CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Board of Governors’ Meeting Minutes
May 20, 2004
Public notice of the time and place of the Central Community College Board of Governors' meeting was given to members of the Board of Governors of Central Community College, to the administrators of the college, and to the five daily newspapers within the 25-county area in advance of the meeting. The agenda was made available to the public in the office of the College President and on the CCC Web site, www.cccneb.edu.
The meeting was held at the Vet’s Club, 511 N. Madison, Lexington, Nebraska.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Diane Keller called the May 20, 2004, meeting to order at 3:00 p.m., with ten board members present. John Higgins, Legal Counsel, was also present. Chair Keller asked for roll call.
ROLL CALL
Aerni – present Heiden – present
Keller – present Krieger – present
McClure - present Pirnie – present
Sasges – present Schneider - present
Stubbs – present Wortman – absent
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
Chair Keller asked for introduction of guests. College representatives introduced guests and staff members.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Chair Keller asked members of the audience to register with Doug Adler, Human Resource Manager, if they wanted to address the board during the Public Participation segment.
VOLUNTEER TO REVIEW CLAIMS
Wayne Sasges volunteered to review the claims prior to the June 17 board meeting.
REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION OF CONSENT ITEMS
Chair Keller asked members of the board if there were issues under consent that the board would like to move to discussion of consent/action items.
CONSENT ITEMS
Bill Schneider reviewed the claims prior to the meeting and stated everything was in order.
MOVED BY SCHNEIDER, SECONDED BY PIRNIE to approve the claims and the following consent items as presented:
1. Agenda for May 20, 2004
2. Minutes of the April 15, 2004 Board of Governors’ meeting
3. Claims for the period of April 1, 2004, through April 30, 2004, totaling $1,960,889.79
4. Financial report as of April 30, 2004
5. Purchase: Reroof Nuckolls Building and Valley and Boone Residence Halls, Hastings Campus: The College President recommends acceptance of the bid from Weathercraft Company of Grand Island, Nebraska, for $136,657 to reroof the Nuckolls Building and Valley and Boone Residence Halls on the Hastings Campus.
Purchase: Carpeting, Hastings: The College President recommends acceptance of the bid from The Paint and Paper Palace of Sutton, Nebraska, for $17,288.89 for the carpet, ceramic tile, vinyl cove base, adhesive, and installation required to recarpet the Adams Building on the Hastings Campus.
Purchase: Control Logix Trainers, College-Wide: The College President recommends acceptance of the bid from Festo Corporation of Hauppauge, New York, for $112,000 for six Control Logix Trainers for the College’s Training and Development cluster. The six trainers were budgeted as part of the 2003-2004 general operating budget.
Purchase: Concrete Replacement, Hastings: The College President recommends acceptance of the bid from Westland Building Company, Inc. of Hastings, Nebraska, for $29,535.30 for six concrete projects for the Hastings Campus.
Project 1: Approximately 792 square feet of sidewalk north of the Adams Building to be replaced.
Project 2: Approximately 1,122 square feet of sidewalk north of the Platte Building to be replaced.
Project 3: Approximately 225 square feet of sidewalk east of the Greeley Residence Hall will be replaced and include a curb cut.
Project 4: Construct a new concrete 50’ x 50’ approximately 2,500 square feet outdoor basketball court, including removing the sod, all grading, and providing and installing approximately 120 feet of 8’ high chain link fence.
Project 5: Approximately 2,005 square feet of concrete drive west of Colfax Residence Hall will be replaced.
Project 6: Approximately 180 square feet of new sidewalk north of the Adams Building, to connect the Clay Parking lot to the parking in front of the Adams Building.
Purchase: V-Tel and Associated Systems Upgrade, College-Wide: The College President recommends acceptance of the bid from Dascom Systems Group, Inc., of Woodbury, Minnesota, for $196,776 for the V-Tel and associated systems upgrade for the Columbus, Grand Island, and Hastings Campuses, and the Lexington, Kearney and Holdrege Centers.
Purchase: Computer Purchase Report for May 2004: The total cost for the two computers purchased was $3,200: (Columbus $1,963 and Grand Island $1,336).
