President's Updates
Updates from NMC President Nick Nissley, Ed.D.Message from the President: Making meaningful change together
Dear NMC Family, As I look out to the world from our northern Michigan community, my heart breaks at the frustration and anger that is overflowing onto the streets of cities across our country in response to years of racial injustice. My first reaction is to...
Message from the President: Celebrating Jim Beckett
Dear Campus Community, As I shared with you last week, the college and community lost a great champion with the passing of Mr. James Beckett. This coming Thursday, June 4, the community is invited to help celebrate Jim’s life and tremendous contributions as part of a...
Message from the President: NMC Lost a Great Champion Today
Dear Campus Community, It is with a heavy heart that I write to you today to share news of the passing of an NMC legend, Mr. James J. Beckett. He was 97. I was never able to meet personally with Mr. Beckett, known as Jim to most of you, but I have come to know and...
Message from the President: NMC Foundation seeking $1 million emergency funds
Good evening NMC family, I want you to be among the first to know that the NMC Foundation Board has taken a bold step to commit $1 million to help meet the immediate emergency needs of both students and the college in response to challenges caused by the COVID-19...
Message from the President: NMC’s 4R’s Model
Good afternoon NMC family, It’s hard to believe we are entering the final week of spring semester and my first as president of our college. It’s certainly not the semester any of us could have planned for, but I am more confident than ever that this is the right place...
A promise to students from President Nissley
Dear students, As we enter the last week of the spring semester, I wanted to take a moment to reach out to you and let you know how proud I am of each and every one of you. When we started this semester in January, none of us could have known how dramatically all of...
A message of thanks to our NMC family (Video)
Good afternoon NMC family, As NMC prepares to head into Spring Break following several challenging weeks, I wanted to connect, reflect and look forward with you “in person.” The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented situation for all of us and we are all...
COVID-19 Update from the President
Dear NMC Family, This week we saw the COVID-19 virus continue to spread and the health consequences reach heightened levels. With the shelter-in-place order in the San Francisco Bay Area and the closing of the US-Canada border, the world surely seems a little darker....
COVID-19 Update – College to close at noon today for two weeks
Good Morning NMC Family, There is again some breaking news relating to the coronavirus issue here in Michigan. Late last night we learned of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Traverse City. This is a trigger event we identified that would necessitate the closing...
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...