Presidential search advisory committee chair Tami Seavoy presents a status report at Northern Michigan University’s fall convocation on Wednesday. (Journal photo by Antonio Anderson)

MARQUETTE – Presidential search advisory committee chair Tami Seavoy presented a status report at Northern Michigan University’s fall Convocation earlier this week.

“Three years ago, we went through the same process, and it brought us excellent candidates and a very successful hire,” Seavoy said. “I have great confidence in this process and in our advisory committee’s resolve to discern the most qualified people.”

Parker Executive Search is the organization NMU contracted to assist with the process and helped secure Brock Tessman as president in February 2023.

“Parker provided the committee with an update, which revealed that many qualified people are applying,” said Seavoy. “Once that work is completed, the committee will have a rubric based on the desired characteristics of the next president that the campus community identified at a meeting at the end of last semester and via email requests for input. Those responses, with input from our advisory committee, identified the key characteristics that were included in the posted job description. These will be the basis of the rubric that the committee uses to identify the candidates it wants to interview.”

The presidential search advisory committee is composed of a variety of NMU stakeholders: trustees, administration, faculty, staff, students, alumni, community members and the NMU Foundation.

“I can assure you that the presidential search is underway and on schedule,” Seavoy said.

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