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Nissley officially accepts job as new NMC president

Northwestern Michigan College

The Northwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees unanimously approved a two-year contract for new school president Nick Nissley Monday.

“We are extremely pleased to conclude our comprehensive and transparent presidential search by officially welcoming Dr. Nissley to NMC,” said board chair Chris Bott via press release. “Dr. Nissley’s proven experience in leadership and innovation make him the right leader to take our community’s college forward.”

Nissley has over 25 years experience in education, including leading the School for Creative & Performing Arts in Cincinatti since 2015. 

He will officially take over in January 2020.

The Board of Trustees also voted unanimously today to approve a new three year collective bargaining agreement with the NMC Faculty Association affiliates.

As part of the agreement employees will receive salary increases, a revised hiring process that considers education and relevant work experience and a clearer faculty evaluation process.   

Max came to IPR in 2017 as an environmental intern. In 2018, he returned to the station as a reporter and quickly took on leadership roles as Interim News Director and eventually Assignment Editor. Before joining IPR, Max worked as a news director and reporter at Michigan State University's student radio station WDBM. In 2018, he reported on a Title IX dispute with MSU in his story "Prompt, Thorough and Impartial." His work has also been heard on Michigan Radio, WDBM and WKAR in East Lansing and NPR.