If you were at the party, we know you had a great time. Good food, music, events and lots of laughter.
Here are a few pictures for those who could not attend.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Let's Celebrate! January 12th
There is still time to dress up and participate in the kick off celebration for the college's 50th Anniversary.
From a recent press release:
Hoola hoops and poodle skirts, the “Hand Jive” and “Mashed Potato,” diner fare and malted milk shakes were the sights, sounds and tastes of the early 1960’s, but on January 12, they’ll make a comeback at Northern Maine Community College as the campus officially kicks-off its 50th Anniversary by going retro. The community is invited to join the students, faculty and staff at NMCC for a 60’s “sock hop”celebration complete with a D.J. spinning Rock ‘n Roll hits from the era and the NMCC Diner serving up free burger and hot dog baskets with a soda fountain counter featuring milk shakes and ice cream sundaes. Festivities will kick-off at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 12, in the College Gymnasium and run through the noon hour, concluding in the early afternoon.
Join us! Guaranteed to be a good time for everyone.
From a recent press release:
Hoola hoops and poodle skirts, the “Hand Jive” and “Mashed Potato,” diner fare and malted milk shakes were the sights, sounds and tastes of the early 1960’s, but on January 12, they’ll make a comeback at Northern Maine Community College as the campus officially kicks-off its 50th Anniversary by going retro. The community is invited to join the students, faculty and staff at NMCC for a 60’s “sock hop”celebration complete with a D.J. spinning Rock ‘n Roll hits from the era and the NMCC Diner serving up free burger and hot dog baskets with a soda fountain counter featuring milk shakes and ice cream sundaes. Festivities will kick-off at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 12, in the College Gymnasium and run through the noon hour, concluding in the early afternoon.
Join us! Guaranteed to be a good time for everyone.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Group study rooms to reserve
It's the beginning of a new semester and we hope you drop by the library to relax, study, and refresh.
Did you know that the library has two group study rooms that can be reserved in advance? The room in the front of the library seats 6-8 people and the room in the back of the library holds 10-12.
Rooms can be reserved at the circulation desk. If you need a comfortable place to study, this is it. Give it a try this semester.
If all our study rooms are full, drop by the Academic Success Center and see if their study room is available.
Did you know that the library has two group study rooms that can be reserved in advance? The room in the front of the library seats 6-8 people and the room in the back of the library holds 10-12.
Rooms can be reserved at the circulation desk. If you need a comfortable place to study, this is it. Give it a try this semester.
If all our study rooms are full, drop by the Academic Success Center and see if their study room is available.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Photos from the College Archives
As part of the upcoming 50th anniversary celebration for the college, we have been going through boxes of old photos and we are trying to identify people and places. Throughout the semester, we'll be posting photos online and asking for help in accurate identification. Even if you can't help identify them, they are fun to see.
Here are a few selected at radom:
Here are a few selected at radom:
The Best Part of Reading
I'd like to play a video game based on one's reading ability and comprehension skills. Something fast paced and challenging where your moves are based on words flashing across the screen at lightning speed. If you can read and understand everything quickly, you'll make the right moves that will win the game. Then again, it may be too stressful and unlike the actual act of reading that is calming, relaxing and at times even meditative.
I just finished reading The Lost Art of Reading: Why books matter in a distracted time by David L. Ulin. You can easily finish the book in one sitting. It's only 151 small pages and I'll bet you could even read it while distracted. The book is a pleasure to read and the author raises many great thoughts about reading in today's world.
The library has a copy of the book. If you are an avid reader, it's a guaranteed like. If you wish you were a reader, you'll find it interesting. If you never read, just wait for the movie.
What is the best part of reading? It's different for each of us. Perhaps finishing a book you really enjoyed, selecting the next book to read, sharing books with others, or loading books on your reader.
With the beginning of a new semester, I'd like to wish everyone some quiet time to read, relax, and reflect.
Happy New Year!
I just finished reading The Lost Art of Reading: Why books matter in a distracted time by David L. Ulin. You can easily finish the book in one sitting. It's only 151 small pages and I'll bet you could even read it while distracted. The book is a pleasure to read and the author raises many great thoughts about reading in today's world.
The library has a copy of the book. If you are an avid reader, it's a guaranteed like. If you wish you were a reader, you'll find it interesting. If you never read, just wait for the movie.
What is the best part of reading? It's different for each of us. Perhaps finishing a book you really enjoyed, selecting the next book to read, sharing books with others, or loading books on your reader.
With the beginning of a new semester, I'd like to wish everyone some quiet time to read, relax, and reflect.
Happy New Year!
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Follow us on Twitter
Many NMCC students already do follow us on Twitter. If you haven't yet, give it a try.
Create a free Twitter account and follow NMCC Library. We'll keep you posted with library news and information about events on campus.
NMCC Library on Twitter
http://twitter.com/NMCCLibrary
Create a free Twitter account and follow NMCC Library. We'll keep you posted with library news and information about events on campus.
NMCC Library on Twitter
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NMCC 50th Anniversary Celebration January 12, 2011
Get ready to celebrate!
On January 12th we'll be celebrating in the gym on campus and launching a year of celebration in honor of the college's 50th anniversary.
Details from a recent press release:
Activity on campus will begin shortly into the New Year with the start of the new semester, when the community is invited to join students, faculty, staff and alumni of NMCC, and its forerunners Northern Maine Vocational Technical Institute and Northern Maine Technical College, for flashback to the early 1960’s. A sock-hop, complete with music and entertainment from the era, a noon time malt shop themed meal, and indoor drive-in theatre will be held in the NMCC Gymnasium on Wednesday, January 12, between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
“We wanted to kick-off our celebration with a fun event that our students, employees and community members could all take part in and enjoy,” said Jason Parent, NMCC director of development and college relations and a member of the NMCC 50th anniversary celebration planning committee. “The idea of a sock-hop was developed as a way to celebrate the popular culture at the time of the late 1950’s and early 1960’s as the College came to be.”
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