5/2/13

NMC to host third annual TEDx

The Miliken Auditorium will be hosting its third annual TedX Traverse City event on Wednesday, May 15. TedX will feature 19 speakers, including scientists, educators, entrepreneurs, economists, and human rights advocates. Two student speakers will also be present, including international student Olubusayo Akande from western Nigeria, a graduate of the AAS Renewable Energy Technology program at NMC, who will speak about American misconceptions on Africa. It will also feature three musical guests: 11-year-old Sonya Shoup of Northern Michigan, local songwriter Blake Elliot, and traditional folk duo Don Julin and Billy Strings.

5/2/13

Tree Archangel asks NMC to plant trees

David Milarch of Archangel Ancient Tree Archive, a non-profit organization that specializes in the cloning of “champion trees” (the largest trees of a specific species), spoke to a group of community members and students at NMC April 22 about the impact of trees on the environment. The talk focused on giant sequoias in particular, and Milarch shared his passion for repopulating the earth with these carbon-absorbing titans.

5/2/13

2013 Comencement

Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 2:00 p.m., roughly 200 soon-to-be NMC graduates will participate in the 2013 spring commencement located in the gymnasium of Traverse City Central High School. After every fall and spring term, NMC students receive certificates and/or degrees, but since the ceremony is held only after spring term, both fall 2012 graduates and spring 2013 graduates are welcomed to walk. Also included in commencement are graduates of specific degrees through Ferris State and those students in the NMC Maritime program.

04/22/13

NMC Students accidentally approve hate group

A new student group has been approved for funding after a petition was circulated throughout the NMC campus. The group, modeled after the Westboro Baptist Church, requested funding from the Student Government Association last week, but the SGA was unsure if granting funding to the group would be too controversial.

04/03/13

Alternative Spring Break: Students sacrifice vacation to help the community

It’s a tall order to sell: “Spend your spring break doing chores for someone else.” But that’s exactly what the members of NMC’s student Group Alternative Spring Break spent their week doing. The group assisted an organization called the St. Bernard Project, named after the St Bernard parish (similar to a county), which suffered the most damage from hurricane Katrina. After the storm hit, 100 percent of the homes in the parish were rendered uninhabitable.

04/03/13

The University Center

The University Center is a joint effort between Northwestern Michigan College and some of Michigan’s four-year universities to bring extended education to those who cannot or prefer not to leave Northern Michigan.

03/18/13

Resume DO's and DON'Ts

What you should and shouldn't do when writing a resume.

3/14/13

NMC adopts Hawk Owl as mascot

Ferris has the Bulldogs, Michigan Tech has the Huskies, and now Northwestern Michigan College has the Hawk Owls. That’s right: the board of Northwestern Michigan College has decided to adopt the Hawk Owl as its school mascot.

3/4/13

Tasters’ Guild

On the evening of Friday, February 22, 400 people filled NMC’s Great Lakes Campus for this year’s Tasters’ Guild. The event, put on by the students of the Great Lakes Culinary Institute, serves as a scholarship fundraiser, and regularly garners great success.

3/4/13

Local food truck upsets establishment(s)

For the past few years, the mobile food craze has expanded throughout the United States, no longer focused in large cities like New York or Los Angeles. A now one billion dollar industry, the food truck business has grown at a rate of 8.4% from 2007 to 2012, making it one of the fastest growing markets to date.

12/11/12

Fight to Work (extended)

October 25, 2012

John Zachman debate interview

October 25, 2012

Horror is dead

October 11, 2012

“The American President” and “The Candidate”

October 11, 2012

International Student Profile: Obad Yousef

October 11, 2012

The Neutral Zone

October 11, 2012

Elections for sale

No matter what you think of corporate personhood, the difference between efforts to gather campaign funds through donation in the 2008 presidential race and that of 2012 should be self-evident.

October 11, 2012

Got your 6: NMC has veterans' backs

 Military Services, a component of the new Outreach Services Department, is implementing an innovative program designed particularly for veterans, active personnel and their families.

April 26, 2012

Academics’ march redux: NMC returns to Cherry Royale Parade

NMC prepares to participate in the Cherry Royale Parade again this year with a global theme.