Success Story: Blue Tech Challenge will award $55K for the third straight year
January 21, 2026 The Great Lakes Blue Tech Challenge, the third straight entrepreneurial pitch competition NMC has sponsored, launched this week, seeking innovative ideas to fast-track businesses developing solutions for a wide range of issues impacting the...
2026 Great Lakes Blue Tech Challenge launches
TRAVERSE CITY — NMC has opened registration for the Great Lakes Blue Tech Challenge, seeking startups with solutions for a wide range of issues impacting the world’s largest freshwater system. At stake is $55,000 in seed funding. First prize is $30,000,...
Media mentions for January 20, 2026
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...
Hoodie sale at the Campus Bookstore
The Campus Bookstore is offering $10 off all regular priced hoodies from Jan. 19–30.
Employee Wellness: Creative ways to stay active during the workday!
Is one of your goals for this year to be more active? Here are some creative ways to stay active during the day! Walking meetings: Having a walking meeting with a colleague can be a great way to get some extra steps in and accomplish a common goal. Stretching at your...
Welcome our newest hires!
These employees recently started working at the college. Let's welcome them to the NMC community! Adam Raupp – Adjunct Culinary Arts Instructor Stephanie Randles – Adjunct Nursing Instructor Matt Keilen – Adjunct Flight Instructor Shyann Hillier, student employee -...
Embrace the Dream: Community, learning, and service
Join us for these Embrace the Dream events and activities as we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Black History Month! Beginning January 17 and continuing throughout the month, we invite you to take part in Embrace the Dream. This series of events and...
Visitation, memorial service for Nancy Gray
Nancy Gray, NMC English instructor and Neurodiversity Support Center coordinator, passed away unexpectedly Monday, January 12. Visitation will take place Tuesday, January 20, 2026, from 4-7 p.m. at Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, 305 Sixth St., and on Wednesday,...
Mobile food pantry
NMC's mobile pantry has been rescheduled due to inclement weather and will be held from 3–5 p.m. on Wednesday Jan. 21 in the Maple Lot on the Front Street campus. This is the first distribution of the semester. We have over 6,000 pounds of food to share with our...
Remembering Nancy Gray
Dear NMC community, It is with a heavy heart that I share the news that our colleague and friend Nancy Gray passed away unexpectedly. Nancy was a teacher through and through. For more than 15 years at NMC, she brought extraordinary care and determination to her work,...
NMC Library Embrace the Dream 2026 events: Call for volunteers
At the end of January, the NMC Library will host its fifth annual Embrace the Dream Read-Aloud and craft event series -- a celebration of Black History Month, diverse characters and the power of reading to break down barriers! We are counting on NMC employees and...
Fall 2025 Dean’s List
Congratulations to the more than 1,100 students who made the Dean’s List for the fall semester. May their success continue as they begin spring semester classes. Who's been a Hawk Owl Helper or Hero for you? Let us know at publicrelations@nmc.edu!
Posting on campus
Planning to hang flyers or share materials on campus? Before you post, take a moment to review the college guidelines so your message can stay up—and reach the right audience. Post flyers and posters only on designated bulletin boards (one per board, max size 11” x...
Media mentions for January 12, 2026
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...
Board of Trustees Policy Committee meeting
The NMC Board of Trustees Policy Committee meet Wednesday, January 14 at 9 a.m. in Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center Room 104/105. More information is available here. For more information, please contact the President’s office at (231) 995-1010.