General education day
On Thursday, May 8, 65 faculty and staff gathered to support the General Education assessment process. Faculty and staff scored over 600 Communications and Critical Thinking artifacts from 120 different classes. Thank you to all who participated in scoring and in...
myNMC for Students is getting a new look
myNMC for students is getting a new look starting Friday, May 9. This new student intranet page will still have all of their most needed links, but even more student-focused news, easy links to the NMC Student News page and announcements about campus news and events.
Welcome to NMC!
Please join us in welcoming these new additions to our NMC staff! Jessica Moers joined NMC as a Student Employee Switchboard Operator Assistant in Department Telephone Operations on May 5, 2014. She can be reached at (231) 995-1111 or jmoers@nmc.edu. Jason LaLone...
May 18 is International Museum Day
Did you know? Sunday, May 18 is International Museum Day! This is also our NMC Barbecue. So join us at the BBQ and be sure to stop by the Dennos Museum Center to see all the wonderful things happening there! And don't forget, admission to the Dennos on BBQ day is...
Benefits corner- NMC’s dental plan
If you are enrolled in NMC's dental plan, did you know that in order to get your two preventative visits covered, they must be scheduled no sooner than 6 months apart? As we approach mid-year, this would be a good time to schedule your appointments so that you are...
Emergency Management: IT System Recovery
In the event of a major emergency, NMC Information Technologies (IT) staff will be responsible for implementing their response and recovery procedures for data systems, voice networks, and financial systems. Staff members will identify systems or applications that are...
Employee anniversaries
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! Steph Sedlacek Assistant Engineer – Motor – Great Lakes Maritime Academy 4 Years Dawn Mleczko President’s Office Assistant 2 Years
Social work, math instructors win Faculty Excellence Awards
A social science instructor and a math instructor were named the 2014 winnners of NMC's annual Faculty Excellence awards at commencement ceremonies May 3. Lisa Blackford, who teaches social work and psychology, is the Imogene Wise Faculty Excellence Award winner....
Welcome our Young Writers!
Get your greeters smile on - we've got company! Tomorrow, Thursday, over 230 young Hemingways/Atwoods along with many teachers and adults will descend on campus to attend the Young Writers Conference hosted by EES. Keynotes Jeffrery Schatzer and Lynne Rae Perkins...
NMC Fitness Center news
Congratulations to NMC staff member Karen Ruedinger who completed her first 5K event on April 26 at the National Trout Festival in Kalkaska. Karen had long desired to participate in a running events and the NMC Fitness Center staff assisted Karen with resistance...
Small Works Art Sale at the Dennos Museum Center
The Dennos Museum Center is offering art patron’s an opportunity to purchase original art work by Northern Michigan’s creative artists, in the museum’s 6th annual Small Works art sale from May 15-18, 2014. All art work is no larger than 5” X 7” and affordable with...
GLMA’s Michael Hochscheidt receives Merchant Marine Outstanding Achievement Medal
Northwestern Michigan College Great Lakes Maritime Academy Engineering Department Head Michael Hochscheidt was presented the Merchant Marine Outstanding Achievement Medal at the GLMA’s graduation ceremony, Saturday, May 3. Hochscheidt was presented the award by Joel...
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,...