DELTA COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING Delta College Main Campus Board Room Tuesday, May 9, :00 p.m.

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1 DELTA COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING Delta Cllege Main Campus Bard Rm Tuesday, May 9, :00 p.m. BOARD PRESENT BOARD ABSENT OTHERS PRESENT PRESS PRESENT CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT TREASURER S REPORT CONSENT AGENDA M. Benecke, R. Emrich, K. LawrenceWebster, D. Middletn, M. Mrrissey, M. Rwley, R. E. Selby A. Buckley, M. Nash R. Battinkff, D. Baker, D. Baskind, J. Becker, Q. Beckman, V. Bledse, L. Brisette, L. Brwn, T. Brwn, J. Carrll, P. Clark, R. Curley, R. Curry, J. Gdnw, L. Gvitz, M. Hernandez Alaniz, S. Jensen, S. Lewless, D. Lutz, J. Miller, M. Msqueda, V. Przygcki, L. Ramseyer, S. Schultz, J. Stahl, A. Ursuy, B. Webb, M. Ziehmen J. Hall (WSGW) Bard Chair Emrich called the meeting t rder at 7:11 p.m. Bard Chair Emrich called fr apprval f the agenda. M. Benecke made a mtin t apprve the agenda. D. Middletn secnded the mtin. Mtin passed unanimusly. Bard Chair Emrich called fr public cmment. D. Lutz said that the Bard has received the Cllege financial statements fr the mnth ended April 30, With 2 mnths left, the Cllege has received mst f the tuitin and fees fr the fiscal year. D. Lutz said that the variance n the revenue side that is a result f decreased enrllments is ffset by a reductin in expenses because f the reserve that the Cllege set aside last year fr this purpse. D. Lutz said that she prjects that the Cllege will be verbudget in the area f instructinal salaries, but that underspending due t vacancies thrughut the year will ffset the verage. R. Emrich called fr apprval f the cnsent agenda. M. Rwley made a mtin t apprve the cnsent agenda with supprt frm K. LawrenceWebster. The mtin passed unanimusly resulting in: A. Acceptance f Minutes: 1. Bard Dinner Meeting, April 11, Bard Regular Meeting, April 11, 2017 FY TUITION AND FEE SCHEDULE (BA5183) It is the recmmendatin f the Administratin that the Bard f Trustees apprve the FY Tuitin & Fee Schedule as presented. M. Benecke made a mtin t apprve the recmmendatin. M. Mrrissey secnded the mtin Mtin passed unanimusly. Page 1 f 5, Minutes f May 9, 2017 Bard Meeting. Apprved by the Bard f Trustees, June 13,

2 PURCHASE OF COMPUTERS AND EQUIPMENT FROM DELL CORPORATION (BA5184) It is the recmmendatin f the administratin that the Bard f Trustees apprve the purchase f 176 cmputers, a backup server, fur (4) virtual servers, 48 memry mdules and a tape drive as part f the data center and academic lab lifecycle replacement at a cst f $333,522 frm Dell Crpratin. R. E. Selby made a mtin t apprve the recmmendatin. M. Mrrissey secnded the mtin. Mtin passed unanimusly. STUDENT SUCCESS: CHEMISTRY RESEARCH Dr. David Baker, Prfessr f Chemistry, and Lacey Brisette, Chemistry Student, presented n research pprtunities that are available t students. Lacey presented her prject Cmparing the effects f Dwex t sulfuric acid as a catalyst n the synthesis f benzel acetate. Lacey discussed the wnderful and supprtive experience that she had and cntinues t have as a student at Delta Cllege. She added that, because f the research experience she gained, she was able t btain a jb as a cp at Dw. PRESIDENT S REPORT The Spring Semester began n Mnday, May 8. Tdate 3,850 students are enrlled. (3,596 parttime, 254 fulltime). Registratin fr the Fall 2017 Semester began n Tuesday, April 11. Tdate, 3,963 students have registered (2,437 parttime, 1,526 fulltime). Persnnel Reprt Cngratulatins and thank yu t the 5 Divisin Chairs wh have been appinted t lead the Cllege s rerganized academic divisins. Effective May 1, 2017, the new divisins and divisin chairs are: Arts and Letters Lauren Smith Business and Technical Bruce Facci Health and Wellness Dnvan Traverse Science and Mathematics Peter Larkwski Scial Sciences Dr. Laura Dull The cmplete reprt f hires, prmtins, and separatins fr the mnth f April can be fund in Bard packets. Infrmatin Sharing Cmmencement tk place n Friday, April 28. It was wnderful t celebrate the success f ur students. Special thanks t all wh make ur Cmmencement a special event fr ur students, their families and ur faculty and staff. Readers: Barb HandleyMiller Dr. David Baskind Page 2 f 5, Minutes f May 9, 2017 Bard Meeting. Apprved by the Bard f Trustees, June 13,

