January 15, 2021
Last September, I was on the air interviewing a spokesperson for the Michigan Futures for Frontliners Scholarship opportunity a sort of G.I. bill program funded by the CARES act that offers free community college tuition for Michigan frontline workers who don’t already have a degree. I listened intently, asking questions about requirements and funding details, all the while realizing that I was personally checking many of the boxes required for eligibility.
I’m no stranger to NMC. I was enrolled out of high school and left after a semester to enter the workforce. After my son was born, a few years later, I returned to NMC for another semester after serving with Americorps National Service, only to leave once again to focus on my career and my son.
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An impeachment vote could come on Wednesday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Trump would face a single charge for “incitement of insurrection” over the riot at the U.S. Capitol. But impeachment doesn’t guarantee he’d be removed from office, in fact local two political science professors tell us it’s unlikely. Political Science Professor John Zachman at Northwestern Michigan College says,.
Cadets in the maritime program at Northwestern Michigan College perform a safety drill. Vocational programs are not uniformly popular with students at the state’s community colleges. (Photo courtesy of Northwestern Michigan College.)
Nearly everywhere he goes, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder talks about well-paying, but unfilled, welding, carpentry, machining and other skilled-trades jobs, as well as technical occupations in health care.
Snyder has said Michigan and the country “messed up” by telling young people that the only path to a well-paying career is getting a four-year degree at a university.
But helping the state fill “middle-skill” positions through post-high school training or a community college degree is proving as vexing for the state’s 28 community colleges as it has been for the governor.
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January 7, 2021
Northwestern Michigan College announced they canceled the spring openings of their teaching restaurant, Lobdell’s.
Because of coronavirus restrictions the state has mandated the Lobdell’s restaurant must remain closed like all other indoor dining establishments.
With multiple extensions already, the school says the uncertainty of what will happen next just makes it impractical to operate the restaurant as a class this semester.
Northwestern Michigan College’s Great Lakes Culinary Institute Program Director, Les Eckert says, “It allows us to breathe easier this semester. Though we may be able to continue with face to face learning, we know that we’re not walking a tightrope and wondering when are we going to be asked to shut down.”