News In Brief

William Pappas

Staff Writer

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• The Annual NMC Thanks-for-Giving Student Fundraiser is happening from now until November 23rd. This project aims to provide 150 to 200 meal boxes to families in need. Students have also organized a giveaway to run with this fundraiser, to be eligible, one must donate ten dollars or more. Prizes include a $250 gift card to the Great Wolf Lodge plus a one-night stay, a one-night stay at the Delmar Hotel, a gift basket from The Cheese Lady, and a $50 gift certificate for Lobdell’s. To enter the giveaway, visit nmc.edu/give. Entries are limited to one per person.

 

• James Lutchko has been named the new director for NMC’s Great Lakes Water Studies Institute (GLWSI). This program is operated out of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy on the Great Lakes Campus. Lutchko has been interim director after the former director Hans VanSumeren left in July. Lutchko is a graduate of the GLWSI and has long been a part of the program, serving as a Lab coordinator, Lab manager, captaining the R/V Northwestern, and piloting as well as maintaining the programs ROV’s. He has also been a member of and presented for the Marine Technical Society and Oceans 2025. 

 

• NMC’s Mobile Food Pantry will make an appearance on November 25th. The college has chosen to partner with Feeding America to provide fresh groceries, with food being free and available to everyone. Feeding America will be present from 3-5 pm, and participants are encouraged to take as much or as little as they prefer. The next appearance of the Mobile Food Pantry will be on Monday Dec. 2.