6. Personnel: The College President recommends the change of status be accepted for Kathryn Ewers to be offered a 173 day contract as Full-time English Instructor in Columbus, Nebraska effective August 15, 2004.
Personnel: The College President recommends Richard Christensen be offered a 173 day contract as Mathematics Instructor in Columbus, Nebraska beginning August 15, 2004.
7. Amendment of Faculty Contracts: As a consequence of the recent negotiations process with the faculty, all faculty members on extended day contracts were asked to consent to a voluntary reduction in their contract days. Two faculty members declined this request and were notified their contracts would be amended reducing the number of contract days, with the option of a hearing upon request. They did not request a hearing.
The College President recommends the contracts for Dale Janitscheck and Ron Meyer be issued for 195 days for 2003-2004 and 185 days for 2004-2005 as per the ratified negotiated agreement.
Aerni – aye Heiden – aye
Keller – aye Krieger – aye
McClure – aye Pirnie – aye
Sasges – aye Schneider - aye
Stubbs – aye Wortman - aye
UNANIMOUS “AYE” VOTE – MOTION CARRIED
PARTNERSHIP/OWNERSHIP
Cassie Smith, Director of the CCC Lexington Learning Center, discussed the Extended Learning Services and opportunities available through the Center. They include:
* Community Education
* Adult Basic Education
* EMS Training AHA – CPR
* Learning Centers
* Early Childhood Classes
* Facilitate “Every Child Prepared for Tomorrow Grant”
* Academic Transfer
* Scholarships
From the summer of 2003 to May 2004, statistics for the Center included:
* 1,069 registrations for Community Education Lexington area
*
Kearney Community Education had 461 registrations and 107 registrations
for Nursing Assistant
* GED
and ESL Enrollment totals include 518 enrolled - Lexington, 90 enrolled
Dawson County Jail, and 10 enrolled – Gothenburg
* 13 completed GED requirements
* 87% of students attend 12 or more hours
* 25,354 total student hours
*
Lexington Area Learning Centers recorded 1,352 credits with 377 students,
duplicated. Kearney Learning Center recorded 5,025 credits with 874
students, duplicated.
Marty Kleppinger, owns and operates Marty’s Beauty Salon, and is the Aqua Fitness Instructor. She began as a student in the class and is now the instructor. Although the class size varies, the average is about 15 people - ages 15-79. With the availability of an indoor pool, the water aerobics class can be taught year round. The class was highlighted on an evening news show, explaining the healthful benefits of water aerobics.
Margene Holtze, is a Business Teacher at Cambridge High School, and the Learning Center Manager/Community Ed Coordinator at Cambridge. Margene became involved accidentally, when she was called to help a student who had started classes in Aurora, moved to the Cambridge area, and needed to finish classes. Her niece earned an associate degree and has never entered a “normal” classroom; she now manages the newspaper in Cambridge. Margene has helped students start their degrees, has helped businesses in the area, and high school students start college courses. As soon as students receive their syllabus, Margene helps plan their course of study. Although she will soon be retiring from teaching, she will continue working at the Learning Center.
Tracy Westfall was a student who received all her credits by individualized studies. Due to cutbacks, Tracy lost a job, and while in the process of looking for a position, she knew she needed additional education and wanted to be more marketable. Dedication and motivation are required for a person to achieve all credits individualized, but Tracy was very comfortable at the Learning Center, and scheduled a plan and kept on pace. While attending college, she worked full time and raised two teenagers. She acknowledged the help she received from the very beginning, such as financial aid, scholarships, and the TRIO program. She is now the Purchasing/Accounting Manager for the Lexington Public Schools. For Tracy, the individualized studies were a convenient, painless process.
