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News from the MCC Board of Trustees Meeting


The MCC Board of Trustees took the following actions at yesterday’s meeting:

*Accepted the interim financial reports as of Nov. 30 and Dec. 31, 2008.
*Authorized the purchase of items over $10,000 for the months of November and December 2008.
*Approved the appointment of Nayda Pares Kane as interim chair of the Anthropology/History/Political Science/Sociology Department effective January 2009.
*Approved the appointment of Celia Reaves as interim chair of the Human Services Department effective January 2009.
*Approved the appointment of Donna Burke as assistant to the vice president, Academic Services, effective Feb. 2, 2009.
*Approved the appointment of Diane Shoger as executive director of the MCC Foundation, effective Feb. 2, 2009.
*Approved the resignation of James Winston from his position as assistant to the president for economic and workforce development, effective Feb. 27, 2009.
*Approved the retirement of Kim Wightman from the Hospitality Department, effective June 30, 2009.

At the request of Board Chair Rich Guon, Dr. Kenneth Goode, chair of the Presidential Search Advisory Committee (PSAC), and Dr. Robert Parilla, consultant to the presidential search, updated the board on the search. The PSAC met Monday, Feb. 9, to review applications. The SCAA will meet today, Tuesday, Feb. 10, to do the same. A report on the search’s status will appear in Wednesday’s Tribune.

Two information items were presented:

1) Internal Auditor Dolores Pasto-Ziobro and General Counsel Diane Cecero briefed the board on EthicsPoint, a new resource for employees to report ethics violations. The project will roll out to the college community in the coming months.
2) Trustees received a copy of the first quarter financial statement of the MCC Association. Trustees asked some questions of Dr. Susan Salvador, chair of the MCC Association board, and indicated an interest in a more complete briefing following the conclusion of the Association’s fiscal year and its annual audit.

Interim President Tyree reported the following to the board:
*Gerardo de los Santos, CEO of the League for Innovation in the Community College, will attend the next MCC board meeting to brief the board on the League and the process for reviewing MCC’s membership on the League board. Board membership is reviewed and reaffirmed or denied whenever an institution has a change in its CEO.

*Enrollment is strong, due in large part to the economy driving more students to community colleges.

*MCC’s 2009-10 budget preparations have begun. Since the impact of the state’s 2009-2010 budget is unknown at this time, MCC’s budget is being developed based on the worst case scenario. President Tyree noted that a tuition increase for 2009-10 may be unavoidable. (President Tyree also updated the board on the state budget discussions. Please see previous Tribune announcements for those details.)

*Workforce development consultant Larry Warford visited MCC last week to hear from internal and external constituents regarding MCC’s workforce development efforts. Mr. Warford will present recommendations to the college for consideration by the next MCC president in the coming weeks.

*Our transition to peace officers. (Again, for details see previous Tribune announcements.)

*With assistance from Dr. Goode, vice chair of the board, and Dr. Pete Otero, President Tyree recently convened meetings with leaders in the African-American and Latino communities in order to learn from their insights regarding their communities’ educational needs and how MCC may or may not be fulfilling them. President Tyree described the meetings as “rich discussions.”

Cynthia Cooper
College and Community Relations
02/10/2009