3 Dr. Tim Hendricksn, Directr f Chral Activities and the chir U.S. Naval Sea Cadets, HR Dud Divisin, Saginaw The Bradcasting Staff, Electrnic Media Bradcasting Faculty, and students wh wrked t prduce the graduatin vide Our Audi/Visual and OIT Staff Institutinal Advancement Staff Student ushers frm several clubs/rganizatins Plice Academy cadets Public Safety staff Facilities Department staff Fd Services Staff Vlunteers frm acrss campus Val Bledse, wh wrks tirelessly t make sure this entire event is crdinated! Dr. Gdnw reminded the Trustees that there is an invitatin nly receptin Thursday evening frm 5:30 p.m. t 7:30 p.m. at the Planetarium and Learning Center. The Cllege is celebrating the 20 th anniversary f the facility and have a number f ur supprters wh will be in attendance. Als, there will be a free, cmmunity wide pen huse at the Planetarium n Saturday, May 13, frm 11 a.m. t 4 p.m. When Cngress passed the federal budget extensin last mnth, it included language restring the Year Rund Pell prgram fr the academic year. This will be great news fr ur students wh may want t take additinal classes and credits next spring and summer. Als included in the funding bill was $445 millin fr the Crpratin fr Public Bradcasting and $50 millin fr PBS new intercnnectin system. Bth f these items Pell grants and CPB funding were items that Chair Emrich, Vice Chair Middletn and Dr. Gdnw discussed with ur legislatrs when they visited their ffices back in February. A new advertising campaign will begin at the end f May. With input frm Enrllment Services and Academics, the creative design fllws the Think Big theme, featuring testimnials by students, graduates and faculty. The campaign will fcus n key ccupatinal prgrams. The campaign will feature billbards, scial media, cmmunity magazines and newspapers, direct mail, and radi ads. In flders this evening: Tw articles, ne f which was written by Jeff VandeZande, Prfessr f English, entitled What Maslw Means t Teaching. Jeff s article appeared in Cmmunity Cllege Daily. Page 3 f 5, Minutes f May 9, 2017 Bard Meeting. Apprved by the Bard f Trustees, June 13,

