Excited for the Journey

When I started in the field of higher education over 15 years ago I had no idea the potential existed to build a company that would marry many of my passions into one career and organization. Today those passions and my background collide as I take over the role of...

NISM Instructor Highlight – Dr. Margaret Stewart

This month, NISM is interviewing one of its more recent Certified Instructors and Social Media Strategist (SMS), Dr. Margaret Stewart. I had the pleasure to get to know Dr. Stewart during the Train-the-Trainer program and I was consistently impressed with her...

Nashville: New Face, New Partnership

As the National Institute for Social Media (NISM) kicks off its partnership with Kaplan College – Nashville, we had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Rick Duvall, an instructor with both NISM and Kaplan College. Rick will be teaching the courses at the...

New Year, New Opportunities: NISM Partners with Kaplan College

The National Institute for Social Media (NISM) is proud to announce its newest authorized training partner – Kaplan College. Kaplan College will now offer the Social Media Strategist (SMS) certification training course. More course details can be found below....

The First Ever NISM Social Media Scholarship Goes To …

After carefully reviewing the scholarship applications from many qualified candidates, the Scholarship Committee at the National Institute for Social Media (NISM) has made their final decision. NISM is proud to announce the recipient of its first ever quarterly...

NISM Instructor Highlight – Toni Pirtle

In this month’s NISM Instructor Highlight we say “Hello” to  Toni Pirtle, NISM-certified Instructor and Social Media Strategist (SMS)! Toni was one of the first NISM-certified instructors and also assisted the initial implementation team in the roll out of...