Jun 30, 2014 | Intercom
July 12th NMC will be marching down the parade route in the National Cherry Festival’s Cherry Royale Parade. The presentation will be led by Chip the faux buffalo from the NMC Barbecue. Following Chip will be a new dynamic of our entry: a float!
We will also be paying tribute to our military student population and NMC being recognized as one of the top military friendly colleges in the nation with several military students joining in as part of our entry. We welcome all faculty and staff members who are veterans to walk in the parade as part of the entry. If interested, please contact Scott Herzberg at 995-2526 or sherzberg@nmc.edu.
At the end of the parade we will have the ever popular brat truck which is staffed by the wonderful folks at the Hagerty Center who will hand out brats all the way down the parade route. Would you like to volunteer to help hand out brats from the brat truck? Call Kay Hall 995-1288 or email khall@nmc.edu if you would like to be a part of a great day!
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Jun 28, 2014 | Intercom
Looking for an exciting learning adventure? There are only two weeks left to join the trip to Spain!
Two popular NMC-EES instructors will lead a 10-day trip to experience the sights, sounds, and tastes of Spain. Two renowned cities are highlights of the visit with three nights in Madrid followed by a high-speed rail trip to Barcelona for five nights. Art, architecture, music, culture, the old and new, fun people and excellent leaders, October 10-19.
For details go to this web page or visit nmc.edu/ees (click on events). You can also call the EES office at 995-1700 to receive a brochure. Cost of $4559 includes travel from Traverse City. If you know someone who might be interested in this trip of a lifetime, please share this information! (more…)
Jun 27, 2014 | Intercom
Here is an informal account of the Northwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees meeting, Monday, June 23, 2014.
Details on the actions items and reports are contained in the Board Packet available online at https://www.nmc.edu/about/board-of-trustees/agendas/2014/062314-board-regular.pdf, the President’s Annual Review Materials are located here: https://www.nmc.edu/about/board-of-trustees/agendas/2014/2014-presidential-evaluation.pdf and the Board Evaluation of the President is here: https://www.nmc.edu/about/board-of-trustees/agendas/2014/final-pres-evaluation.pdf.
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Jun 27, 2014 | Intercom
Hollie DeWalt, Total Rewards Coordinator, is available to answer your questions and provide assistance for all of your benefit related matters. Her contact information is: 995-1350 or hdewalt@nmc.edu.
I look forward to getting to know you and working with you! Hollie (more…)
Jun 27, 2014 | Intercom
Kudos to the following people and departments! (more…)
Jun 27, 2014 | Intercom
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! (more…)
Jun 26, 2014 | Intercom, Student News
Munson Medical Center will manage a child care program and provide all related services at Northwestern Michigan College starting this fall. Space has been identified in the college’s Oleson Center for Continuing Education on the main campus at 1701 East Front Street in Traverse City.
Initial plans are for the service to be provided between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and would accommodate approximately 32 children at a time. Child care will be available for those aged three or four and early five year olds. (more…)
Jun 26, 2014 | Intercom
Read about the Foundations of Leadership Cohort, Effective Meetings and Train the Trainer classes, online training through Harvard and more through our Professional Development Institute. (more…)
Jun 26, 2014 | Intercom
It has been more than a month now since our very successful 59th annual NMC Barbecue. We had 500+ volunteers who helped make the day run smoothly and we thanked them this year with our first ever volunteer t-shirts! We have a small supply of t-shirts left over from the BBQ and would love to give them to anyone who volunteered and did not receive one on BBQ day. Stroll over to Les Biederman 104 to collect yours!
(Didn’t volunteer but would like a t-shirt? That’s fine!) (more…)
Jun 26, 2014 | Intercom
There have been several communications regarding key “to do’s” and due dates for myPDCA – our tool for planning at the individual level. As FY’14 comes to a close, it’s also important for departments to conduct a year-end check of their FY’14 Operational Plan A3. (more…)
Jun 26, 2014 | President Updates
The Board of Trustees and I are thankful for the outstanding contributions everyone at NMC made this past academic year that helped us to successfully meet the learning needs of our students and region. Here are a number of important accomplishments you helped to achieve this past year. Many will have a lasting impact on NMC and our future.
- Received Higher Learning Commission accreditation for the Bachelor of Science in Maritime Technology and became the first community college in Michigan to award baccalaureate degrees.
- Received national accreditation for our LPN and ADN Nursing Degrees.
