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On Friday, September 29, 2023, Northern Michigan University's 17th president, Brock Tessman, was formally invested with the rank during a ceremony. The event provided an opportunity for the campus and community to welcome new leadership and celebrate successes early in Tessman's tenure that signal Northern is on an upward trajectory.
University Forums
- March 20, 2024
- February 14, 2024
- October 30, 2023 | Presentation Slides, Forum Video
Our Northern
Each month, Rhea Dever, NMU's Vice President of People, Culture, and Wellbeing and NMU's President, Dr. Brock Tessman will sit down to discuss important topics for employees of NMU.
Video Messages
- Investiture | Sept. 29, 2023
- Jacobetti Complex Rededication | Sept. 15, 2023
- Fall 2023 Convocation | Aug. 23, 2023
- Emergency Planning & Campus Safety | May 2, 2023
- Dr. Tessman Visits the Detroit Red Wings
- First Day as NMU President | Feb. 1, 2023
Print Messages
- NMU Hosts Fall Convocation | Aug. 21, 2024
- Faculty Union Members Receive Wage Increases | May 13, 2024
- FAQ for Employees' One-Time Payment | Oct. 3, 2024
- Campus Email: Statement on Israel/Hamas Conflict | Oct. 11, 2023
- Presidential Investiture Speech | Sept. 29, 2023
- Press Release: Dr. Tessman Named NMU President - Northern Today | Sept. 29, 2022
- "On the Record with NMU's New President" - Northern Today | Sept. 29, 2023
- Announcement - New Leadership Alignment | April 17, 2023
- Campus Email: Finlandia - NMU Announcement | March 2, 2023
- Campus Email: MSU Shooting | Feb. 14, 2023
- "NMU's New 'Horizon-Minded' President" - Northern Magazine | Fall 2022
Media coverage of President Tessman
- Media Meet | Sept. 21, 2024
- NMU President's Conversation on Homecoming, 125th Anniversary | Sept. 17, 2024
- NMU President Announces New Strategic Plan | Aug. 21, 2024
- The Ryan Report | May 12, 2024
- NMU President Reports High Enrollment Numbers | May 3, 2024
- NMU Student-Led Pro-Palestinian Encampment Ends on High Note | May 3, 2024
- Interview on Media Meet | Sept. 30, 2023
- The Ryan Report | Sept. 17, 2023
- Third Degree | Sept. 8, 2023
- Mining Journal Op-Ed: Wildcat Athletics Well Represent NMU | March 17, 2023
- Interview on Media Meet | March 4, 2023