Nick is a regional Emmy® Award Winning filmmaker and for the last 12 years has been a faculty member in the Television and Digital Media Production (TDMP) in the School of Digital Media at Ferris State University. Nick recieved his Master of Arts from Central Michigan University and a Bachelor of Science from Ferris State University (minor in Theatre). While in Central Michigan University's Broadcast and Cinematic Arts program, he served as a graduate assistant at News Central 34. This position included executive producing the daily, hour-long news broadcast. His research focused on self-censorship in the media after the advent of television ratings and he focused on the Electronic Media Production concentration.Kuiper has over 5 years of award-winning experience working in broadcast news. The first 2 years of his career were spent working for the highest rated television station in Northern Michigan as a photojournalist. As a "phojo," Nick covered dozens of breaking news events, interviewed many politicians and celebrities and won awards for his visual work in electronic news gathering.Nick spent the next year as Senior News Producer at 9 and 10 News/Fox 33 where he produced the 7 and 10 pm newscasts and eventually the 6 and 11pm broadcasts. Kuiper continued in this role as a freelance senior news producer for additional two years until leaving and starting a position as Adjunct at Ferris State University. Eventually Kuiper was promoted to Professor where he continues preparing students in TDMP for successful careers in the media production industry. Nick is also an avid filmmaker who has received national distribution for his work. He currently works on personal projects as a Director, Director of Photography, Editor and Motion Graphics. He recently served as Producer of "Mystic Michigan," an award-winning series filmed by students. the series is available on Amazon Prime Video. He is currently collaborating with students on a feature-length documentary on the 140-year history of Ferris State. Kuiper has nationally distributed his films "A New Normal" and "Preemie."