Wood firing and pottery sale
The ceramics studio would like to extend a warm invitation to the NMC community to join us on Friday, November 22 to experience a wood kiln firing and browse a selection of student- and faculty-made works at our pottery sale. The firing will begin at 4 a.m. and will...
FLSA changes effective January 1, 2025
The Fair Labor Standards Act has some additional changes coming in 2025 that you should be aware of. Specifically, more employees will be eligible for overtime pay — this includes those currently salaried employees who earn below a salary threshold of $58,656...
Fall 2024 volleyball tournament
Campus Life is hosting a volleyball tournament on Thursday, November 21 from 7–10 p.m. in the Rajkovich Physical Education Center. This tournament is open to all current NMC staff, students and faculty. Teams must sign up by Wednesday, November 20. SIGN UP HERE...
Media mentions for November 11, 2024
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...
Upcoming Extended Education classes for employees – Nov. 11
Did you know that your tuition waiver benefits extend beyond credit classes? Take a fitness class, learn a new hobby, or even enjoy a date night with your partner. Check out these upcoming classes! Place the class in your shopping cart in order to see the discount....
On the menu: Hawk Owl Café specials for Nov. 11–15
The Hawk Owl Café serves specials daily on Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 4:40–6 p.m. The protein option is $9.99 and the vegetarian option is $7.99. Monday, November 11 Slow-roasted pot roast with gravy. Served with mashed potatoes and green...
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
On Thursday, December 5, Rear Admiral Luke A. Frost will speak of the tragic events of the December 1941 attacks on Pearl Harbor and how this pulled the United States into WWII. He will also talk about the importance of the Indo-Pacific region in the modern world as...
Board of Trustees Policy Committee meeting
TRAVERSE CITY — The Policy Committee of Northwestern Michigan College's Board of Trustees will meet at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12 in the President's Conference Room of the Tanis Building on NMC's Front Street campus,...
New student-made products at the bookstore
Stop by the campus bookstore for new student-made products! 2025 calendars and holiday greeting cards are available until the end of the year—don't wait! Limited quantities are available.
Congratulations to our October Wellness winner Kyle Ferrill
There is still plenty of time to join NMC's wellness platform, HawkOwl Health, and begin earning points towards the next drawing for a $200 prize. Priority Health members can download the Virgin pulse app to use the Priority wellbeing hub for recipes, exercise...
Employee anniversaries: November
The following employees are celebrating an anniversary soon. Please join us in congratulating them! Sandy Harrand – Custodian – 22 years Todd Haines – Maintenance Mechanic – 20 years Sharon Angel – Custodian – 18 years Kim Gourlay – Business Academic Area Office...
Kudos!
Erika Cotner: Erika Cotner deserves an extra large KUDOS for all of her successful work on full-time hiring over the past couple of months! HR is breaking records for the number of full time searches going on at one time, and Erika has managed the flow and load with...
Welcome our newest hires
These employees recently started working at the college. Let's welcome them to the NMC community! Moira McGuan, supplemental employee – Banquet Server Tyler Kastens, student employee – Aviation Line Crew Douglas Jensen, student employee – Audio Tech Lab...
2025 Open Enrollment is now active!
Open Enrollment for 2025 is November 5-15. NMC is using ADP again this year. Enrollment instructions can be accessed here. Important Details for 2025 If you don’t want to make any changes, no action is necessary; everything will automatically roll to 2025 (except...
Learn to Swing Dance with the NMC Swing Dance Club
Have fun meeting new people while learning to swing dance with the NMC Swing Dance Club. The club meets every Saturday from 7-9 pm in room 120 of the Rajkovich Physical Education Center on NMC's Front Street Campus. All are welcome.