Presidential Candidate Interview Schedule Announced

The Northern Michigan University Presidential Search Advisory Committee (PSAC) has announced that four candidates will visit campus between Sept. 29 and Oct. 10.
Each candidate will engage with a wide variety of stakeholder groups during their two-day campus visit. Names and resumes of the candidates will be released 24 hours prior to their campus visit. Details will be updated on the Presidential Search site.

The candidates will meet with students, faculty, staff and campus leaders. There will be a community and alumni reception held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Northern Center on September 29, October 2, 6 and 9. The community receptions are open to the public. Feedback forms will be available for each candidate via the Presidential Search Site.

The PSAC is made up of campus and community leaders and is led by former NMU Board of Trustees Chair Tami Seavoy of Marquette. The full list of members can be found here.

"At the beginning of this process last spring, the campus community provided valuable input for the job description of the next president of NMU," said Seavoy. "Our search firm, Parker Executive Search, identified 84 potential candidates. The PSAC initially narrowed that list down to 11 candidates who best met the qualifications. After those interviews, the committee reached consensus on the four most qualified candidates to bring to campus."

"The Search Advisory Committee was a comprehensive representation of our community that was a diverse and well-functioning group of individuals," said Rick Mengyan, president of NMU-AAUP/AFT faculty union and search committee member. "The process ultimately worked really well. These four finalists are all very competitive. I am looking forward to the upcoming visits."

Following the campus visits, the four finalists will be interviewed in person by the Board of Trustees the week of October 13. The board will then name the 18th president of NMU. It is the hope of the board to have the new president installed by early next year.