Early Childhood Classes offered by the Learning Center include:
* Safety, Health and Nutrition
* Home, School and Community
* Intro to Early Childhood
* Practicum
* Development During the Early Years
* Literature for Young Children
Rosemary Cervantes is the ESL/Multicultural Project Coordinator for “Every Child Prepared for Tomorrow” Grant. Legislation requires that paraprofessionals complete an associate degree or equivalent by 2006. To help meet this requirement, Central Community College, University of Nebraska Kearney, Educational Service Unit 10 and several public schools collaborated on a Title III Professional Development Career Ladder grant from the U.S. Department of Education. 26 teachers completed the first year training as a pilot program. Opportunities include local-on-site training, midwinter workshop and a summer conference for five days with national presenters with topics such as classroom strategies, technology training, working with diverse learners, and motivation and inspiration.
Zuerela Margritz has been active with the grant since the beginning. Zuerela has set three goals for herself: 1) paracertificate (soon to finish) 2) then work on an associate degree, and 3) complete a degree in education and work at Morton Elementary in Lexington. She has attended each of the workshops with her mentor teacher. She has used all the information provided and the speakers help motivate her. This has been made possible because of the grant and other entities involved.
The instructional dollars for the grant cover:
* Academic English
* Para Certificate
* Advanced ESL
* Intro to Education – coming to Lexington soon
* Evening and late afternoon telecommunication classes and campus classes
* Developmental education classes
Academic Transfer is a strong component of the Lexington Learning Center with opportunities such as:
* Students return home for the summer to continue or finish degrees.
* Early entry transfer
* Certification – state regulations
* Para-professional – UNK transfer
* Transfer of credits (to Nebraska, Kansas and Wyoming Colleges)
Note: Kearney Center – 1/3 or more students each semester co-enrolled at UNK
Lori Linn utilized the academic transfer her junior year at UNL when she was told she needed 12 additional hours. She didn’t want to stay in Lincoln for the summer and found that she could take the classes at the Lexington Center. She was able to spend the summer at home, which allowed her to save money and take classes. All the credits transferred, allowing her to stay on track. Lori graduated and is now employed with the Lexington School District.
Local scholarships offered to Lexington Center students include:
* Rotary - $500 – 2 scholarships
* Soroptomists - $250
* CCC Foundation - $250 for Lexington Foundation Gala, purchased for a nursing student
* Lexington Foundation - $300 matched by tuition waiver dollars from
Lexington
Mike Cox has been the Kearney Learning Center Manager for seven years. As a member of the Chamber of Commerce Business committee, a scholarship has been endowed to offer a $250 scholarship to a senior planning to attend CCC. The first recipient is Heather Jurgens, who just graduated from Shelton High School and will be attending CCC Hastings. Heather was pleased to receive the scholarship and has already taken six credits as an Early Entry student.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Doug Adler, Human Resource Manager, stated no one had signed up for the Public Participation section of the meeting. The Public Participation section of the meeting was closed.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
MOVED BY KRIEGER, SECONDED BY McCLURE to enter into an Executive session to discuss personnel and litigation. (time: 4:00 p.m.).
Aerni – aye Heiden – aye
Keller – aye Krieger – aye
McClure – aye Pirnie – aye
Sasges – aye Schneider - aye
Stubbs – aye Wortman - absent
UNANIMOUS “AYE” VOTE – MOTION CARRIED.
MOVED BY SASGES, SECONDED BY McCLURE that the regular meeting of the Board of Governors be reconvened. (time: 4:35 p.m.)
Aerni – aye Heiden – aye
Keller – aye Krieger – aye
McClure – aye Pirnie – aye
Sasges – aye Schneider - aye
Stubbs – aye Wortman - absent
UNANIMOUS “AYE” VOTE - MOTION CARRIED.
DISCUSSION OF CONSENT/ACTION ITEMS
The Board Selection Committee, comprised of Linda Aerni, Linda Heiden, Diane Keller, Paul Krieger, and David Stubbs, reviewed the applications to fill the vacancy of Paul Liess on the Board of Governors. Interviews were held.
The Board Search Committee recommends Merikay Gengenbach, from Lexington, to fulfill the term of office filling the vacancy of Paul Liess, District II.
MOVED BY AERNI, SECONDED BY STUBBS to accept the recommendation of Merikay Gengenbach to fulfill the term of office filling the vacancy of Paul Liess.