- Submitted and received positive review of our Higher Learning Commission AQIP (Academic Quality Improvement Program) Systems Portfolio.
- Made good progress in the execution of the new NMC Foundation business plan. While not yet fully implemented, this approach will lead us into an era of continual significant resource raising.
- Made significant progress toward completion of the evaluation of total compensation and classification plans and processes. A progress report was provided at the May Board of Trustees Meeting.
- Continued the implementation of our globalization agenda including working jointly with TCAPS and executing Memorandums Of Agreement and/or Memorandums Of Understanding with Chinese partner schools and universities.
- Established position sharing with TCAPS, TBA-ISD, Michigan State University, and the Northwest Michigan Council of Governments that save all organizations resources and demonstrate institutional collaboration.
- Established first in the country joint degrees in water studies with Western Michigan University.
- Expanded our partnerships with manufacturing, construction and health care sectors.
- Implemented the first cohorts in our new Engineering Technology programs.
- Made positive progress in student completion and persistence as evidenced by metrics.
- Established a student advising system by which every NMC degree-seeking student connects with an advisor every semester.
- Presented a year of world class (and in many cases U.S. firsts) exhibitions and conferences at the Dennos.
- Continued the structural realignment of the college to meet the environmental challenges we have projected for the near future.
I am grateful that everyone at NMC works to ensure that learning is at the center of everything we do.
Jun 25, 2014 | Intercom, Student News
Grand Valley State University is looking for applications from those who intend to pursue a masters degree in social work for this fall semester. (more…)
Jun 25, 2014 | Intercom
The following items with our new Hawk Owl logo are available at the bookstore now! (more…)
Jun 25, 2014 | Intercom
The Global Literature Reading Group committee has chosen books for the 2014-15 school year. We will be discussing Purple Hibiscus, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigeria) on November 21 and China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power, by NPR’s Rob Gifford on April 17. Copies of Purple Hibiscus 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.
Happy summer reading from the Global Lit Group!
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Jun 24, 2014 | Intercom, Student News
Interested in education? Mark you calendar for these development courses geared toward educators. (more…)
Jun 23, 2014 | Intercom, Student News
Join the NMC Summer Concert Band for a summer evening of your favorite band music. Admission is free – bring your own lawn chair, June 26, 7 p.m. (at the Music House Museum.) Directed by Pat Brumbaugh, NMC Summer Concert Band director. (more…)
Jun 20, 2014 | Intercom
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! (more…)
Jun 20, 2014 | Intercom
Kudos to the following people and departments! (more…)
Jun 20, 2014 | Intercom
As you may know, Carol Kasper, NMC’s Benefits Coordinator is retiring after June 27, 2014. Hollie DeWalt is available to answer your questions and provide assistance for all of your benefit related matters. Her contact information is: 995-1350 or hdewalt@nmc.edu. Carol will be available as well through June 27, and we wish her great enjoyment during her retirement.
I look forward to getting to know you and working with you! Hollie (more…)
Jun 18, 2014 | Student News
The NMC Soccer Club is competing in a local summer adult 8 vs. 8 soccer league on Sunday evenings at the Traverse Bay Area Youth Soccer fields off Keystone road. The team is currently 2 wins and 1 loss after this Sunday night’s 5-2 win.
The NMC Soccer Club is for both recreational and competitive soccer players and a great way to meet other students.
To learn more about the NMC Soccer Club student organization please click here! (more…)
Jun 18, 2014 | Intercom, Welcome to NMC
Please join us in welcoming these new additions to our NMC staff! (more…)
Jun 18, 2014 | Intercom
The bookstore will be closed on June 25, 26 and 27 for a physical inventory. Please plan around these dates as we will not be open to the public for any purchases. The bookstore will reopen on June 30. (more…)
Jun 18, 2014 | Intercom
Laura Schmidt would like to thank the NMC family for their thoughts during her family’s difficult time in the loss of her father-in-law.
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Jun 17, 2014 | Intercom, Student News
NMC’s Keith Kelly with an update on the successful Startup Weekend Traverse City held on June 13 at the NMC Parsons-Stulen Building.
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Jun 17, 2014 | Intercom, Student News
On June 18, 2014, a special-edition Maker Faire will take place at the White House where the nation will join together to celebrate a Day of Making. During the White House Maker Faire, select makers will show off their projects and talk with the President about making and its impact on their lives.
