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News and information for students of Northwestern Michigan CollegeThousands in Benzie County would be eligible for free community college tuition under new state budget
TRAVERSE CITY — More than 6,000 Benzie County residents would be eligible for free community college tuition and fees under the Michigan Reconnect program in the new state budget if county residents vote to join the Northwestern Michigan College district on the...
Student Resources Scavenger Hunt
From June 27 through August 7, the Student Success Center is holding a Duck Hunt Scavenger Hunt. Duck posters are hanging out at the following main campus locations: Academic and Career Advising Center Financial Services and Enrollment Office Math and Science Center...
Tank named IAF director
Alex Tank (download high-resolution photo)TRAVERSE CITY — Alex Tank, an International Affairs Forum staff member since 2020, has been named IAF’s new director effective July 1. IAF’s mission is to advance understanding of the world and its critical...
Pickleball tournament
NMC Campus Life is hosting a pickleball tournament on Wednesday, July 17 from 4–6 p.m. at the basketball courts* on NMC's Front Street Campus. Familiarity with pickleball is necessary but not required. Teams will be randomized on date of event. This tournament is open...
Cherry Royale Parade volunteers needed
NMC is seeking both adult and youth volunteers to participate in the annual Cherry Royale Parade on Saturday, July 6. The theme of this year’s float is “What can you be at NMC...” Youth volunteers ages 4-10 are needed to dress up as professionals from numerous NMC...
New books at the NMC library
To find these selections and many other new titles, see the NMC library catalog. NON-FICTION A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds by Scott Weidensaul Bird migration entails almost unfathomable endurance, like a sparrow-sized sandpiper that will...
Trustees approve NMC Thrive campus plan
TRAVERSE CITY — NMC trustees unanimously approved a new campus master plan Monday designed to allow the college to thrive by migrating spaces between campuses and significantly expanding student housing in order to make its Front Street campus a vibrant,...
Trustees approve FY ’25 budget, tuition rates
TRAVERSE CITY — A balanced budget and tuition rates and fees for the 2024-25 academic year were approved unanimously by the Northwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees Monday. Most tuition rates will rise 3 percent, below the May 2024 inflation rate of 3.3...
Bookstore closed June 27-28
The NMC Bookstore will be closed on June 27-28 and will reopen on Monday, July 1.
NMC WET Tech Student Poster Symposium
The first annual Water Quality and Environmental Technology (WET Tech) student poster symposium will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, July 12 at the Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center room 106/107. Feel free to stop by at any time during this two-hour event....
NMC debuts College for Kids classes in Benzie
TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College this week debuted a robotics class in Benzie County, the first College for Kids class to be offered beyond Traverse City. An art class is scheduled for next week and a theatre class July 22–25. Classes are...
Café Lobdell’s reopens June 25
Café Lobdell's, located on the second level of the Great Lakes Campus, will reopen this summer from June 25–July 31 for dine-in and carryout service. Culinary students will be making and serving handcrafted coffee and tea drinks, sweet and savory baked goods,...
NMC selects Dino Hernandez as first Chief Advancement Officer
Dino Hernandez (download high-resolution photo)TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College is excited to announce the selection of Dino Hernandez as its first Chief Advancement Officer, following a six-month national search. Hernandez brings three decades of...
StoryWalks on Front Street Campus
Read while you stroll—the NMC Library is presenting two StoryWalks® on the Front Street Campus this month. Find When We Love Someone, We Sing To Them by Ernesto Javier Martínez along the walkway between the Dennos Museum and Osterlin building (and stop by the...
NMC to host Kids Free Fishing Day
TRAVERSE CITY — More than 250 young anglers and their families are expected at the annual Kids Free Fishing Day, set for 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Saturday, June 15 at Northwestern Michigan College’s Great Lakes campus. Kids accompanied by an adult are invited...