Aerni – aye Heiden – aye
Keller – aye Krieger – aye
McClure – aye Pirnie – aye
Sasges – aye Schneider - aye
Stubbs – aye Wortman - absent
UNANIMOUS “AYE” VOTE - MOTION CARRIED.
INFORMATION ITEMS
Dr. Tyson gave a summary of the President’s Advisory Council Meeting held April 13, 2004, Lexington, and April 20, 2004, Central City. The meetings were well received. Administration is in the process of recognizing four key issues on each subject. Board members were encouraged to read the summary and provide Dr. Tyson their top four priorities in each area.
1) Quality Instructional Programs –
a. High quality programs and services at Central Community College:
1. Dorms (Hastings)
2. Admissions/Recruiting Dept. (Hastings)
3. Financial Aid support/information for high school counselors
4. Health occupations, nursing, electrical, commercial horticulture, dental hygiene, academic transfer, trades and industry, dental assisting and automotive programs.
b. Improvement of quality needed:
1. Let high schools know when CCC representatives are coming to Learning
Centers
2. Let residents know about dual/early enrollment
3. Transfer program
4. CCC/UNK simultaneous enrollment
5. Financial Aid orientation for first time, first year students
*
6. Expand classes H.S. students can take; i.e. Chemistry, nutrition, human
anatomy and statistics.
7. Teach the basics of English across the curriculum.
* 8. More consistency in quality or abilities/skill of
drafting graduates including
more training in AutoCAD and three-dimensional
drafting.
c. How do you think we should do this?
*1. Create a positive image for CCC among high school students.
2. Develop working relationships with high school instructors
3. Sell the importance of associate degrees
4. Have successful students go back to the high schools to recruit students.
2) Assisting high schools in supporting potential students:
1. Set up minority support on campuses: ESL, academic English, social, etc.
2. Develop English (ESL or academic English) for minority students.
3. Educate students to a culture of education, learning and higher education.
4. Work with CCC Foundation or others to support undocumented students.
5. Conduct a first term/skills development orientation.
6. Conduct orientation for parents of junior high school students
7. Make sure students also know about extracurricular activities.
*8. Report back to high schools on how their graduates are doing.
*9. Share or contract with
qualified high school instructors to expand the early
entry concept.
*10. Use the same distance learning pod time slot for the courses each semester.
11. At the
beginning of class, provide better and more timely quiz feedback, etc.
from distance learning instructors
12. Because they are
creating the first impressions, emphasize the importance of
professionalism of our faculty teaching distance learning classes.
13. Promote to high
school minorities the importance of a community college
degree.
14. Market scholarships to minorities who do not qualify for financial aid.
15. Go to the plants to
reach the parents to explain the value of advanced
degree/scholarships.
16. Help minority students understand their options
17. Utilize Tech Prep to articulate academic transfer courses.
18. Communicate to
graduating seniors that it is OK to stay home and consider
CCC.
19. Publicize alumni success stories.
20.
Encourage lower level freshmen and sophomore students to consider a 2
year degree.
21. Hire additional Hispanic recruiters to meet with High School students.
22. Encourage students
who need financial assistance to work part-time while
attending college.
Enrollment Management
a. What does Central need to do to fulfill the “college of first choice” vision?
*1. More ads, community nights, campus tours, open houses, special events on campus, and direct contact with the schools to raise visibility.
2. Educate school system.
3. Utilize employers that have had great results with CCC employees to
tell
success stories.
4. Publicize number of students returning to community colleges after
receiving 4
year degree.
5. Connect to students and emphasize lifetime learning through the Internet.
*6. Publicize testimonials of past students.
7. Obtain endorsements of business and organizations.
*8. Offer more courses to high school students.
9. Offer training activities.
10. Give more
advanced notice of short term courses and workshops being
offered.
11. Target parents – provide information on financial savings of CCC.
*12. Promote how easy credits transfer and low student/faculty ratio.
13. Work on image so we are considered “cool” to students.
14. Send
speakers like we had tonight and send them out to talk to high school
students.
15. Do not shy away from being considered an “interim college”.
*16. Promote small, family friendly atmosphere.
b. What do we need
to do to be college of first choice among high school
seniors?
