{"id":161032,"date":"2025-02-14T15:32:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T20:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=161032"},"modified":"2025-02-14T15:32:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T20:32:04","slug":"kudos-355","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=161032","title":{"rendered":"Kudos!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kudos to Embrace the Dream reading buddies! <\/strong>Here&#8217;s a shout-out to the students, staff and faculty who volunteered for one or more of the Embrace the Dream reading events hosted by the NMC Library. Without reading buddies, we simply couldn&#8217;t have made these programs happen! Volunteers spent time with children, reading and talking with them, completing a craft, and making each young person feel seen. This year, 117 children participated in the programming! I am grateful to work with you!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Melanie Griffith<\/li>\n<li>Joelle Hannert<\/li>\n<li>Eden Hadfield<\/li>\n<li>Ciarra Arlt<\/li>\n<li>Kelly Yauk<\/li>\n<li>Olivia Watrous<\/li>\n<li>Cristina Pimenta<\/li>\n<li>Taylor Wilcox<\/li>\n<li>Bella Whitten<\/li>\n<li>Nicco Pandolfi<\/li>\n<li>Marcus Bennett<\/li>\n<li>Brooklynn Golnick<\/li>\n<li>Ayri Norte\u00f1a<\/li>\n<li>Taylor Wilcox<\/li>\n<li>Marianne Dages<\/li>\n<li>Janet Lively<\/li>\n<li>Aric Woughter<\/li>\n<li>Nicole Fewins<\/li>\n<li>Scott Goethals<\/li>\n<li>Tricia Lincoln<\/li>\n<li>Lil Anderson<\/li>\n<li>Molly Norville<\/li>\n<li>Colleen Burry<\/li>\n<li>Laurel Forton<\/li>\n<li>Katy Grace<\/li>\n<li>Mark Dragovich<\/li>\n<li>Chelsea Bridson<\/li>\n<li>Jeffrey Cobb<\/li>\n<li>Lisa Nadlicki<\/li>\n<li>Alex Tank<\/li>\n<li>Veronica Dragovich<\/li>\n<li>Cathy Brown<\/li>\n<li>Lee Mikowski<\/li>\n<li>Lauren Marchany<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Oh wow, I really hope I didn&#8217;t miss anyone because you all are the best!)<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d also like to thank the leadership at NMC for fostering a culture of service and making DEI a priority. The TCAPS employees we meet during these events are really impressed with the number of people who give up their own time or are released from regular duties to show up for their students. Honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through service to our community puts action to our words and says a great deal about our institutional values.<\/p>\n<p>And finally thank you to the DEI Committee and Student Life for sharing the cost of the books with the NMC Library. Each of the children who participated went home with a book of their own!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kudos to Laura Korch! <\/strong>Thanks to ceramics instructor Laura Korch for bringing artist Chris Baskins to NMC! Chris gave presentations on his pottery career to ceramics students and brought pieces of his work to share. Chris was also invaluable in helping Laura and her students with the wood kiln which fired to cone 10!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kudos to Bobbi Garner and Les Eckert!<\/strong> Les identified a scheduling issue for GLCI students that would have prevented them from taking a required human biology course in fall semester. This was a potential retention and completion barrier for culinary students. Les worked with Bobbi Garner in the Science &amp; Math Academic Area; Bobbi&#8217;s quick attention and action allowed for a change to the fall schedule. This change will allow culinary students to complete their science requirement in fall 2025 if needed. Thank you to Les and Bobbi for coming together to problem solve for our students!<\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-style: none; border-top: dotted 5px; color: #008365;\" \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-51670\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AdobeStock_589564120.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"71\" height=\"104\" \/>Experts suggest maintaining an &#8220;attitude of gratitude&#8221; increases positivity for yourself and for others. Please encourage your colleagues by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmc.edu\/departments\/human-resources\/kudos.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">submitting a <strong>KUDOS<\/strong><\/a>. Let them know you appreciate their hard work and are thinking of them!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kudos to Embrace the Dream reading buddies! 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