COLLEGE DISTRIBUTES $5.2 MILLION IN FEDERAL COVID RELIEF FUNDS

NOTES & NOTABLES

NMC students received $3 million in American Rescue Plan funds last September, bringing the total amount of federal COVID-19 relief funds the college has distributed to students to $5.2 million since April 2020.

NMC has prioritized rapid disbursement of four rounds of COVID funds intended for students, as well as supplemented them with dollars raised by the NMC Foundation.

“As the pandemic persists, so do our students’ challenges,” NMC President Nick Nissley said. “We’re pleased to be able to efficiently steward these taxpayer dollars and distribute them to students who have persevered toward their goals through 18 months.”

While the COVID relief dollars are extraordinary, NMC champions affordability as a key element of college access. Besides federal financial aid and more than $1 million in institutional scholarships annually, the college utilizes open educational resources (free and low-cost textbooks) in many classes, and has an on-campus food pantry.

CONNECTOR-IN-CHIEF

President Nick Nissley discusses the importance of cultivating connections.

CCs: A GREAT INVENTION

Cari Noga, the Communications Director at NMC discusses the importance of community colleges and how NMC can shape itself to meet the needs of future learners.

ANDREW ROBITSHEK CHOSEN TO FILL TRUSTEE VACANCY

NMC’s Board of Trustees appointed Andrew Robitshek to fill a vacant trustee seat. He will serve until the next community college election in November 2022.

PETOBEGO SNOW

BUOYS TO MONITOR EAST AND WEST BAYS, NORTH MANITOU

Three monitoring buoys, including the first ever on East Grand Traverse Bay, were placed last fall in an NMC-Michigan Technological University collaboration.