4 The ther article is titled, Cllege Planning and Management: 21 st Century Learning Envirnments. A letter frm Lela Wilsn, President f the NAACP Saginaw Branch thanking the Cllege fr hsting a meeting regarding ur Saginaw Center Prject. The latest cpy f Jurneys n page 2, there is an article featuring Dr. Dick Dlinski, frmer Trustee and frmer member f the Delta Cllege Fundatin Bard Directrs. Dr. Dlinski recently received the Outstanding Vlunteer Fundraiser Award frm the MidMichigan Chapter f the Assciatin f Fundraising Prfessinals. On page 7 f the Jurneys publicatin, yu will find mre infrmatin n ur 20 th anniversary celebratin f the Planetarium. An invitatin t the AAUP and Trustee lunchen that will take place in August and an invitatin frm Drian Phelps, Crdinatr f the Pssible Dream Prgram, inviting Trustees t attend the Delta Cllege Pssible Dream Prgram Inductin Ceremny n Thursday, June 22, A farewell and thank yu letter frm Beth Alfrd, Crdinatr f Veterans Services wh is leaving fr a new psitin. REQUEST FOR CLOSED SESSION FOR PURPOSES OF EVALUATION OF THE PRESIDENT & PROCESS FOR PRESIDENT S EVALUATION Dr. Gdnw distributed a mem t the Bard requesting that her evaluatin be cnducted in a clsed sessin. Dr. Emrich nted receipt f the mem and reviewed the timeline fr the President s evaluatin. He said that the President s Evaluatin and Cmpensatin Cmmittee met and reviewed the timeline n Mnday, May 1, Dr. Emrich said that the Survey Mnkey evaluatin will pen the Bard n Friday, May 12. Trustees will have until May 26 t cmplete the survey. On Wednesday, May 31, the President s Evaluatin and Cmpensatin Cmmittee will meet n main campus. On Friday, June 9, the Bard will have a special meeting fr the purpse f cnducting the President s evaluatin. The meeting will take place at the Delta Cllege Planetarium and Learning Center. CANCELATION OF THE JULY 2017 REGULAR BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING (BA5185) Dr. Emrich stated that the Bard is nt anticipating any agenda items fr July and that the Bard will be tgether fr the annual MCCA Summer Wrkshp at the end July. Dr. Emrich asked fr a mtin t cancel the July 11, 2017, Bard f Trustees Meeting. D. Middletn made a mtin t cancel the meeting. M. Benecke secnded the mtin. Mtin passed with a vte f 7 in favr. R. E. Selby vted in ppsitin t the mtin. TRUSTEE COMMENTS M. Benecke said she is lking frward t the Planetarium celebratin. She thanked D. Lutz, her staff, and the Budget Cabinet fr their wrk. R. E. Selby said that the next Dateline Delta caps the 20 th seasn and will feature Page 4 f 5, Minutes f May 9, 2017 Bard Meeting. Apprved by the Bard f Trustees, June 13,

5 Cmmencement, the Student Awards, ur surgical technlgy prgram, infrmatin n summer camps, and ur wind turbine prgram. M. Rwley said that he watched the QTV dcumentary n ur lcal histry and thught it was very well dne. M. Rwley said that he has been reflecting n last mnth s Dinner Meeting Presentatin n enrllment management. Of particular cncern are the lw retentin and graduatin rates and the new cmpetitin we are facing. In additin, M. Rwley said that he is cncerned with having a structurally unbalanced budget. He suggested cnsidering a way t enhance the dllars that are awarded t ur students by lcal fundatins. In additin, he asked the Administratin t cnsider an idea that was shared in Trustee Quarterly regarding giving away credit hurs. A student wuld pay fr a certain number f hurs in Fall and Winter and wuld receive free credit t use in Spring. K. LawrenceWebster mentined that she recently vlunteered at Saginaw High and ne f the reasns that students were chsing ther clleges (she mentined Jacksn Cllege) is because they have drms. D. Middletn said that she is encuraged by the restratin f summer PELL. She als cmmented n the emplyee hires/separatins reprt fr the mnth f April. She nted the years f lngevity f thse separating and retiring and said that in additin t prviding and excellent experience fr ur students, we are prviding an excellent experience fr ur emplyees. D. Middletn said that she really enjyed Cmmencement and the Student Graduate Awards. R. E. Selby asked abut prgress n pen educatinal resurces. B. Webb said that there is a cmmittee explring ptins with publishers and a pilt shuld be ready in M. Benecke said that we need disruptive innvatin. She asked if we have data n what infrmatin students use t make their decisins. CHAIR COMMENTS Dr. Emrich said that the Cllege is fcusing n retentin and he participated in several cnversatins regarding retentin strategies at the AQIP Strategy Frum in Nvember Dr. Emrich thanked his clleagues n the Bard fr thinking utside f the bx. He said that this institutin is facing challenges and the ideas f the Bard and the entire institutin will be needed t mve thrugh thse challenges. ADJOURNMENT There being n further business, Bard Chair Emrich adjurned the meeting at 8:19 p.m. Andrea Ursuy, Bard Secretary Page 5 f 5, Minutes f May 9, 2017 Bard Meeting. Apprved by the Bard f Trustees, June 13,