Public invited to Veterans Day ceremony, evening concert
TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College invites the campus and community to attend its annual Veterans Day ceremonies beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11. The ceremony will include:
- 8 a.m. - Coffee and doughnuts for all veterans in the Osterlin Building.
- 8:30 a.m.- Flag-raising ceremony by VFW honor guard, including three-volley salute, "Taps" and "The Star-Spangled Banner" performed by the Traverse City Central High School Band
- Post-ceremony - Coffee and doughnuts in the Osterlin Building.
In addition, NMC's Aurora choral group will peform a Veterans Day concert at 7:30 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church. The program will feature patriotic music, American folk music and the world premiere of a new concert work: “American Mosaic.” This new piece, with text by Laura Knight Cobb and music by NMC Music Director Jeffrey Cobb, is a portrait of three strong women who helped shape the heart and soul of the United States: Sacagawea, Helen Keller and Sojourner Truth. Admission is by donation.
Serving those who have served is a year-round priority for NMC, currently recognized as a gold level Veteran-Friendly School by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency and a silver level Military Friendly School by the online community Miltary-Friendly.com. Among the services NMC offers to veteran students are:
- Priority class registration
- Veteran-specific career services
- On-campus veteran's coordinator
- Active student veteran organization/club
- Veteran's lounge
- Veteran-specific scholarships / grants
- Veteran graduation recognition
In addition NMC offers opportunities to convert military service to academic credit. Find out more at nmc.edu/veterans.
Release date: November 2, 2026
For more information:
Cari Noga
NMC Communications Director
cnoga@nmc.edu
(231) 392-1800 (mobile - call or text)