Drummunity
Join drum circle leader and facilitator Lori Fithian on Tuesday, April 18 at 4 p.m. for a Drummunity workshop that is a high-energy, fun, and empowering activity. A 'Drummunity' drum circle can promote stress release and relaxation! Attendees should meet outside the...
2023 Earth Week events
The NMC Student Green Team and the faculty/staff Campus Sustainability Committee have organized a series of events for 2023 Earth Week. There's something for everyone! Spring Clean Up Hike Sunday, April 16, 1 p.m., Kids Creek Park (park in Kohls parking lot;...
Kudos!
Kudos to Shannon Croll! She is always readily available for students and helps anyone who needs it. She is so patient and nice to the students and as the front desk employee, she also makes my job so much easier by answering any questions I have. Experts suggest...
Welcome our newest hires
These employees recently started working at the college. Let's welcome them to the NMC community! Sarahbeth Ramsey – Adjunct Culinary Instructor Katie Placek, Supplemental – Success Coach Holly Shanley, Supplemental – Bookstore Cashier
Internal promotion
Melanie Griffith was recently promoted to Nursing Office Assistant. Congratulations, Melanie!
Honors & Leadership Convocation May 5
The Honors & Leadership Convocation for the class of 2023 will be held on Friday, May 5 in the Milliken Auditorium at the Dennos Museum. A reception will begin at 4:30 p.m. with the ceremony following at 5:30 p.m. Recognition will be given for the accomplishments...
Tech Bytes: How to help students add a corequisite
Are you an advisor looking to refresh your knowledge on how to guide your students through registering for classes with a corequisite? This video tutorial is the perfect resource for you. Students commonly have trouble registering for classes with corequisites like...
Spring book rental return and summer rental availability
Spring book rentals are due back to the bookstore by Tuesday, May 9. Books that have been purchased can be sold back to the bookstore during May 1–5. Summer textbooks are now available. Stop by the store or check them out online at bookstore.nmc.edu. Looking to use...
Board of Trustees Executive committee meeting
The NMC Board of Trustees will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, April 24 at 5:30 p.m. in the Hagerty Center on NMC's Great Lakes Campus. More information is available here. For more information, please contact the President’s office at (231) 995-1010.
Success story: Early adoption leads to embrace of technology advances
April 12, 2023 Back in 1998, philosophy instructor Michael Emerson was asked to join a small pilot group of NMC instructors trying something new: teaching online. A quarter-century later, Emerson now teaches all his classes online, nearly every NMC class has an online...
Second annual Experiential Learning Institute Learning Symposium May 1–4
TRAVERSE CITY — The second annual Northwestern Michigan College Experiential Learning Institute Learning Symposium will celebrate learning from May 1–4 at the Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center (TJNIC) on NMC’s main campus. This symposium is a...
Future Generation Celebration set for post-Big Little Hero Race
TRAVERSE CITY — Students enrolled in Northwestern Michigan College’s (NMC) Professional Communications class and Audio Tech students invite the community to the first-ever Future Generation Celebration immediately following the eighth annual Big Little...
Media mentions for April 10, 2023
The following college events and stories have appeared in the media recently. 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...
Experiential learning projects create opportunities for community engagement
Thanks to the Communications and the Audio Tech. departments for their work on two upcoming events later this month—the Big Little Hero Race and the first ever Future Generation Celebration. Both events are the result of experiential learning projects that were...
Employee Anniversaries – April
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! Bobbi Garner – Science & Math Academic Area Office Manager – 27 years Ali Thornton – Coordinator of Technology Support Services – 21 years Lisa Blackford – Social...