President's Updates
Updates from NMC President Nick Nissley, Ed.D.Message from the President on COVID-19 Preparedness
Dear NMC Family, As you are well aware, our world has changed dramatically in the matter of a couple of months, since the start of the semester; since COVID-19 entered our daily newsfeed and conversations, affecting our wider world, our country, and even right here in...
Letter from the President: Achieving Our Results as a Team
So, here we are, at the fifth of the “Five Behaviors of Cohesive Teams.” What brings us here? The ultimate goal of building greater trust, conflict, commitment and accountability is one thing—achieving greater results as a team. In the case of NMC, we don’t seek to...
Letter from the President: Accountability – How we turn commitment into results
Good afternoon NMC community! I hope you are all enjoying the beauty of northern Michigan in the winter. I have been exploring the region on several hikes and am just awestruck by what I am seeing! I am also thoroughly enjoying meeting with you, learning more about...
Letter from the President: Commitment – Sticking With It and Shared Vision
Good afternoon NMC community, I hope the first month of your spring semester has been positive. It has been a busy and exciting time for me around campus! As we head toward the middle of the semester, when some of the new begins to wear off and we settle into...
Letter from the President: Reframing How We Think About and Approach Conflict
Dear NMC Community, It’s been just over a month since I’ve been on campus meeting with you to listen and learn about our college. These first weeks have been exhilarating and positive! Since my Intercom communication with you last week about the foundational...
Letter from the President: Trust – Relying On Someone Else to Do the Right Thing
Dear NMC Community, Over the past three weeks – has it been just three weeks that I’ve been on the job? – my focus has been three-fold: maintain the momentum, ensuring that all the good work that our faculty and staff have already set in motion, continues to move...
Letter from the President: Strengthening our NMC team and beginning our shared journey
Let me begin with a sincere thank you for your warm welcome at our January Conference. It was great to meet you and share a little bit of what shaped me as a person as we begin our journey together. Best of all was feeling the student-centered passion that filled the...
Hello and Happy New Year from Nick Nissley!
Good Afternoon NMC Community! There’s nowhere that I’d rather be today. Being here, at NMC, is a sort of calling. It’s a calling for me to share my strengths as: a possibilitarian and a servant leader. As a servant leader, I understand that my role is primarily to...
President’s Update for December 31, 2019
Thank you all for everything you do in pursuit of “Keeping Learning at the Center.” Notable Accomplishments provided by Faculty and Staff This section recognizes the good work being done and linkages to the Strategic Directions (SD) and Institutional Effectiveness...
President’s Update for November 25, 2019
Thank you all for everything you do in pursuit of “Keeping Learning at the Center.” Notable Accomplishments provided by Faculty and Staff This section recognizes the good work being done and linkages to the Strategic Directions (SD) and Institutional Effectiveness...