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News from the MCC Board of Trustees Meeting


The MCC Board of Trustees held its meeting in the Board Room, Spina Administration Building on the Brighton Campus on Monday, March 2 and took the following actions:

1.          Accepted the Interim Financial Reports as of November 30 and December 31, 2014 and January 31, 2015.


2.          Authorized the purchase of items over $20,000 as listed for the month of November and December, 2014 and January 2015.

3.          Authorized the transfer of funds totaling $553,321.

4.          Approved the appointment of Joseph Marchese as Assistant Controller, Controller Operations effective January 25, 2015.

5.          Approved the appointment of Dr. Andrea C. Wade as Provost/Vice President, Academic Services, effective July 8, 2015.


6. Approved the reappointment of Non-Contract, Administrative, Faculty, and Technical Assistants/Advisors as listed at the ranks and titles indicated for the academic year beginning September 1, 2015 and ending June 30, 2016 for ten-month personnel, or August 31, 2016 for twelve-month personnel.

7.          Approved the promotion of Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, and Instructors effective September 1, 2015.

8.          Approved the following A.A.S. degree, subject to the approval by the State University of New York:  Homeland Security, A.A.S.

9.          Approved the following certificate program, subject to the approval by the State University of New York:  Private Security Studies, Certificate.

10.          Approved the following A.S. degree, subject to the approval by the State University of New York:  Liberal Arts and Sciences:  Psychology, A.S.

The Board heard presentations from Dr. Lloyd Holmes, Vice President, Student Services, and Sal Simonetti, Chief, Public Safety on MCC's response to the SUNY resolution on sexual assault; Diane Shoger, Executive Director, MCC Foundation, on Foundation initiatives; and President Kress on the MCC Strategic Plan: Direction One dashboard.

Cynthia Cooper
Marketing and Community Relations
03/03/2015