*1. Get in with counselors
*2. Conduct graduate night in different towns
3. Make sure recruiters are representing the entire college
*4. Bring existing students with recruiters
5. Provide high school students with enhanced student services, i.e. financial aid.
6. Continue to utilize the Minority Recruiter program already in place.
7. Maintain a strong tutoring program.
8. Work with minority high school students to provide community education
classes to their parents.
9. Have minority students make presentations to various clubs and
organizations.
10. Provide workshops and one-on-one guidance on planning funding for college.
11. Community based programs are very important.
12. Hire the
popular retiring high school teachers as adjunct faculty to keep the
family feeling.
13. Have
current students, recent alumni, and instructors visit students in their high
school.
*14. Educate students and parents on how and what credits transfer – “sell it.”
15. Better visuals comparing the cost of tuition and fees to other institutions.
16. Work with Chambers of Commerce.
17. Need to provide education opportunities for aging population.
18. Create
more career pathways in addition to the Medical Career Pathways
project.
c. What can Central do to better support the enrollment of minority students?
1. Support local coordinators full-time at the high school specifically.
*2. Continue
programs such as Tech Prep: (a) Share information with school
counselors, students and parents (placement report etc.); (b) The value of 2
year vs. 4 year programs for ability to get jobs and make a good living.
3. Provide alternate course deliver options: 18 year olds and the minority
students today are generally lacking
in experience and motivation to be
successful at individualized
instruction.
4. Taking
advantage of early release students to take a course or co-op program
(internship)
5. Market summer schedule to those students coming back for summer.
*6. Increase emphasis on the vocational student.
7. Be more visible to the minority community.
4) Developing and Maintaining a Strong Institutional Infrastructure
1. Have to raise the visibility of CCC.
*2. CCC would
need a creative way to sell increase. Do not think “infrastructure
needs” would sell. Concerned about the reaction to “another tax”
3. Look for benefactors to provide funds.
4. Prefer property tax over sales tax.
5. Study other successful community colleges.
6. This is a good time because of the exposure
7. Tie the need to programs and how they benefit specific locations/industry
*8. Consensus was that CCC should not go back to ½ cent should move to 1.5 cent, and the thinking was that the constituents would not consider this too drastic.
*9. Need to sell a tax increase as an “investment”.
*10. Let taxpayers know exactly what the new dollars will be used for and how long that tax will be around. (sunset clause)
11. Increase
taxes in small increments, rather than in less frequent larger
increments.
5) Addressing Professional Growth and the Graying of Workforce
1. Create a mentoring and professional development
system to bring people up
through the system.
2. Hire retired instructors and administrators.
3. Bring in outside people for new ideas and offer loan forgiveness.
4. Pay competitive salaries.
5. Train in communications.
6) What suggested
changes would you recommend in the Central Community
College’s draft:
a. Mission Statement?
1. To explore and possibly change the word “diverse” to a word which
seems
more inclusive to the population of the colleges 25 counties.
2. Business relationships – business commitment dollars
3. Education program
4. Develop employees
5. Loyalty
6. Target populations
7. Offerings (stress value of programs)
8. Keep costs down - students can start at CCC cheaply.
9. Focus on change in transfer in last five years.
10. OK as is – covers everything.
b. Values Statement?
1. Use the word “diverse” more so in value statement
2. Consider a “lead in” statement to list of values which is by no means complete
3. In last bullet: change “looking” to “visioning”
4. Consider combining some.
5. Senior College !!
6. Move affordable to the top of our values statements. Others fine.
c. Vision Statement?
1. The words “First choice to best choice” – in all
2. “Best choice” in all advertising.
3. How do we market the college – so it is the college of First Choice?
4. There is a gap between the University system and community college.
5. Request Regents promote community college students going into the U. Our statements have too much verbiage—need to summarize it better. Our purpose is to 1) help students select a career and 2) help students through to an associate degree which is used to go into a career or is used to transfer on to a 4 year college.
