said of his Lean knowledge.
“It’s bringing problem-solving out into the open,” said Cary’s Tuesday teammate Connie MacLeod, who works in quality control for Tube Fab, which employs about 150 people to manufacture small diameter specialty tubing.
In addition to Lean manufacturing, NMC will train companies in ISO compliance, leadership skills and welding. Going Pro funding comes through Michigan Works and is capped at $1,500 per employee. Funds are spread across 31 different project and must be used by Sept. 1.
“It really makes a difference,” said Betsy Williams of NMC Training Services. “A lot of organizations couldn’t afford to do the training without it.”
Companies range from large to small. Photodon, a Traverse City manufacturer of computer screen protectors and privacy filters, has 10 employees.
“We’re hoping to have a lot less scrap,” said office manager Mandy Peterson. “Also to have us a little more standardized in our workflow, so when new employees come in, they know exactly what they’re supposed to be doing.”
Williams said that in addition to manufacturers, service-oriented companies are now seeking Lean training, such as Traverse City’s TruNorth Landscaping.
Success Story: 16 employers choose NMC Training for Going Pro funds
February 13, 2019
In a matter of one hour Tuesday, Traverse City’s ABC Aerospace increased airplane production 15-fold, flipped from losing money to turning a profit, cut overhead by more than half and reduced product backlog.
ABC Aerospace may be a fictitious company, whose airplanes are made of paper. But the lessons the Lean manufacturing simulation exercise taught participants will have real payoff for their northern Michigan employers: Grand Traverse Plastics and Bay Motor Products in Traverse City, Petoskey Plastics, and Tube Fab in Afton.
The four companies are among 16 northern Michigan employers NMC Training Services will work with this year in the latest round of state Going Pro Talent Fund grants, totaling $1.4 million regionally. Training is offered on-site at the employers’ facilities as well as in multi-company collaborative trainings like Tuesday’s kickoff, hosted at NMC’s Parsons-Stulen Building.
“We think very highly of the program. All the teachers there are very strong,” said Bay Motor Products President Andy Robitshek. Since 2015, about two-thirds of the company’s 40 employees have taken NMC Training’s Lean courses, including multiple employees Tuesday.
“Rich (Wolin, Training Services director) has assembled a great team and they are providing a significant benefit to the manufacturing organizations in the area,” Robitshek said.
Tuesday’s training exemplified the Lean goal of continuous improvement: “Each time we’re doing it, we’re getting better,” said Brandon Cary, a process engineer at Grand Traverse Plastics, of successive paper airplane assembly “shifts.” Cary said he had been exposed to some Lean principles in the past, but was looking forward to learning more in the 96-hour training and sharing it with 120 colleagues at GTP.
“It’s just good. I want to move on to great,” he said of his Lean knowledge.
“It’s bringing problem-solving out into the open,” said Cary’s Tuesday teammate Connie MacLeod, who works in quality control for Tube Fab, which employs about 150 people to manufacture small diameter specialty tubing.
In addition to Lean manufacturing, NMC will train companies in ISO compliance, leadership skills and welding. Going Pro funding comes through Michigan Works and is capped at $1,500 per employee. Funds are spread across 31 different project and must be used by Sept. 1.
“It really makes a difference,” said Betsy Williams of NMC Training Services. “A lot of organizations couldn’t afford to do the training without it.”
Companies range from large to small. Photodon, a Traverse City manufacturer of computer screen protectors and privacy filters, has 10 employees.
“We’re hoping to have a lot less scrap,” said office manager Mandy Peterson. “Also to have us a little more standardized in our workflow, so when new employees come in, they know exactly what they’re supposed to be doing.”
Williams said that in addition to manufacturers, service-oriented companies are now seeking Lean training, such as Traverse City’s TruNorth Landscaping.
Live Variety Show at Fine Arts Room 115 on Friday, Feb. 15
WNMC will present a live radio broadcast of a student-produced variety show featuring performances from several local artists. The live show will begin at noon in the NMC Fine Arts Building room 115. Come on down to hear live music, interviews and discussions of the regional performing art scene.
