Student News & Events

September 2, 2020 Kyle Korson gets food at the Hawk Owl CaféMasked students, faculty and staff members returned to a campus transformed in response to the coronavirus pandemic, as completely overhauled fall classes began last week in new instruction formats, with...

April 21, 2021 Amid abundant challenges, bright spots and silver linings are still plentiful as NMC’s first full academic year under COVID-19 restrictions draws to a close. Recapping the challenges: For safety, about 85 percent of NMC’s classes were...

May 10, 2017 Samantha Oleson at the NMC Barbecue in 2007For many northern Michigan residents, the annual NMC Barbecue is a spring tradition. For Samantha Oleson, it goes back a lifetime. The 22-year-old is part of the fourth generation of the Oleson family to carry on...

September 16, 2020 This fall NMC celebrates the ten-year anniversary of its Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) program, a foresighted curricular addition that has helped diversify northern Michigan’s economy. In 2010, UAS, also known as drones, were chiefly a...

August 28, 2019 Add up an NMC associate degree, a thin credit history, a stint in the Navy and a love of travel and you get Harvard University sophomore Alex Walsh (NMC 2012), who will start classes in Cambridge, Mass. next week. He’s one of just a dozen...

May 15, 2019 Patrons enjoying the traditional buffalo burger and kids games might also notice a giant crane and the steel beamed-frame of a rising second story on the Timothy J. Nelson Innovation Center at the annual NMC Barbecue this Sunday. Begun last fall, the West...

January 22, 2018 NMC success coach Leeann Fountain and student Taylor ByersWhen Taylor Byers returned to NMC last fall, four years after she last attended, she knew she had to be a different kind of student. But she didn’t seek help from an academic adviser, or...

March 17, 2021 For more than three decades, Traverse City resident Dick Grout (right) has pushed NMC’s mission to provide lifelong learning opportunities to its outer limits. The 100-year-old World War II veteran’s Extended Education class records go back...

February 17, 2021 After investing more than 10 years in pursuit of her associate degree, the pandemic almost brought psychology student Brandee Sasser-Drone (left) to her breaking point, but federal aid distributed by NMC has kept her on track to graduate this...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...