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News and information for employees of Northwestern Michigan CollegeSuccess Story: Couple behind $1 million Dennos gift love Inuit art and people
December 16, 2015 Inuit art lovers Dudley and Barb Smith know their collection intimately. There’s the walrus sculpture in the foyer of their Suttons Bay home, the one they turn around when their youngest grandson visits, so his two-year-old fingers stay safe...
Success Story: Study abroad returns
May 11, 2022 NMC resumes its place as a leader in short-term study abroad experiences, with 50 students from multiple academic areas traveling to the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Colombia this spring. NMC study abroad students in Parma, ItalyNMC students...
Success Story: Alumna, Parent, Volunteer Says All Facets Of NMC Shine
May 6, 2015 First comes love, then comes marriage. Then comes a baby carriage, satisfying careers, buffalo burgers, saving money through dual enrollment, and supervising the beanbag toss. That’s Barb Mort’s story, anyway. The alumna and Traverse City...
Success Story: Commitment Scholars Are Making A Difference
September 30, 2015 Stephine Deeren doesn’t just go to work at Addiction Treatment Services. She fulfills her calling. Her job as a detox care coordinator can be stressful, but Deeren, a 2013 NMC graduate, says that it’s worth it for the chance to help...
Success Story: Barbecue first date leads to 54-year marriage
May 18, 2016 Amid the throngs bent on a buffalo burger, Cupid once shot an arrow. On Sunday, his targets — Art McManus and Judy Couturier — plan to attend their 55th NMC Barbecue. They had their first date at the 1962 event (pictured below). “My...
Success Story: Campaign’s comprehensive nature aligns with COVID-19 needs
October 28, 2020 Emergency temporary housing for three NMC students. Steel-toed boots that enabled a welding student to stay enrolled. Internet hotspots for students who suddenly needed to attend classes virtually. All were made possible this year through the NMC...
Success Story: Movie, panel discussion aims to illuminate impact of war
November 8, 2017 Since 2012, NMC has prioritized the success of student veterans on campus with a host of initiatives led by the office of Military and Veterans Services — from customized orientation to a veterans lounge to efforts to convert service into...
Success Story: NMC alumna addresses University of Michigan commencement
April 20, 2016 Most college students accumulate credits to earn their degree. NMC alumna Kathryn Bertodatto also accumulated miles — 30,000, in fact. Photo credit: Michigan Photography, Scott Soderberg On Saturday, Bertodatto, a 2014 graduate of NMC, spoke to an...
Success story: Breaking New Terroir
Collaborative Viticulture Students Reach Beyond the 45th Parallel May 20, 2015 Kurtis Berry Like a grapevine twining up a trellis, NMC’s collaborative viticulture program is growing tendrils of its own and is poised for a growth spurt this summer. Two students...
Success Story: Alumnus will share native Zimbabwe with Netflix audiences
April 3, 2019 Godwin Jabangwe says life’s put him in the right place at the right time, taking him from his native Zimbabwe to an NMC classroom to another in Grand Rapids to Los Angeles. Now the former visual communications student-turned-screenwriter will bring...
Success Story: Making Uncle Sam proud
November 11, 2015 Lifesaving has been all in a day’s work for Doug Lathrop for more than 25 years. As a helicopter rescue swimmer and advanced helicopter rescue school instructor for the U.S. Coast Guard, Lathrop’s descended to places like...
Success story: Museum expansion, new student housing break ground
August 31, 2016 Students returning to classes this week will find construction projects poised on both ends of main campus, as the facilities of NMC’s future learners move from paper to reality. NMC broke ground on a new student residence hall and fitness center...
Success Story: Two TC students forge forward this fall
December 19, 2018 NMC seeks to help each student achieve their personal definition of success. As the fall 2018 semester concludes, enjoy a tale of two very diverse students, each succeeding in her own way. This semester, on the heels of an internship in Seattle and a...
Success Story: Culinary alumnus carves career path at retail market
February 8, 2017 Consider the ideal working conditions for a chef, and Randy Weed has it all: Recipe development responsibility, gigantic pantry full of top-quality ingredients, and satisfied, often repeat customers. The twist is that Weed wields his talents in the...
Success story: NMC students increasingly tap state scholarships
October 12, 2022 The ranks of adult learners attending NMC on the Michigan Reconnect scholarship more than doubled this fall, as the program that seeks to improve the state’s talent pipeline surpassed the $500,000 mark in funds awarded locally. Meanwhile, a new...