Media Mentions for November 15, 2021
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...
Benefit Enrollment Reminders
Open Enrollment closes at midnight on Thursday, Nov. 18! If you missed the meetings on the 9th, here are links to the recording and the slides. If you don’t want to make any changes for 2022, no action is needed, EXCEPT for Flexible Spending and Health Savings Account...
Wellness
We look forward to seeing you on the Wellbeing Hub, at the virtual lunch and learns, and for our next program challenge Hold It for the Holidays! Weigh in will be open November 17–21 and the challenge begins on Monday, Nov. 22. Questions on the NMC wellness program?...
Kudos!
Kudos to Jeff Cobb and the Chamber singers — What a great concert last weekend and we loved the poetry in between set changes. We appreciate the community that the choir brings together. Kudos to Chris Hanna and Dennis Shultz: Dennis and Chris went above and beyond...
Andrew Robitshek chosen to fill NMC Trustee vacancy
TRAVERSE CITY — The Northwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees unanimously appointed Andrew Robitshek of Traverse City to fill a vacant trustee slot on Monday. He will serve through the November 2022 election. Robitshek, 54, cited his love of the community,...
Andrew Robitshek chosen to fill NMC Trustee vacancy
TRAVERSE CITY — The Northwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees unanimously appointed Andrew Robitshek of Traverse City to fill a vacant trustee slot on Monday. He will serve through the November 2022 election. Robitshek, 54, cited his love of the community,...
Diversity and Inclusion Conference Tickets Are Available To You
To support our organization's DEI efforts, NMC has acquired 100 tickets to the virtual Diversity & Inclusion Research Conference (DIRC) on November 17–19, 2021! The DIRC21 virtual event brings together diversity and inclusion practitioners and researchers to...
Quick Bytes – Easy Video and Basic Google Classes!
Join Alison Thornton for these one-hour Quick Bytes training sessions to up your skills on new and basic technology! All courses are offered via Zoom. The Zoom link will appear as a calendar appointment after you enroll. Learn more and register here.
New Books at the Library – November 2021
The library has recently purchased many new books. You can view a handful of them here along with descriptions or go to the library catalog to see the full listing. Non-fiction Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light: Essays by Helen Ellis A viciously funny collection...
Public invited to sixth annual Walk for Health & Housing
TRAVERSE CITY — The community is invited to join NMC students in the Walk for Health and Housing, a guided tour of downtown Traverse City from the perspective of people experiencing homelessness and the providers who serve them, departing from NMC's Great Lakes...
Public invited to sixth annual Walk for Health & Housing
TRAVERSE CITY — The community is invited to join NMC students in the Walk for Health and Housing, a guided tour of downtown Traverse City from the perspective of people experiencing homelessness and the providers who serve them, departing from NMC's Great Lakes...
Update on OSHA Standard on Mandatory Vaccination and/or Testing
Good morning NMC community, We continue to monitor developments with the OSHA requirement of mandatory vaccination or testing of employees. While the Emergency Temporary Standard that was issued by OSHA has been stayed, we have been advised to anticipate that it will...
Important update: 2021 NMC holiday schedule
Thank you for continuing to demonstrate your dedication to our learners and college, especially during another year of uncertainty because of the COVID-19 pandemic. You truly live our NMC values and are literally helping shape our future values through the strategic...
Passport to Uganda
The Passport Student Talk Series is a chance to explore other cultures through the experiences of NMC students. Shakirah Lieffers, a student from Uganda studying pre-medicine at NMC, became a U.S. citizen last month and will talk about life and culture in Uganda on...
IAF & NWS team up for events on Nov. 16 & 18
The International Affairs Forum remotely welcomes Ambassador Anthony Wayne Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 5 p.m. to dissect the border policies, trade, and migration dynamics that shape our relationship with Central America. Wayne is the former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico and...