{"id":167471,"date":"2026-05-11T08:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=167471"},"modified":"2026-05-11T08:35:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:35:27","slug":"kudos-395","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=167471","title":{"rendered":"Kudos!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kudos to Heather VanStratt! <\/strong>NOMIAC in September of 2024\u2014This quarterly meeting took place at Baker College in Cadillac. Attendees included representation from HBA, NWMiW!, GVSU, MMTC, Baker College, and more. Heather VanStratt, Grant Manager &amp; Community Coordinator through the Sixty by 30 grant initiative, leads the NOMIAC; the common agenda planning, and the identification of six regional strategic pathways that align with the Hot Jobs Report, MCCA data, and other regional data and industry input.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kudos to Dan Hoesit, Max McColl, Jeremy Maloney, Cam Palmer and Tom Caswell! <\/strong>Dan, Max, Jeremy and Cam were performing spring clean up around Scholars Hall during Finals Week and as a part of that work they were using leaf blowers, and happened to be working right underneath the windows of my public speaking class as they were delivering final speeches. Concerned that the noise was distracting my students during their last speeches I walked downstairs and asked them if they could work somewhere else until 3 p.m. when our class ended. They were all really, really gracious and agreed to work in a different area to minimize the disturbance, allowing our class to finish up. The students appreciated their flexibility!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kudos to Cathy Warner, Brandon Everest, Kristy McDonald, Becca Richardson and Charles Macphee! <\/strong>Kudos to Cathy Warner (ENG 111), Brandon Everest (SOC 201), Kristy McDonald (BUS 231), Becca Richardson (MTH 120), and Charles Macphee (EGY 105) for opening their final class presentations to NMC and the community for the 5th Annual NMC Learning Symposium. Their student presentations were outstanding!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kudos to Caroline Schaefer-Hills, Kyle Morrison and Sarah Montgomery-Richards! <\/strong>Kudos to those who participated in the 5th Annual NMC Learning Symposium Reflective Table Talk session! Caroline Schaefer-Hills had her Studio Visual Communicarions students share their final projects. Kyle Morrison shared the accomplishments of this year&#8217;s E-Sports team. Sarah Montgomery-Richards had three students share their reflections from the GVSU Interfaith Learning Lab. It was a pleasure to hear the students&#8217; reflections and pride in their work!<\/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 Heather VanStratt! 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