LOCAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING January 23, 2012 12 Noon Room L-714 AG E NDA Welcome and Call to Order Mr Ben Richardson, Chairman Approval of Minutes Mr Ben Richardson, Chairman Old Business Mr Ben Richardson, Chairman New Business Mr Ben Richardson, Chairman COMMITTEE REPORTS Institutional Effectiveness Dr Michael Lamb, VP Institutional Effectiveness Academic Affairs Mr Gary Williams, Assoc VP Academic Affairs Student Affairs Ms Tara Askew, Acting VP Student Affairs Administrative Services Ms Betty Jackson, VP Administrative Services Operations Mr Tommy Wilson, VP Operations Foundation Ms Gloria Dodds, Director Institutional Advancement President’s Report Mr Bob Jones, President Adjourn Mr Ben Richardson, Chairman Columbus Technical College Local Board of Directors’ Meeting Minutes 928 Manchester Expressway Columbus, GA 31904 Monday, November 28, 2011 12 Noon Room L-714 Board Members Present: Brian Plemmons and Cathy Williams Staff Present: Tara Askew, Gloria Dodds, Betty Jackson, Bob Jones, James Loyd, Buddy Merrill, Cheryl Myers, Jonathan Norred, Gary Williams, and Tommy Wilson Call to Order: Board Member Cathy Williams called the meeting to order at 12:05 p.m Approval of Minutes of Last Meeting: There was not a quorum at our meeting today Board minutes for October 24, 2011, were approved by the two Board Members present The minutes were electronically sent to the members not in attendance; Ms Velma Bright, Mr Ben Richardson, Ms Deborah Saylor, and Mr John Pritchett for their approval/disapproval After a unanimous vote by the Board, the October 24, 2011, minutes were approved Old Business: None New Business: None Committee Reports Academic Affairs Mr Gary Williams reported for Dr Linn Storey in her absence New employee positions: Dr Robert Wilkeson, new Dean of Health Sciences; Mr Bill Jones, Program Manager for the new Physical Therapy Assistant program; Ms Stephanie Middleton, (new title), Dean of Library Services, formerly Librarian; and other titles include Associate Deans in each School Ms Amber Tidwell, adjunct instructor in General Studies, has accepted a position to teach English at Hangzhou Polytechnic in Zhejiang Province, China Dr Ian Bond, Director of International Education and Outreach, and Mr Robert George, who is serving as a consultant to assist with developing partnerships with schools, colleges, universities and Columbus Technical College Local Board of Directors’ Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 Page government agencies in China, made a very successful trip to China in November to begin the building of relationships with various schools The College signed an articulation agreement for Nursing and the three Associate Degrees with Georgia Southwestern University on November 15, 2011 A similar agreement has been prepared and approved for four degrees with Embry Riddle Student Affairs Ms Tara Askew’s report included: Enrollment Services, recruitment, and high school programs Graduation ceremony is scheduled for December 19, 7:30 p.m at the Columbus Convention & Trade Center Senator Josh McKoon will be the guest speaker Operations Mr Tommy Wilson’s report included: The campus vending contract was put out for bid and awarded to Five Star Vending Service Plans are underway in Patrick Hall for a state-of-the-art technology conference center and have been approved by the State Board Construction will begin December Construction of the new stage on the “Great Lawn” has been completed on the Robert L Wright, Jr Health Sciences campus Information Technology Mr Jonathan Norred’s report included: The new telephone system server installation is scheduled for November 21 One hundred new telephone numbers are to be added Design of a new staff intranet site is set to begin in December The installation of a wireless network controller has been completed Economic Development Mr James Loyd’s report included: Georgia Work Ready Program: The Governor’s Office of Workforce Development is seeking funding The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) will continue administering Work Ready Assessments to Georgia residents Three more counties have completed requirements for the Certified Work Ready Community Columbus Technical College Local Board of Directors’ Meeting Minutes November 28, 2011 Page Foundation Ms Gloria Dodds’ report included: Awaiting final invoice from Georgia State Financing Investment Commission (GSFIC) for the Robert L Wright, Jr Health Sciences Center project The TCSG Leadership Conference was held October 31-November in Savannah, Executive Director and one Trustee attended All Board Members are invited to the December 15 Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting Mr Buddy Merrill stated that Mr Royce Ard will chair the external CTC WORKS Campaign and Ms April Hopson and Mr Ken Lockhart will chair the internal CTC WORKS Campaign Institutional Effectiveness President Bob Jones gave Dr Michael Lamb’s report in his absence Achieving the Dream (ATD): ATD is a national consortium of community and technical colleges focused on student success It is funded by its members, and underwritten by a number of non-profit foundations Among the founding and primary funder is the Lumina Foundation for Education President’s Report Mr Jones’ report included: The Commissioner and Chancellor for the University System of Georgia are or on the same sheet of music in reference to degree program offerings: The TCSG has agreed that no Associate of Art degrees will be offered but we will offer the Associate of Science Degrees We have set up new degree programs with both boards, Board of Regents and TCSG The two will scrutinize and make recommendations to each other about the new degree programs The College offers the Associate of Science Degrees in General Studies, Health Sciences, and Biology Agreements are in place for the College with Columbus State University and Georgia Southwestern University Adjourn: Since there is no other business for discussion, upon appropriate motion and second, the Board adjourned at 12:37 p.m The next Board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, December 15, 2011, in conjunction with the Foundation Board of Trustees’ Meeting Minutes respectfully submitted by: Ms Barbara R Burnett, President’s Office