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MCC Daily Tribune

News from the MCC Board of Trustees Meeting

The MCC Board of Trustees held its meeting in High Falls A/B at the Downtown Campus on Monday, March 9, 2020 and took the following actions:

  1. Accepted the Interim Financial Report as of January 31, 2020.

  2. Authorized the purchase of items over $20,000 as listed for the month of January 2020.

  3. Adopted the "General Education Policy" effective March 9, 2020. The policy will be included on the policy web page.

  4. Approved the promotion of Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, and Instructors effective September 1, 2020. (See related MCC Daily Tribune article.)

  5. Approved the reappointment of Non-Contract, Professional Staff, Faculty, and Technical Assistants/Advisors as listed at the ranks and titles indicated for the 2020-2021 academic year or, for 12 month employees, beginning September 1, 2020 and ending August 31, 2021.

  6. Conducted an Executive Session pursuant to Public Officers Law §105, subsection (f): the medical, financial, credit or employment history of a particular person or corporation, or matters leading to the appointment, employment, promotion, demotion, discipline, suspension, dismissal or removal of a particular person or corporation.
  7. Approved the Pauly Group, Inc. as the consultant to conduct the search for the new president of Monroe Community College, at a rate of $52,000 plus additional approved expenses related to advertising, candidate travel, and credit/criminal background check services.

The Board heard presentations from:

  • Vice Presidents Lloyd Holmes on Student Services activities, Todd Oldham on Economic & Workforce Development & Career Technical Education activities, Hezekiah Simmons on Administrative Services activities and Andrea Wade on Academic Services activities;
  • Chair of the MCC Foundation Board Sergio Esteban on Foundation activities;
  • Shared Governance groups (Nayda Pares-Kane for Faculty Senate); and
  • Union Associations (Melissa for Civil Service Employee Association.)

Clayton Jones
Government and Community Relations
03/10/2020