Media Mentions for February 22, 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...
NMC Virtual Transfer Fair
March 16, 17 and 18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Are you looking for answers for your students about transferring to a university? The Spring 2021 Virtual Transfer Fair is coming soon! Each day, eight different Michigan universities will be available to provide...
Kudos!
Reason for Kudos to Madelyn Ek: Maddie completed Experiential Learning 101 and met with the Experiential Learning Institute to work on her capstone Experiential Learning project! Maddie, thank you for your dedication to engaging your students in high-impact learning!...
PDI February Newsletter
Read about upcoming professional development opportunities in the Professional Development Institute February Newsletter.
Operation Reconnect
Bring your lunch and reconnect with your long-lost colleagues Friday, Feb. 26 at 11 a.m. Let's break the isolation and regain the sense of community that makes NMC such a great place to work. This is an informal virtual event to bring us together and help us reconnect...
Nominate Employees for Team & Staff Excellence awards
Nominations are being accepted for the NMC Staff and Team Excellence Awards. Choose the links below to nominate your deserving colleagues! Staff Excellence Award (full-time, part-time, or supplemental) Team Excellence Award (any team of two or more employees)...
Emergency aid for students – apply by February 28!
NMC has received emergency funds for students as part of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) to provide emergency help with educational costs (tuition, fees, housing, food, transportation, books, supplies, or loan fees) or...
Success Story: Emergency aid buoys student on verge of graduation
February 17, 2021 After investing more than 10 years in pursuit of her associate degree, the pandemic almost brought psychology student Brandee Sasser-Drone (left) to her breaking point, but federal aid distributed by NMC has kept her on track to graduate this...
IAF leadership transition
Hello NMC community, We are writing to share that the International Affairs Forum at NMC embarked upon a leadership transition this month. Leila Hilal is stepping down as IAF’s first-ever director. She has made significant contributions since joining IAF in 2019. Her...
Hagerty and Simão pledge $1 million gift to NMC
TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College today announced it has received a $1 million commitment from community members Kim Hagerty and Antonio Simão to support the college’s greatest needs and scholarships through two funds. The Kim Hagerty and...
Interim director named for International Affairs Forum
TRAVERSE CITY — Jim Bensley, a board member of the International Affairs Forum (IAF) at Northwestern Michigan College, as well as an instructor and director of International Services and Service Learning at the college, has been named interim director of IAF....
Interim director named for International Affairs Forum
TRAVERSE CITY — Jim Bensley, a board member of the International Affairs Forum (IAF) at Northwestern Michigan College, as well as an instructor and director of International Services and Service Learning at the college, has been named interim director of IAF....
Hagerty and Simão pledge $1 million gift to NMC
TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College today announced it has received a $1 million commitment from community members Kim Hagerty and Antonio Simão to support the college’s greatest needs and scholarships through two funds. The Kim Hagerty and...
Valentine’s Day celebrations demonstrate caring
Thank you for the love and caring shown to students by the Student Success coaches, Office of Student Life and Residence Life staff, who organized several Valentine’s Day activities last week and helped foster student connections. Who's been a Hawk Owl Helper or Hero...
Blackness & Becoming Feb. 20
A conversation between musician and author Antionio Michael Downing and Kaylan Waterman, musician and host of Detroit's Kumbuka, an annual remembrance of African Americans in the literary arts. Antonio Michael's new book, Saga Boy; My Life of Blackness and Becoming,...