Northeast Iowa Community Center (NICC) in Calmar is excited to celebrate its 50-year anniversary this year. School president Dr. Liang Chee Wee, standing with student Manuel Guzmán, has been with the college “through the years” after first joining NICC as a provost in 2007 and then becoming president in 2011. (Zakary Kriener photo)
NICC through the eyes of its president, Dr. Liang Chee Wee
Zakary Kriener
News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com
For Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC), it all started in 1966 under the name of Area One Vocational-Technical School. Over the years, the school has experienced many changes, including two name changes and eight different presidents.
It was in 2007 that current president Dr. Liang Chee Wee first stepped foot on campus. After a 15-year tenure at nearby Luther College, which included spending time as a professor, department chair, and associate dean, Wee became the Calmar Campus provost.