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NMC hires 3 new faculty, one librarian
The Northern Marianas College has hired three additional faculty members and filled the position of academic librarian this semester.
NMC president Dr. Sharon Y. Hart, Ph.D., disclosed to the Board of Regents that the college recently welcomed new full-time faculty members Nadia Camacho, who joins the business department; Yuhe Choi for the nursing department; and LeAnn Bull for the School of Education.
Saipan Tribune learned that Camacho is a former member of the college’s Human Resource Department while Choi was recruited from Ohio and Bull was recruited on island.
Besides these full-time instructors, NMC was also able to bring in a new academic librarian from Kazakhstan, Chad Francisco.
Hart also disclosed that NMC has corresponded with the presidents of the Western Washington University, Washington State University, and Portland State University, asking these institutions to consider accepting CNMI transfer students.
It was disclosed that all three universities are part of the Undergraduate Exchange Program with WICHE but require all out-of-state students to start at their institution to receive the WICHE tuition discount.
WICHE stands for Western Interstate Commission of Higher Education, of which the CNMI is a member, allowing discounted rates for its students entering college in fellow member institutions.
Hart also reported that a meeting recently took place between NMC and Public School System executives where parties further refined a memorandum of understanding between their two boards to improve upon and outline future working relationships between the college and public schools.
At that same meeting, Hart said that they reviewed the college’s Five Year Strategic Plan, which outlines the college’s goals in relation to PSS.
The college’s strategic plan indicates five specific imperatives that include increased relevance to CNMI workforce and community needs; ensure continued accreditation; accelerate time to completion; improve student success and support; and strengthen operations and resource development.
A lengthy discussion between parties also took place regarding the number of NMC students undergoing remediation programs and where improvements are needed.
