Free COVID-19 tests now available for order
Free at-home COVID-19 tests can now be ordered thorough the U.S. Postal Service at this address - special.usps.com/testkits. U.S. households can each order one set of four individual rapid antigen COVID-19 tests, and the orders will start shipping in late January.
Trustee meetings will be livestreamed beginning Jan. 24
TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College’s Board of Trustees will begin livestreaming its regular meetings on the college’s YouTube channel beginning with this month’s Jan. 24 meeting. The board unanimously approved adding the...
Free COVID-19 vaccination clinic Jan. 24
Traverse Health Clinic will hold a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic from 1–4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24 in the Innovation Center. Protect yourself and help stop the spread of COVID-19 by getting vaccinated!
New Books at the Library – January 2022
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. Fiction Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo A funny, gripping and surprising story of a mixed-race British woman...
Embrace the Dream Team
Thanks to the Embrace the Dream team for their excellent work creating a program of events that aligns with the new DEI area of NMC’s strategic plan and celebrates Martin Luther King Day and Black History Month: Amanda Clark, Amy Pflughoeft, Brandon Everest, Jason...
COVID testing for NMC employees
COVID-19 rapid testing through NMC Health Services is only available to employees who believe they may have been exposed to COVID-19 while on NMC's campuses or performing NMC duties.
Media Mentions for January 17, 2022
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...
Employee Anniversaries – January
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! Daniel Murphy — Maintenance Mechanic — 40 years Kristi Hallett — Event Scheduler — 35 years Anthony Jenkins — Science & Math Instructor — 33 years Sean Ruane —...
Kudos!
Kudos to the Testing Center staff and especially Katy Knight for the end-of-the-semester flexibility and for providing great service to our students. Kudos to Dan Goodchild for his work in managing all of the moving parts of the Tech Division while still managing the...
Welcome Our Newest Hires
Tasha Williams — Adjunct Faculty Clinical Nursing Instructor Tim Nielsen — Adjunct Art Visual Communications Amy Keen — Adjunct Obstetrical and Pediatric Nursing Instructor Emily Kruse — Student Success Coach Eden Bedore — Lobdell’s Assistant Joy Stehlik — Assistant...
Internal Promotions
Amy Klei in Information Technology was recently promoted to Senior Programmer Analyst Architect, and Laurel Forton-Lead in Student Services was promoted to Accounting Assistant. Congratulations on the promotions!
New regulations for access to coverage on over-the-counter COVID-19 tests
Good afternoon, The recent regulation that provides that the cost of over-the-counter-at-home tests be covered by health insurance providers came as a surprise. Our provider, Priority Health, is still working out the details for how this will be implemented for NMC...
Trustee meetings will be livestreamed beginning Jan. 24
TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College’s Board of Trustees will begin livestreaming its regular meetings on the college’s YouTube channel beginning with this month’s Jan. 24 meeting. The board unanimously approved adding the...
‘MLK: A Musical Celebration’ Jan. 17
Building Bridges with Music presents 'MLK: A Musical Celebration' Monday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m., featuring the Motown Legends Gospel Choir, a thirteen-piece vocal ensemble with original members of The Miracles and The Contours and special guest saxophonist Laurie Sears...
Welcome to Spring Semester 2022!
Good morning NMC community and welcome to spring semester 2022! A new year and a new semester always fills me with the sense of possibility that new beginnings bring us! I am excited to be back together working toward our common goals — transforming student lives and...