Bill Dungjen, host of the Roundup Radio Show, will take the reins of the variety program and performers will include The Lofteez and Song of the Lakes. Adair Correll will drop by to talk about the Great Indoor Folk Festival (GT Commons, 2/24). Who know what else we’ll cook up between now and then !?!?
Bring a bag lunch and an appetite for great local talent. Of course, if you can’t attend live, tune in to WNMC (90.7 FM or wnmc.org) at noon sharp to listen in!
Presented by the students & faculty of the audio tech department (and friends).
For more information:
Bill Dungjen
Cedar Valley Productions
(231) 342-1062
Bill@Dungjen.com
Spring 2019 Transfer Fair is Tuesday, March 12
Over 20 university representatives will be on NMC’s campus on Tuesday, March 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. to talk with students, staff and faculty about their programs and the transfer process. The university representatives will be located in the Health & Science Building Lobby – Main Level
This is your opportunity to discuss transfer requirements and get information on degrees available at a variety of schools without having to travel to each university. Bring your questions and explore your options!
A Printable List of Colleges attending and Questions to Ask at a Transfer Fair is available on the College Visits page here.
See you there!
Advising Staff
Spring 2019 Transfer Fair is Tuesday, March 12
Over 25 university representatives will be on NMC’s campus on Tuesday, March 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. to talk with students, staff and faculty about their programs and the transfer process. The university representatives will be located in the Health & Science Building Lobby – Main Level
Please let your students know about this opportunity to discuss transfer requirements and get information on degrees available at a variety of schools without having to travel to each university. Faculty and staff are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to dialogue with the university representatives as well!
A Printable List of Colleges attending and Questions to Ask at a Transfer Fair is available on the College Visits page here.
See you there!
Advising Staff
Media Mentions for February 11, 2019
The following college events and stories have appeared in the media in the past week. We want to share your media involvement too. Please send information about your NMC-related interview or appearance to publicrelations@nmc.edu. If possible, please include a link to the piece and information about where and when it was used.
Please note access to some stories may be limited by paywalls set up by the media outlet. This includes the Traverse City Record-Eagle, which limits free clicks to five per month. You may also read Record-Eagle articles in the print edition at the Osterlin Library.
Scholarship to honor Chateau Chantal co-founder
Record-Eagle, Feb. 10
Adapted in TC: Mrs. Prindl, 107: Gone but still listening
Record-Eagle, Feb. 10
One pan, one meal
Record-Eagle, Feb. 9
Meet the chef: Vanessa Grasset
Record-Eagle Scene magazine, Winter 2019
Soup’s On
Record-Eagle Scene magazine, Winter 2019
Art in Ice
Record-Eagle Scene magazine, Winter 2019
Regional companies receive $1.4 million in Going Pro funds
Record-Eagle, Feb. 6
PCB Solutions names national essay contest winner
PCB 007, Feb. 6
100 Michigan artists handpicked for prestigious Traverse City exhibition
TV 9 & 10, Feb. 4
Back by popular demand – Captain’s Dinner Mar. 1
Please join us Friday, March 1, at Great Lakes Maritime Academy on NMC’s Great Lakes Campus. Dinner will be in beautiful Lobdell’s teaching restaurant and a cadet led, in-depth tour of Great Lakes Maritime Academy, Training Ship State of Michigan, full mission simulators and labs will follow. A silent auction is also planned with maritime and locally themed items. The dinner, prepared by Chef Rodriguez of the Great Lakes Culinary Institute will feature actual menus from Great Lakes ships past and present. Cadets will not only guide you through the tours but be on hand to answer your questions about their unique education and prospective careers in the Maritime industry.
Click here to purchase tickets, sponsorships and find additional information. All proceeds benefit the cadet club organizations.
Kudos!
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 Kristy Jackson, Jo Gallegos, Trisha Strahan and Leeland Nelson. Kristy Jackson did an amazing job planning and carrying out her first – the event’s 13th – Festival of Foods on Saturday, Feb. 2nd. Sixteen amazing sessions, talented food artisans and chefs, lots of culinary knowledge shared and gained, and plenty of great tastings! And a huge thank you to the Hagerty Center for being such excellent hosts!
Employee Anniversaries
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! (more…)