6. Occupational skills are really necessary. We can’t be all things to all people.
7. CCC – best choice for lifelong learning
8. Acceptable as is.
7) Health Care Providers Shortages
a. Worker shortages: RNs, LPNs, Lab, Radiology technicians, Respiratory therapy
b. Health Care Providers – ways that institutions can help provide quality education:
*1. Provide educational loan foregiveness programs.
*2. Provide additional medical pathways programs in high schools
3.
Partner with hospitals in making home visits with Hispanic cultures to promote
health careers.
4.
Revitalize RAMBO at the local level to assist health care students with
financial needs.
5. Offer
workshops in the summer months to generate revenue for continuing
education.
6. Give
Asset test in facilities to help interested employees plan a health career
program.
7. Provide more multicultural education.
8. Utilize interactive video conferencing.
9. Provide more health provider education in out-state besides GI and Hastings.
10. Train people with medical degrees from other countries in a health related.
8) Meeting with Jim
Hellbush, Duo Lift representing Columbus Machine Tool
Advisory Board. Has met four times since
January. Matt Gotschall
*1. Machine Tool Program needs to change as industry technology changes.
2. Would support more machine tool offerings at Columbus.
3. Need more production workforce.
4. Robotics growing – need high tech employees.
5. Need to expand Adult Training Programs.
6. Better
“testing out” program for machine tool to move students more quickly to
higher levels.
7.
National NIMS standards need to be able to test and be certified in
Columbus.
*8. Need to update equipment to meet national standards.
9. Look into UNL’s research and development/prototype program
*10. Look at partnering opportunities
11.
Business and English department could help market program – student
projects
12. Offer workshops for individuals and business (ie CNC Machines)
13.
Partner with tool manufacturers – Mazok, Haas, use machines for training,
classes. The advisory committee members are willing to negotiate to get
these machines.
*14. Need to think outside box and listen to advisory committee members.
15. Could use business site to hold classes.
*16. Need
to desperately upgrade machines to meet national standards.
Equipment totaling $15,000-$35,000 could be sold and funds used to
update.
17. Hold off on molding equipment now.
18.
Students need math, calibrations, reading calipers, oral, and written
communication skills.
19. Stress 100% success in all the students do.
Announcements
Mac McClure and Bill Schneider reported on the NCCA Board of Directors meeting held
May 11. Agenda items included:
* Budget
* Coordinating Commission activities
* NCHMES study
* Legislative issues regarding ESU districts
Reports
Dr. Franzen reviewed the following topics:
* CEO report. Audit guidelines are unique because all six community
colleges
are audited by the same company, allowing for more consistency. The next
CEO meeting will be held in Grand Island.
* The economic impact study by CC Benefits is complete. There will be
a
major news release given to the state sometime this summer.
* Legislative issues were presented regarding the ESU districts and ½
cent
levy increase for community colleges capital improvement.
* PIN Conference report
The PIN Conference held in Canberra and Sydney Australia was one of the best professional development programs Dr. Franzen has ever attended. It is interesting to note that community colleges face the same issues internationally. Ideas shared include:
* Marketing – recognizing partnerships
* Succession planning with people retiring and leaving
* Start molding professional development and cross training early leading people into the direction to be able to fill vacancies. One college required every employee to have a professional development plan as a part of the annual evaluation.
* Australia “community colleges” are referred to as TAFE (Training and Further Education) institutions.
* Students are the most important part of any institution.
Planning
* Dr. Giddings thanked the board for the opportunities and support as
well as the friendships he has made over the last 12 years. Dr. Giddings
will begin a position
at Northeast Community College in June.
* Dr. Franzen reported on the following:
· Graduations went well. Attendance from the Board of Governors was excellent and the visibility and personal gain is valuable.
· The September Board meeting will be changed from the 16th to the 14th. Please make note of the change.
· A calendar will be provided at each meeting for the coming month with campus activities listed.
· June 17th Board meeting will begin at 3:00 p.m. However, beginning at 1:00 p.m. there will be a dedication of the new Administration Building, laying of the corner stone, and an Open House. The public will be invited to attend.
Chair Keller adjourned the meeting at 5:25 p.m.