Conceivable Dreams – Part Three

Conceivable Dreams – Part Three

In the spring of 1955, Eugene made two life-changing decisions that would define his future. First, he decided to pursue his roommate’s girlfriend or recently made ex-girlfriend, and on February 14th he enlisted in the Navy, telling his mother, “I am no...
Conceivable Dreams: Part Two

Conceivable Dreams: Part Two

Eugene had dreams of attending Michigan State University to study horticulture after high school. Many of his friends were going off to East Lansing. But his family did not have the money for him to go away to study, so there would be no pursuit of horticulture at...
Conceivable Dreams: Part One

Conceivable Dreams: Part One

Eugene was born in 1931 to immigrants. His mother arrived through Ellis Island from Poland in 1918 at 18 years old. His father arrived earlier in 1912 from Russia (although also Polish), trained as a pharmacist. He never applied his trade in his new country. Speaking...
Zoom Breakout Rooms for Office Hours or Study Sessions

Zoom Breakout Rooms for Office Hours or Study Sessions

Zoom’s core feature, Breakout Rooms, is a great tool for online office hours or study sessions. It allows the meeting host to split their Zoom meeting in up to 50 different sessions, deciding to either automatically or manually place participants in the rooms....
Important Reminders About the New Online Learning Orientation (OLO)

Important Reminders About the New Online Learning Orientation (OLO)

What is OLO? Beginning with the 2019 Fall semester, students taking an online class at NMC for the first time and students who have not completed an online course at NMC with a 2.0 grade or better will be required to complete an Online Learning Orientation (OLO)...