Benefits corner- HR leave policy changes
The final Policy Council public hearing for the semester is scheduled for Friday, May 9, 2014. Benefits Advisory Council reviewed several of the leave policies and procedures in conjunction with one another, resulting in the following revisions and aligning the...
NMC is a proud sponsor of Startup Weekend Traverse City
NMC is proud to be a tier 1 sponsor of Startup Weekend Traverse City. Startup Weekend is Michigan's premiere entrepreneurial event, featuring hundreds of engineers, designers, and business hustlers gathering together in beautiful Traverse City to turn innovative ideas...
Is critical thinking a lost art?
NMC Humanities Instructor Mella McCormick was featured on a panel on UpNorth TV's In Focus with Kimberli Bindschatel and Anthony Weber this week discussing "Is critical thinking a lost art?" IN FOCUS with Kimberli Bindschatel & Anthony Weber: Critical Thinking,...
Update your emergency text information
NMC is changing emergency text alert systems, and in order to successfully move your cell phone number to the new system we need you to do one easy step. After you log into NMC Self Service choose "Text Message Opt In" under the Personal Information menu, and select...
Welcome to NMC!
Please join us in welcoming these new additions to our NMC staff! Ben Foster joined NMC as an Assistant Engineer Bracket License Officer on April 30, 2014. He can be reached at (231) 995-1200 or bfoster@nmc.edu.
NMC and WMU partner to offer Freshwater Sciences and Sustainability degree
Northwestern Michigan College and Western Michigan University have received formal approval to offer joint curriculum that leads to both an associate’s degree in freshwater studies from NMC and a bachelor’s degree in freshwater sciences and sustainability from WMU....
Lunch and Learn presented by CMU, focuses on government
Join Central Michigan University's Global Campus for a Lunch and Learn presentation on connecting government to citizen and government accountability on Thursday, May 29 at noon in the University Center, room 204.
Personal Trainer Certification benefits students and clients
The NMC Fitness Centers partnership with the American Council of Exercise (ACE) allows NMC to offer a three credit hour course in Personal Trainer Certification. At the core of that instruction, once competency is met, ACE students are placed with NMC Fitness Center...
FY’15 Operational Plans available
Thank you all for your work in submitting your department level operational plans for FY'15. It looks to be a year positioned for much progress and achievement! All of the Operational Plan A3's for next year are now available on the intranet along side the A3's that...
Employee anniversaries
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! Jerry Dobek Science/Math Instructor 18 Years Al Laursen Enrollment specialist-Aviation 3 Years Eric Luxford Custodian 1 Year
This month in history: April
Check out what was happening at NMC 10, 25 and 50 years ago! 50 Years Ago: “In response to student requests and community interest,” NMC announced it will add dental office assistant training to its curriculum, beginning in the fall of 1964. 25 Years Ago: On Sunday,...
Congratulations to our 2014 Foundation Excellence Award recipients
The 2104 Foundation Excellence Award recipients were honored on April 10th at the Retirement and Recognition Ceremony. Criteria for this esteemed award are: Evidence of modeling NMC values in daily work. These values are caring, excellence, open-mindedness, service,...
Attend commencement, May 3
Be sure to mark your calendars to attend commencement on Saturday, May 3 at 2 p.m. Staff should arrive by 1:15 p.m. and go upstairs at Traverse City Central High School.
Phil Power writes about the birth of the Inuit art collection at the Dennos
The birth of the Dennos Museum's Inuit art collection is told here by Phil Power, son of Eugene, who along with the establishment of Eskimo Art Inc., helped facilitate a gift of Inuit art to Bernie Rink (Library Director) at Northwestern Michigan College in 1960. This...
Board of Trustees meeting recap – April 21, 2014
Here is an informal account of the Northwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees meeting, Monday, April 21, 2014. Details on the actions items and reports are contained in the Board Packet available online...